Old Radio

I have a fun trash to treasure post to share today.

When buying several items from a junk yard,

the seller gave me this old radio as a little bonus.

He said "he didn't have the heart to throw it away".

It's a good thing he didn't! 

I love it.

 

BEFORE:

 

AFTER:

 

Yes, it IS the same furniture!

The wood finish seemed nice enough to salvage,

so I opted NOT to paint.

 

I gently tapped out the thin broken face of the radio

with a hammer.  It might make a good template for

another craft someday. It was instantly transformed

from a radio to cute curio shelving!

 

There were about 6 areas of veneer lifting off,

so I consulted YOUTUBE on this issue!

VENEER REPAIR

I used a paintbrush to reach glue back in under some of the this

veneer lifted edges.  Wax paper worked great & simply wiping

excess glue off with a damp rag!

 

The shelves had an inch of dust & large holes.

 

 

I cut plywood to fit in each shelf space.

They were sanded & screwed down.

Then I modge podged on scrapbooking paper

that had a yard stick pattern by BoBunny.

This was my best podge podge job ever!

Practice makes perfect, and thick paper helps too!

 

The vintage yardsticks on front were cut to fit each space.

They ensured that no one would see that second level

of plywood shelving!!!

 

 

 

The last step was giving the wood finish a spa treatment!

I used my reliable Daddy Van's furniture polish.

 

Before:

 

After:

 

Much better!

It gives it a nice glow & protective layer.

Amazing...isn't it?

 

Here she is...

all dolled up in my craft booth:

 

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Obsessive & Creative

Book Pages

You may already know that I am a book wrecker.

It's cruel, but true.  I have no guilt.

I find the illustrations so lovely,

why not enjoy them everyday in your home

rather than once a year?!!!

 

I LOVE DEER!

 

I have other pages (different animals) left to use,

but only had two vintage frames.

 

The cats are neat also.

 

Now my question to you is:

Would you keep these items as a pair or split them up?

I desperately want to keep the deer one.

 

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Best Garden Pics

We expect frost here tonight, or it'll be close.

So I want to share some pictures of my

gardens before this growing season is

officially over.

 

 

I love my old sink, spilling over with hybrid moss rose!

 

 

My vegetable garden would not be complete

without rows of cutting flowers!

zinnias, gladiolas, cosmo, statice & sunflowers

 

I got this idea out of a Flea Market Garden magazine.

The celosia was slow to grow & a little uneven,

but still made people laugh.

 

My apple crop has been great,

enough to share with friends!

There are six trees in my orchard.

 

This coleus is actually a hanging basket that I took the wires off.

 

This vine is one of my favorites &

 I grow it from seed every year.

 

This funnel idea is also from Flea Market Garden magazine.

 

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Toosie Time

 

 

 



Garage Sale Bliss

Do you want to see some

 

PURE

 

GARAGE

 

SALE

 

BLISS

 

???

 

 

These were all from one sale,

dirt cheap!

He said he had a whole ton more in his house,

plus a bunch of Polaroids I passed on.

Wow.  I love old cameras.

 

Have you every played around with one?

I had a heck of a time getting into the Brownie.

Thanks to YOUTUBE, I solved that mystery!

Too bad none of them had a stash of money inside.

 

The same sale offered up THEE #1 item

on my summer garage sale wish list:

 

THAT my friends, is the mother load.

 

I simply ADORE blue jars.

They've been making some limited edition reproductions ones.

  But the blue is bright and easy to discern. 

 Have you seen them in Walmart?

 

 

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Etsy Trike

I've listed a very cool

retro tricyle on Etsy!

 

 

This old Murray bike from the 60's was called

an Indian Flyer.

 

I adore the large fender & rich blue color.

 There are more detailed photographs on Esty.

 

Please take time to visit my Esty store:

MinnesotaJunker

 

 



Retreat Decor

I feel so fancy this week.

Just finished a special order sign

AND

decorated the chapel at a camp for

the women's retreat.

 

I'm sad to say I delivered the sign

and forgot to take a photograph!

At some point I might stop &

ask the gal if she'd let me snap some

pics for my little photo album of

handmade creations.

I like to keep a history of my

creative progress!

 

I did take some images of the camp display.

The theme was

 "MOVING FORWARD"

so anything related to that was packed in my car

and brought along for props.

 

Here is a snapshot of the entry to the chapel.

I know you are lovin' the retro tin background!

 

 

My mums weren't quite blooming,

so I used some dark foliage plants instead.

The rollerskates were $3 at a garage sale

and the skateboard was my son's.

 

Shaggy green carpet?

Oh yes.

 

 

 

Dry corn tassels last for years and make

a cute arrangement in blue jars.

 

Well, that's my shabby display!

I'd love to hear some feedback.

What do you like or dislike?

 

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