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Mailbox Hose Holder

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I put this old mailbox on the wall inside my greenhouse for storing garden hoses. I can put extra nozzles, etc., inside.

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There's No Place Like a Midwest Home Show!

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I was privileged to have some of my items shown in the Midwest Home Show in Minneapolis. My dear friend, Sue Wolfe (another very creative Sue W), was asked to be a part of this event and I was thrilled to be able to contribute.

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Birds and Flowers License Plate Art

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Another fun project with license plates! My client (who doubles as my sister!) wanted to have a piece of license plate art made for her new baby's nursery, that both matched her bedding style and was...

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Fire Truck?

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What do you get when you combine an old rusty Chevy pickup bench seat and 2 cotton firehoses? A firetruck! Get it?  I literally unburied the seat frame out at my husband's deer lease, and...

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Feeling A Little Starry-Eyed

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Like many of you, I already have Christmas on the brain.  So when I was perusing my local online auction, all things red were jumping out at me.  One particular listing caught my eye...

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Hey, Hey, Hey . . . It's a Holiday Hay Rack!

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I found this awesome hay rack at a local antique store. Guess Ol' Bessie was all done with it! I knew from the start it would look amazing with Christmas greens on my front porch.

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Time to clean out the basement for the Holidays

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I love to pick up treasures at auctions, estate sales, flea markets, garage sales and the side of the street all year long, as I am sure you can all relate.  The other day I was looking in...

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Hollydaze make me smile!

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Another 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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Winning with Winter White

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You all know me, I love white. And when I found this small barn door, all chippy and white, I knew it was a winner, winner, chicken dinner! It just needed a little jazzing up!

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Love of old silver

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I am totally in love with vintage silver pieces. Talk about patina and character. Candlesticks, trays, baby cups, trophies...They are always on my "find" list for flea market and thrift store...

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One chair found a home

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The smaller chair found a home in my half bath.  I took everyone's advice and left it as is and I love it.  I found the bucket at the thrift store for less than two bucks.  Three rolls...

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A "washed up" mop bucket? Nope!

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No longer used for cleaning, it's now a stylish container for my scrapbooks or magazines, OR toiletries in the bath OR beverage/ice holder for patio parties, etc., etc.  You get the picture!

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Chalkboard for Mom

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When I called my mom and asked what she would like for her birthday, like a good junker's mom, she said "anything homemade." Boy was I in luck, because all I had to do was go out into the garage and...

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rusty easel

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I found this piece of chain in our junk pile. It was rusted into this form and I took my cue from other junkers on this site as to what to do with it. I've displayed a vintage postcard.

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A new addition to the front yard

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A cute sculpture I made a few days ago....   Salvaged steel parts including bearings, bolts, chain, gears, a plow disk, & glass insulators.  I think it's a nice addition to the...

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It's a sifter...it's a shell casing...it's a cigar box...No... it a vase!

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Just a few of the things that have become vases at my house. Seems like almost anything can become a lamp, a clock or a vase!!

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My Holiday Projects

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Some re purposing is going on at the "French Flea".

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What to do with sap buckets...take a look

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I received these sap buckets from a girlfriend and I knew I could do something with them...well here is the results. I used pretty napkins (you must take the napkins apart and only use the first...

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Sweet Junk at The BitterSweet Cabin

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Over the weekend I stopped at one of my new favorite places and visited with my new junking friend, Jan...

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Stirrup Photo Frame

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When I found a rusty old stirrup this summer at the tractor show, I knew immediately what to do with it.  Inspired, as always, by the Junkmarket website, I hung the glittery photo frame by a...

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