member junk - JUNKMARKET Style

Spring Arrives with Sue and Some Crew ...

bridiemurphy, member | March 29th, 20096 comments

WoW! Amazing fun with Sue, her amazing daughter Elizabeth, and Doug (a.k.a. Blue Eyes)! What a whirlwind...no wonder Miss Sue is so tiny...always going, and going and going! Lucky me to...

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Another Mint tin project, Domo Arigato Mr Roboto

RobJ98167, member | March 29th, 20095 comments

Inspired by Catbishop and simul66's wonderful creations; I stepped into my laboratory and created my own robot- Mr Roboto, who is made from a mint tin, some unistrut hangers bolts and a toy airplane...

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Old Window Mirror

plumberdaughter, member | March 29th, 20094 comments

This is a window from my sisters house, I replaced the glass with mirrors. I have a few more windows from my sister that I haven't used yet. Can you beleive that she gave them up? I also made the...

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Spindle flower planter

harvestyourblessings, member | March 29th, 20096 comments

I had quite a collection of old wood cable spindles and decided to make some into planters. I sliced the bottoms off of the side "wheels" to keep it level. Then I removed some of the planks along the...

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Special delivery

harvestyourblessings, member | March 28th, 20091 comment

We had no use anymore for our mailbox as there wasn't rural delivery to our home. I decided to refurbish it with a primitive scene and put a hook on the front of the box. It was to be placed in our...

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No Empty Nest Blues for Me!!

junkPrincess, member | March 28th, 20094 comments

My son moved into his first apartment! No empty Nest Blues for Me! I turned his bedroom into a beautiful showcase for my antiques, vintage and cool junk finds!

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The Prison Door-- Chapter 1

MaxwellStreet, member | March 28th, 20096 comments

The Prison Door, based off The Scarlet Letter, is a fully recycled piece, if you kindly ignore the fact that I bought new glue for it. A cupboard door forms the base, and a beautiful bit of cardboard...

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Ghost

MaxwellStreet, member | March 28th, 20091 comment

A dreamy filmy misty haze amidst which lanterns float from the rafters. A vintage frame from the Franklin Picture Frame Company in Chicago, paper bag scraps, ribbon, purposefully broken glass, and a...

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the Craft Wall Experiment

junkrat, member | March 28th, 200910 comments

Now that I have an empty bedroom to turn into my workspace, I decided to experiment on the wall in my living room, which is where I work now. I used liquid fabric starch, an old, clean paintbrush and...

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ViNtaGe BoTTleS TuRneD InTo a BeAuTiFul DiSpLay

jennyttt, member | March 28th, 20094 comments

Vintage glass bottles found at a variety of locations....turned into a whimsical glass display

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Hanging Oil Lamp

RobJ98167, member | March 28th, 20092 comments

This oil lamp conversion was much more work than it appears. I wanted to hang it, so I ran the lamp kit cord for a swag lamp, through the handle of the oil lamp and put the lamp socket up...

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ViNtaGe GLoBe LiGhT FiXtuRe VaSe

jennyttt, member | March 27th, 20098 comments

I got this beautiful glass vintage light fixture globe from a thrift store and thought it would look great as a vase!

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Shabby Chic Muffin Tin Trinket Holder

chiccottagejunk, member | March 27th, 20097 comments

I shabbied up this old muffin tin a bit and turned it into a trinket holder. It could also be used on your desk or in your drawer to hold clips and rubber bands. Or, why not in your craft room to...

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Coffeebot

simul66, member | March 27th, 200913 comments

Coffeebot is made from a 40 cup coffee pot, camera lenses, bun steamer, towel hook, and extension ladder feet.

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OFFICE SUPPLY ORGANIZING

janis gurney, contributor | March 27th, 200914 comments

Old office supply pieces add a vintage flair to your workspace.

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orange pomander (made from buttons)

MelHow, member | March 26th, 20099 comments

I shared button trees with you all a while back - here is a button pomander inspired by the trees.

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Repurpose Vintage Shakers to hold your Glitter!

brenyule, member | March 26th, 200911 comments

I’ve added glitter to my vintage salt shaker collection. Glitter makes me happy…in fact I have to share this great quote I discovered! It fits me-I plan on making stamps with this...

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Bad Dog

BarkingDogs, member | March 26th, 200920 comments

This is my Flea Market Find Dog! I brought him home in August from the Packwood Flea Market. I love him to pieces but today he gets the title of "Bad Dog" I found this great sign at Goodwill...

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Utensil Holder - Old Heavy Lard Press

WeBeJunkin, member | March 26th, 200911 comments

We picked this up for $4.00 from an older lady who did not want to keep lifting it into her truck. We tried different things inside of it but you could not fully see it so we decided to use it in our...

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Date Night Find.

WeBeJunkin, member | March 26th, 20095 comments

For now we just have finds. We are remodeling so we packed up our precious junk.

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My First Post! Can someone tell me how to resize my pictures?

WeBeJunkin, member | March 26th, 200911 comments

I have been waiting for months to get started sharing our finds and projects but I cant get my pictures to upload ( TOOO BIG) . I dont want to have to resize on my camera because we take alot of pics...

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Dresses & knobs

alicemom, member | March 26th, 20098 comments

This is out in my work shop. I have been taking before & (not as yet) after pictures. I love these little girl dresses. The hanger my husband & I did. Great board & knobs. I will post...

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shaker tops

alicemom, member | March 26th, 20093 comments

I think they were all shaker tops. Most of them are metal. Really cool. I bought them for my snowman making hats.

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I'm the new kid...and I brought my toys

peasmom, member | March 25th, 200910 comments

I am new to this site, but not to the junk world. I'm just glad to know there is a "support group" for people like me...who knew? Here are pics of a few things I have found...

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Wine cabinet

junkcollector, member | March 25th, 200912 comments

This project started out with a vintage radio cabinet. The center was removed along with the radio and a wine rack was built and inserted in it's place. The piece was painted black, distressed and...

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A little medicine chest first aid

oldnews, member | March 25th, 20098 comments

From the junk pile on a construction site to my bathroom wall! This is what a little first aid can do!

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Mint Tin Frame

RobJ98167, member | March 25th, 200910 comments

I love Mint Tins. I was in Trader Joe's the other day and found this tin of green tea mints, and of course thought it would make a great Photo Frame keepsake box-It already had a little plastic...

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RAD-ical Lamp

Jim Healy, contributor | March 24th, 200919 comments

Everyone needs a “Theme Floor Lamp” in their home. I keep finding these vintage buckets and then incorporate the theme to create a one-of-a-kind Lamp that throws off a very intimate...

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A little Bit of Luck

BarkingDogs, member | March 24th, 20095 comments

After looking at my pictures of my new display shelf I decided that the little green box was a little too plain so I added one of my rusty horseshoes. It was simple but I think it was just the right...

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What to do with iron table base and Chinese checker board?

thehillbillies, member | March 24th, 20098 comments

Another project I finally got a chance to tackle in the new spring weather. Had this iron table stand I picked up somewhere, painted it from green to black. Got the Chinese checkers board...

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CD Rom Necklace

keepontrucking, member | March 24th, 20094 comments

I sell one of a kind jewelry and just love the iridescent part of a CD Rom! You can cut the CD into shapes, sand and embellish any way you want. I've left the top and left side of the CD...

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