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A few "borrowed" ideas

December 5th, 2008 in member junk     
junkermidge junkermidge, member
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I hung the Scrabble sign on the door of my shop for the holiday season.
The sign says Refunction Junktion says Merry Christmas.
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While it's fun to come up with original ideas, sometimes you see someone elses good stuff and just have to "borrow" it.  The buckets suspended from a pulley with flowers was an idea I saw Robb Whittleff do years ago on Decorating Cents (its on HGTV'S site).  It was as cute as could be and I always wanted to do one.  This fall I did and it turned out pretty much exactly the same and just as cute!  I think the buckets could be filled with seasonal material all year long. 

The Scrabble sign was done by Sue and a few others on this site.  I used the idea to convey a seasonal message.     

 

  


Pattern or design used: Robb Whittleff - Pulley with Buckets Sue Whitney - Scrabble sign
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ALVN writes: Simple and gorgeous! Love it!

Amy Posted: 11:54 pm on December 7th
shamrockerin writes: I watch Decorating Cents all the time! great idea- where did you find the pulley? Posted: 10:20 am on December 6th
upyourattic writes: Love the Scrabble board and now I know just what to do with the one I have packed away! Talk about "borrowing" ideas! Love the pulley thingy too ~ I'll be using that this spring on the deck! Thanks for sharing.
Patti Posted: 9:15 am on December 6th
Junk_Sophisticate writes: It's always fun to redo a project you've seen somewhere. Heck, I do it all the time! Sometimes you switch things around a bit or try to replicate it as much as possible. Articles in magazines and segments on television shows are there to inspire us all.

I found a rusty pulley I'll be posting about sometime soon. It doesn't have the addition of rope like yours though but it's a pulley! Yours is great!

Love the Scrabble board idea as well.

Candy Posted: 7:22 am on December 6th
MimiToria writes: Its always good to be reminded of past cool ideas, as we can't possibly remember them all.
I first saw the pulley and pails in Country Living magazine about 20 years ago, but it was more country styling(galvanized pails w/plants planted)there, whereas yours with the white washed white pails is more updated and cool. I like the pulley you have too. I have 2 pulleys I've bought over the years to do this project, but have never gotten around to it. LOL
I hadn't seen the message with the scabble board before, so that was different to me. I sent 4 of them to Goodwill not to long ago, as I wanted just the letters and the stands they come with. After I gave them all away I've seen all kinds of fun projects one could do with the scrabble boards. That's the way it always goes.
Gretchen Posted: 9:14 pm on December 5th
Countryinthecity writes: I saw the pulleys on Decorating Cents too, yours turned out nice! I like the scrabble board too!
Sue Posted: 7:57 pm on December 5th
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