One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble
What do you get when you combine another shelter-at-home weekend with a bin full of crusty kitchen castoffs and grungy used hardware? If you guessed "an upcycled junk rabbit," you've obviously been reading this blog for too long.
What to do when you're cooped up at home combatting a global pandemic? Give a couple of flocked birds a newspaper makeover. It won't cure the coronavirus, but at least it will help you forget about it for a little while.
Meet Junk Turkey No. 9. His body says mid-century modern, but his eyes scream Kermit the Frog.
So much junk, so little time. Here's Turkey No. 8 in my junk turkey series. He's made from vintage kichenware, including pots, pans, pie tins, and a potato ricer.
Nothing says "fall" like an upcycled turkey made out of thrift store junk. This one is built with an old colander, a battered pot and a garden sprinkler.
Make easy and inexpensive concrete pumpkins by putting a layer of Henry FeatherFinish skimcoat over Styrofoam pumpkins from a thrift store.