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Lani, you gotta love glass. Whether it is a cloche, unusual bottle, or a table top, it simply yet dramatically illustrates the inner and structural beauty of most any item. Well done.

Ken

Marie, love this lamp. The beauty, design, and quality of this piece is evermore enhanced by your illuminating it. Well done.

Ken

Sue, springs, coils, sprirals have a life of their own. This came out very cool. Thanks.

Ken

Hello Sue, nice job with this mysterious find. I believe your wire mesh hardware pieces are known as "chinese fingers", which are used when stringing steel cable for replacement on an existing cable drum. In our facility, we have a 100 foot high warehouse serviced by an automated robotic crane. The crane runs on a steel track and elevates pallets of product via this vertical cable moving the shuttle up and down to the proper bin location to store. When we are required to replace the cable for normal preventative maintenance, we cut the old cable and splice the "chinese finger" in place with new cable. Now tethered together, the old cable is removed and the new cable is strung in place. Pretty neat.

Ken

Candy, great sentiment and creativity with your finds. Well done.

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Marie, as soon as I saw this I started hearing "Octopuses Garden" by the Beatles. What a creative masterpiece. Thanks.

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Jenny, well said.... Well done!

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Gail Marie, these guys are friends of mine. Well done!

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Jim, barns are big, beautiful,kind and full of purpose, and when they sadly pass on, their afterlife still yields many, many treasures. Nice job!

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Jill, my kind of junk! Great creative result from seemingly junky discards. Simply sublime!

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Lanette, your backyard rocks with a symphony of junk style! Your detail in everything shows. Thanks!

Ken

RustyDiva, here you go....
The cool grapevine goblets are obviously good by themselves, or you simply could arrange the 3 of them as they are pictured with real grapes for a centerpiece on a table.
How about this no brainer... candleholders. And finally, invert one of them, add glue to the base and add that rectangle tray to make a pedastal stand. It could be cool.

Enjoy and good luck.

Ken

Laurel, very nice and cool with the vintage writing on the crates. I'm sure these would work well on the other side of your window inside your house, with interior plants.

Thanks.

Ken

Well done, Yaya!

Good morning, Jenny

The best thing about this is not the keys, or the box, but your subtle compilation of it all bounded by your simple, yet powerful quote. How inspiring! Thank you for sharing all your projects with us.

Ken

Jenny, way cool! I love springs, coils, hooks, hardware of all genres. The mass of these together is quite appealing and striking, yet simple. Great job.

Ken

Thank you, all, for your kind and generous comments. You never know how something in your head will really turn out, until you try it....

Both versatile either inside or outside, a beautiful creation. The window, too, a cool touch.

Thanks.

Ken

Jim, cool lamp and awesome shade. Tom Jones will never be the same.

Ken

Wow! The guardrail re-purposed for artwork and then re-purposed again for a votive candle shelf. Awesome job from a great find.

Thank you.

Ken

Doors rock! Cool job.

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Susyn, you know you're good when you can mentally dismember something for that certain cool part for yet a better application. Wonderful job.

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Careyanne, sweet job!

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Ya gotta love driftwood.... Nature's way of beautiful junk on the beach. Nice job!

Ken

Susyn, whatever it takes to abscond the prized treasure, i.e, wagon, hoofing it, tractor-trailer! Great job.

Ken

You obviously had too much fun, and your description of your experience here is way too funny! Your windchimes are clever, cool, and inspiring! And always remember: you can never have too much COWBELL!

Thanks.

Ken

Marie,great job op this chime! I love that middle one which is very unusual adding to the uniqueness of this cool piece.
Seeing this work of art sway makes me ponder of the soul who used these. Thank you.

Ken

Georgia, your organization is inspiring! I know my huge weakness (I have many!)is organization, or lack there-of. I oftentimes cannot pass up ANYTHING that stands out to me on the curb, at the Flea, or at a sale, and then when returning to home, I pile it in my studio, aka, space formerly know as my garage for future diagnosis for yet another creation. My only navigation in there is a "natural" path that just "happens" after I drop off my new found treasure. I guess psychoanalysis would be in order for those like me in this situation. Organization for us is only temporary, but at least I am in great company!

Thanks.

Ken

Lanette, as you know, their is something about glass cloches & pedastals which add sophistication, importance, yet simplicity to what is ever elevated and on display. Your concepts are beautiful & inspiring. Thanks.

Ken

Hey Jim, your work is always fun, cheerful, eclectic, and inspirational. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Shelly, you gotta love the 'Will. Great job and welcome to the party.

Ken

Jenny, the perfect desk, table, sculpture for your office, studio, lab. The machinist's base is bold & integral, the diverse vintage type is powerful, and your concept is genius.
Thank you for letting us see it all.

Ken

Marie, every inch of this light is creeping with character! What's fun about this is you have retained the important moving parts yet dressed it appropriately with the redwood base, flowers, and a "saved" unique shade. It is a beauty!

Thanks.

Ken

Sue, great job on 'national' TV today. You just elevated door knobs, bird cage bases, and restaurant dishes to a lofty, sought-after status. This junk will never be the same!

We await your next venue. Again, a wonderful job! Thank you.

Ken

Great re-purpose for a unique collection. Thanks.

Ken

Rust never sleeps. Amazing how the man-made & the natural come together in this piece. Looks amazing!

Ken

Springs Rule! Nice & new application for them, too. Thanks.

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Rob, nice, cool time piece! Thanks.

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Great job.... Love the window handle, which adds so much interest. Thanks!

Ken

Ya gotta love tools! Complex, one-of-kind, soothing creation. Thank you.

Ken

Nothing says floral beauty like an arrangement in a doll's leg! Everything works on this cool piece. Great job!

Ken

Great finds and looks so cool with the contrasting colors.

Nice assembly of "odd" components. It works!

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Lucky cat! Nice job.

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You're gonna wake up in the city that never sleeps,you're king of the hill, top of the (junk)heap! A # 1.

Congratulations and good luck in the Big Apple!

Ken

Jenny, if there ever was a definition for "CLASSIC" junk, this is it! What a unique piece transformed into a useful thing of beauty.... and inspirational, too!
Thanks.

Ken

Great shade = cool lamp. Thanks.

Ya know what's great about these lamps? You can display ANYTHING in them... and at this site, we await your masterpiece! Good luck and can't wait.

You gotta love old VW's. My Dad had one and got so much MPG that I thought he filled his tank up with a garden hose!

To convert this defunct generator into a lamp, especially from a '64 vintage VW, is great!

Jim, very cool lamp. Very unusual raw materials expertly combined to create something out of the ordinary.... or "strange".

I like that.

A warm, wild, wonderful collection of unique and artful things. One faucet knob a tune... many, a symphony! THANKS.

A BIG THANK YOU to Candy, aka, Junk Sophisticate to document how to properly re-size photos in order to upload onto JMS. I thought I was banned from the site permanently as I consistently proved my PC illiteracy and couldn't move a *&^$@* photo. At last I have been liberated!

Thank you.

A beautiful setting. Sewing machine bases are look great anywhere.

Thanks.

Sweet! Nice color & sentiment, too. Thanks.

Wonderful job! Great window and adaption to this room. Wainscoting, lighting, paint, shelving & window all results in a beautiful room!

Cirlam, the glass part was obviously the most expensive, about $100 for a 31" X 78" X 1/4" tempered piece. But I rationalize that I can sit 8 guests at once at this one-of-a-kind table. I have placed two sewing machine bases underneath and secured with wood screws. It's funny to watch our guests trying to figure out what and how this all goes together. I look for their experience at my house to be FUN!

Additionally, I made my 15 year old son a desk utilizing the same concept, so he can spread out his school work, projects, as necessary. I even have started to see some "junk creativity" from him!

Thank you for your kind comments.

Ken

Kimberly, wonderful alternative use of a heater grate, and poignant with the sentiment of a prayer.

Thank you.

Ken

A huge spinning gear mold in the window? Of course! Yet again, finding the unexpected where you least expect it.... You make this stuff fun and bring out the passion in it!

Thanks, again, for inspiring us.

Ken

Wonderful project! I love anything that is illuminated by candle, and yours is a knock out! Of course, the ceiling grate,rusty chain, and related hardware takes it over the top.

Thanks for a great website.

Ken

Vintage, modern, clever, cool!

Thanks for your generous comments. This stuff is fun! The stems are gathered at Marshall's, Maxx's, etc. and are sold as toilet tissue stands. I cut the stand base off and then am left with the squigley rod. It's too nice for toilet paper!

These guttercaps have such organic form & function, and when juxtaposed with the flower, becomes a standout sculpture. Nice job.

A very special project with a sentimental touch. Beautiful.

Salvaged well! Looks great.

Sue & Team Junk.... Great magazine and DVD. I've seen the DVD twice now and am motivated, inspired, and on the lookout! Truly a great piece of work. Thank you and will be looking for more!

WONDERFUL CREATIONS! YOU HAVE MADE THE MOST MUNDANE HARDWARE REGAL! THANK YOU.

Love that long window above the dresser, too! Everything looks great.

GOT TO GET IT!

What wonderful works of art! Every individual component draws the eye and mind, too, to see the beauty, and the soul of your creations. WOW!

How unusual. Every detail on this piece just makes the Churchill quote more powerful. Beautiful!

A great collaboration of otherwise cast-off materials created into a functional art piece. Nice!

That scripted "1910" is unbelievable! I can almost visualize the maker inscribing this proud piece. Thanks.

This piece I'm sure is thanking you for its' adoption. What a magnificant find! Thank you.

This dresser is saying "thank you" for its' new life! What a fine job yo did.

These are beautiful! Another use, in addition to the candle holder would be to use these wonderful architectural elements as pedastals. Anything elevated,i.e.,candles, plants,orbs,sculpture,is truly honored and becomes the focus. Very cool stuff. Thanks.

As you all know, I don't think anyone is truly satisfied unless you can create something from that "normally" discarded item. I am always looking out for that banished sofa to dissect and recover the springs, the legs, whatever, for some future project.

Coooool finds... looking forward to the finished product!

Fascinating creation and a great conversation piece! I especially like the function of it being chairs of a different kind. Thanks!

Hey Sue, thanks for the kind comments. Just for the record, I have 2 boys, Tom 15 & Joe turning 8.... Both natural born junkers!

Springs do rule!

Don't you love people that get rid of stuff that has such individual value? Great job.

Great collaboration of found objects and they all compliment each other. Thank you.

Very nice. Alot cooler than Pottery Barn!

Very cool! Functional operation with vintage design is very cooool!

A wonderful creation from simple stuff. Love your website, too!

Thank you.

Ahhhhh, don't get me started on bottles! My first memorable experience with bottle collecting started when I was mowing my Grandfather's lawn (age 13)in upstate NY. Pushing this old mower, I looked down and spotted an Atwood's Bitter bottle partially scratching through the earth's surface. Well, I helped it the rest of the way, and from that moment on I was hooked! Ya gotta love bottles!

Awesome job! Vintage suitcases are not only functioanl, but artistic in their own way. Looks great!

Wow, old doors are irresistable, I can't drive passed one! Great job with all of your creations. Thanks!

Another gem in the rough and rescued!

The sum of all these pieces is beautiful.

Very cool lamp... the pail is so different. T h a n k s !!!