A Few Things at the Shop...more junk for photos...

Hello again, after a fun week of craft projects for the Michaels Pinterest Party  last Sunday...I am ready to get back into my usual "junk project mode".  I'm hoping to have some thing to show you soon :)

Until then, I thought I'd show you a few things I brought into our booth at Antiques Downtown last week...

Junkers Unite with a Junky Memo Station, a Pin Board and a Linky Party!

I am so very excited about all the things I get to share with you today!!

If you are new here, my name is Laurel and I am a collector, decorator and "re-purposer".  As my profile says...I am on a mission to create a home that's "Chipping with Charm". 

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A while back Donna of Funky Junk Interiors gathered a group of some of my favorite "junkers" to pin to a new board she started called "Junkers United".  Today we wanted to introduce you to that amazing collection of our favorite junk ideas...and to do that we each came up with a new project to share with you to "kick" it off in Junk Style :)

So here's what I came up with...

A primitive kraut cutter turned junky memo station.

Did you recognize this?  I believe that box in the middle would hold the cabbage in place and the person would slide it side to side to slice it for kraut.  To me it looked like the perfect little shelf for a funky "Memo Station".

First, we screwed on this perfectly crusty hinge to hold the shelf in place.

Nice little spot for a few "necessities".

The background/blade is magnetic...the perfect spot to hold messages, photos...whatever.

Next we added some chippy little hardware "accessories".  Some functional...

...and some just for fun.

(That little magnet is a round piece of wood painted with chalkboard paint.  I used a chalk pen and little stamps to add the word...which could easily be changed based on "function".  In this case it holds a picture of my dad and most of his family...one baby brother yet to come.  My dad is the cutie on the far left.)

If you knew where this was going to "live" you could probably screw it right to your wall.  But since I like to move things around A LOT...we added this hinge to the back for hanging.

Works great!

So there it is living its "new life" at my house.  I just love the rustic wood with the aged metal.  It makes me HAPPY :)

 

(Also sharing this project at Knick of Time for Knick of Time Tues.  A FUN vintage style link party!)  

Wait until you see all the other junk goodies in store for you on the Junkers United PINTEREST BOARD.
(Don't miss the Junkers United FALL, CHRISTMAS and GARDEN boards too.)

ALL of these creative ladies have been busy preparing their "new" junk projects for you too...so be sure to stop over and visit each one...

Susan/ Homeroad
Bliss/ Bliss Ranch
Breida/ breida with a b.
Becky/ Beyond the Picket Fence
Laurel/ Chipping with Charm
Carlene/ Organized Clutter
Angie/ Knick of Time
Donna/ Funky Junk Interiors

I am so very honored and excited to be among some of my favorite junkers in this group.  We've been having a blast pinning away!

And now it's your turn to join in on the FUN :)
Link up your favorite junk projects at the bottom of this post.  
We'll be visiting the links and pinning our favorites to the Junkers United pin board!
Thanks for stopping...and happy pinning!
Laurel

"Brag" Board...from metal shelving???

This seems like maybe a better "Back to School" post...than and first day of Summer post...but if you are like me, you've been sorting and tossing "filing" all sorts of fun school stuff.  I'm just not ready to pack it all away just yet...

That's when I remembered these metal shelf pieces I got at a thrift store a while back.

Not really sure which part of the shelf these were...I of course wasn't going to use them "as intended" anyway...imagine that?! ;)

I used my favorite "Amazing Goop" glue to attach the yard sticks for a little extra fun. 

And whipped up a couple "age appropriate" magnets...

Mr. Charming is 8...

...and little Miss Charming is 4.

I let them help me pick out an assortment of favorite projects and memories from the school year.

That was the fun part :)

Here they are...hanging in our hallway to the basement...very BAD lighting!

Just my "Old School" fixture.

And now I leave you with a little thought...I sure do try :)

Have a great rest of your week!

Sharing this at...
Beyond the Picket Fence for Under $100 Linky Party
Thrifty Decorating for Thrifty Thursday
Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Nite Special
Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tues

Chat soon,

Metal Ruler "Pin Board"...

I know, I know...in this age of "online pin boards"...(which I enjoy very, VERY much by the way)...there isn't much need for an old fashioned "Inspiration Board" anymore is there?

But don't you just every once in a while want to rip something out of a magazine or catalog and hang it on the wall like the "old days"?

This is a little simple idea that works slick in my office/guestroom.

A couple of metal rulers and some cute push pins do the trick.

"Think First..."  Always a good reminder :)

It was kind of hard getting good shots of this.  But I think you get the "picture"...oh yeah, they'd be great for photos too ;)

Sharing here...

Beyond the Picket Fence for Under $100 Linky Party

Thrifty Decorating for Thrifty Thurs.

Funky Junk Interiors for Sat Nite Special

 

Thanks for visiting,