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Sweet Junk at The BitterSweet Cabin

Kathy Stantz, contributor | November 5th, 200913 comments

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

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Fall-ing for Junk...

chippingcharm, member | November 4th, 200911 comments

I've so enjoyed all of the fall junk displays...I decided to join in on the fun...

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Dick and Jane Vintage Reader Gift Tags

bluejean, member | November 1st, 200911 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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Paris Themed Necklace

Gretchen Schaumann, contributor | October 30th, 200912 comments

A vintage element redesign, which was in the end snatched up by the one and only "Lani" to be a part of her own colletion.

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RING aROUND the Rosie!

Kathy Stantz, contributor | October 29th, 200921 comments

Sue inspired me with her posts on all things "round"...

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Book stand of brass on wood

dohlman, member | October 28th, 20096 comments

My very first junk market project (some 30 years ago). Old pulpit brass hardware given to my brother was black. He gave it to me and I cleaned and polished it and went to a furniture...

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I used to be an onion box

TinTinJunkFan, member | October 28th, 20096 comments

Did not remember to take a photo before I started this project...but this box was originally a dark brown pine onion box that I have had hanging around forever...it's an odd and awkward size, not...

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Texas Hoarders Estate Junk Sale

TroyRash, member | October 26th, 20099 comments

my partner and i have been preparing for our big warehouse sale - we are hoarders - were - no, are - however, we have decided to release some of the things we have saved - sharing pics of the...

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A Chippy Welcome...

chippingcharm, member | October 25th, 200918 comments

Our light fixure by the front door has always been a dilema...low ceilings mean no fun/fancy light fixture. When I saw this rusty, crusty basket at the French Flea...I knew just what I would do...

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Suitcase endtable of another sort

dohlman, member | October 24th, 200913 comments

We have seen "end tables" made of stacked old suitcases, but did not have room for that beside our living room chair. We found this nice old hardboard suitcase we liked and wanted it upright in...

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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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Surveyor's tripod lamp

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20097 comments

My son brought home a set of surveyor's "sticks" that once held a transit. The metal tripod head was missing, so I fabricated one out of wood--which made it really easy to make it into a...

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Tripod lamp (small)

dohlman, member | October 23rd, 20097 comments

This is the third lamp I've made out of old tripods. It is pretty simple: just use other lamp parts or even a wide dowell to drill a hole through for the lamp rod and wire. You will have...

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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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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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"KING JAVA JAVA"

monakent, member | October 22nd, 200911 comments

Vintage Assemblage

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Vintage Rotary Phone Clock

MeretriciousCreation, member | October 22nd, 200916 comments

This project just uses a run of the mill, vintage rotary phone that I got at an estate sale, a clock mechanism purchased from American Science & Surplus for $2.75 (can't beat that with a stick...

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Glass Flower

OldBarnRescue, member | October 21st, 200911 comments

Simple, sweet, and functional. This little "flowery" glass base and an old glass door knob are a perfect combination.

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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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Rustic Virgin Mary Shrine

MeretriciousCreation, member | October 21st, 20094 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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