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Leafy Sail Sculpture

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A cute sculpture created this spring; made from some old gears, a big bearing, brass, copper, stainless steel, & a few rivets & nuts & bolts.   The top portion spins freely on the...

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RE Boutique Sign

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A set of signs made for a cute little boutique in downtown Boise--that my cousin just opened this summer.  I used left over copper, re-claimed steel, cable scraps, & other metal...

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Steel Spring Table

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New dining room table I made today; for the whole story behind it see my blog at http://industrialrevelations.blogspot.com . A huge, heavy train spring, with a concrete saw for a top.  Base is...

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Hatchery pipe plant stand

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Kicking around an old DNR fish hatchery pond looking for morels, I almost stumbled over this corrugated old pipe--the first of such I had ever seen.  Some of the other pipe there was actually...

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Another Crazy Lamp

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I believe this is a first for me. I have built something out of junk to hold more junk.

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Another great grate!

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I found this grate at a wharehouse junk sale for a dollar. I had been looking for something to turn into a porch light for the front of my house. and I knew instantly that this would work.

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Industrial Fan Grate Wreath

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What do you do when your garage needs painting and it's just to cold? My suggestion: Distract the eye!!! Go to the salvage yard and buy an old Industrial Fan Grate and repurpose it as a Fall Wreath!

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I Had a "LIGHT BULB" Moment

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I found this old light cage and bulb cover at a barn sale in Cayucos Ca. (Sue's favorite place) and knew I could do lots of things with it. Here are a couple of ways to use them ..together and apart...

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Trick or Treat

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Here’s a creepy project that was brewed up by combining vintage Halloween memorabilia with some estate sale treasures.

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Ready for 3rd Gear?

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A lamp is a lamp is a lamp. Or is it?

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FINALLY!! Organized - sort of...

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I worked most of my fall break reorganizing my craft room. I found these GREAT used lockers on line that have 10 lockers per column, so I have 60 in all! Now everything has a place! Well, almost...

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Happy Autumn

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This vintage shopping cart is a recent flea market find that was destined to hold falls harvest.

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Candy Display Spice Rack

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Organize your spices using a sweet display rack.

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RC Cola Cooler Turns Over a New Leaf

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When I bought this old rusty RC Cola cooler I thought I might use it as a drink cooler at a party or BBQ, but soon realized it had a better future, becoming a potting station. With old hooks...

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Artful Rust

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I was doing some training in another town when I passed an automotive shop that had this piece out front leaning against a fence.  After a quick U-turn, I pulled in and ask if it were for...

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A great grate

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This grate was my most recent find at our local scrap yard. It just seemed to lend itself perfectly to this!

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My first antique mall booth!

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Look, y'all! IT'S MY BOOTH!!! I'm so excited! The big day arrived with a minimum of drama and angst....My booth opened today at the Antique Mall! It was less than 2 months ago that I began blogging...

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Motor City Mini License Plate Art

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Skyline of Detroit, from a new perspective! Created using license plates from various states mounted on a red-stained board.

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Hemming-Away

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A couple of vintage Skirt Hemming Rulers never thought they’d get pinned into becoming stands for displaying photos.

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Warrenton, bay-bee!

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Spent all day Saturday smack-dab in the middle of junkin' Heaven, Warrenton, TX! I'm immersed in getting ready to open my very first antique mall booth this Saturday, but I would be remiss if I...

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