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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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Earring hanger

Tuttibelle, member | January 2nd, 20096 comments

We had to clear a relative's home when she went to assisted living. She had crocheted the cover on this wooden hanger. I couldn't bear to throw it away. It immediately told me it wanted to be a born...

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Horseshoe Cake Pan Message Center

Candy Allen, contributor | January 2nd, 200910 comments

What better way to bring luck into the new year! A horseshoe shaped message center can be a serendipitous reminder of your good fortune for 2009.

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Canning is for the birds!

SnowmanHill, member | January 1st, 20097 comments

I wanted to share this bird feeder that my mom (Dana) made for our fall sale. It didn't sell, so I'm using it now! Lucky me! We found oodles of canners this summer while...

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Vintage Ceramic Squirrel Pin Cushion

MissMelis, member | January 1st, 200916 comments

I created a fun little pin cushion using an old ceramic squirrel vase.

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My bull skull...transformed

FunktionalJunk, member | January 1st, 200916 comments

This is an old bull skull I've had hanging in my house for many years...ya'll don't laugh! It's a Texas thing. Anyway a few months ago I hit on an estate sale and bought a whole box full...

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