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Let the music move you!

junkermidge, member | January 3rd, 201022 comments

I was given an old player piano to do something with, so I dismantled it. The part used in this project was pretty cool and the sections move up and down as you turn the knobnbsp...

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Country Pump Lamp

CleverThinker, member | December 30th, 20096 comments

A funky old found cast iron water pump is the base for this lamp. It's wired with a dimmer socket at the top, then the 3-panel shade edged in a rope colored trim is mounted on a...

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old faucet

painterguy1, member | December 29th, 20092 comments

old faucet

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old door

painterguy1, member | December 27th, 20092 comments

my old door to no where , i grow potted vines on the shelf

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old border

painterguy1, member | December 27th, 20093 comments

70 year old brick i took off a chimney and used as a border

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Junk on the Horizon

JunkinLindsey, member | December 17th, 200911 comments

This is a gift for my dad. His hobby is building airplanes and occasionally getting to fly his 'experimental' aircraft. I made this out of spare airplane parts and rivets, mounted on some...

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It's Getting Frosty Outside

Jim Healy, contributor | December 9th, 200921 comments

This beautiful pair of antique skates, little vintage candle sticks and dominos create a Christmassy glow on a cold stormy night in New England.

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Fun Christmas Display

crazymomluvsjunk, member | December 8th, 20096 comments

A fun little Christmas display at the shop where I have a booth. I love taking out of the box things that aren't neccessarily Christmas and using them.

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Roll Tide!

DesignTurnpike, member | December 7th, 20096 comments

This past Saturday, on the day Alabama clinched a spot in the BCS title game, I finished an Alabama license plate map for a big-time fan. Good timing, I'd say!

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I am TRIPLELY inspired!

junkermidge, member | December 1st, 20098 comments

Not sure if I spelled "triplely" correctly or not, I guess I've never had to write it before. Then again, I've probably never been "triplely" inspired before. I get so much inspiration...

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Serving Tray..photo collage

familytreehunter, member | December 1st, 20094 comments

I bought this serving tray at thrift store..took pictures of historical people and places ..cut from magazines..glued them down ..coated with glue to create the old wrinkled look to photosnbsp...

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Fire Truck?

JunkinLindsey, member | November 15th, 200913 comments

What do you get when you combine an old rusty Chevy pickup bench seat and 2 cotton firehoses? A firetruck! Get it? I literally unburied the seat frame out at my husband's deer lease, and...

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Scale napkin holder

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20096 comments

This neat old scale must have been sitting outside in the weather for years, and we got it for $4. With a bit of Briwax, I sealed in the rust and gave it a burnished look. Adding an old...

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Patriotic Miniature License Plate Map

DesignTurnpike, member | October 2nd, 20093 comments

What happens when you take leftover license plates from the 60s and 70s (they are generally the only ones painted solid colors on the back) and cut them into strips, which, put together, create a...

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Miniature US License Plate Map by Design Turnpike

DesignTurnpike, member | September 28th, 200910 comments

A miniature version of the larger Fifty States piece. Painstakingly created using pieces of a license plate from all 50 states. Mounted on a single stained board, measuring 14 x 9 inches.

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Stamp Box

TinTinJunkFan, member | September 24th, 200910 comments

A simple lidded wooden box that was once used to ship a ceramic bowl.... ...lots of colorful stamps....

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Ford Logo License Plate Art by Design Turnpike

DesignTurnpike, member | September 24th, 20095 comments

A miniature homage to my hometown's Ford Motor Company, created entirely from license plates from various US states. Mounted on a single stained board, measuring 14 x 9 inches. Apologies to those who...

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Old Glory Miniature License Plate Art by Design Turnpike

DesignTurnpike, member | September 23rd, 20097 comments

A miniature version of the larger Old Glory piece, assembled from plates from various US states. Mounted on a single stained board, measuring 14 x 9 inches.

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