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Patriotic Uncle Sam Snowman Candy Container - made from old bedspring
7 commentsa candy container made with the use of a rusty old bed spring - i made a paper mache ball - the old fashioned way - like we used to do in school - textured it - let it dry and cut it for the opening...
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Candle Light
8 commentsI was looking for something to tie into the zebra print chaise...this is what I came up with...
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World's Largest Pincushion
10 commentsI saw a similar chaise in a home furnishings store for over $1000 and thought I could do that....my daughter had this mini-chaise since childhood so dragged it down out of her room and gave it a face...
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Vintage Christmas Countdown
7 commentsI had fun collecting all the items for this project. I did one for my mom too and found things with meaning such as decorative scissor pins because we sew, souvenir spoons because we collect them...
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Framing Up Vintage Bus Scrolls
20 commentsFirst of all, I’ve missed you guys! Many of you might know that I recently left my “day job” to focus on turning my art & design into a full-time thing. I’ve been a busy, busy bee hunting and gathering as well as putting things together for some upcoming shows. So, now I’m back with lots more to share and inspire! Here’s one of my latest projects: vintage New York State and the Central Coast of CA. bus scrolls framed up with vintage cabinet door windows
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Where did I put the cabinet door this time?
10 commentsWhat do you do with a cabinet door, a wire basket and some holiday ornaments? Well, I wasn't sure either, but I had to try and make something useful. I like the fact that you can change...
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Floating Vintage Ceiling Tin
23 commentsI am all about simple projects and feel this one epitomizes my junk decor viewpoint. Easy. Inexpensive. And no tools.
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Hollydaze make me smile!
8 commentsAnother brass chandelier re-do. I have turned this into somewhat of a cottage industry. I have sold 4 candoliers and the orders are coming in for Christmas. Who Knew!!!
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vase cuffs
5 commentsThese take off from Sue's shirt cuff idea, but instead of crisp white shirts, I used an old wool shirt, and recycled the cuffs and collar for this project.
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Vases
8 commentsI had some scrap moulding laying around last year, during the remodel of my house, and thought I should be able to make something out of it. So I came up with these "Vases". I just nailed 4 pieces of...
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Book stand of brass on wood
6 commentsMy very first junk market project (some 30 years ago). Old pulpit brass hardware given to my brother was black. He gave it to me and I cleaned and polished it and went to a furniture...
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Redo..Coffee Table and End Table
10 commentsThis is my coffee table and end table that was redone by antiquing in black and covering the glass tops with fabric. I sprayed with fabric protectant in case of...
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Texas Hoarders Estate Junk Sale
9 commentsmy partner and i have been preparing for our big warehouse sale - we are hoarders - were - no, are - however, we have decided to release some of the things we have saved - sharing pics of the...
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Tin trunk end table
9 commentsFound this rusty studded tin trunk at a salvage yard for $10. Just what my wife and I were looking for to replace our traditional end table ("Down with traditional!"). Cleaned up and...
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Hatchery pipe plant stand
10 commentsKicking 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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Surveyor's tripod lamp
7 commentsMy son brought home a set of surveyor's "sticks" that once held a transit. The metal tripod head was missing, so I fabricated one out of wood--which made it really easy to make it into a...
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Doctor's bag "bookcase"
10 commentsMy wife and I love old leather and find it hard to pass up a bargain on an old doctor's bag. But how many can you just have hanging around as simple decor. We decided to put one to use as...
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The Art of Entropy
10 commentsMuch of decor in our condo is junk market style. However, we like to call it the "Art of Entropy." What the process of natural decay does to many of mankind's creations is often more...
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A rite of passage in a Junkers World!
4 commentsMy frist attempt at a headboad bench. I swear these are the right of passage in a junker's furnature collection!
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