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One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble

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Tag: fabric painting

Posted on May 29, 2020September 24, 2020

Chalk paint on fabric: Fourth of July dishtowels

Some people go all out decorating for the Fourth of July. I am not one of those people.

Posted on December 19, 2016July 13, 2020

Makeover | Chalk-painted suitcase

Here's a little train case I picked up at a thrift store ... Except when I bought it, it looked like this ... Cute little case, right? Except for the 1990s floral tapestry. I like to use old suitcases for storage (because a shelf full of vintage suitcases is much nicer to look at than …

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Posted on November 28, 2015September 24, 2020

Crafting | A stenciled Santa

I love stenciling. It takes time and patience but absolutely no special skills. Anybody can do it. And you can make almost anything. Say, for instance, you wanted a dish towel with a retro black-and-white Santa image printed on it. You probably wouldn't find one in a store, but you could stencil one. You'd just have …

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photo of Lisa Cestkowski

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Welcome to Wisconsin Magpie. I’m Lisa, the creator of this site.

A history nerd and profligate collector, I spend way too much of my free time at thrift stores and garage sales, salvaging other people’s castoffs. When I’m home, I’m attempting to use power tools I have no idea how to operate and undertaking craft projects well beyond my skill level. Sometimes they actually turn out.

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