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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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Hammer + Nails = Happiness

MeretriciousCreation, member | June 29th, 20093 comments

I have a serious addiction to scrap lumber and metal. Any alley or construction dumpster is a treasure trove waiting to be plundered. I am also a sucker for furniture & architectural...

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Needing advice

tabathamiller1, member | June 29th, 200910 comments

I am wanting to make this into a planter. Any advice on how to keep it from rotting?

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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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Garden metal flowers

dee54, member | June 25th, 20096 comments

After seeing and making the glass plate flowers and breaking some while drilling I tried different sorts of metal.

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Arithmetic, Vintage Flashcards, Resin, Ball Chain = Really Groovy Necklaces

byabpryor, member | June 25th, 200911 comments

This is a series that combines; pendant blanks, vintage Ephemera (in this case Arithmetic Flashcards), and Ball & Chain links all coated in resin. "Money Honey", "Ying Yang", "Over...

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Vintage Chain, Chandelier Crystals, Little Eyeglass Necklace

byabpryor, member | June 25th, 20096 comments

I purchased a tone of pearl, pearl like, metal & pearl vintage necklaces a while ago.. so I dismembered, made shorter, mix matched & added a few interesting pieces.. and viola! Hope you...

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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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Vintage Headboard "Fence"

chippingcharm, member | June 23rd, 20097 comments

These iron headboards were our first treasures from our favorite local junk sale. We were looking for something to frame our boring concrete slab patio. My husband actually found these...

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The Rusty Gardener

Kathy Stantz, contributor | June 21st, 200915 comments

Here's "some" of my rusty garden decor...and a little more

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ORGANIZED!

FrenchMarketPapers, member | June 21st, 20097 comments

Lovely metal hanging gidget of some sort I've added to my desktop. Ever since I found this one on a "curbside archaeology expedition", I've been inspired to look for similar hangers, like those metal...

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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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A JUNKTILLERY BIRD BATH

csudderth, member | June 20th, 200910 comments

Well, I finally got a project finished! This is the bird bath that I built for my sister's yard. The base is an artillery shell casing that I picked up in Canton for $3. It is about 36" tall and 8"...

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Hey Mr. DJ . . .

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | June 19th, 200912 comments

As they say, better late then never. Ha! Here's my version of the Contributors Challenge. It's an ode to my Dad who was a DJ in the late '50s and '60s. Hey, hey, Mr. DJ . . .

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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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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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Decorating Outdoors

CountingYourBlessing, member | June 17th, 20098 comments

I was trying to get my back porch ready for my son's graduation party last weekend and I called my mom to see if she had found any old chandeliers in her hunting lately. She sent...

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