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Got Gas!

Jim Healy, contributor | July 3rd, 20099 comments

Old, crusty and rusty is just how I found most of the components for this Lamp. I combined an old Gas Can with a crusty vintage Hose Reel and out popped a Lamp.

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Can I Have Your Number ?

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | July 2nd, 200913 comments

Okay, I have a thing with numbers. Why? Who knows. But they're sure fun to accessorize with, don't ya think?

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Fronkey? Repurposing an old clothes hanger

stpaulgirl7, member | June 28th, 20095 comments

I stopped at a local Goodwill and came across this cholthes hanger, of metal frogs. I thought they would look good painted and put in the garden somehow. When I checked out, the girl said"How...

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Clean-up that Yard With a Little Junk!

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | June 28th, 200928 comments

Why not add a little junk to the yard. It's fun and gives your yard a lot of character. Make it a funky, junky yard!

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MY "GREEN" HOUSE

italianpeasant, member | June 24th, 20098 comments

I FINALLY GOT THE GREENHOUSE MADE OUT OF OLD WINDOWS & ARCHITECTURE; I COULDN'T MOVE IT BY MYSELF LOL. I PUT IT OVER A CLUMP OF DAISIES AND PUT A BIRDBATH BOTTOM WITH A PINEAPPLE ON...

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Another quick project #3

LuAnn, member | June 21st, 200911 comments

Here is another quick project I've seen around. I used old Michigan license plates for the front and back (from the bi-centennial 1976). This will be used as a plantar but can be...

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Eclectic Brass Label Bracelets

byabpryor, member | June 18th, 20099 comments

Today's post are bracelets made of brass drawer labels, vintage jewelry, crystal lettering and scraps from a vintage Dior bag....

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Collar fun!

pmorse, member | June 18th, 20092 comments

I found this fabulous blouse at a yard sale for fifty cents. It had big stains, thus the price. Bought it for the wonderful buttons...but then remembered seeing a French cuff from a shirt...

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What do you do with a bedspring, fabric and shuffle board puck? Make an Art Doll of course!

byabpryor, member | June 18th, 200912 comments

So, I've been working on this doll for quite some time... It is comprised of many different recycled elements:lacesilk rosebed springwooden dowelwooden shuffle board pucktorn brown bag...

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Vintage Rag Racket Signage - yeah that sounds good lol

byabpryor, member | June 17th, 20092 comments

Just a little signage I came up with.... black board paint makes it flexible.... lol

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Suits - upcycled

pipandpipper, member | June 17th, 20094 comments

I made myself a purse from old suits and a friend asked me to make some smaller clutches for her shop. As usual, I was up for the challenge. I love the way they turned out. nbspThey...

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Smokin'-Hot-Back-Yard in-the-heat-of-summer-in-Texas-(slightly junky)-WEDDING/part 2

1DesignChick, member | June 17th, 20097 comments

Okey doke! Part 2 of slightly junky and smokin' hot wedding of my lovely middle daughter. Makes me hot just thinking about it. Hot and happy!

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A little vintage texture

burningrubber, member | June 16th, 20092 comments

Can you feel the textures. The cool ceramic quilts. The worn leather and rattan. The old jars that once housed mustard and mayo. A frame with crackled and chipped paint over warm and wabbly wood...

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Drink Up!

Jim Healy, contributor | June 15th, 200924 comments

I have amassed this out-of-control collection of vintage Soda Bottles. The whole thing started with three bottles I found at a tag sale.

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Feet Shall manifest

moonwild, member | June 13th, 20095 comments

Their Feet Shall Manifest This is an assemblage made with many pieces of found metal such as a old drawer pull, a pair rusted scissors, , old key , a tiny copper foot and other vintage...

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Mirror/stained glass/shelf

Yayaforjunk, member | June 12th, 20093 comments

Ok I decided to go with my original black. Some how it just seemed to make the stained glass portion pop. I love the idea of taking parts of three differnt pieces of furniture (cabinet frame...

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"The Key to Your Universe is That You Can Choose"

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | June 12th, 200911 comments

I found 10 pounds of vintage keys in a bucket at the salvage yard – a cool find in itself, but the best part was that most of them still had their old hand written tags to include Testing Center, IBM Machine Cabinet, Trophy Case, etc.

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Oil-Free Magnet Board

TinTinJunkFan, member | June 11th, 20094 comments

My husband had used this oil drain pan and was ready to discard it---he thought I was insane when I rescued it--- I was looking for a magnet board and knew this great size and shape...

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Sew Simple Tassel

TinTinJunkFan, member | June 10th, 20096 comments

Wooden sewing spools are harder to find since almost all threadspools are plastic...This was one I had left when I finally finished the thread...just couldn't throw it away! I covered...

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Navigational Chart Tote

TinTinJunkFan, member | June 10th, 20099 comments

My son the merchant mariner brought home all his navigational charts (which the ship's crew junks after sailing is completed) from his six months at sea. He knew that his mother would find...

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