missartgurl
mary frances millet, scotia, NY, USmember
I am also a muralist/watercolor artist/potter/photographer/junker. My art also consists of found objects, paper and fabric. I design jewelry too in glass slides, seaglass and ceramic. Im writing a whimsical guided journal for wannabe artists too.
See my website cottagesweetcottage.com and my Etsy shop of same name for more cool ideas!
I love this site and get so inspired looking at all your projects.
I had a shop in 2007 and miss it so much. My goal for 2009 is to open another shop that is a studio and retail space where I can also hold art classes including salvage art!
Gender: Female
Birthday: 05/11/1957
Member Since: 11/20/2008
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Blue Horse Assemblage
I cant believe it but I had the exact same idea as "To Ride A Horse is to Ride the SKy" horse assemblage BEFORE I saw it! I had been working on this for about a month because the horse is...
Found Object Artist Paul Kant exhibit
The photo posted is one of my murals and does not go with this post...I dont have permission to post Paul's work. Just wanted to direct you to a creative artist who uses found materials to create his...
More Repurposed Jewelry
My very own seaglass collage creation! I collaged a piece of a map onto a light aqua seaglass and strung it on an old faux pearl necklace. I then soldered around the edge of the seaglass and hung it...
Salvaged Brass Keyhole Necklace
I dont know what these are but I found a ton of em and it inspired the mad jewelry designer again. They look like keyholes. I placed a shard of red stained glass inside that I collaged pieces of...
Junk Magnets on a Snow Day!
How cool is it A) to work in a school system (Im a teacher assistant specializing in art for special needs kids in one of the most art-heavy schools in the country) and B) to have a snow day to...
Salvaged Secretary
Help! I bought this cottage style secretary for $75 cuz I fell in love with it! I painted the fire damaged interior and some of the outside so that looks good. Now the smoked mirror front has a big...
Whitewashed and Collaged Wallpaper Hutch
Heres a way to makeover a old 70s dark wood hutch that was soooo ugly someone actually GAVE me! I whitewashed it, added silverware pulls and collaged on bits of torn vntage wallpaper to the entire...
Broken China Pendant
I saw piecesofthepast's gorgeous broken china bracelet and it reminded me I made a few pieces of jewelry with china shards with a stained glass method. But I'd like to learn how to make silver bezels...
Repurposed Tiles
So the deadly three Ws are giving me LOTS of creative junk time! Weight Watchers and Winter! WW took away my bread and carbtime and Winter took away my walking! So Im spending more time than ever in...
Wordy Birdys
Fabric scraps, buttons, feathers, sticks, keys, scrapbooking words and paint samples make up the bodies of my recycled art Wordy Birdys. Each one is completely unique and carries an...
Rescued vintage wagon wheel rocker!!!!
Got this retro wagon wheel rocker in the TRASHPILE! Can you believe somebody was throwing this beauty out??? Burgundy naugahyde upholstery is completely intact. It only needs the nailheads reattached...
Storm Window Display Shelf
I have a junk dilemma! A friend gave me two 5 foot tall storm windows. The vintage VHS video in front shows scale (waiting for someone to repurpose THOSE now !!!!). (And, BTW, why did...
Repurposed Jewelry
Oooh I just love making jewelry from junk! Heres some examples of my latest crop! Glass slide collage with old newspapers/cookbooks, stained glass bits, even pieces of my watercolors! Nothing is...
Salvage Hot Spot
In the Albany area of NY state, there's a great little place called At The Warehouse (.net) where they have all kinds of crazy things to create with or to buy already made from...
3 Rosy Tables
Thought you all might like to see the 3 tables I painted. I found a set of 2 matching vintage dark wood tables and another one with a shelf under it at my favorite store, The Side Of The RoadnbspI...
Guttercap centerpiece
I placed 4 rusty guttercaps into each other in a cross like forn and placed a wire stemmed flower in the middle as if in a frog.
Repurposed Typewriter
OK this one is little wacky but hey it was fun! I found an old typewriter in my boyfriends basement and I LOVE the turquoise color. I just HAD to find a purpose for it. So it now hangs in my...
Junk Christmas cards
Im a card designer (among many other things!) so my junkers eye is always on the lookout for cool things to add to my cards. This years batch of Christmas cards came out so well and I got so...
Painted China Cabinet Doors
I painted a couple of antique china cabinet doors with enamel paint to be hung as wall art. The beautiful brass pulls were left as is.
Junk Kitchen Makeover
I junked up my kitchen by decoupaging cool torn turquoise paper on my cupboards and whitewashing the dark panelling! I even subbed old silverware for the drawer pulls! The counter top was a...
Vintage Bulb and Reflector Wreath
Vintage bulbs and their reflectors get a new life on a wreath made from grapevine from my backyard! A little bird and a wooden hand add whimsical touches.





Recent comments
Re: To Ride a Horse is to Ride the Sky
I love your horse! Go and see mine I just posted that is the same idea but I have been creating it for a month and didnt even see yours! I live 1/2 hour from Saratoga Springs so I am always inspired by horses!
posted: 11:28 am on March 23rdRe: Blue Horse Assemblage
my website is cottagesweetcottage.com. Etsy store of same name. eBay store Mary Frances Boutique!
posted: 11:25 am on March 23rdI don't exactly know what the base is but its very heavy. Composed of open holes all over it. Maybe from a farm machine?
Re: Blue Horse Assemblage
my website is cottagesweetcottage.com. Etsy store of same name. eBay store Mary Frances Boutique!
posted: 11:23 am on March 23rdRe: Junk Magnets on a Snow Day!
Wow I thought I was a tuff New Yorker but listenin to you hardy snow girls makes me feel a little spoiled! We're pretty good here with the snow emergency equipment but I guess Minnestoans are a tougher breed than us New Yorkers. I am so sick of snow and ice but it gives me studio time!
posted: 4:31 pm on January 30thRe: Junk Magnets on a Snow Day!
Only 1/4" inch? We got a foot! I was digging out in shifts. I cant believe your kids dont get snow days! Im so s-p-o-i-l-e-d! We get at least 1 a month!
posted: 12:40 pm on January 29thRe: Another use for broken dishes...jewelry!
Did you place them in a bezel? Id love to learn how to do that! Ive used a stained glass method with a shard of china. Do you sell them? Can we see more?
posted: 6:10 am on January 28thRe: Refinished Furniture
Wow love the table papered with pages from a book! That book is glued to the table?
posted: 5:50 am on January 28thIll have to post the door I covered with a newspaper from 1927.
Re: Repurposed Tiles
Oh yeah-LOVE that W! Wii fit is so fun!
posted: 8:51 pm on January 26thIve got about 20 more tiles so Ill be busy.
Re: Vintage Jewelry Redesigned
O wow these are COOL. Makes me yearn for flea markets to go huntin for bits n pieces.
posted: 6:32 pm on January 25thRe: Old window art created from recycled glass
Wow its gorgeous! Take a shot of it in the sun so we can see!!!
posted: 3:43 pm on January 23rdRe: Rescued vintage wagon wheel rocker!!!!
Wow thanks for the site tips! Ill check them out!
posted: 5:56 am on January 22ndRe: Rescued vintage wagon wheel rocker!!!!
Wow thanks for the site tips! Ill check them out!
posted: 5:41 am on January 22ndRe: Repurposed Jewelry
Candy, I gave one of my map collage necklaces of Ireland to a friend for Christmas and she is ordering maps of Germany and Paris too! Im addicted to these silly things. So much fun.
posted: 3:12 am on January 19thRe: Repurposed Jewelry
Yes, chosmosw, I do! I sell them through my website, cottagesweetcottage.com and I'm going to be placing them on my eBay store, Mary Frances Boutique as well as my Etsy store! I'll post a link.
posted: 3:09 am on January 19thRe: Rescued vintage wagon wheel rocker!!!!
Theres more to this story too!!! I actually saw it in my neighbors trash one early morning. I "nonchalantly" walked by it and kicked it to see if it was intact. I shook it to see if it would fall apart. I pulled it away from the other trash and it was in one piece! So I actually dragged it to my house 3 doors away and while dragging it, my neighbor came out and said," its a nice chair, huh?" I was a little embarassed that I was "stealing" his trash but I lied and said it was for my sister! There is a certain thrill in trash pickin, eh?? :)
posted: 7:37 pm on January 18thRe: Storm Window Display Shelf
Wow those are great ideas for my storm window display. Im getting inspired.
posted: 10:13 am on January 18thRe: Window Garden
This has got to win some kind of prize on what to do with old windows! How creative and gorgeous! Sue, are you listening?? How about giving abitofparis a Junk Medal??? :)
posted: 6:12 am on January 16thRe: Vintage Door Corner Shelf
This is what I wanted to do with two storm windows! I placed a pic on my page. I want to make it collapsible to sell my pottery on at art fairs. Did you buy those shelves or make them?
posted: 6:06 am on January 16thRe: Pssst. Don't tell anyone, but....
WOW this is SO cool. What a great design. I can see your design being coveted by the "cottage" industry! I just might try it myself with a couple of barkcloth seat cushions!
posted: 5:26 am on January 16thRe: Old window projects
What is it about old windows?? I love them tooooo. Im always making them into tables, shelves, frames, etc. I just got some pale blue, mint green and pink painted ones! I love your projects.
posted: 9:38 am on January 13thRe: Junk Kitchen Makeover
NO actually they were EASY! I bent the spoons so the bowl faced out. I then threaded a piece of picture wire through the hole in the drawer from the inside, throught the spoon loop, back through the drawer and twisted it.
posted: 3:43 pm on January 1stRe: Towering blast from the past
I am soooo doing this for my boyfriends bedroom! Hes a diehard Yankees fan and would LOVE this. And bats as curtain rods and blue/white ticking as curtains.
posted: 10:24 am on January 1st