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1950's Schooldesk

itsnotjunk2me, member | October 12th, 200911 comments

This 1950's Heywood-Wakefield schooldesk was found stored above garage when we moved in over 27 years ago. Painted a tacky green, written on with black marker and stuck with stickers, it has...

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Dr Pepper Crate Table

JunkinLindsey, member | August 10th, 200910 comments

I saw Jim Healy's 7up crate table awhile back and just had to make one for myself! I found this Dr Pepper crate for 5 bucks, found the glass for a dollar at the same junk show, and the rest is...

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50'S TOAST HOLDER NOW HOLDING POST CARDS AND MISC!

Lillypad, member | February 1st, 20097 comments

I WENT TO OUR LOCAL AUCTION AND THIS WAS IN A BOX LOT I PURCHASED. A 1950'S HOLDER FOR TOAST, I NOW USE IT ON MY DESK TO HOLD ENVELOPES,BILLS OR POSTCARDS THAT I CHANGE OUT EVERY SO OFTEN TO LOOK AT...

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kitty kat found object sculpture made by my friend Ron

ultrajunk, member | January 30th, 200911 comments

Here is a kitty kat sculpture my friend Ron made the other night in my shop. He wanted to give the found object sculpture thing a try and came up with this great piece. It is made with a vintage...

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Miss Galaxy Girl Found Object Sculpture I Made Last Night

ultrajunk, member | January 23rd, 200915 comments

The lovely miss galaxy girl..that i made last night from some old x-mas tree stands for her skirt and base, a vintage hairpin table leg for the legs, 50's auto glass bowl fuel filter for the head...

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Revive your treasures with paint

sewitall, member | January 6th, 20096 comments

the dresser was mine, from the 50's and had been redone later with one of those dark brown antiquing kits and was not pretty. I sanded, primed and spray painted the exterior Heirloom White flat...

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Vintage Ceramic Squirrel Pin Cushion

MissMelis, member | January 1st, 200916 comments

I created a fun little pin cushion using an old ceramic squirrel vase.

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Let it Snow

Jim Healy, contributor | December 13th, 200811 comments

When I was kid my mom would take my brother and I to Santa’s Land in Vermont. There were these strange little cabins painted bizarre colors and built to some odd scale. Everything looked...

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Gliding into Winter

Jim Healy, contributor | December 8th, 200812 comments

I found this great Glider at an estate sale for $10.00. The vintage skis were given to me by a friend. It’s a little too cold for rocking, so this is the next best thing….Happy Holidays!

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Vintage Pennant Ornaments

Jim Healy, contributor | December 7th, 200819 comments

I’ve been collecting vintage travel pennants for years. I decided to use one as a tree topper and thought it looked so cool that I covered the entire tree.

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"Dumpster Diving Diva Window"

DumpsterDivingDiva, member | November 13th, 200811 comments

Hello Junkers, This has been a dream of mine to display my dumpster diving/alley crawling finds. Yes, that is my Christmas tree in the window. All ornaments found in the trash. Artpiece on wall...

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Green 50's lamp turned into modern mosaic!

GarageSaleJunkie, member | October 28th, 20088 comments

I bought this lamp at a garage sale for 5.00, I really fell in love with it, it WAS bright green, sorry I dont have any before pictures :( I loved the curves of it. So what I did, was I...

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Halloween revisited

Dolly3cats, member | October 28th, 200810 comments

A few years ago I scored some bits and pieces of old Halloween crepe paper. My husband wasn't too sure about my find, but he is sure now. He loves these and I'm pleased myself. A...

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