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junker's wreath

junkit, member | December 8th, 20095 comments

This is a $2 wreath on my back door that needed a little jazzing up with junk. Old gingerbread fretwork and some bullseye will do the trick.

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Red Birds and Holidays

MakinItHappen, member | December 8th, 200914 comments

As a former midwesterner, I miss the beautiful cardinals (we don't have 'em in Oregon). My husband had this old parts bin in his shop for a long time. He kept saying he was going to use it, but...

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Christmas and Old Stuff: Priceless

MakinItHappen, member | December 8th, 20097 comments

While trying to figure out what to do with my mantel this year, I was inspired by all you guys' and gals' Christmas projects, so I gathered up some of my collections and just put it all up there with...

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Extreme Tree Trimming

Prior, member | December 6th, 200914 comments

I wanted a cool, whimsical display tree for our show without spending money... so I took an old 6 foot Dollar Store tree I've had 4-ever and trimmed all the pine needles down to the nubs, ran lights...

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Welcome Screen Door

junkermidge, member | December 5th, 200910 comments

I bought this screen door this summer because of its red color and I knew it'd be awesome for Christmas. It was pretty banged up and dirty. I repaired and washed it as best I...

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Junky front porch Christmas

CraftingWendy, member | December 5th, 20097 comments

The weather is actually cool here in Florida and I was inspired to "junk up" the front porch for Christmas. Rust, pincones, tools and chippy paint...the perfect colors for the holidays.

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Santa Delivers with Boyish Charm

Sue Whitney, editor | December 5th, 200914 comments

Nothing says Christmas like a Radio Flyer! Santa has a big job, so scooting the gifts from the fireplace to the tree takes a big load off his back.

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Xmas tree from a thrift store planter

CraftingWendy, member | December 2nd, 20096 comments

I wanted to decorate for Christmas this year using my newfound love of unique junk pieces. I found a hanging planter at our Humane Society Thrift Shop -- I love thrift shops dedicated to a wonderful...

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Christmas with Georgia

Georgia Terrell, contributor | December 1st, 200920 comments

Well, it is starting to look a lot like Christmas here in California

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Sunflower Deco

Titus268, member | November 30th, 20094 comments

Raised lots of Sunflowers and planted a few late. Just picked this 5" and decorated with Pryacantha Fruit,will end up mounting on some of my Salvaged wood.

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Bringing a Little Bit of the Farm to your Outdoors!

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | November 30th, 200916 comments

As in my previous post, I seem to be drawn to old, rusty, crusty farm equipment. Here's a couple of examples.

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Patriotic Uncle Sam Snowman Candy Container - made from old bedspring

TroyRash, member | November 18th, 200911 comments

a 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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Feeling A Little Starry-Eyed

junkermidge, member | November 15th, 20098 comments

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!

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | November 14th, 200926 comments

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

RobynsNest, member | November 12th, 200910 comments

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!

lakelover69, member | November 11th, 200913 comments

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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Old Spindle Repurpose Project "Whimsical Feather Christmas Trees"

abitofwhimsy, member | November 1st, 200917 comments

Finally thought of a unique project to make with my collected old spindles. 1- Cut spindle down to size and cut square 2x4 for base. 2- Screw half of dowel screw (2 sided screw) into the spindle and...

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Dick and Jane Vintage Reader Gift Tags

bluejean, member | November 1st, 200913 comments

I made these tags from vintage Dick and Jane readers. I love the style of art and the colors are so vivid. They can be used for so many things; gift tags, book marks, altered art or...

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Birdhouse beauties

CraftingWendy, member | October 29th, 20095 comments

We love old birdhouses -- especially those with great paint. So for our side yard, we combined an assortment of birdhouses, along with a vintage bird bath we painted red, vintage chairs and a...

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In love with old metal

CraftingWendy, member | October 27th, 20097 comments

We love the patina and color of old metal objects and have used them to decorate our outside deck. The blue child's chair, "home art project" red bell, wrought iron candlestick...

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