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Vintage wooden sled with iceskates

harvestyourblessings, member | March 18th, 20095 comments

I am always searching for these vintage wooden sleds and old iceskates. This project I kept simple with no detailed painting on the face of the sled..just a cheery red. I added a bough of poinsettas...

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Floral arrangement in little girl rainboots

harvestyourblessings, member | March 18th, 20096 comments

These adorable little girls rainboots caught my eye in a second hand store. They reminded me of many rainy day walks I made as a little girl in my rainboots. Looking at them they needed something...

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Floral purse arrangement

harvestyourblessings, member | March 18th, 20093 comments

I found this adorable purse that looks like a watering can in a second hand store. It needed something special so I arranged some pretty silk flowers in it for a sweet floral display. I never thought...

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Robot

simul66, member | March 16th, 20099 comments

Grinderbot is made from a Starbuck's mint tin, vacuum tube, Dremel brushes, copper tubes, and electical motor parts.

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For the birds...

oldnews, member | March 14th, 20097 comments

This silly little bird house is made from recycled old deck material. The details are woodburned on, then painted and sealed. I made several more to give away as gifts to friends!

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pub window rescue

alicemom, member | March 13th, 20099 comments

This window we found in a Habitat store it came from an English pub. The Betsy Ross bread box was found in my husband's uncle 's barn. The sea urchins I picked up on vacation & framed...

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Junky Clipboard Turned Handy Photo Holder

Candy Allen, contributor | March 13th, 200914 comments

Making a hanging photo display from an old clipboard.

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A Girlfriend for RePete -- Another Playful Pooch

bridiemurphy, member | March 12th, 20099 comments

RePete sold for $930.00 at auction (benefits going to Community Montessori School -- YEAH)! The bidding was so fun to watch...the runner up pleaded me to create another one for her...so, here...

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"Spirit in the Sky"

junkermidge, member | March 12th, 200912 comments

This birdhouse didn't make it into my last batch of funky birdhouses. It's made from a 45 glued to a carved wooden bowl that I painted black. The title of the record is "Spirit in...

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Former Nightstand turns into French Provincial Pet Bed . . .

bridiemurphy, member | March 11th, 20098 comments

I've still got the drawer that I pulled out -- awaiting it's own set of bun feet for something fun, but here I've dowled in a rod and placed dainty drapes that can be drawn to allow for a pampered...

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Feel'in "all" Right

Jim Healy, contributor | March 11th, 200930 comments

This is what you build when you have more “all Buckets” than you know what to do with. I hand painted the plywood top to match an original lid. Then the paint was slightly aged to...

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Felted crazy quilt

oldnews, member | March 10th, 200910 comments

Felted and appliqued crazy quilt

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I feel like felting...

oldnews, member | March 8th, 200910 comments

I buy old wool sweaters and blankets, and hand felt them by washing them in very hot water, and then drying in the dryer. This causes the knitted wool to become extremely tight wool felt. From there...

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Doing some light sewing...

oldnews, member | March 6th, 200910 comments

Lamp made from my old "Minnesota" Sewing Machine

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Easy project for a fun planter

junkermidge, member | March 5th, 20099 comments

Just a simple, fun little project for holding plants or flowers. I used an old cupboard door and attached one of those thingys that are for playing that yard game where you...

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It's 'Sew' Easy To Pretty Your Home

Candy Allen, contributor | March 4th, 200919 comments

I find whenever you have mass quantities of anything, it's a lot easier to come up with ideas for their use. After finding loads of vintage sewing supplies and receiving some as gifts, I thought I should no longer 'hem'and haw about prettying up my place.

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Piano Rolls on Parade

Amy (aka ALVN) of WhisperWood Cottage, contributor | March 3rd, 200911 comments

Simple display ideas for vintage piano rolls.

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Flower Power Garden Stakes

ANGELZ, member | March 3rd, 200915 comments

Recycled silverware garden stake art

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License plates are the key

OldBarnRescue, member | March 2nd, 20099 comments

We had fun creating this one! The wood for this key holder is some from my childhood barn. We added some letters from old license plates, screwed on 2 skeleton keys, and...

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Square Wine Cork Wreath

ClassyLadyJen, member | March 2nd, 20094 comments

I wanted to make a wreath from my saved wine corks. I didn't want to make the typical round one with a few corks on it. So, I used styrofoam and cut the square. There was some math...

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