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There's No Place Like a Midwest Home Show!

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I was privileged to have some of my items shown in the Midwest Home Show in Minneapolis. My dear friend, Sue Wolfe (another very creative Sue W), was asked to be a part of this event and I was thrilled to be able to contribute.

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Junkes: A Sisterhood of Traveling Junk @ The Funky Junk Sisters Show!

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There is nothing better than getting together with my junk sisters to sell our up-cycled, recycled, repurposed, and vintage items!  And in Western WA the perfect way to do this is to be a vendor...

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Texas Hoarders Estate Junk Sale

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my partner and i have been preparing for our big warehouse sale - we are hoarders - were - no, are - however, we have decided to release some of the things we have saved - sharing pics of the...

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Glass Flower

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Simple, sweet, and functional.  This little "flowery" glass base and an old glass door knob are a perfect combination.

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lace roses

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Lacey flower bouquet that won't wilt.

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Darling Dresser Cracks Me Up!!!

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This was a terrific thrift store find. A solid cherry dresser that had seen better days. I sanded, painted and crackled the top and drawer fronts. A new set of drawer pulls "pulled" it all...

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new use for vintage pokerchips

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I make collage vintage jewlery, I found these vintage pokerchips at a thriftstore for about .59 cents. My Daughter Sahvanna was with me and she came up with the idea of reusing them into my jewlery...

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"While visions of giraffes and zebras danced in her head"

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Another brass chandelier brought back to life. This animal print "candolier" will hang over a master bathtub in a zebra and giraffe inspired master bedroom suite. Hope she likes it!

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Welcome to The Dark Side.....Of Color

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I love being able to peek into the lives of fellow junkers and get an idea of what kind of style they are drawn too.  So far I've seen a lot of open, airy, comfortable and lightly beautiful...

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My Simple Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday Project!

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Okay, I love Sue's Simple Mondays! And that inspired me to do my own. But I wasn't sure if it would be a Simple Monday, or if it would be a Simple Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday . . . you get the picture. So whatever day it is, simple is good!

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Serving up a "light" snack - vintage junk-style!

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Here's what I entered in Amy's Junk Potluck - at her blog party at Oronoco...

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Chippy Cottage Charm Flea market booth

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The Benson Flea Market in Sioux Falls is a fun time to buy and sell.  I occasionally rent a booth and set up to get my name out there.  This past weekend was the first time I had a full...

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Vintage Girl Jewelry Displays

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I took vintage beauty shop black and white hair style books and cut them out. I attached them to  foil backed insulation board. I cut it out with an electric knife. I then attached them to...

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Seashell adorned Victorian Mirror

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i had an old victorian era dresser mirror - very eastlake style - simple - original wood finish - i picked it up for like 12 bucks at a sale - i liked the shape of the frame and the flaking of the...

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A Look at the Bright Side...

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Sadly summer is coming to a close...but I've decided to look at the "Bright Side"...we get to enjoy our three season porch for one more season.  We recently redecorated and added a little...

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Light base repurposed into candle holder

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I'm all for easy projects and this was one of them. I picked up this vintage light fixture at a yard sale for $1.00. It looked like it wanted to be a candle holder. The sockets were a llittle too...

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Teacup chandelier/candelier

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I have been wanting to make one of these for several years. I finally found the perfect old chandelier. It's sitting amongst some other treasures I picked up at an auction. I collected the right...

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From garden fence...to cloche...to chandelier!

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Here's the finished product - from my wire "cloche" post - inquiring minds wanted to see! :)

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What's Behind Door #1,Door #2, & Door #3

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Here's what I have done with 3 different doors.  Door #1 is a half door, I put a glass towel rack on the bottom, doorknobs on each side, a luggage pouch in the middle, and added a mirror. Door...

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A shabby chic lamp makeover

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This was a free lamp given to me by the guy I rent my booth space from.  He knows I like to make things over.  I painted the whole lamp out white.  I tore the outdated fabric from the...

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