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Can I Have Your Number ?

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | July 2nd, 200919 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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Clean-up that Yard With a Little Junk!

Lanette Lorsung, contributor | June 28th, 200934 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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Caged Wild Birds (not really)

Elegee, member | May 12th, 200913 comments

It's an old wire birdcage. The plastic bottom was broken so I took it off and wired screen wire to the bottom. I wired the door up so the birds could come and go freely. Put some birdfeed on the...

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old barn door turned outside shower wall / hall tree

TroyRash, member | April 22nd, 20099 comments

i found this old wood door in a trash pile - i think it was originally a sliding door on either a barn or garage - it still had the slide hardware at the top - i cleaned it and waxed it - i thought i...

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"Generating" a new lamp

oldnews, member | April 13th, 200910 comments

During my weekly trip to the scrap yard, I found this old generator and some cool scrap metal that looked like fringe to me. It took a lot of elbow grease to clean it up, wire it for use as...

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Blossom

OldBarnRescue, member | April 6th, 200911 comments

This one was inspired by the old tart tin that screamed "flower". We added an old metal rod and rusty hinge for the stem and leaves, then put our finishing touches with old game tiles and...

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Repurpose Vintage Shakers to hold your Glitter!

brenyule, member | March 26th, 200911 comments

I’ve added glitter to my vintage salt shaker collection. Glitter makes me happy…in fact I have to share this great quote I discovered! It fits me-I plan on making stamps with this...

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Dresses & knobs

alicemom, member | March 26th, 20097 comments

This is out in my work shop. I have been taking before & (not as yet) after pictures. I love these little girl dresses. The hanger my husband & I did. Great board & knobs. I will post...

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shaker tops

alicemom, member | March 26th, 20093 comments

I think they were all shaker tops. Most of them are metal. Really cool. I bought them for my snowman making hats.

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A little medicine chest first aid

oldnews, member | March 25th, 20098 comments

From the junk pile on a construction site to my bathroom wall! This is what a little first aid can do!

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Another Alien spotting...

oldnews, member | March 20th, 20097 comments

Candle stick holders, a rusty thing a majig and a year or two in the yard, and another alien creature is born! It's amazing how many of us have these somewhere in all our stuff!

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Count your.....chickens or quilts or doodads......or don't....

junkinpunkin, member | March 14th, 20099 comments

Here is my latest critter coop turned storage bench. It was a fun quick, and totally free project, and now sits in my kitchen.

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pub window rescue

alicemom, member | March 13th, 20099 comments

This window we found in a Habitat store it came from an English pub. The Betsy Ross bread box was found in my husband's uncle 's barn. The sea urchins I picked up on vacation & framed...

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It's a Reel Lamp

Jim Healy, contributor | February 23rd, 200920 comments

A galvanized Funnel and a dismantled Hose Reel pair up to form an industrial lamp. To really give it a factory appearance the cord is a section of BX electrical cable and the plug is from a washing...

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Ready to Welcome Ya'll to Texas - A Rough Rider for Raffle

bridiemurphy, member | February 21st, 200912 comments

To Infinity and Beyond...oh, wait, that was Buzz Lightyear...um, Charge!? This guy turned out to look so much like Teddy Roosevelt -- who can resist calling him a "Rough Rider" but he's wearing a...

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Quirky Snowfolks

alicemom, member | February 20th, 20096 comments

These are my quirky snowfolks. I used all sorts of vintage & antique pieces. Snow dust for glitter. Funky top hats & even an oven thermometer. Lots bells, baubles & fun.

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Presto Change-o

Georgia Terrell, contributor | February 5th, 200924 comments

A little adjustment and it goes from a coffee filter to a candle holder.

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Little BlueBird on my shoulder, Zippity Do Da, Zippity Yay .. Some Old Stuff

bridiemurphy, member | February 4th, 20095 comments

My Junking Friend, Kathryn K. has since closed "Sophie's Nest" in Austin, I was delighted to find her back in business at an Antique Mall...sporting some of the little pretties that I crafted for her...

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Hand Washing Bucket

Redesigned, member | January 19th, 200910 comments

This comes in really handy for a quick wash of your hands while working in the garden or after a game of horseshoes! It’s really easy to construct…all you need is a bucket with a lid, an...

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Garden Gate

Redesigned, member | January 11th, 200911 comments

This is another garden gate that was going to be thrown away, I have it in my entry to my porch. I drape pine garland at Christmas with lights, fall leaves garland in the Fall with vintage...

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