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tissue boxes

MelHow, member | January 16th, 20098 comments

Tissue boxes are abundant at thrift stores and are usually very cheap. These are fun to do, easy to personalize, and very inexpensive. Great for theme gift-giving too.

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Is this the year I finally get organized?

junkermidge, member | January 14th, 200911 comments

Right up there each year on my list is the goal of becoming more organized. I don't know if these will do the trick, but they sure couldn't hurt. And I think they're kind of cute...

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Placemat bag

tmonkey, member | January 13th, 20095 comments

Placemat folded and stitched to form the bag and ribbon added for handles.

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All work and no play

bridiemurphy, member | January 12th, 20098 comments

Weekend is over and my hands are TIRED! Poor Pooch is still being tiled, he's ready to play ball, but there's still some "spots" to be filled in...then the FUN part: Grout! Someone asked...

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"THE UNCOLA Crate" Shadow Box Table

Jim Healy, contributor | January 12th, 200926 comments

Flea market soda crate turned into a Shadow Box Side Table. This was a quick way to display a collection of vintage Match Books I picked up at a garage sale. It was also a way to protect them from my...

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Another Saturday and a New Project...

bridiemurphy, member | January 10th, 20097 comments

In order to utilize the boring tile left in a house Steve and I demolished to build a new home (a green building project), I'm prepping a pooch to mosaic for my daughter's school auction garden...

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3 Chair Bench

junkermidge, member | January 10th, 200912 comments

I've made a couple of these 3 chair benches and people seem to really like them. Different chairs, color, and seat coverings can completely change how it looks. So each...

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Snow What?!?

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | January 10th, 200910 comments

Just go with the "faux"! Here is my second project for my New Year, New Challenge: No Craft Stores for 60 days. This was inspired by my 5 year old. I told him it was cold enough to...

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A Precious Gift

Georgia Terrell, contributor | January 9th, 200912 comments

I received this wonderful Wisdom Gal from Jenny K last night and I love her and will cherish her forever!

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Create a Faux tile backsplash behind your stove

Valleyartisan, member | January 9th, 20096 comments

Even is you don't have a nice tile backsplash behind your stove, you can create one with nothing more than paint. This can be painted directly on the wall or done on a piece of art cloth...

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Assemblage Fun With Georgia Moon & JennyK

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 9th, 200914 comments

Geo and I try to get together every couple weeks for some silly fun assemblage time and tonight was no exception! Please meet Baby Boy & King of Hearts!

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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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Upcycle your cabinet doors: Part 1

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | January 5th, 200912 comments

I have found a ton of uses for recycled cabinet door fronts. One of my favorites projects is to repurpose them as memo boards. You get a sturdy piece with a built in frame that...

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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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A couple fun winter shelving projects

junkermidge, member | January 4th, 20098 comments

I made this set of shelves using old skis as the back board. Many of the skis I had were either red, white, or blue, so I chose ones with those colors. The shleves were just basic...

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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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Viking Cowboy and Sailor Joe Lock People

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 4th, 200914 comments

OK, now for some silliness! I found these amazing old brass lock bodies at my favorite salvage yard and immediately thought they would make fabulous little people bodies. So, I put the quotes and metaphors away for a little while (grin) and came up with these two fun little guys. I’m feeling more of these coming on so stay tuned…

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Wisdom Gal

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | January 4th, 200911 comments

Please meet the first in my series of Wisdom Gal Assemblages...

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Pssst. Don't tell anyone, but....

junkermidge, member | January 3rd, 200915 comments

I think this is my favorite of all my projects. I don't know why (and my husband certainly doesn't agree). It's just fun. It's a gossip bench constructed from old ladder...

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