One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble
Meet Roger, the robot with a heart of gold. Or silver. I made Roger a couple years ago. He's got a lot of personality. Â He hangs out on my desk all day. But lately, I think the old guy's been feeling a little off. Like he's empty inside. Clearly, he's lonely. So I decided to …
As a chronic collector (and the owner of an ever-expanding number of vintage baubles), I always have an eye out at thrift stores for old jewelry boxes like these to house my precious non-precious gems: The good news is: There are tons of old jewelry boxes out there. The bad news is: Even the most …
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This was my birthday present from my husband last year: No, not the cat. The wall. We've actually owned the wall (and the house that it's attached to) for 20 years. But the planks -- and the installation of them -- were my husband's gift. There's a reason I've been married to the man for …
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I have a small collection of little log cabins. Or a little collection of small log cabins. Two of the buildings are incense burners, and the third is a Christmas ornament. They're not particularly old or valuable, which makes them very easy to find and collect. I see cabins like these at thrift stores all …
I added two new (to me) pieces to my vintage suitcase collection. (Or at least two new cases, as the top one in the photo above is really just a wooden box with a handle.) The suitcase is genuine leather, with contrasting white stitching and beautifully tarnished brass hardware. And the inside is just as …
I found an empty white shadowbox at a thrift store before Christmas and wanted to put an assemblage of old-timey clocks inside it. After a quick internet search, I found some great vintage clock faces on creatingmyselfcreatively. Then, after a somewhat longer search through the scattered cache of craft supplies and collectibles that clutter my basement, I found …