Vintage Building Blocks - A-Z
Posted by shabbychick Too much fun with old building blocks - I bought a bunch on Ebay, and have been having fun with them! I put the "Live-Laugh-Love" in the original cart and now it's a wall...
View ArticleJunk Chick!
Posted by shabbychick Too much time on my hands...maybe! I used a piece of old wood trim and hardware that's been laying around way too long - whipped up a little "hair-do" out of jute and wire (my...
View ArticleJewelry caddy
Posted by shabbychick "What are you gonna do with a broken hall tree?" Well, that's what my girlfriend asked me... And, I knew it wasn't lost forever...(actually, I knew what it could be the moment...
View Article"Beach" Ball
Posted by shabbychick In it's former life, yes, you guessed (or maybe not...) - this was rolling down the lane of a bowling alley (or in my case, probably the gutter) ! I like it much better now! I...
View ArticleWhere there's a window, there's a way (to make something...)!
Posted by shabbychick I got some of these windows from a building renovation downtown years ago - free - and one by one, they've taken on new lives. My friend, Terri, and I did two of these to take...
View ArticleA squirrely little fall display
Posted by shabbychick I don't do a whole lot of fall decorating (a little on my porch), but did a centerpiece for my dining room. The cloche was bought new, but the two little guys were rescued from...
View ArticleFREE Junk!!
Posted by shabbychick Free junk - this stuff is too cool - yardsticks, metal baskets, an old chalk board, and just a bunch of "junk" (I mean "stuff") - but I think there are some treasures in here......
View ArticleProjects - for the Scott Antique Market
Posted by shabbychick Starting to think about our next show...at the Scott Antique Market (at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus) - November 29 & 30 (Thanksgiving weekend) - a great "inside"...
View ArticleConservatory - (and the good ol' summertime)
Posted by shabbychick Here's my conservatory - I didn't make this one, a friend did - it's a tabletop version, and I change it in the spring, summer and Christmas - and a couple times in between -...
View ArticleA "bottled" centerpiece...
Posted by shabbychick I love bottles, and this is a collection that I made for one of our sales.
View ArticleShuttered shelf
Posted by shabbychick Designed by my friend, Terri and I, it's made of small louvered shutters and a couple picture frames for a roof. Fabric, jewelry, buttons, etc. were used to embellish the roof....
View ArticleChina Candlestick
Posted by shabbychick This is a simple creation - a piece of old china attached (glued) to a vintage crystal lamp (that had bad wiring). It was waiting for it's second life - and I think this is...
View ArticleAn A-Door-Able Desk & More!
Posted by shabbychick What a way to spend a day...our friend, Ellen, asked us to build a computer area (that didn't look like a computer area), and give her guest room a re-do (pictures in next...
View ArticleAnd...A Cozy Guest Room Too!
Posted by shabbychick Here's Ellen's oh so cozy guest room. She had all the right "stuff" for us to play with to create a space where her guests will probably never want to leave!!! :) My friend...
View ArticleNo junk at Joan's...treasures galore!!
Posted by shabbychick My friend, Terri, and I headed to Joan's open house early last Saturday...and were surprised to find that it was only about 20 minutes away from our workshop. We weren't...
View ArticleNot-too-shabby "cashier" table
Posted by shabbychick When we do fleamarket/antique shows, we’ve always just set our cashier space up on one of our tables that we’re selling and we always end up having to move, rearrange, etc. to...
View ArticleA "renewed" chalkboard
Posted by shabbychick This is a vintage chalkboard that we've repurposed for our sign at fleamarkets/antique shows. It's a "show stopper" for sure!!! We want to make sure our customers can find...
View ArticleA junky little bit of Christmas cheer - part 1
Posted by shabbychick "Building" a Merry Christmas - one project at a time (more to come...).
View ArticleOur Day-after-Thanksgiving show!
Posted by shabbychick Here's a glimpse of our "traveling shop" at the Scott Antique Market - held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus this past weekend. It was a huge success and we filled our...
View ArticleButton, button, who's got the button???
Posted by shabbychick I DO!! And, I'm not wasting any of 'em!!! Button bouquets for everybody this Christmas!! (hope they're not looking here for clues) My junk swap partner, LuAnn, sent me some...
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