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Vintage Sewing Pedal Goes Contemporary

January 30th, 2009 in blog, projects     
Junk_Sophisticate Candy Allen, contributor
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A cast iron sewing machine pedal is the perfect solution for my daughters bedroom when it comes to keeping track of her party invites, to-do lists and even to hang her jewelry.  A girl has to keep things organized, dontcha think?     
The pedal came from a vintage WHITE sewing machine found at a local Goodwill for $20.  The cost included the dust and dirt.  I kept the rod attached to the pedal since it was just the right fit for the center of the stacked barbell weights used for the base of the organizer.   
The base of the organizer consists of approximately 25lbs. of rusty black free weights that were, you guessed it...FREE!  Just stack them up, insert the cast iron rod on the pedal and youre in business.  
Maddys pen has a special place to hang out.   
A cast iron sewing machine pedal is the perfect solution for my daughters bedroom when it comes to keeping track of her party invites, to-do lists and even to hang her jewelry.  A girl has to keep things organized, dontcha think?     

A cast iron sewing machine pedal is the perfect solution for my daughter's bedroom when it comes to keeping track of her party invites, to-do lists and even to hang her jewelry.  A girl has to keep things organized, dontcha think?     
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By combining only a few elements, you can make a "cool" organization piece for your workspace...or your 9-year-old daughter's desk.

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Comments (14)

mamalou writes: mamalou writes:
ILOVE THIS VERY CLEVER I HAVE GOT 3OR 4 OF THE MACHINES NOW I CAN TRY TO MAKE SOME OF THEM USFUL THIS IS GREAT

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
JERLINE LEWIS





Posted: 10:45 am on February 23rd
bubbasmom writes: Oh my,I think that is a great idea,BUT it also looked beautiful as a sewing machine pedal too (on the machine.)lol .I love the antique machines and would have restored it as a piece of furniture if it wasn't totally falling apart.There are so any things you can do with the rest of the pieces parts too though.It's beautiful wood. Nice job though you are definitely very creative. Posted: 11:40 pm on February 6th
MimiToria writes: I missed this post Candy, so I'll comment now. This is such an ingenius use of the pedal. Very cool and so useful. Mine is out in the garden as garden art, but this is so much better. I bet your daughter thought it was great!
Gretchen Posted: 3:17 pm on February 6th
CottageElements writes: Candy, this is awesome! I'm sure you're daughter was thrilled!

Lani Posted: 7:03 pm on February 1st
ela1203 writes: So clever! I really like the way it ended up so colorful and coordinated. Really adorable. Posted: 9:11 am on February 1st
irishrovr writes: Clever, indeed! I'm lovin' it!!

Eileen http://ruralwisconsin.blogspot.com/ Posted: 6:39 pm on January 31st
JunkArchitect writes: Candy, what a great combination of colors, materials and junk parts you’ve put together to form something so functional. The only thing I get out of my kids when I build something is “cool dad”, which I take as a huge compliment. Posted: 3:09 pm on January 31st
Junk_Sophisticate writes: Thanks everyone! My daughter wasn't home when I made this, but as soon as she opened the door to her room she let out a big squeal. She loves it and that always makes junk-making more fun!

SweetMelissa and MelHow - You're right. There are a lot of usable parts left. Most are still stacked up in my living room waiting to be put to good use. See the crossbar connecting the two legs in the cabinet photo? When I removed it, it looked like a big "X" to me. It sits in front of the fireplace, right side up this time, and looks pretty cool.

Thanks again all! Posted: 2:44 pm on January 31st
georgiamoon writes: Candy you are a very clever girl! I really think this turned out fantastic! What an innovative idea, and it is as cute as can be too. Really love this project.Geo Posted: 1:23 pm on January 31st
paisleypenguin writes: Love it! Posted: 1:18 pm on January 31st
MelHow writes: That is brilliant - I love this - twenty dollars? It looks like there is plenty more material for more projects in the purchase to yet. Posted: 1:11 pm on January 31st
fellowjunker writes: What a great idea Candy!! This looks like a piece of artwork sitting atop your daughter's desk. I absolutely love what you did.
xojanis Posted: 11:54 am on January 31st
suewhitney writes: Candy, Candy, Candy.....Love this. Very quick, very, clever, and oh so adorable!

Nice work kiddo!
Sue

Love the colors too! Posted: 10:11 am on January 31st
SweetMelissa writes: Very clever! There are so many of these vintage machines out there but so often they are in poor shape and the only way to salvage them is to dismantel. This is a great use for the base. Love it!! What did you do with the rest??? Posted: 11:55 pm on January 30th
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