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Posted on September 20, 2016September 24, 2020

Makeover | Twine-wrapped dog and cat

 Meet my two new pets. They're much less trouble than my two old pets. I found them at the St. Vincent de Paul Dig 'n' Save. (The new pets, that is. The old ones were also someone else's discards, but that's another story.) The Dig 'n' Save is pretty much The Island of Misfit Toys …

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Posted on July 7, 2015September 24, 2020

Makeover | A new grain-sack-style striped cushion for an old stool

In between a parade and a picnic and some fun with friends and family over the weekend, I did a quick makeover on World's Ugliest Stool. This is what the sad little stool looked like when I bought it at a thrift store a couple weeks ago.   Yes, I actually paid money for it …

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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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