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The Cat's Meow

rummageruthie, member | February 14th, 201010 comments

I found this cute little cat at the thrift store. The feet and back were both flat. So I found some plates to match the cute little tulip pattern and tied a matching ribbon around the neck. I...

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Old kitchen cabinet door has new life

chacha5611, member | February 14th, 20109 comments

I took an old kitchen cabinet door painted, distressed and sealed added wrought iron hooks and now has a life as a coat/hat rack

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~Be My Valentine~

Jim Healy, contributor | February 14th, 201026 comments

Vintage cards, rusty metal and verdigris copper all converge into a Valentine's Day montage.

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MARGARITA GLASS OR GARDEN ART?

artteachergirl, member | February 13th, 201016 comments

What a wonderful gift...snow in Middle Georgia and the entire South! What a blessing and joy!

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SCRAPS - Scroungers Center for Reusable Art Parts

oldnews, member | February 13th, 201015 comments

If anyone out there lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, there is a great place to check out called SCRAPS. It stands for Scroungers Center for Reusable Art Parts and they have everything...

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scrappy sun catchers...

oldnews, member | February 13th, 20108 comments

I COULDN'T let all the little scraps of glass go to waste, so I made a couple of sun catchers. Years ago these little pieces would have been swept immediately into the garbage, but not today! MY, how...

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Must be L-O-V-E!

Marybeth Barrett, contributor | February 13th, 201017 comments

This is one of my "use what you have" projects.

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My shagalicious headboard. Don't try this at home, kids!

junkermidge, member | February 11th, 201011 comments

That warning is not so much out of concern for your safety as it is concern for your SANITY. This is a past project of mind that I never intended to share with you, butnbsphere...

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~My Sweetheart~

Jim Healy, contributor | February 10th, 201037 comments

Who would have thought that with a little sheet metal surgery a rescued Coca-Cola cooler would be given a second chance at life.

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"Springing" for the Wine...

Laurel Putman, contributor | February 9th, 201018 comments

Need a fun way to present the wine to your Valentine? Or how about a gift for the "Hostess with the Most-est"...

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It's "Wheely" a clock!

oldnews, member | February 8th, 201016 comments

When I saw Sue's gear mold clock I thought I would share mine which was originally an old wooden wheel.

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What's old and new (Testament, that is) is new again

Buyologist, member | February 7th, 20107 comments

Old religious book pages, along with an old chair, get a heavenly new life! The black and white pages were used to cover a vintage Queen Anne chair and a huge, high back was added (made of wood...

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Light My Fire!

Clickart, member | February 7th, 20104 comments

I ran across this old gas space heater in someone's trash. All the cool lamps on Junkmarket have inspired us to do a lamp project, too. The ceramic heat radiant thingys look kinda gothic...

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Chippy Cottage Charm will be at Benson Flea Market (Sioux Falls, SD)

crazymomluvsjunk, member | February 2nd, 201010 comments

Come visit Chippy Cottage Charm (crazymomluvsjunk) at the Benson Flea Market in Sioux Falls, SD. It is at the Sioux Falls Fairgrounds inside. The flea market is open Sat. Feb. 6th from 9...

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The Key to my heart!

oldnews, member | February 2nd, 201014 comments

A roof leak in my workshop forced me to go through some boxes of my grown son's stuff being stored in a back closet. I found his key collection from when he was a child! I decided to use one of them...

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Stained Glass Bike wheel spinner!

oldnews, member | February 1st, 201017 comments

Heading for work one morning about a month ago, I was totally disgusted when I discovered that someone had dumped a load of garbage on the side of our road during the night. But - of course - I HAD...

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Barbed Wire Never Looked So Good

Jenny Kompolt, contributor | February 1st, 201024 comments

Barbed wire spool turned into a pendant lamp.

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Whoa Junkie!

itsnotjunk2me, member | January 31st, 201012 comments

On a day trip to Ithaca, NY, this "Junk Horse" was spotted on the Ithaca Commons. I was told that this is part of an annual exhibit of outdoor art. The variouse rusty junk that was used...

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Painted Recycled Wine Bottles

racers7, member | January 28th, 201015 comments

So I would never throw out my recycled juice bottles...NO NEVER! I loved their shapes, colors and the smoothness of the glass. But for the life of me I just couldnt figure out what to...

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