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Paris Themed Necklace
12 commentsA vintage element redesign, which was in the end snatched up by the one and only "Lani" to be a part of her own colletion.
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RING aROUND the Rosie!
21 commentsSue inspired me with her posts on all things "round"...
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Book stand of brass on wood
6 commentsMy very first junk market project (some 30 years ago). Old pulpit brass hardware given to my brother was black. He gave it to me and I cleaned and polished it and went to a furniture...
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I used to be an onion box
6 commentsDid not remember to take a photo before I started this project...but this box was originally a dark brown pine onion box that I have had hanging around forever...it's an odd and awkward size, not...
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Texas Hoarders Estate Junk Sale
9 commentsmy partner and i have been preparing for our big warehouse sale - we are hoarders - were - no, are - however, we have decided to release some of the things we have saved - sharing pics of the...
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A Chippy Welcome...
18 commentsOur light fixure by the front door has always been a dilema...low ceilings mean no fun/fancy light fixture. When I saw this rusty, crusty basket at the French Flea...I knew just what I would do...
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Suitcase endtable of another sort
13 commentsWe have seen "end tables" made of stacked old suitcases, but did not have room for that beside our living room chair. We found this nice old hardboard suitcase we liked and wanted it upright in...
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Tin trunk end table
9 commentsFound this rusty studded tin trunk at a salvage yard for $10. Just what my wife and I were looking for to replace our traditional end table ("Down with traditional!"). Cleaned up and...
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Surveyor's tripod lamp
7 commentsMy son brought home a set of surveyor's "sticks" that once held a transit. The metal tripod head was missing, so I fabricated one out of wood--which made it really easy to make it into a...
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Tripod lamp (small)
7 commentsThis is the third lamp I've made out of old tripods. It is pretty simple: just use other lamp parts or even a wide dowell to drill a hole through for the lamp rod and wire. You will have...
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Harness ring "valance"
9 commentsYou find harness rings from old single and double-trees at junk shops all over. Loving rusty old metal, my wife and I started collecting them. Many folks put them on the wall as rustic...
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Another Crazy Lamp
22 commentsI believe this is a first for me. I have built something out of junk to hold more junk.
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Vintage Rotary Phone Clock
16 commentsThis project just uses a run of the mill, vintage rotary phone that I got at an estate sale, a clock mechanism purchased from American Science & Surplus for $2.75 (can't beat that with a stick...
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Glass Flower
11 commentsSimple, sweet, and functional. This little "flowery" glass base and an old glass door knob are a perfect combination.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Virgin Mary Shrine
5 commentsI have a thing for Virgin Mary shrines, I'm not really sure why as I had a very non-religious upbringing. The beauty of Virgin Mary related art just touches me somehow so I have a tendency to...
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Rustic Virgin Mary Shrine
4 commentsI have a thing for Virgin Mary shrines, I'm not really sure why as I had a very non-religious upbringing. The beauty of Virgin Mary related art just touches me somehow so I have a tendency to...
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Vintage School Desk
3 commentsHere's another old school desk...I was inspired by the earlier post (thanks itsnotjunk2me)... A dear friend transformed this garage sale find with a little elbow grease, stenciling and refinishing...
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Take a Stand
5 commentsPicked up this wooden holder/stand at a garage sale for a buck.....not sure what its original purpose was...but knew I could figure out something to do with it...
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