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OIL COOKSTOVE BURNER COVER for CANDLES

Nov 18, 2009
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Seems no one under 60 years old knows what these are!! I guess that dates me!!. I love these old kerosene cookstove burner covers. They make REALLY NEAT candle covers.The warm glow of the mica...

Faucet rain gauge

Jun 15, 2009
4 comments

For this project you only need a few pipe fitting from the hardware store and then you have a great use for those extra faucets. Didn't harm the faucets at all. The rain gauge...

OUTDOOR WALL HANGING

Feb 7, 2009
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It all started with the old cabinet door frame which was another Canton, TX find. I added the beadboard behind it and crackle painted it. The bottles are supported at the neck...

Antique doorknobs for drapery rod and tiebacks

Jan 21, 2009
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The curtain rod is a dowel rod with two doorknobs on the ends and the tie backs are attached to an old doorknob backplates and attached to the wall. The doorknobs and backplates do not...

Old Gas Stove Grates

Jan 21, 2009
12 comments

Found these old gas stove grates at Canton, Texas trade days. They look very decorative hung on a wall with a little something stuffed in the tops. In this case, they are on the...

Antique drapery rod key holder

Jan 21, 2009
6 comments

Made from one of the old swinging curtain rods. This one had the rings already on it and I just used small S hooks to hold the keys. Works great by the back doornbspnbspYou...