MimiToria

Hey Kim - how do you know me? From when I sold at Atelier/The Porch? I'm confused! I feel bad that I'm not sure of who you are. I grew up in Upsala, MN which is a jaunt from St. Cloud.
Are you in Minnesota now?
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Sue - I loved this in the publication, but wanted more info., so here we go. Everything and more details to go with it. Thanks!
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Jenny-
Just love this project. Like Sue, it may be my favorite.
So very unique and cool for the new home it is going to.
Welcome to Cottage Rose, and we'll look forward to your posts.
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What an excellent job you did on this project. Way cool and for $0000. Incredible. Welcome to the site!
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You are truly amazing. I don't know how you come up with such clever altered art projects. Excellent once again.
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What a great pc. to start the New Year with. You do such fabulous work Jenny. Truly a gift!
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This project really turned out great. I'm not a big red person, but you've really done the trick with creating a vintage feel to the paint job. Very nice.
The added box that reads "Minars Potting Co. St. Cloud" really adds to the overall great look of this too. Are you in Minnesota or Florida? They both have St. Clouds? I grew up about 35 miles from St. Cloud, MN and it was always our shopping destination.
Your posts are great, so thanks for sharing your techniques & posts.
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This is great Janis. Love the detailing of the date stamp on it. How fun is that! Lovely as always.
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What a fun idea you did here. I too love the black/white graphics of dominos and have a stash of these in my basement that I use for jewelry design and such. Another fun use you've shared.
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Love your feather tree and it sounds like with what you used to decorate it, that was great as well. Thanks for sharing.
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I really liked all 3 of your projects you shared. The pub table is so one-of-a-kind and a perfect way to use a forgotten beautiful antique. The door table with the chipped away paint has incredible patina and it is so fun that you used the vintage sewing machine bases to support it. I also love the garage door spring idea for hanging your chandelier. I will have to be on the look out for one of those now.
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What a fabulous idea! You are definitely special. What a gift of joy you must provide with this bus.
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I love your lamp designs. The great chippy pcs. you used with the clean lines of the galvanized pipes are perfect. Love this!
Your sign idea added to the vintage mirror frame minus the mirror is really cool too.
Love your projects you've shared. Welcome to the site btw, and after checking out your profile, the other projects you've posted have been really good too. Your definitely an asset to the JM site.
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Fun idea, but I gotta tell you something interesting. I was shopping in MN at a bridal shop with a friend, and your little bling 3 strand of aurora borealis crystals were priced at $238.00 at this bride shop. Ha! Ha! And yours is identical hanging from your light fixture. Not that it is worth $238.00, but that is the atronomical price they were trying to charge brides. It is vintage, pretty and cool, but not particualarily uncommon to warrant such a high price.
My friend found one identical down the street at a vintage store for $38.00 and this is more in line with the accurate value. Thought you'd get a kick out of this.

These are really nice and I love the combinations with the metal and cork.
Everyone needs a message board.
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This is a beautiful redesign. The white grate is so special and the shelf you've created is awesome. So glad your sister threw the grate your way, as it is so perfect for hiding the thermostat. Very nice!
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A great "New Years" quote Jenny. However, I'm feeling guilty after viewing this post. On New Years Day, I was in the Junk decluttering mood and threw away a lot of excess pens/pencils. Naughty me!
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Janis - another fabulous project indeed, wether you were the oringal creator or not, just your own touches you add to things always makes it distinctly yours. I too have seen this done elsewhere and loved it, but it is hard to find an empty clock to do it to. Duh!!! I hadn't thought to find one and take it apart. Seems kind of silly now, but a brilliant idea indeed. Love, love, love this.
Thanks again for sharing my friend. Your posts are always fabulous.
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This was a really fun post to read. Thanks for sharing all 3 of your creative ideas as well as the added info. you posted later about how you make the pin cushions. Those extra tidbits of info. are so special on posts, and the sharing on this site is so warm and genuine. Welcome to the site and enjoy being an active part of it. Is so fun, once a person feels comfortable enough to get involved and than become part of a larger family of junkers at JMS.
Back in August there were a couple of posts that earlier memebers posted where they took an item and showed multiple uses for it in their home. That is always very inspiring to me, so it was fun to see your post.
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Looks like a place to definitely remember if and when I get to St. Louis. Awesome stuff in these photos.
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This was such a great idea for your husbands office, with him being a builder and all. Very creative and it is so perfect with the industrial basket pcs. Great job.
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Your studio is beautiful and I love the fact that you have added memorable pcs. from trips, and such to your space. You have a lot of creative ideas in your studio, and that is a great way to get your clients thinking and creating as well.
Thanks for sharing your awesome studio with us.
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I like what you did here. Simple, but statement making. Thanks for sharing.
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Happy New Year to all of the Junk Market Style partners. I feel like this is a family and everyone has been so wonderful with their sharing of projects, positive words and new friendships that have been formed, just since August when the site came online. A big thank you to Sue and Kimberly for all of the hard work they do on a daily basis to make this a site we look forward to when wake up in the morning.
A great tablescape Kari, and a Happy New Year to you as well.
Many blessings to each one of you as we start the New Year. The U.S. is still a great country and will pull out of this downturn a much stronger group of people.
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This is great! Love how you've left the patina on the register grate. Very original and way fun!
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I need to find this soon. With all of the snow that came yesterday, the furtherst I ventured out was to the Post office and Target. Hmmm! Neither of them seemed to be selling it! Will look for it as a New Years gift to myself. Anxiously hoping to find it today or tomorrow.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to post more detailed instructions. I really do appreciate it and hope to do something similiar. I have a cute little smoke stand that is a square shaped box that is freshly painted brown, but is in dire need of some spoofing up, so may give this a whirl. Again thanks for your sharing. You are truly talented and I like Sue are glad to see you post some more fabulous projects.
Happy New Year!
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This is stunning! Would you mind sharing a little more on your technique with using the posters to create such master pieces? I'd love to give it a try sometime. I just bought a bunch of Cavallini posters and they would be perfect for a project like this.
I went back to look at your projects you've posted, and remember when you posted the 1st groupings. You are a very talented artist.
Thanks again for sharing your designs you've made. They are so unique and one-of-a-kind.
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Wow! This turned out incredibly good. What a very creative way to create such a statement piece of furniture by using the posters. This is way cool!
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This would make a great little cabinet for extra towels and such in a bathroom, like at my cabin. : )
Kudos to using all salvaged items.
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You've got a lot of very creative ideas for doors. Very cool. Thanks for sharing them.
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Jenny- I just love the faucet handles with the wooden spool idea. Very clever!
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A quick project can be fun once in a while. Everyone needs a little instant gratification every now and then. This quickie project is just as great as your more labor intensive ones you've shown, so even though it was quick you still have come through with great style once again. Very innovative uses of pieces to create a one-of-a-kind lamp. I love the original pieces one can create when a person uses found pieces and can't be bought new.
Thanks again for sharing!
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Welcome to the site! I just love vintage buttons too and use them in my designs. Mostly use them in jewelry design, but also in other projects as well. There is a group of ladies on this site that have also made these button bouquets and you might find it fun to look back and see their creations as well.
Looking forward to seeing more of your projects.
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Congrats on your appearance in the Somerset magazines. I am a follow of those. These are very unique. Way to use up something to create a gallery worthy artistic piece that others would of just thrown in the trash.
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Welcome to the site!
Your decor is quite unique and you've found some great as well as fun ways to display your tools. Very fun!
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I really love the way you make one-of-a-kind unique pieces out of found treasures to decorate your familys home. Each piece you create is distressed to look so original and the final outcome is always awesome.
Another great job! Also, it is fun to see your mock concept drawn up and colored for each of your visions. Thanks for sharing your projects. You are a great addition to the site, and all of us await your next project. They are always good.
Happy Holidays!
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Junkermidge I just love the way you executed this project. It is wonderful for a young boys room or even an avid tom boy softball player for a daughter too. Very clever thinking with the way you inserted the bats and left them so that they could spin with the nail. Smart!
Love this-
Thanks for sharing-
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Very cool projects. I love these pcs. made from the vintage 6 panel doors.
Thanks for sharing!
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Congratulations Janis. I loved your collar you made for Doby and it garnered my vote. I've worked with silverware and have made jewelry with it before, and because it is quite difficult to work with, I knew just how much time and effort you had put into making this collar for Doby. It is very original and so very cool. Doby rocks!
Congrats my friend!
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You both are sweet girls! You - Janis and you - Carolyn. I'm happy to call you my friends!
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Sherry- the star ornament is vintage. I don't even know how old it is, but very old. My bff bought it at an Occasional sale and gave it to me as part of my Christmas gift from her.
I've never seen one before like it, so not sure where you'd ever come across one, but one can try.
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Very creative angel design. Welcome to the site, and do please post when your next sale is. I'd like my friend, and I to try to make it there.
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tmailyn - thanks for the nice comment. Email me at Gretchen.Schaumann@comcast.net and tell me what you're looking for. I can see if I can design something to your liking with the birds nest. It is I believe a base metal composite, so would be great with a mixed media sort of feel to it. Let me know if you're interested, and I could send photos, etc. and see if it is truly something you would end up wanting.
I was on a family vacation, so sorry it took a bit to reply.
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Love the rusted muffin tin with the buttons. Very unique use and very creative use of castoffs turned to art.
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Both of these lamps are great Midge. I'd use either in my homes. They'd be an awesome addition to anybodys home. Thanks for sharing all of your great lamp/light projects. They've all been so creative and fun to see.
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This mosaic project turned out awesome. I've done quite a few mosaics and have an appreciation for what you've created here. Your friend is fortunate! My bil would love this, as he's a Harley fan.
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The jelly cupboard looks so original. No one would believe it was newly crafted. The wagon is great on top, but the Santa addition just really adds to the overall design look.
Another great job.
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A wonderful and blessed Christmas back to you Kari and all of the rest of the Junk Market members. It has been so much fun being a part of this great site and getting to know new people that share the love of Junk like I do.
I too love these vintage picks and remember the day I scored a shoe box full of them at a garage sale about 15 years ago for about .50. Not sure that would happen anymore. They're awesome in this display.
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What a great post! "Simply Beautiful" sums it up. Need I say more.
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Hi and welcome to the site. You've done some great things thus far, and I can tell you will have much success with your new venture. You will probably have a unique market for it in Hawaii. What a great place to be living.
Thought you might be interested in checking out this site I stumbled across and really enjoy. This gal moved from England to Australia with a few suitcases and a full fledged family. Her goal was to furnish a beach cottage with second hand finds that she recreated. That is what her blog is about. However, she is in the process of turning this into a business. It is a beautiful blog, and thought of you when I read your post. I think you'll find it inspiring. If you have the time, start at the beginning and read to present. It is amazing!
http://abeachcottage.typepad.com/my_weblog/
We are so lucky to have great sites like Junk Market style to inspire us and it has been a great site to make friends through. I hope you continue to post future awesome projects that you create. You're very talented.
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Janis-
I'm back! So glad to be able to see this awesome post of yours. It is incredible what you've created for your loved ones, and soooo very creative. You are gifted girl! Love the boxes covered in glitter. You'll have to pm me via email all of the details. Please!
Have a blessed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with your family in Canada. It warmed up just in time for our arrival back to Minnesota. We will have a White, beautiful Christmas with tolerable temps. Yeah!
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Oh, how fun would it be to be related to you at the Holidays! This is an incredibly well put together bird house and so inventive. Love the use of the turn buckles for the hanging mechanisms, the diamond plate roof you've created, as well as the copper wire additions you used to create uniqueness in your work. Very well done!
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What a great redesign of cast offs. Very creative! Love the addition of the pennies to this pcs. Very cool! Love the rusty pop lids with the scrabble letters spelling out your message. Such great altered art this is. The color really catches ones eye as well.
I wonder who bought this pc. of art? Any idea!
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Welcome to the site!
This is a great project and such a great price point to. Next to nothing, with just the modge podge and paint costs. What a great way to recycle cast offs into a piece of art.
Just love the chippy/flaking paint on this window frame. I could also invision it with white on white with white flower photos, so this project could just easily be translated into a lot of great different styles to ones liking. An awesome project.
Thanks for sharing!
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Looks like fun!

What a great animal to add to the collar contest. I'm so glad you thought to do this. It's a great addition.
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Love the Frenchy chair you redid. I have been adding aqua to our home and love the look you did with this. The medicine cabinet is awesome as well. Now with 3 little boys I can definitely see where the 3 bulletin boards and shutters are a great addition to keeping oneself organized. Just with school alone, it is massive the amount of papers a Mom has to deal with on a weekly basis. What a great idea for other Moms with busy families to keep on top of things.
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What a fun way to involve the whole family. Searching for "S's". With a name like Schaumann, I too look for S's and the first one I found was a large silver S which I put up in our cabin inside an empty silver frame in our bathroom. My sister-in-law took it for something else other than our last name Schaumann, as it was in the bathroom. Go figure!
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Hey Kelly-
Welcome to the site! Isn't it great fun? Glad you decided to check it out. My bf, Carolyn, alerted me to your project via email, as I've been out of this cold blizzardy state basking in the Florida sun, so have been out of the link.
It amazes me all that you do with 3 young boys like you have. You go girl! It's so fun to be creative and make the tablescapes for the Holidays. Your boys will remember this for years to come and playing with the Nativity is very cool.
So often they are of the "no touch" variety, and this is a great way to introduce the real meaning of Christmas to small children.
Happy Holidays to you and your family. Greetings to your folks as well.
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You are just too smart my friend! What an awesome display.
The girls are having ice cream in a shop that has internet, so just had to check out the site. We're at St. Johns Pass tonight for our anniversary dinner, in Madiera Beach, Florida. Way warmer than MN. : )
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I wasn't sure how they'd do, as I had the lid on them overnight the night before I gave them to you and probably shouldn't of. Your on top of things, Lani. Sorry for even questioning you.

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Janis - I love this! Does anyone else have a clue how hard it is to work with silver pieces? I do, and I'm proud of you to go through so much work to create such a masterpiece.
I don't know how the winner will be chosen, as there are so many great entries with this project. We must love our pets!

Have a great Holiday, I'm flying out of this freezer early, early tomorrow a.m. I'll try to send the sunshine and warmth north with us when we head back home. : )

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What a great photo with the fireplace lit in the background. Your little theme tree is perfect. I love the silver piece you've chosen to display it in and all of the little colorful gift packages under the tree is cute in the tray to.
If you want to do a theme for next year, after Christmas sale shopping is the perfect time to start finding those discounted great buys. I buy Christmas all year long whenever I find great things, whether it be at a garage sale, thrift store, new, or whatever.
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I just love how you add these great quotes into your artwork which really gives each piece such a fine touch. This would be an excellent way for someone to remember a loved one.
My Grandpa, a Sweded from the old country, was a Master Carpenter (used this kind of ruler) and always carried a pocket watch (real gold one). This brings floods of memories of that dear man.
Thanks again for sharing your great art.
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Thanks guys. I like how subtle and vintagey these skates turned out.
Ann- the ornament is vintage that she bought from an Occassional Sale. I was there a few minutes after her, but she'd already bought this and brought it out to the car. I would of bought it myself had I seen it first. It is a perfect match for me. I just love the pearly look the silver has tarnished to and the star is gorgeous.
Melhow- a bright color like lime green or red would look great laced up with your black skates. I bought the ribbon on sale of 2.49 off the Martha Stewart line sold at Michaels, but any ribbon adds style.
If you want to see more ideas do a search for "Seasonal" and a number of skates will show up for more creative ideas to embelish your skates.
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E6000 can be purchased at a Michaels, Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's with coupons at 40% off that they have each week. I use it all the time and it is a great product. I also like Gorilla super glue, but you would have to hold it for at least a minute. I've just starting using that glue since being a part of this website and actually like it as well or better than the E6000.
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Very creative doll too.

Wow, this looks like it was really time consuming and obviously a lot of creativity went into.
I'm sure your friend will love her.
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I swear I posted on this project, but it doesn't show up, so will again.
Love this idea Candy. Very creative! Cute kids, cute names, what a great card you have this year.
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How cute is this Carolyn! I'll be up to visit the week after Christmas, so save some goodies for me.
Very cool display.
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I'm in.

Don't tell me Sue, that I am the only one that followed directions in this project posting? My poor Coco is showing up all alone in this post.
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How fun and creative is this Georgia.
Bahumbug is what Ollie seems to be conveying in photo #3.
This contest is too fun!
And I'm suppose to be packing, not doing this. Ha!
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Take the covers off Lani. Fill up with water to the bottom of the paperwhites, and they should get going to bloom for you. I think they'll last quite a while.
I knew the embellishments had to be rusty for you. : ) Love your rust and industrial you have in your home.
Glad you liked this project. Enjoyed your party. You are a great hostess with the mostess.
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Awesome Elizabeth and Sue. You two are a great team. How fun is this! It inspires me to do something like this for Emily's friends. How about a gift card for Caribou and other goodies inside for her friends, so next time they go to a movie they can walk over to Caribou after for a treat?
You've just created more work for me before I go on vacation, Sue. lol My brain is spinning!

Lisa this is a great collar with the vintage buttons. Love what you've done.
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Not being partial Lani, but honestly, I just love this collar. You'd get my vote in a heartbeat. However, there are some other great ideas as well out there.
I'm a lover of all of your materials, so love what you've done. Indy is a stitch in photos as well as in person. He is a one-of-a-kind junk yard cat! lol
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I knew you and Lynette each had one of these, but didn't realize that you sold them at your shop. I totally missed them. This is another fun project to display ones baubles on, and truly being "Green" while using it.
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How fortunate for you to get 3 of these in one day, so that you could create such a fun project for yourself. I love this, but I know my husband wouldn't get it. lol
Lori, it actually looks even better in your home, than what the photo shows it. Very cool.
Welcome to the site and great job with posting a project that other members may not have thought of doing themselves.
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Welcome to the site tuxdog. You've made your Mom a beautiful bench and with all found objects. Incredible piece you've created. I'm sure she'll love it and shed tears of joy. It was a labor of love, I am sure of that.
Thanks for sharing.
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I love what you did with the memory scrabble board and the photos. I had a Grandma that always played scrabble with us grandkids and this would be a cool way to "remember her".
Great idea.
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I truly believe that great displays and stuff outside of shops can lure people in that would typically be "drive bys". Looks like you're accomplishing your goals. Way to go. Isn't this a great site for inspiration!!!
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Junk Architect this is another great project. I agree with what Kari said in the 1st post. I totally had a visual before I even looked at the photos of well worned pcs. which turned out to be accurate. Much talent you have.
As for this site I couldn't agree with you more with your statement.

"I’m truly amazed at how much talent there is on this site. I’ve never seen so many creative people in one place. Every post is an inspirational project that I’m able to take something away from. Each time I open the site it’s like going to an “Art Opening”…even better!"

I hope Sue and Kimberly see this post and realize that this is such a wonderful site they've created and have brought in a great group of truly unselfish and artistic talented people that are spread throughout the U.S. and CANADA, but are brought together with the common thread of loving junk/recycling, etc. It is truly awesome!

Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us. You've amazed many of us with the pcs. you've shared thus far, and we look forward to seeing more great things from you in the future.
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Very fun collar you created for your little friend. Quite festive I'd say. Good luck!
Welcome to the site and have a great Holiday season.
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Beautiful Cat!

Great eye Carolyn. You are a converted junker at heart and at eyeball range now. I bet you would of never noticed this last year at this time? It is amazing if you really look at things in life with different eyes, just how much we can go through life not really noticing things. I would say you are noticing things girl.
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My, My aren't you funny lately Carolyn. I guess I should of logged on hours ago, so I would of started the day with a laugh. : ) You are becoming quite the camera junky. I am proud of you! Two great shots in one week. Can't wait to see the rest in person.
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Ha! Ha! You forgot to tell me about this one, Carolyn.
When we leave for Florida on Thursday, I sure hope the North Pole weather stays back here in Minnesota while we're gone and doesn't chase us down to Florida. I need some sun to warm my bones, so I can get through the next 3 mos.
Why do we live here???? Brrrrr@!
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This is so cool! How you brought all of the great mementos of your Dad and figured out a way to put them together and make this tree representative of a small part of the joy he had of in his life and just how full he lived his life is really special. The fact that it is at the front of your house and at the front door to greet all of your family and the loved ones of your Dad's is cool too. It has a prominent place of honor.
Very cool with the license plate on the painted galvanized pail too. It really shows up well.
Well done my friend!
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Hey Sue-
I did this project and loved it. I made a large and small size of these for Lani as a Hostess gift. We were at her house for a Holiday party last night. I didn't get photos taken of them though, but had to do more of rusty elegance look to go with Lani's house. I added a rusty number on one area that I etched with a square and added ribbon with black wire and a vintage rusty key. On the smaller one it had the etching with the copper wording "Believe" on it, as well as ribbon, mother of pearl button and copper heart detail around the jar top.
I used a mix of polished small rocks that go with the look/colors of her house, the green moss and paperwhite in each.
I didn't think to take a photo and am leaving for Florida on Wednesday. Maybe, Lani could post the photos if she sees this or has the time next week.
Love this project. btw our Michaels' is really low on the small bottles of this etching, and I'm sure your post is the reason. It is great!
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Hey junkermidge, it doesn't have to be a holiday project, it is just that most of us have that thought going and are franitcally trying to get it all done. Lucky you have time to dream up other cool non-related Holiday projects. : )
This is a great idea for in a game room or family room that especially has teenagers hanging out in.
Thanks for sharing!
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Amy-
I really like what you've done here. Great post.
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Janis this is beautiful!!! Love the added glitter and little pearls. I haven't gotten to add any bling to my trees yet, and probably will do it after the Holidays and plan to use them and sell some next year.
Did you use spray glue for the glitter? What works best also to glue on the pearls or mini balls on these trees.
They are awesome and so very cool Janis.
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This is hilarious! Great job!

Candy- you scored with that pulley girl. Your use with it and the wreath is unique and has fabulous results. Love it!
Very clever with the metal shoe stretcher as a wreath hanger. Who would of "thunk it"?
Looks like you got the snow fall between wreath 1 and wreath 2 photo shoots. : )
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Incredible! That sume it up.
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I love the idea of this window you've made. It would look great with my vintage redesign stockings I made out of velvets, etc. I'm sure your family will love it! I'll have to make one like this for another year.
Another great idea!
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This is a great idea. Look again, it looks like it is the bottom of a table (4 legs and the part that attached to the table top. Probably the holes were drilled in the bottom of each leg and wahlaa, you've got a unique candelier. I'm sure of it!
How cool is this! Thanks for sharing- btw the greens look great with this.
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Your jewelry display is a super find and looks so good in your powder room. I never have enough places for my jewelry. Having been a jewelry designer for 10 years and a collector of vintage great jewelry finds, I have a surplus of items always looking for a home. The 3 tiers takes up less room I see, and will have to keep that in mind as I am always looking for new display pcs.
THanks for sharing!
Love the mirror too, and you would probably get more impact with it hanging on the wall. Seems like those cools bubbles are hid under the jewelry display pc. now.
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What a great display you've created. Love it!

I second what Birdiemurphy said:
"ahhh...it's a wonderful life, isn't it...buying a bag full of ornaments at the thrift store just to get that ONE vintage piece out of the rest, then "returning" the rest to the thrift store again..."

I wonder how many times I've done this myself? Good to hear I'm not the only one that does this kind of shopping. I just did it a week ago.

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Kathy- thanks for sharing your white trees. They're great fun and look awesome! Next year, I will have to try a white tree with my vintage ornaments on it, as it just makes such a great statement with all the colors they are.
I just bought another white disgarded tree for $3.00 at the Thrift store to make more trees out of, so they are out there, you just have to find one. This one isn't pre-lit, so will be much easier to work with. The one I made my tree out of was a 4' pre lit tree, so I had to spend hours unwinding the lights before I could dismantle the tree. Argh!
I too have a gazillion vintage ornaments, and under my steps is filled with Christmas decor, which is mostly vintage. Can you believe that I haven't taken out any of it this year. What I've used this year, was all collected for the new theme. I'm bad with too much too. Oh well. I love the Christmas stuff, but we're going to Florida for a week b-4 Christmas, so am doing less this year.

This is very beautiful Kathy. I almost bought a that exact color of pink tree last week in a MN Occassional shop. I had never seen one that color before. Very cool, but I have soooo many little trees that I passed it by. Now I'm thinking I should of bought for my sister. She would of loved it with all of her pretties on it.
I have an angel very similar to yours, but a bit different. I just love these vintage finds we discover, don't you.
The pitcher is fabulous too.
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This is well done, inexpensively created, great vintage style
Holiday piece of art. Thanks for sharing. Love the box ou created it in.
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Too funny! Sounds to me like this $2.00 tree stand has already brought you that back in laughter and fun with your daughter. She's a good sport!
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A beautiful way to go green! The colander with the green and silver bulbs adds a nice touch. THanks for sharing!
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I was wondering if a person couldn't do the etching this way. Thanks for showing another option and piggy backing on Sue's post earlier in the week. Love what you girls have done. Very cute.
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I can't wait for this to hit the stores! I have both of your books, your magazine, every article I've ever seen in a magazine cut out, and now this to add to my collection. Yeahhhh!
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Jenny - you are so kind. This is really what is so cool about Junk Market Style is that we can be inspired by each other and than go to our own junk stash and make a fabulous project with the stuff we just weren't sure what to do with or hadn't thought of doing things a certain way.
Glad you were inspired though.
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments. It was very easy, so I didn't just make it look that way. It is. On a scale from 1-10,it is probably a 4 for difficulty in making.

Like I mentioned this was a basket type foundation that someone threw in a variety of greens into it. Nothing is very arranged and it isn't even in a sponge type thing, as it will be outside and most likely be fine as is.
The items were wired easily and quickly without much rhyme or reason, and the misc. items thrown in and are loose. I didn't want to wreck anything with gluing them.
Both the wheel and black faucet were from Junk Bonanza and looking for a project they could be used on. I will probably take this apart after the Holidays and reuse the items elsewhere.
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Love it Sue. I have 3 paperwhite bulbs crying out for a project like this. Thanks for sharing!
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Hey, still dying to see what you are going to do with all of those fabulous items you posted early on and were going to make projects from. I have them in my stash and are looking for some inspiration. : )

Great price on the glider. Looks great with the greens, wreath and skis. Picture perfect. Could be a postcard-
Happy Holidays to you!
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I love this. I am a collector of nests and love this. I find lots of nests on the ground and have them here and there on our porch. One year a bird used it sitting on the table as is.
Love your post. Thanks for sharing.
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Sounds like you were shopping in your own house. LOL That is the cheapest way to shop. The cute little white barn door setting is a nice back drop for either pair of skates.

All the hard work was worth it though! Look at your one-of-a-kind awesome project you came up with in the end. It looks very professional and I love that it displays photos as well. I have a few favorite vintage cameras that I just love the look of too. The little bulb is cool, so its good that you were able to salvage it. Persistent paid off this time!
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Janis-
I'll try to take photos another day, as I don't have lights on this tree and need better lighting for the baby shoes to show up.
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Love your ice skate display Janis. I just picked up a pair last Thursday and will have to try to find a rub on for my pair, as I love the look rub ons create with all of your fun projects.
You've got the style girl!
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Candy this is such a wonderful junk redo that it should be featured in a magazine!!! However, I agree with Lani and JennyK, you need to "Move up" photo number 8 in position number 1. Just go into edit on this post and you'll easily be able to do it. It is so stunning in photo #8 with the end result showing, and the 1st photo just doesn't pull people in like they need to be. This is a fantastic project. Love it! Thanks for inspiring me with maybe my next redo over my mantle area in our bedroom. A window project of some sort.
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Oh Jenny how great is this as a headboard!!!! Thanks for the
heads up (LOL) at facebook. It brought me right over to see your latest project. I love how this looks as your new headboard and the new light is so perfect too. $5.00 for that light was a steal!
Glad to of been an inspiration to you! It's so fun when you have something that can have multi purposes. I don't plan to change my fireplace headboard with my redo, but my bedroom needs painting (nasty 15 yr. stencil needs to be wiped off the face of this earth), new flooring installed and change the room around. Want to also change up the way I have things above the headboard, so it will feel fresh and new.
Thanks for sharing. It is honestly a nice feeling to know that I inspired such a talented girl as you. : )
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Hey Janis your tree turned out great! Love the black,silver & white theme you've chosen to use. You've got some great display pcs. that are packed with memories in your tree too, which is always a fun way to remember loved ones. I used to frame photos of my loved ones in vintage lockets/pocket watches, etc. that I would find.
The door knobs in the tree are cool too. My tree is too weak for the heft of those, as I had thought about doing that, but it didn't work. I've since added a cute vintage white leather baby shoe, and a few other things into my tree.
Very smart idea with the napkin ring turned ornaments and love the vintage silverware with bling too.
Lovely!
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Hey Queenie- My new name for you "Queen of putting Junk together" as LuAnn states. Perfect!
These are great memory photos, as I now own a pair of cool white vintage skates in which I need to display and these photos just jogged my brain into action. Way to go girl!
Love your style!
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I could see your red chair holding a stack of plates on a table for the Holiday season. It already has the red color theme going on, or if you like the neutrals like I do, the white one could do the same purpose. I remember in one of Sue's publishing that they used a red childs booster chair for this purpose.
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I'm glad you were able to get the skis to how you wanted the wood to look. The labor was a "labor of love" and I'm sure you'll get many years of happiness looking at them on your wall.
I have a waterski shelf out at our cabin that we just love and is done in a similar style. I have room to display stuff on mine as a shelf, but gives the same effect as yours.

I have "Let's go skiing" on the wall above our ski which was custom ordered with a self stick type of product that is a one time use. Just another thought that you could add some words to the right above them.

What a beautiful urn your husband rescued for you by the road. How could he think you might like it? It's fabulous!
Looks great as displayed now. Thank goodness you were cleaning your garage, found this and asked where it came from, just in time for displaying for the Holidays.
Love it!
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This is a unique display and would be a good way to display vintage bulbs or anything that you want to keep away from animals or little fingers. I love birdcages and they are so fun to use.
Welcome to the site and thanks for posting your great display idea.
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This is a great bench and very creative with the curves you've chosen to cut that make it extra special. Nice work.
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