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Fringy Night Stands

RanchDressing, member | March 17th, 20107 comments

I know it resembles a parade float...but it's really a night stand. I took two home made, rickety tables and transformed them into kitschy little western night stands to be paired with a couple of...

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My Swap Project 1 - bluebucket

bluebucket, member | March 17th, 201018 comments

Thanks a million to karilelek, my junk partner, for the fabulous goodies she sent.

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Words on Vintage Maps

bluejean, member | February 25th, 201022 comments

I took vintage maps and embellished them with the word "explore" and then glued them onto recycled wooden blocks. These can be hung on a wall or propped on a shelf for inspiration.

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What's old and new (Testament, that is) is new again

Buyologist, member | February 7th, 20107 comments

Old religious book pages, along with an old chair, get a heavenly new life! The black and white pages were used to cover a vintage Queen Anne chair and a huge, high back was added (made of wood...

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Coasters made from ceramic tiles

bluejean, member | February 5th, 201015 comments

I saw an earlier post of magnets made from ceramic tiles and Sue suggested that coasters could also be made from tiles. Here are some I've made from stamps and vintage papers. The...

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Valentines, buttons and keys

TinTinJunkFan, member | February 2nd, 20108 comments

Who doesn't like vintage Valentines?

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Musical Revamp

itsnotjunk2me, member | January 13th, 201016 comments

A Christmas gift for my bff and her family included this little ditty. I found it in the markdown aisle at my local HomeGoods store and could see its potential. A bit of my favorite black...

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Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

bluebucket, member | December 21st, 200913 comments

These are a few Santas from my large and growing collection.

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Alice in Winter Wonderland

MakinItHappen, member | December 18th, 20095 comments

At first I had just the deer, and my daughter pointed out that they were much too large in proportion to the skater. So I decided to add the (giant) rabbit and call the skater girl Alice in...

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encyclopedias

bluebucket, member | December 7th, 200911 comments

I bought this whole set of encyclopedias for two dollars. I wasn't sure what I'd use them for but I liked the neutral color of them. It seemed wrong at first to destroy these books of knowledge but...

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Book Wall Decor

bluebucket, member | December 1st, 200914 comments

A simple, inexpensive project using old books. Also a great conversation piece. The folded books can be dispayed laying down on a coffee table or add a simple plate hanger and hang them on the wall.

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Dick and Jane Vintage Reader Gift Tags

bluejean, member | November 1st, 200913 comments

I made these tags from vintage Dick and Jane readers. I love the style of art and the colors are so vivid. They can be used for so many things; gift tags, book marks, altered art or...

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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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Treasured Trunk

TinTinJunkFan, member | July 31st, 20097 comments

A beat up old college trunk (from Kmart some 30 yrs ago!) and a journal full of ephemera from a beloved great-aunt---She saved clippings, Valentine cards, stamps, advertising cards, notes from...

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Arithmetic, Vintage Flashcards, Resin, Ball Chain = Really Groovy Necklaces

byabpryor, member | June 25th, 200915 comments

This is a series that combines; pendant blanks, vintage Ephemera (in this case Arithmetic Flashcards), and Ball & Chain links all coated in resin. "Money Honey", "Ying Yang", "Over...

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Navigational Chart Tote

TinTinJunkFan, member | June 10th, 200910 comments

My son the merchant mariner brought home all his navigational charts (which the ship's crew junks after sailing is completed) from his six months at sea. He knew that his mother would find...

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You Will Always Hear Me

MaxwellStreet, member | May 9th, 20096 comments

A roll of yellowed rummage sale paper becomes a new type of painting surface. I loved how it was so aged looking, so I glued parts of it together to form the top, and added an alla prima painting and...

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Floods

MaxwellStreet, member | April 16th, 20099 comments

Floods, another piece done on a found cupboard door. Features pages from a vintage Scarlet Letter and a bit of a wasp's nest.

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bridge scorecard transformed to bookmark (s)

MelHow, member | March 30th, 20092 comments

I probably made about two-doxen of these found these sweet bridge score cards at the thrift store for 49 cents or so for the lot.

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Junk Art Doll - She had many faces, the reclaiming of self!

rosiemoonbeams, member | March 10th, 20094 comments

Junk art doll was completed using Photoshop to arrange scanned images into a collage. The doll was constructed using some wire to connect the junk pieces.

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