Thrifting has been a real godsend for me over the years. In addition to the thrill of the hunt, and the fact that it's in my nature, I've always been able to use my thrifted finds to decorate our home in a collected and curated fashion. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Take my thrifted DIY facial tissue holder as a prime example.
I mean, who wants to look at cheap cardboard tissue boxes, anyway, am I right?
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Apparently, this facial "tissue holder thing" went viral last year (despite having been shared on blogs even years before that) with an inexpensive, black ceramic Wal-Mart garden planter. Since that particular planter is out of stock as I write this, I decided to shop the house and find a suitable thrifted container that I could use to create my own DIY facial tissue holder.It shouldn't be a surprise that the container I chose was a thrifted
vintage ironstone tureen. It's just one piece of my ironstone collection
that I absolutely love.
I reviewed quite a few TikTok and Instagram videos of
people explaining how they made their own facial tissue holders. No one
explained -- in a clear fashion - which way to pull the tissues out of the box and
how to insert them into your chosen container.
You can see where I opened the side of the box to get the tissues out.
This is what the clump of tissues looked like when I took them out of the box, lying on its side, before I stuffed them straight down into the ironstone tureen.
I've seen others do it other ways but this method worked for me. Figure out what works for you and your container.
- some vintage deconstructed books tied with velvet ribbon
- a candle
- a small boxwood wreath
- a thrifted white ceramic cache pot filled with faux greens
I love the overall look of the coffee table vignette and highly recommend
doing this with a favorite container you already own -- or maybe a newly
thrifted one just for this project?!
Frayed velvet ribbon has become somewhat of an obsession of mine, so I'm adding it just about everywhere. I think it adds a nice pop of color to an otherwise neutral vignette.
And guess what? I can put the lid on the tureen when the tissues aren't in
use and no one even knows they're there! Win-win!
Ideas For Containers To Make a Decorative Tissue Holder
- vase
- cache pot
- planter
- snifter
- old glass ceiling light fixtures (that can sit flat on a table)
- baskets
- tureen
- used and cleaned out candle holder
- decorative pitcher
- footed compote bowl
Depending on the size of the container, you might have to pare down the number of tissues you use. But it's easy enough to break up the original wad of tissues to fit your needs.
As for my own decorative tureen tissue holder- whether the lid's on or off - I couldn't be happier with how this simple, yet truly impactful, DIY decor project turned out.
Well, that's it for today, friends!
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How To Make A Decorative Tissue Holder
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Kathleen this is so clever and cute. Love it. Have a great week. Hugs. Kris
Such a clever idea! What are the measurements of your tureen? Thank you!
Wonderful project. Thank you for the inspiration.
Such a clever and lovely DIY, Kathleen! Love it! Thanks for sharing at Tuesday Turn About this past week! I'll be featuring your post this week! Pinned!
I love your idea! I use a footed glass candy dish for my powder and puff in my bathroom and used to use the matching banana boat to hold finger tip towels. I love repurposing old things in new ways, too. Keep those great ideas coming! Kathy A
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