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old canadian airforce foot locker

karilelek, member | August 8th, 200913 comments

This was collecting dust in my barn untill I uncovered all the crap from it and thought it would make a great bench, I just cleaned it up and put the horse blanket on top for a cushionnbsp...

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canadian ranch/farmhouse items

karilelek, member | August 7th, 20098 comments

These are some of my latest finds and projects. new to the website so I will add more as I figure it out.

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Architectural pieces and cloches two of my favorite things.

alicemom, member | August 6th, 200912 comments

After seeing all the good architectural pieces i decided to show our marriage of flooring, corbals, & door knobs. This shelf is just so great 'cause it is wide. We were driving through Iowa amp...

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Somebody STOP me!!!

RobJ98167, member | August 6th, 200914 comments

I was trying to think of an idea for some plumbing pipe... and I wasgoing to do a table with a tray and do mosaic tile... but then I waslooking around the garage and it came to me! A stop sign! So I...

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Heir-Loom

Jim Healy, contributor | August 5th, 200918 comments

An old bead loom, rusty hanger and a vintage clip come together to make an unusual picture frame.

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Witch Hazel Barrel Top Table

Georgia Terrell, contributor | August 4th, 200915 comments

When I found this barrel top a while back I knew it would make a beautiful table.

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"Jazzy" Radio Light...

chippingcharm, member | August 3rd, 200916 comments

I got this old empty radio "shell" at a junk sale a couple of years ago for $1...I had no idea what I would do with it but couldn't pass it up for that price. I ran across it again when I was...

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Repurposed Antiques goes to Market

bluejean, member | August 3rd, 200917 comments

Repurposed Antiques at the Fourth of July Antique Fair - This was my third year to do the fair. I got bold and doubled my space from the previous years and in spite of the economy, it paid...

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Treasured Trunk

TinTinJunkFan, member | July 31st, 20097 comments

A beat up old college trunk (from Kmart some 30 yrs ago!) and a journal full of ephemera from a beloved great-aunt---She saved clippings, Valentine cards, stamps, advertising cards, notes from...

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Pinned to the Mat

TinTinJunkFan, member | July 31st, 20093 comments

Started with a collection of Olympic and other misc. pins collected by my three kids over the years-- jumbled up in a shoebox in a closet---I could not seem to find a shadow box frame that worked so...

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Unique Marriage?

Vintage_Vix, member | July 29th, 20095 comments

This was a marriage between an abandoned fish tank stand and a wicker storage basket lid. Fun project with minimal effort. Just drilled holes in the stand and screwed the lid on. Then cut a small...

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Shabby Chic Bench

Vintage_Vix, member | July 28th, 200911 comments

This was born a crib but after it served its purpose, became a sweet little bench. It's the second one I've done and have a couple more similar projects waiting in the wings. The upholstered...

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Let's Go Camping

Jim Healy, contributor | July 28th, 200923 comments

Old Sears Roebuck & Co. thermos was disassembled and the shell transformed into a Lamp Shade.

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Sentimental Junk...

chippingcharm, member | July 26th, 200918 comments

I know these projects aren't "super original" but they have special meaning to me so I thought I'd share them...

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Key holder

bluejean, member | July 21st, 20098 comments

This key holder started out with a piece of vintage molding. I screwed on a piece of aluminum (I’m not sure what it was used for in its previous life) on top and added the word keys with...

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Vase / Candle / Office Supply Holder made from Insulators

bluejean, member | July 17th, 20097 comments

Again I was inspired by one of Sue's books to do something with insulators. I have never seen brown ceramic ones like these before (only blue or clear glass), and had to have them. I...

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What a Racket!

Jim Healy, contributor | July 15th, 200915 comments

A days worth of junk discoveries turns an old Badminton Racket into an unexpected Clock.

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Bed Spring picture / card / recipe / note / holder

bluejean, member | July 14th, 20098 comments

I have to admit I was inspired by Sue's Junk Market book to make something out of a bed spring. What I came up with was this "holder". I sodered (with a bit of trial...

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The JennyK Room @ Georgia's First Occasional Sale

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | July 14th, 200918 comments

Georgia was wonderful enough to let us use an entire room at her first Occasional Sale and we pretty much filled up every inch of it! And can I say how amazing Georgia and Melissa are?? I got sick the day before the big sale and they pulled it off like the champs they are.

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Givin' the stool the BOOT!

GrandBear, member | July 13th, 200911 comments

Old Torn Jeans...Worn out Boots...make a great Boot Stool! Place 2x4's in the Boots (screwed in through bottom of boot ) Put pant legs over boots, screw seat on. turn over and tack legs to...

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