Extra Special Repurpose

June 5th, 2009 in member junk

Andrea Miller, contributor

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The thrift store owner said this was used to toast bread...okay, that seems logical...

I decided my new picture display holder needed some height, so I pulled out my glass cake stand...

I think it looks adorable on my dresser. The little girl is my dear grandma Dora. Story is when she was two yrs. old she swallowed a straight pin and her parents thought she would die from it, so they took her to a photographer and got THIS picture taken to remember her by! The good news is grandma lived to be 91! I still really miss her!

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I found this rusty item in the thrift store one day, and the owner told me it was an old toaster...I decided it would be neat holding some old pictures of my grandma Dora!

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shabbychick writes: Andrea - how sweet! I love your repurpose, and the memory of your grandma!

Thanks for sharing.

Kathy Posted: 12:27 pm on June 10th

Junk_Sophisticate writes: What a great story about your grandmother, Andrea. Love that photo! Great idea for using the old toaster as a photo display. I love how your mind works.

Nice work!
Candy Posted: 8:51 am on June 9th

junkermidge writes: GENIUS! That is so awesome!
Midge Posted: 8:34 pm on June 8th

JunkArchitect writes: It almost looks like it was designed to hold photos instead of toast. Very cool repurpose.

Jim
Posted: 8:14 pm on June 7th

CottageElements writes: Andrea, it's so great that have some memorial pictures of your Gramma. I'm so glad the straight pin wasn't fatal. Yikes! And then you wouldn't be here to share! Very special piece.

Lani Posted: 11:31 am on June 7th

georgiamoon writes: I love these old toasters, and I especially like how you raised it up with the cake plate. Really clever idea, Georgia Posted: 3:58 pm on June 6th

fellowjunker writes: This is a great repurpose!!! We still use one of these at our cabin to toast the morning bread!!! I love what you have done with it!!
xojanis Posted: 12:22 pm on June 6th