paisleypenguin
Edmonds, WA, USmember
I love 007, steampunk, vintage, repurposing and a great dirty martini. I think kilts are sexy. I have a passion for great coffee. Red wine and chocolate are excellent together! I love to travel and plan to get my passport stamped many times in the coming years.
I don’t understand emo or the fascination with video games. I’m not a morning person. I detest peas.
Some quirky things about me. I costumed an independent Zombie film summer 2007. I have exactly two hours flight time for a small single engine aircraft. I have a Celtic knot tattoo on my back & my nose is pierced. I’m an anglophile who dreams of someday living in London. The hubs and I brew beer. I share a birthday with Jackie O.
Right now I am aggressively paying down my debt but I wish I had more money for yarn & junk! :(
I wanted to take over the world but got distracted by something paisley.
Member Since: 11/16/2008
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My Little Tree
I had planned to do a theme tree this year but when I open up that box of ornaments collected throughout my childhood and that of my SK's I don't have the heart to not put them on the tree. I...
Evergreen, Tinsel & Snow
My dining room is olive green and I wanted something light and pretty for my table centerpiece this Christmas. I have a love of silver "stuff". I have a bunch of silver pieces somereal...
Suitcase Dog Bed
I started with an old suitcase from my Grandma. The lining was shot so we ripped it out. The hubs cut two croquet mallets in half and screwed them to the bottom of the suitcase for...
Sweater Stocking
This is a stocking made for my niece. I started with a $5 thrift store sweater of wool/angora/cashmere. I created a stocking pattern from an exisitng one I had and pinned it to the front...
A new addition to the front yard
Refinerii | November 7th, 2009
Shakers on a stick
LuAnn | November 7th, 2009
It's a sifter...it's a shell casing...it's a cigar box...No... it a vase!
oldnews | November 7th, 2009
Recent comments
Re: Suitcase endtable of another sort
Great idea! I too would love to utilize some old suitcases I have in my living room but just don't have the space to stack them. This could be a real possibility for me. Awesome how you worked with what you had!
posted: 12:13 pm on October 25thRe: Michigan License Plate Map by Design Turnpike
This is great. I have seen a similar idea with a map of the US. Each state is cut out in the shape of the state with a license plate from that state.
posted: 7:38 pm on September 27thRe: My version of teacup chandelier
Too cute. What a great idea!
posted: 7:36 pm on September 27thRe: A TP Holder
Love it!
posted: 10:22 pm on August 26thRe: Inspiration....
Dolly is wonderful! I love her skirt of scarfs!
posted: 8:59 pm on June 27thRe: Vintage School Map Occasional Tables
I love maps and these are so great!
posted: 1:12 pm on May 30thRe: Adirondack from salvage
This is so great! Your son has such a great eye. He looked at a bunch of miss matched junk and turned it in to a functional piece of art. Great A+++++
posted: 1:07 pm on May 30thRe: "JUMP THROUGH THIS!!??!!" (project #2)
Wonderful idea I may have to steal. :0)
posted: 9:38 pm on February 15thRe: Deep Fried Decor - A Floral Welcome
This is great and so versatile! There is a restaurant supply place near my house. I have been meaning to make a trip there.
posted: 9:37 pm on February 15thRe: Push Lawnmower Lamp
I love the red and blue together. The lamp base reminds me a little of a double helix. Great project!
posted: 9:35 pm on February 15thRe: Vintage Sewing Pedal Goes Contemporary
Love it!
posted: 1:18 pm on January 31stRe: IT'S A WRAP!
Wow, amazing. This is so very awesome and so hard to believe it's not piece of leather!
posted: 11:45 pm on January 22ndRe: office humor, sisterly love, and valentine's day
Love this idea!
posted: 11:43 pm on January 22ndRe: Everybody has shutters, don't they?
Awesome job! I could certainly use this idea in my own home. Maybe in hanging in the bathroom..............
posted: 11:40 pm on January 22ndRe: East meets Midwest
Amazing project. Love the end result!
posted: 11:21 pm on January 21stRe: "Soilax Bucket" Tool Box Lamp
This is amazingly cool and I just love the "out of site" tool storage. Two functions in one and it rolls!
posted: 2:11 pm on January 18thRe: My Love for Junk is on the Rise!
Love this idea. I could combine my silver pieces and with something like this. I am now on the lookout for stuff like this! Great presentation!
posted: 2:05 pm on January 18thRe: retro space ship propeller table i made last night
Awesome I absolutely love this table!
posted: 4:13 pm on January 17thRe: White on White
Love you square table and the fact that you can fit eight chairs around it the size it is!
posted: 4:09 pm on January 17thRe: Kids Kitchen sets
These are so totally cute. Love it and welcome!
posted: 10:16 pm on January 13thRe: "THE UNCOLA Crate" Shadow Box Table
This is really great! Totally love it!
posted: 1:39 am on January 13thRe: A Trio of Fresh Ideas!
These are great and now I will be on the lookout for toothbrush holders as I am remodeling my bathroom and have been trying to think of "junk" to put in there.
posted: 1:26 pm on January 11thRe: How to Make A Paris Lamp
This is absolutely fabulous. It's so awesome you saw past that fringe. I would love to make something like this for my home!
posted: 1:10 pm on January 11thRe: Rescued game table
This is so great! I love this idea and have something similar in mind. Kudos to you!
posted: 5:21 pm on January 1stRe: Dominos
What a great idea! I love the graphic look of the matched set. Awesome!
posted: 5:19 pm on January 1stRe: Sewing Machine Drawer Charging Station
Excellent idea and welcome!
posted: 5:15 pm on January 1stI have been looking for something cool to make a charging station for myself. My BIL made one out of an old suitcase which I had considered but that might be too big for my small condo.
Very inspiring!
Re: The City Floor Lamp and the Country Floor Lamp
Love these - especially the surveyor one. It would go great in my house. Now I am even more on the lookout for a surveyor stand!
posted: 10:05 am on December 19thRe: Headboard Christmas bench
Welcome! Awesome project for little $$$. Really high impact. It turned out great! I am rethinking a bedframe I have at home now. Hm....
posted: 4:21 pm on December 15thRe: Ice Skates Get a New Life
what an inspiration. I love the fur trim! I have been looking for some skates to use as part of my holiday decorating too.
posted: 3:52 pm on December 15thRe: How to Make a Christmas Candelabra
Love it and love your little white tree. The way it looks in this photo it looks "potted" in your silver tea pot.
posted: 3:49 pm on December 15thRe: Laugh out loud
OMG - too funny!
posted: 1:06 am on December 15thRe: Junkyard Dog Collar Contest
I love this idea! Now I need to make my dog one!
posted: 3:12 pm on December 13thRe: Tutorial - Making a Recycled Junk Christmas Tree with a Twist
I love this! I was two minutes too late to get a fake tree at the thrift store last weekend. I have been on the lookout though.
posted: 10:20 pm on December 5thRe: Repurposed glass decanter bottle tops turned into Christmas ornaments.
Gorgeous and what a GREAT idea!
posted: 10:09 pm on December 5thRe: Great for gift giving -- fun & easy photo displays
Love the whimsy of the old cameras and baseball!
posted: 10:06 pm on December 5thRe: "SILVER BELLS" for Georgia
Love it!
posted: 10:06 pm on December 5thRe: Mantle Turned Headboard
This is great! Love the detail on the headboard/mantle and what you placed on top of it.
posted: 10:05 pm on December 5thRe: Card File Ottoman
Completely original idea. Great multipurpose junk!
posted: 10:38 pm on November 22ndRe: Hardware angel ornaments
Wow - what a great idea. So cute. You certainly have someone watching over you!
posted: 10:30 pm on November 22ndRe: Sophie the Dachshund
This is so great! Now I am inspired to find a way to memorialize my dog with junk!
posted: 10:27 pm on November 22ndRe: Snowshoe wall hanging with old mitten
I love it! One of may favorite ways to decorate at Christmas is with greenery and old funky stuff like that. Being a knitter I love the addition of the mitten. Great job and so easy!
posted: 10:26 pm on November 22ndRe: Tag Maker Tote
Wow, this is a great find and a wonderful project. Can't wait to get out there and junk this weekend. Very inspirational
posted: 12:48 pm on November 22ndRe: A Collectible Christmas
Love the color palette, especially the hit of aqua.
posted: 10:34 pm on November 20thRe: Just some footstool fun
Absolutely love it! Love turning sweaters in to other things!
posted: 1:45 am on November 20thRe: Halloween revisited
Wow, these are amazing!
posted: 12:03 am on November 19thRe: Junk Journal
I love ways to use yellowed music pages.
posted: 11:58 pm on November 18thRe: Grandma's chair
What a wonderful way to keep a treasured item from your Grandmother but make it yours!
posted: 11:06 pm on November 18thRe: Ode to Geo's Bicycle Lamp
This is so great. What a wonderful way to decorate for the holidays!
posted: 11:04 pm on November 18thRe: Keeping it simple - Happy Halloween!
Love it! I really like old wooden croquet sets and I love fall and Halloween. Totally perfect, simply display!
posted: 5:10 pm on November 18thRe: Compact Memories
This is such a cute idea! What a great gift idea too - love it!
posted: 4:21 pm on November 18thRe: Bewitched
I love Halloween, I love fall, I lovethis project! I'll certainly be on the lookout for an old clock.
posted: 4:18 pm on November 18thRe: Sweater Stocking
Thank you all for the warm welcome.
posted: 2:23 pm on November 18thRe: Suitcase Dog Bed
Thanks so much for your comments. I wish I had a better photo of BJ in the bed. He's a bit camera shy. If I succeed I will update my photos.
posted: 2:05 pm on November 18thRe: Shimmer Me Timbers
This is pretty much what I was thinking of creating for my bathroom. Just need to find the junk. Great project!
posted: 1:04 pm on November 18thRe: Guest Room Luggage Rack
Completely excellent idea! Sometimes we do have to wait a while before something speaks to us or we aquire something new to make something else work. Awesome!
posted: 12:41 pm on November 18thRe: The Ideal Christmas Tree!
This is absolutely awesome and so inspiring!
posted: 1:16 pm on November 16thRe: Drum Side Table
I love this idea! It's the sort of thing I could use in my house. I will be on the lookout for an old drum now!
posted: 1:16 pm on November 16th