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Vintage Sewing Pedal Goes Contemporary

Candy Allen, contributor | January 30th, 200914 comments

Who can resist polka dots? Not me! With its timeless abundance of circles, this sewing machine pedal will never go out of style.

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My Potting Shed

eliz2nd, member | January 29th, 200942 comments

This is my much loved much used potting shed my husband and I built using mainly salvaged and recycled materials and pieces we had collected and saved over the years. We reused as much of...

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Stuff

resalediva, member | January 28th, 20093 comments

jeweled welcome sushi tray gone wild punk blue ceramic steer head

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wine bottle stopper

janwinn, member | January 28th, 20093 comments

This is my variation on ShabbyChick's beautiful button bouquets and photo holders. I pared down a cork and fitted it with this lovely copper coloured wire then added all those tiny bits of...

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An "ugly duckling" project!

Kathy Stantz, contributor | January 27th, 200922 comments

Here is my "ugly duckling" project...AND, it was really ugly... I bought this at a local thrift store for a huge cost of $1.99! It appeared to be (at least to me anyway...junker brain and...

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Artist's Bouquet

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | January 27th, 20099 comments

My New Year's Challenge of no craft stores for 60 days is forcing me to get organized and go through and take an inventory of what I have on hand. I have a ton of boxes filling up my garage...

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THE MENOPAUSAL WOMAN---JUNK STYLE

csudderth, member | January 25th, 200922 comments

Here is the "menopausal woman" I welded. She has some serious attitude and can go from cold to hot in a "flash". LOL Her body was made from some cannister that I picked up at the...

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AQUARIUM STAND RE-DEUX

scubacuba2, member | January 25th, 20098 comments

This is my first aquarium. I researchd the internet and was alarmed at the cost to purchase and equip a new 75-gallon tank. But, there's always Craigslist and I found a sweet deal for...

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Transitional Treatments

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | January 24th, 20094 comments

I am very nostalgic, especially when it has anything to do with my two beautiful boys. I just couldn't part with my first born's crib bumper that we had so carefully picked out. So, I...

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Last Night's Party Leftovers become Today's Valentine ...

bridiemurphy, member | January 24th, 20094 comments

Published in Somerset Weddings 2008 issue was my take on a "green" wedding...the proposal and then gifts for the wedding party...in Perrier bottles! Bits and pieces from the crafting room...

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Miss Galaxy Girl Found Object Sculpture I Made Last Night

ultrajunk, member | January 23rd, 200915 comments

The lovely miss galaxy girl..that i made last night from some old x-mas tree stands for her skirt and base, a vintage hairpin table leg for the legs, 50's auto glass bowl fuel filter for the head...

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Not just for sleeping anymore!

DejaVu, member | January 22nd, 200911 comments

This bed was missing it's side rails. So I used this frame and slats from a futon I picked up on the curb and there you go. I think this would fit nicely on anyones porch or in a...

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Problem solved

DejaVu, member | January 22nd, 20096 comments

A girl friend was telling me about how much jewelry she has that she doesn't wear. In the morning when getting dressed she doesn't have time to look through boxes or untangle pieces to wear. I...

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angels inspired by ya'll

MelHow, member | January 22nd, 200911 comments

Thanks to you all for all the inspiring angels and dolls. I had fun making these and find them quite addictive.

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Everybody has shutters, don't they?

DejaVu, member | January 22nd, 200910 comments

This was a broken shutter, the slats were falling out of the top. I cut off the top and used that for the support. Now I can get the magazines off the floor. I shutter to think what...

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Out to pasture

DejaVu, member | January 21st, 20095 comments

One of my roadside finds. I find it hard to drive by any promising treasure.

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Les Fleurs Table

JudyJunkster, member | January 20th, 20094 comments

I painted a discarded demi-lune table like the one Shamerockin posted. It was featured "Painting" magazine a couple years ago has a how to project .I crackled the top and painted gerbera...

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Wisdom Gal For A Special Friend

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 20th, 200913 comments

My closest friend recently lost her mother and I needed to find a way to deal with my own sadness. I put this Wisdom Gal together as a gift to her.

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"Every Wall Is A Door"

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 19th, 200918 comments

I've been looking for just the right found object pieces to assemble together and give one of my favorite Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes justice...

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Repete in Repose with his ball Wilson -- A Garden Mosaic Vignette

bridiemurphy, member | January 17th, 200911 comments

How could I not name him Repeat? I mean, RePete? Ummm... The children mosaic'd rocks in primary colors, two still need grouting (yikes, my fingers are throbbing with cuts...can I do it; can a group...

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