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Tag: galvanized metal

Posted on June 25, 2015September 4, 2018

De-shining galvanized metal, part 2

In my last post (which you can find here), I wrote about my love of galvanized metal and my success with aging some of my bright, shiny new pieces using vinegar. Today, I'm going to write about the failures. Here's what I started with on the day of the de-shining: eight new containers (all picked up …

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Posted on June 22, 2015September 6, 2018

De-shining galvanized metal, part 1

I have a soft spot for galvanized metal. I think because it reminds me of my childhood on the family farm. We always had stacks of 10-quart galvanized pails that we kept in the vestibule connecting our milkhouse and our barn that were used mostly when feeding our calves. Our cows drank out of a …

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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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A few of my #vintageelves in a vintage recipe box. A few of my #vintageelves in a vintage recipe box.
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Sharing a little Halloween scene made up entirely Sharing a little Halloween scene made up entirely of #thriftedfinds (except for the Q-tip skeleton art, which my son made back in grade schoool — but the frame it’s in was thrifted).
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