Antique Plinth Blocks

I LOVE old house parts.  Especially all the wood work.  Plinth blocks come in so many colors, sizes and designs and I love them as artwork.  Here are a few ways I have used them.

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Kelly

Bookend night light

My FAVORITE key holder

My art





Typewriter Key Jewelry

I had the opportunity to save several typewriters and adding machines from the scrap yard and so I had to find some uses for the parts.  This is the beginning of my creativity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kelly

Old Bed Headboards

I have a small supply of headboards started and these are my first projects.  I hope to expand this as I have many ideas.

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Kelly

Here are more headboards that I have recently transformed.






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Habitat For Humanity ReStore Projects

So mid November after my craft sale, I was hitting the thrift stores looking for more junk to transform when I had the thought to go to the Habitat For Humanity's ReStore.  I hadn't been there lately and it is one of the places I usually find something I can use.  I walked in like I owned the place and the lady said, "I'm sorry we are closed today."  To which I replied, "Isn't today Wednesday?"  "No, it's Tuesday."  Me-"Oh man, I quit my job and I never know what day it is...sorry."  

Well Julia was sweet and told me to go ahead and shop.  I spent time wandering and had a hand full of items ready to pay.  It occurred to me that my house restoration was done and I had some time on my hands so I asked if she had a need of volunteers.  She replied that she needed cashiers.  I kindly said...."Uh...no...let me tell you what I have in mind!"  I proceeded to tell her how I repurpose items that most people deem as useless, or junk, and that I would love to transform items from the store and display them so that others would be inspired to get creative as well.   This post is dedicated to the things I have created thus far.  I hope it will inspire you to see objects in new ways, to be creative and reuse the things that would otherwise end up in a junk pile or dump.  Enjoy, and GET PICKIN!
Kelly

Pediment.  Distressed and added hooks.

Cute sink planter!

Glass shades with glass candle stopper glued to the bottom.

Sconce turned TP holder



UPDATED 12/21

For Sale at the ReStore

$45

For Sale at the ReStore $150 
made from a 3 door upper cabinet and topped with scrap furniture also used as the back board.

$150