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Believe Santa Door Panel

JudyJunkster, member | January 9th, 200916 comments

This is a panel cut from a 100 year old wooden door. The Santa is one of my own designs that I teach in my seminars. He's painted in acrylics. I've got an unusually narrow spot over my...

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Broken Chair for Display

Marty29, member | January 9th, 20098 comments

Found a chair that was pretty broken up but took the front piece and hung it on the wall and used the rungs to hang vintage towels and an apron. Also set vintage bottles and spice tins on...

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Punched Tin Message Board

Marty29, member | January 9th, 20097 comments

I picked up this door from an old pie safe at an auction for next to nothing and made magnets out of old buttons. I just loved the patina. It hangs by my back door for reminder...

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make do window/curtain

romancenrelics, member | January 7th, 20095 comments

This window is in our bathroom downstairs which is below grade. The contractor had to create a cubby. I didn't want the curtain on the "actual" window because it was to far back in the...

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The Garden Room - (Part 2)...details, details, details...

Kathy Stantz, contributor | January 7th, 200922 comments

So many details in such a small space. It's such a relaxing room, bright and sunny, with a wonderful view of Ellen's garden in her backyard - On a cold snowy day like today, I can picture Ellen...

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We interrupt winter for...Ellen's Garden Room (Part 1)

Kathy Stantz, contributor | January 7th, 200910 comments

I think I may have shared this on the old website, but wanted to revisit (it was so much fun to do). Last March (in the midst of a bit of an ice storm), my friend, Terri, and I were hired by...

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How to of Gretchen's Button Jewelry

Gretchen Schaumann, contributor | January 6th, 200916 comments

I've been working for a while on some button, vintage earrings, vintage elements and such to create jewelry out of. I have been swirling it around in my brain for a long time, and this is the first of the finished products for this line of jewelry.

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Wind Chimes

AuntieQ18, member | January 6th, 20095 comments

This was a fun project and I love the sounds it makes! I found the red handled mixer all by itself-it was missing its mixing bowl-and knew it would be the beginning of something neat! After I...

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Revive your treasures with paint

sewitall, member | January 6th, 20096 comments

the dresser was mine, from the 50's and had been redone later with one of those dark brown antiquing kits and was not pretty. I sanded, primed and spray painted the exterior Heirloom White flat...

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Doorknob jewelry holders

sewitall, member | January 6th, 20098 comments

the door knobs and plates were rusty and were not anchored together although they are a matching pair. I glued the knob into the plate and let it dry; spray primed then spray painted a flat...

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Spool Table

Jim Healy, contributor | January 5th, 200915 comments

Laundry Basket from an estate sale becomes a great side table with the addition of a glass top. The spools were purchased at a garage sale the same day and placed in the basket to keep them from...

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wall art

starlvr, member | January 5th, 20098 comments

old window wall art

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Scary salvage

Tuttibelle, member | January 5th, 20098 comments

The side portions of this shelf began life as decorative fronts on a piano. When the piano literally fell apart, I salvaged these two gargoyles. I used left over dowels and scrap lumber with white...

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Gentle Heart & Welcome Home

bridiemurphy, member | January 5th, 20097 comments

I had a fantastic holiday, the most beautiful gift that I gave was simply saying "Welcome Home" to Bob, a friend's father who was sharing lots of piloting stories, including a couple from...

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Small scale architectural salvage

Tuttibelle, member | January 4th, 20094 comments

We have traveled a lot and bought a few houses in the last few years. These are parts to front doors to two houses we have had. This allows me to keep a part of my old house with me in the new one...

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Chamber pot

Tuttibelle, member | January 4th, 20096 comments

Like Sue's traveling spa, this one holds bath goodies. An antique chamber pot gets put to use so it can be seen and enjoyed. Its filled with loofas, small massage balls, sponges and other goodies.

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Toilet Topper

Mluukkonen, member | January 4th, 200912 comments

The shutters and drawers were found at the local dump. I cleaned them up, and then sanded them a bit, other than that i did not alter the color. For the shutters i removed the knobs and hinges...

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Ski Lodge Headboard

Jim Healy, contributor | January 3rd, 200918 comments

This project started when I found a pair of vintage skis tossed out for thrash pick-up. I was trying to come up with a concept for my son’s new Headboard and the skis were the inspiration I...

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Studio Junk

fauxwoman, member | January 3rd, 200927 comments

I own a faux finishing studio that is in Greensboro's 110-year-old flannel mill, called Revolution Mill Studios. The Mill is a 600,000-plus square foot property that is one gigantic recycling...

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Message Boards

bluejean, member | January 2nd, 200910 comments

These assorted message boards were made from old screens, windows, or frames. Some I used as is except for some paint and the addition of cork, metal and chalkboard. Others I...

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