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Funky Matchbook Sandwich

TinTinJunkFan, member | January 22nd, 20108 comments

This idea came from a book in Urban Outfitters...I perused the store's book table while waiting for my daughter to try on clothes...don't remember the title but it was filled with recyling and...

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embroidered floral silk shade ..

TroyRash, member | January 21st, 20107 comments

i totally enjoy finding the perfect shade to go with a lamp .. when i can't find one, sometimes i will make one .. i had a great little stick lamp .. and had a shade with a great shape, but it didnt...

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Noel License Plate Art

DesignTurnpike, member | January 20th, 20107 comments

Yes, I know it is January and these pics are about a month late... But better late than never! Some old license plates transformed into a holiday decoration you might not expect. Colorado, Wisconsin...

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Too weird for the general public?

artjunkie, member | January 20th, 201018 comments

These assemblages show my progression in the "doll" series from when I first started with "K" until I finished with "Alluring." Some of my friends think they are just too weird. What do y'all think...

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"Falling" for vintage chest of drawers

Detrian, member | January 19th, 20109 comments

This is a vintage chest of drawers that I've had for awhile. It used to hold office supplies in my office until I redecorated (I now use an old radio cabinet converted into shelves :) I loved...

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Coffee Lamp

RobJ98167, member | January 19th, 20108 comments

I had an old thermal Coffee carafe that had seen it's last pot of coffee. Not wanting to throw it all away, I removed the glass thermos and made a lamp out of it. the Base is from some brass urn...

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"Sweet Spot"- CoffeeTime Lamps

CleverThinker, member | January 19th, 20103 comments

I found this little golf bag lamp in two tone brown and beige...it had a dented base (is that a divot?) and that yellow brass base that didn't look very good- so (just like the...

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Kitchen Cabinets

JACKSON4, member | January 17th, 201010 comments

Finished Kitchen Cabinets. These little pretties were once a VERY UGLY maple color with lots of darker stain on the scrolly routed stuff (I believe that is the technical term?!). To top...

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slipcovers bring it all together ..

TroyRash, member | January 17th, 20108 comments

i had 2 different pairs of chairs - one a simple mission style and the other a sweet queen anne style - i wanted to group them around a white table - so i pulled them together by sewing together some...

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Artwork: Too much junk...too little time

artjunkie, member | January 17th, 201015 comments

I relish reclaiming junk parts of all sorts to combine and compliment one another into a final cohesive piece. Let me know what you think -- and don't hold back! -- the art junkie

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Junk Mirror with bling

TreasuresRenewed, member | January 16th, 20109 comments

Just something I made from my junk jewelry stash.

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Cloche...Rusty Style

RustyDiva, member | January 15th, 201012 comments

Does a cloche HAVE to be glass??? I appreciated Jenny's tutorial on the difference between domes and cloches because I really didn't know but when I saw this rusty little beauty at the...

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Ahoy Night Light

MakinItHappen, member | January 14th, 201010 comments

I got this chrome-plated thingy with red and blue lenses at a garage sale. The guy said it came off his boat. I cut a piece of thin plywood to fit the bottom and attached it with screws through the...

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What's Under That Glass Dome?

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 14th, 201025 comments

I make a lot of art statement pieces using glass domes & cloches. Here are a couple I just finished for a client using vintage trophy toppers as the primary focal point, stacked foundry molds as the base and glass domes on top. My goal with these particular pieces was to keep them really neutral in color and simple in design.

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Croquet anyone?

oldnews, member | January 13th, 201018 comments

My son taught himself the art of wood turning and these were a couple of pieces that he tossed in the scrap pile because he didn't like the way they turned out. I, on the other hand, snapped them up...

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It's "Cloche" to Baby Time

Prior, member | January 12th, 201012 comments

A couple of years ago at school, I volunteered to give a shower, since then I guess I've been unofficially elected to do them all, so always trying to come up with a new decor, using things I have on...

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Christmas Cake Fakin'

MakinItHappen, member | January 11th, 20108 comments

Although I love to make things, I do not like to bake. So, I thought I'd make some pretty, but inedible, cakes for the table. I took some old bundt pans and spray-painted them. Then I dribbled...

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Music to My Bar

Clickart, member | January 11th, 20104 comments

This was an old Victrola that I rescued from a junk store for about 30 bucks! It was water-stained and the veneer was peeling but it just needed some TLC. I cleaned it up, re-glued the...

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