MeretriciousCreation

Nashville, TN, US
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Gender: Female

Birthday: 03/01/1977

Member Since: 02/02/2009


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Vintage Rotary Phone Clock

This project just uses a run of the mill, vintage rotary phone that I got at an estate sale, a clock mechanism purchased from American Science & Surplus for $2.75 (can't beat that with a stick...

Our Lady of Guadalupe Virgin Mary Shrine

I have a thing for Virgin Mary shrines, I'm not really sure why as I had a very non-religious upbringing.  The beauty of Virgin Mary related art just touches me somehow so I have a tendency to...

Rustic Virgin Mary Shrine

I have a thing for Virgin Mary shrines, I'm not really sure why as I had a very non-religious upbringing.  The beauty of Virgin Mary related art just touches me somehow so I have a tendency to...

Vintage Caster Easel with Bon Ami sign

This design is from the Junk Market Style magazine, (which makes me salivate every time I open it) and I just happened to find a place that sold antique casters for $3 per pair right after I saw the...

Crumbling Luck

This is made from an old drawer which, judging by the shape, likely came out of a sewing machine cabinet.  I found this poor little guys behind some bushes in an estate sale (yeah I'm THAT kind...

Religious Shrines

These are made from the top & bottom of a broken vintage jelwery box.  The metal Virgin Mary I bought online, but the cross came from an estate sale.  The arches on top were cross...

All-Seeing

Made from: vintage old-stock ceramic doll head various jewels & broken vintage finery some wicked curved razor blades that were in the bottom of a toolbox that I bought at an estate sale a wooden...

Hammer + Nails = Happiness

I have a serious addiction to scrap lumber and metal.  Any alley or construction dumpster is a treasure trove waiting to be plundered. I am also a sucker for furniture & architectural...

upcycled brass bowl windchimes

I have always loved brass bowls & brass bells, but was at a loss for how to display/use them. Brass decorative items have been out of style for a while so they are fairly easy to find...

Vintage tea tin pendant lights

After finding a ton of EXTREMELY inexpensive prisms at the local hardware store I decided to upcycle some of the many, many (many, many, MANY) tea tins I had stashed all over the house.  The...



Recent comments


Re: Vintage Rotary Phone Clock

Suewannabeinkc: I made a coat rack for a gear-head friend of mine using old window cranks. I just used a distressed plank and screwed the handles on with extra long screws with a couple of nuts as spacers to hold the cranks a little further away from the board. Unfortunately I don't have a picture. I finished it off with an old ford grill emblem centered on the top as he was a big Ford truck guy. He called it "manly crafts"...
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Re: Headed to Class

I have this exact plant stand as well (in black), I use it as a display in my craft fairs. It's funny how many of us are drawn to the exact same items!
:)

Re: TOO MANY WINDOWS

This is just gorgeous! I need to get crackin' with the windows I have lying around!

Re: Avocado Green ... NO MORE!

This looks great!

Re: Rusty repurpose!

very nice effect, I love it! (and it'll keep my cat from singeing himself!

Re: Eclectic Brass Label Bracelets

HAWT!
scorching hot!
so awesome, I want to live in your brain.
whoa, that sounded kind of creepy...

Re: Arithmetic, Vintage Flashcards, Resin, Ball Chain = Really Groovy Necklaces

very nice, indeed! Those look very rustic & high class all at the same time, a difficult balance to strike, kudos!