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Got Gas!

Jim Healy, contributor | July 3rd, 2009

Old, crusty and rusty is just how I found most of the components for this Lamp. I combined an old gas can with a crusty vintage hose reel and out popped a Lamp. The stem portion is a scrap of metal...

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Can I Have Your Number ?

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | July 2nd, 200911 comments

Okay, I have a thing with numbers. Why? Who knows. But they're sure fun to accessorize with, don't ya think?

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HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!!!!!!!!LET YOUR BANNERS WAVE :)

italianpeasant, member | July 1st, 20095 comments

JUST A LITTLE PATRIOTISM & FLAG WAVING, I LOVE FLAGS & HAVE AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION, DON'T FORGET TO LET YOURS WAVE :) GET OUT YOUR NEWEL POSTS & PUT FLAGS ON THEM, JUST DRILL HOLES...

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Needing advice

tabathamiller1, member | June 29th, 200910 comments

I am wanting to make this into a planter. Any advice on how to keep it from rotting?

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Clean-up that Yard With a Little Junk!

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | June 28th, 200927 comments

Why not add a little junk to the yard. It's fun and gives your yard a lot of character. Make it a funky, junky yard!

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MY "GREEN" HOUSE

italianpeasant, member | June 24th, 20098 comments

I FINALLY GOT THE GREENHOUSE MADE OUT OF OLD WINDOWS & ARCHITECTURE; I COULDN'T MOVE IT BY MYSELF LOL. I PUT IT OVER A CLUMP OF DAISIES AND PUT A BIRDBATH BOTTOM WITH A PINEAPPLE ON...

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flag project

alicemom, member | June 24th, 20093 comments

This was a junk project a few years ago. Since July is almost here this would be great project now! I took an old door panel.........crackled one end. While the crackle was drying I picked out...

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Drawers, boxes and extra vintage hardware

AuntieQ18, member | June 23rd, 20094 comments

After doing a small clean-out at a friend's house, I ended up with lots of boxes and drawers. Once they were emptied of their contents I had 13 containers that yearned to re-purposed! My screw...

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All dressed up with no where to go!

oldnews, member | June 22nd, 20098 comments

This is made of a kind of chalky ceramic material, and I really have no idea what it's original purpose was. I just liked it. For now, she is a coat rack, but that could change at any time!

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Another quick project #3

LuAnn, member | June 21st, 200911 comments

Here is another quick project I've seen around. I used old Michigan license plates for the front and back (from the bi-centennial 1976). This will be used as a plantar but can be...

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Vintage Rag Racket Signage - yeah that sounds good lol

byabpryor, member | June 17th, 20092 comments

Just a little signage I came up with.... black board paint makes it flexible.... lol

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Decorating Outdoors

CountingYourBlessing, member | June 17th, 20098 comments

I was trying to get my back porch ready for my son's graduation party last weekend and I called my mom to see if she had found any old chandeliers in her hunting lately. She sent...

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Smokin'-Hot-Back-Yard in-the-heat-of-summer-in-Texas-(slightly junky)-WEDDING/part 2

1DesignChick, member | June 17th, 20097 comments

Okey doke! Part 2 of slightly junky and smokin' hot wedding of my lovely middle daughter. Makes me hot just thinking about it. Hot and happy!

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Salt and Pepper Succulent Garden

Tuttibelle, member | June 16th, 20093 comments

My mother-in-law left us many things including collectible pottery and many salt and pepper shakers. My son, his wife and family are moving to their first home. I used southwest pueblo-style shakers...

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Rust for my Golds!

Carrie111, member | June 15th, 20097 comments

Just took a couple rusty pots, planted some flowers, and ta-dah!!!

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Drink Up!

Jim Healy, contributor | June 15th, 200923 comments

I have amassed this out-of-control collection of vintage Soda Bottles. The whole thing started with three bottles I found at a tag sale. Twenty five years worth of tag sales later I own around 300crazy...

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"Flowerbed"

elcsco, member | June 14th, 20095 comments

An old brass bed that was going to the dump. Not while I'm around. Welded together and added a plank to hold a board for the flowers.

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Herb Sink

elcsco, member | June 14th, 20095 comments

Nice old sink that was going to be thrown away. I use it on the back porch for growing Basil. Easy to care for and weed.

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Oil-Free Magnet Board

TinTinJunkFan, member | June 11th, 20094 comments

My husband had used this oil drain pan and was ready to discard it---he thought I was insane when I rescued it--- I was looking for a magnet board and knew this great size and shape...

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