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My Little Turtle-Pig Meter

TinTinJunkFan, member | July 13th, 20097 comments

When our water meter was replaced, I rescued this old one from the junk pile-- I have hung on to it because I always liked the solid feel and shape of this little fella--and its copper patina. He has...

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Givin' the stool the BOOT!

GrandBear, member | July 13th, 200911 comments

Old Torn Jeans...Worn out Boots...make a great Boot Stool! Place 2x4's in the Boots (screwed in through bottom of boot ) Put pant legs over boots, screw seat on. turn over and tack legs to...

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wooden shoes

oldnews, member | July 13th, 20097 comments

One old pair of wooden shoes, a little ribbon, a little paint, some silk flowers - Done!

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Time to use some of these buttons...

oldnews, member | July 11th, 20099 comments

I have 12 jars full of buttons, and it's finally time to USE some of them! I wired them into a floral vine and attached it to this wire screen that I picked up at a thrift store. It hangs on our...

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Cooper's buddy!

oldnews, member | July 10th, 20097 comments

Cooper #2 is made of old scrap pipe that my son welded up in the likeness of my corgi, Cooper!

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Trunk/Chest Planter

tabathamiller1, member | July 9th, 200911 comments

I finished my trunk planter!! I don't know ANYTHING about flowers so I hope the ones I got are ok :) Thank you for everyone's advice!

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Cool rusty thing

oldnews, member | July 7th, 200911 comments

A friend's of mine's elderly father passed away recently, leaving behind a house with 80 years of "junk"! The front yard was piled high with stuff they wanted to throw away, so of course she asked if...

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Can you see me now?

oldnews, member | July 7th, 20096 comments

I live in a rural area, on an island in the Sacramento Delta. Our fire department asked that we make our street #s more visable because they've had a difficult time finding addresses in emergencies...

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Licensed to plant

RobJ98167, member | July 4th, 20097 comments

I have dozens of old license plates. I love to see how others have re-used them as roofs for bird houses. I made a planter out of these two. I like the look!

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Gazebo redo

junkista, member | July 4th, 20093 comments

Metal gazebo redo- this gazebo had a canvas cover which rotted out after one season. We decided to create a pergola style roof for it so we could save the metal frame. It turned out wonderful and...

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Got Gas!

Jim Healy, contributor | July 3rd, 200918 comments

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.

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Can I Have Your Number ?

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | July 2nd, 200919 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, 20097 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, 200934 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, 200916 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, 20094 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, 20099 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, 200912 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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