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Keeper of the Bling

RustyDiva, member | October 25th, 20099 comments

I must confess that I am not only a clothes hound but I also indulge in a little "bling" addiction. My bling is out~growing my jewelry boxes so I thought I would make one for myself. I...

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Tin trunk end table

dohlman, member | October 24th, 20099 comments

Found 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

dohlman, member | October 24th, 200910 comments

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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Harness ring "valance"

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20099 comments

You find harness rings from old single and double-trees at junk shops all over. Loving rusty old metal, my wife and I started collecting them. Many folks put them on the wall as rustic...

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Scale napkin holder

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20096 comments

This neat old scale must have been sitting outside in the weather for years, and we got it for $4. With a bit of Briwax, I sealed in the rust and gave it a burnished look. Adding an old...

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The Art of Entropy

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 200910 comments

Much 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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Another Crazy Lamp

Jim Healy, contributor | October 23rd, 200922 comments

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!

oldnews, member | October 23rd, 200910 comments

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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What do a rusty wheelbarrow, gas can, and hand saw have in common?

sshack, member | October 22nd, 20095 comments

Answer: Yard arrangement. Rusty and old items found curbside.

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Industrial Fan Grate Wreath

GreenerPastures, member | October 22nd, 200911 comments

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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Recycled Garden -- fence and all

CraftingWendy, member | October 21st, 20099 comments

We were trying to figure out a rustic county fence for our cabin -one that didn't look too nachine-made. We found a neighbor selling 8-foot locust wood pieces -- very rustic and very hardynbspin...

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Virgin Mary Shrine

MeretriciousCreation, member | October 21st, 20095 comments

I have a thing for Virgin Mary shrines, I'm not really sure why as I had a very non-religious upbringing. The beauty of Virgin Mary related art just touches me somehow so I have a tendency to...

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Garage Sale Yard Fun

CraftingWendy, member | October 20th, 200910 comments

We created a fun yardscape ala garage sales. We found the wheelbarrow, pump and white metal chair at the World's Largest Garage Sale. The toolbox (now holding mums) and the great ceramic frog were...

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Garden Arbor Creation

Gretchen Schaumann, contributor | October 19th, 200915 comments

This is my sister, Sandy and her husband, Jims' re purposing. They used to raise hogs on their farm, but now since her husband retired they had extra hog crates laying in the weeds. See the garden structure they re purposed them into.

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I Had a "LIGHT BULB" Moment

Georgia Terrell, contributor | October 18th, 200911 comments

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

Jim Healy, contributor | October 17th, 200927 comments

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?

ALVN of WhisperWood Cottage, contributor | October 16th, 200918 comments

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

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"Mommy Central" with Junky Details...

chippingcharm, member | October 15th, 20099 comments

My son started kindergarten this year and I am amazed at all the paperwork and notes and other necessary info you've got to keep track of. So I got organized with a few my...

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Fall Is In The Air

itsnotjunk2me, member | October 14th, 20093 comments

Although I don't care for cold weather, I DO love the fall colors of the NE. I hope you enjoy this little vignette on our back porch. This somehow makes it "warmer" in the midst of the 40...

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Treasures Found

itsnotjunk2me, member | October 14th, 20096 comments

These are a few of my favorite things (theme song from Sound of Junkin')...galvanized metal and wood sitting stool, black metal jug and enamelware pitcher,la la la la la la la la la lanbspStay...

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