You know how some people look at clouds and see animals or objects in them? That's how I look at thrift store kitchen gadgets. Except instead of seeing animal or objects, I see turkey parts.
Making another thrift-store junk turkey
Building a turkey-bot assemblage from vintage kitchenware
If it's November, it's time to make the Thanksgiving bird. Here are the ingredients I used to make mine: And here's what he ended up looking like when he was all done: I call him "TurkeyBot 2018." The idea for this guy started with a vintage aluminum juicer that I found in a thrift store. …
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Thanksgiving | RoboTurkey 3000
I finished one more turkey assemblage just in time for Thanksgiving. When I first got the idea for this guy, I thought assembling the pieces would be quick and easy because most of the parts were going to attach to the hole in the center of the coffee basket that would become the turkey's body. …
Thanksgiving | Robot Turkey 2.0
With Thanksgiving coming up, I thought I'd make a turkey. Technically, he's a "turkey assemblage," but I am calling him "Robot Turkey 2.0," because he follows in the footsteps of last year's original Robot Turkey (pictured below). Off and on over the last 12 months, I've been hunting for turkey parts at garage sales and …
Thanksgiving | Turkey assemblage
I've been a little obsessed with "turkey robots" lately. Some people call them "turkey assemblages." Or "upcycled turkeys." Or "steampunk turkeys." Whatever you call them, they're out there, and I love them. I've been storing images of some of my favorites on Pinterest and keeping my eye out for parts to make my own. A …
Crafting | Turkey shadow box
Here's a Thanksgiving shadow box I (somewhat accidentally) put together the other day. It started with this plastic turkey-shaped cookie cutter that I found. It looked so sad and orange, I decided I'd give it a 10-minute makeover by wrapping jute twine around it. After 10 minutes of searching for -- and not finding -- …