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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
04:39 AM Post #6353551
| Just want to share some of my trash to treasures here with you. I am new to the forum and I am going to love this!
here's a discard trash sideboard. I will post before and then after.
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
04:41 AM Post #6353555
| Here is the transformation. I did just part with this because I found a beautiful french sideboard to put in its place and don't have a sunroom. But I got $50 for it and that is half the money for my sideboard. 
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
04:42 AM Post #6353558
| Here are some watering cans I did with decopaug. Excuse my spelling. I used printed pictures from a computer on some and cut outs of those great plates in magazines. Put a high gloss spray on them. 
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
04:44 AM Post #6353560
| Here's a Rooster one. I couldn't find pictures. So I took a picture of things I had and my hubby color copied it for me. 
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
04:47 AM Post #6353563
| Here's my not really trash find, but none the less an excellent buy on Craig's list for $100. It is a French Farmhouse sideboard (that is what I call it anyway) It is totally stripped to the natural cherry wood and I only put paste wax on it. I got a double roll of free beautiful Victorian wallpaper to line the drawers and cabinets today on our local Freecycle group I started. 
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Tir_Na_Nog
Houston
United States
(Zone 9b)
April 02, 2009
04:54 AM Post #6353567
| trash to treasure---what an excellant way to make Victorian inspired pieces. Love your creativity! |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
05:05 AM Post #6353570
| Here's a good use for an old ladder, also from Freecycle for garden art. I also made one for a local store to support a no kill shelter for animals. 
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
05:09 AM Post #6353572
| Here is the sign I made for a local store to sit out front. I got the old ladder from Freecycle here in my town. 
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
05:11 AM Post #6353573
| Here is an old stove or boiler of some kind I found abandoned on a lot and got permission to take it. I painted it and made an outdoor fireplace. 
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 02, 2009
05:23 AM Post #6353577
| Wow! Love all your ideas, especially the sideboard and the ladder! wonderful creativity! |
lindawin58
Ewing, NE
April 02, 2009
09:57 AM Post #6354136
| Wow you have Great Ideas!!! Linda |
Gourd
(Zone 4b)
April 02, 2009
09:58 AM Post #6354142
| Nice finds and nice work too.
A. |
seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
April 02, 2009
10:03 AM Post #6354164
| very creative.
I love that fence/wall in your last picture |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 02, 2009
02:19 PM Post #6355224
| We built our home six years ago. We didn't want to lose our view or block any of it, so put the wrought iron in the fence. One part near my patio has a mural I painted. One part on the side of my house is terracotta and I want to paint it all that color, it looks rich and brings it in a bit to make the yard cozier. I will get around to the garden forums soon and post some pics of my garden. Right now my Wisteria (behind the ladder art) it just starting to bloom. I should note my trellis is made from rebar!
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seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
April 02, 2009
02:22 PM Post #6355236
| That is lovely. You should post that in the arbor thread in Garden Talk.
What part of the country do you live in? ...looks like maybe Arizona?...or if out of the states, New Zealand? |
sammut
western sydney nsw
Australia
April 02, 2009
04:37 PM Post #6355775
| Great work - I have a wooden ladder 5 steps I have been playing with ideas whate to do with it but keep puting it of no matter where I place it poor old thing never seems to match .----Sammut
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 02, 2009
07:38 PM Post #6356575
| I love all your work, the watering cans really got my eye, I have an old milk can borrowed from a dairy in Minnesota back in 1972 and never did anything with it. Not artistic, but I have done decopauge before. Maybe I should try that. Wonderful ideas and please do share them with all of us.
Welcome to Dave's Garden, I just noted you signed up today. I've been a subscribed member for almost a year now and so glad I joined. |
seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
April 02, 2009
07:40 PM Post #6356582
| Yes, welcome.
You will love it here :0) |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 03, 2009
02:28 AM Post #6358028
| Yes, I did just join, but only the free part, so I see I have to pay a subscription price if I want to access some forums, but better than a garden magazine right?
I live in ARIZONA, high desert of Kingman. We do get snow, I have lots of pics of that too, this was our worst and coldest winter since the 50's I heard. I even had a black ice run off the road accident. WE are one hour from Lake Havasu , but a world of difference.
On the watering cans. I was told my a freecycle member yesterday that there is something you can get to make a picture a decal, I remember doing that in the 70's for a crib I painted and i wanted to put Bambi on it. This would make it look even more hand painted. So you might want to check into that.
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sammut
western sydney nsw
Australia
April 03, 2009
03:11 AM Post #6358083
| A beautiful little snow person . I live in a warm state we dont get snow where I live so get a real kick when I see things made in the snow.----------Sammut. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 03, 2009
01:58 PM Post #6359756
| Thanks curvesarein, will check around for that. Your snowman is so cute, and really love his shoes. So many people think they are ugly, but so comfortable. I have been wearing them for so long now.
Sammut, your climate must be like mine, no snow. I grew up in lots of snow so I really don't miss it now, especially the cold that goes with it.
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JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
April 03, 2009
03:07 PM Post #6360025
| Welcome aboard! curvesarien! I can't beleive how wonderful those sideboards look. That first one was a hunk of trash to my eyes...You sure made a treasure out of it! Oh! if I only had that vision! You've done some great stuff. Hope you'lll share more. |
sammut
western sydney nsw
Australia
April 03, 2009
04:16 PM Post #6360267
| Hi,
I love my ugly shoes .
Here in sydney we are on the coast Sun and surf beautiful beachs and a great harbour for boating .
we do have areas thate gets snow down towards Victoria .
Here is our run about . 
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 03, 2009
07:08 PM Post #6360914
| Sammut, I'm not letting hubby see the pic of your run about as he thinks he should own a fishing boat. Well, he bought one several years ago for cheap, but needs a new inboard motor. He never works on it, but always talks about getting it running. I don't think that will ever happen, now it is an eye sore parked on the side of the house. |
Smokey_SC
Piedmont, SC
(Zone 7b)
April 03, 2009
07:23 PM Post #6360981
| curvesarein, I have a watering can and small planter that my DS gave me several years ago. That are rusting a little and need something done to them, now I know what. I want get to it before next week but I will post before and after pics. I just love smart people. Aren't we glad we are all smart. LOL Smokey |
sammut
western sydney nsw
Australia
April 03, 2009
08:54 PM Post #6361296
| Hi Pegi,
Know whate your feeling I have heard "you can't rush the planning is the most important part '
thate was 4 years of planning and whate did he do sold the rust bucket the motor was the only good part . them days when we changed the car we had to change the boat as well back later I have in comming calls ---Sammut. |
blkraven2
Wells, TX
April 03, 2009
10:16 PM Post #6361624
| the background sure looked like Az to me!! I moved from Apache Junction to TX 2 yrs ago and miss AZ.. Im still not used to the high humdity here after living in AZ Some days during the summer I feel like Im breathing water when I go outside its so high!
nice work! |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 05, 2009
01:18 PM Post #6367717
| Well girls, we've been busy. I have a friend in Australia too, email buddy who lives on a boat. I've taken vacations on a Yacht a friend had four years in a row in Long Beach Harbor when raising our children, those are our best memories.
Ok now for the project I wanted ideas on, ask on another thread and looked around here.
This is what hubby and I came up with. I will post a pic. I bought the base for $30 and we repainted. I traded some stained glass for an oak leaf, we ripped apart to use for top and the marble I purchases years ago from the same antique dealer. I remember one of his employees telling me about his kitchen island and I saw a picture in a magazine later. I love it, and great for making pie dough and pizza dough, the marble that is. Well when I cook , which isn't often. LOL I'm too busy creating. Now to find another base for a potting bench. Hubby likes that idea, so maybe I can finally get him to build me one.
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seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
April 05, 2009
01:32 PM Post #6367753
| omgosh! That is a FANTASTIC idea!
that deserves it's own thread! :0)
I love it, love it, love it...
I have two of those old sewing machines...one is missing the sewing machine, but I got it for such a good deal, I couldn't pass it up. Now I know what I can do with it!!
I seem to find those all the time. Supposedly in this recession people are reconsidering things and are dumping these off, because they are just tired of lugging them from house to house as they move, and tired of them taking up space.
One thrift shop told me she can't GIVE them away...
Now I need to go on a sweing table buying binge!, lol... |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 05, 2009
04:40 PM Post #6368416
| That is so beautiful! I would love one too, wish I could find an old sewing table like that. I'll bet you get so many compliments on it. Another thing to keep my eyes open for. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
April 05, 2009
06:21 PM Post #6368884
| Awesome! What a great idea! |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
April 05, 2009
09:56 PM Post #6369813
| curvesarein
I love the outdoor fire place
What paint did you use ?
Do you have to repaint often?
You have so many Great looking T2Ts
Cheryl |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
April 06, 2009
12:55 AM Post #6370546
| The outdoor fireplace I left rusted and used craft paint from walmart to put the sun, this got regifted to a Ranch.
As for the kitchen island, how would I start a new thread? Also I would love to buy another one, if you can get them cheap in Texas I could pay shipping, I hear they come apart. usually shipping from Texas to AZ isn't too bad. I also saw a entry table made out of one, a plant stand and I want to make a potting bench with small bakers rack above. |
seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
April 06, 2009
10:05 AM Post #6371659
| starting a new thread is easy: you just go to the forum you want to post it on, and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Fill in the blanks with your title and then the next box is your comment.
Then follow the prompts like preview and send, just like you do when you post to an existing thread.
Anyone not following this particular thread will not see your table. I just thought the table deserved its own thread, so anyone looking at this forum could notice it. ;0)
I'll let you know if I find anymore dirt cheap. That is if I don't want to buy more for myself, LOL!!!
Check your local craigslist, too. I found a bunch of them on there at Christmastime, but haven't really looked since. |
seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
April 06, 2009
04:49 PM Post #6373686
| edited for expired links
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josette63
Savannah, MO
May 31, 2009
11:43 PM Post #6624819
| I moved this post to a new topic.
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denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 03, 2009
09:00 AM Post #6635349
| Seedpicker ..you might want to edit your pose with the craigs list links ...none of them are any good any longer
:) |
seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
June 03, 2009
10:15 AM Post #6635654
| yep, they are expired. I'll just got edit them out
:0) |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
September 10, 2009
01:34 AM Post #7046621
| Don't know if anyone is still lurking here, but I scored 17 windows from freecycle and we are going to build a greenhouse. I put stuff in the greenhouse forum, not that I am a paying member.
I also found another sewing machine, the whole thing and genuine singer treadle all intact for $30. We were driving around on Monday and I spotted it in someones driveway. He said he would have to ask his wife. Never heard anything, so stopped by again and left my card and phone number. He called tonight. We are picking it up friday, it will become a potting bench or a plant stand for the patio. I picked up some nice laminate out of someone's garbage I may put on top or I have black marble tile from freecycle too.
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seedpicker_TX
(Taylor) Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 10, 2009
08:34 AM Post #7047003
| Fantastic scores!
good for you!!
:0) |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 10, 2009
12:18 PM Post #7047660
| Great windows, you do find some great treasures. I'm always lurking on T2T forum. I just don't want to miss some of the great projects people are doing. |
shelly61
townsville
Australia
September 11, 2009
02:41 AM Post #7050402
| love the cat next to your sideboard, oh and I like the sideboard as well lol. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 11, 2009
12:48 PM Post #7051578
| Had to go back and look at the pic of sideboard, it is a beauty. I now did notice kitty resting against the side of it. Must love the sideboard too. |
curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
September 14, 2009
01:15 AM Post #7061788
| That's a fake kitty you know! Daughter got me that one year for an anniversary present when she was young. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
September 14, 2009
12:03 PM Post #7063005
| You could have fooled me on that kitty.LOL Never has to use the litter box or even eat. |
shelly61
townsville
Australia
September 17, 2009
02:15 AM Post #7073158
| nice fake kitty in the photo looks like a real cat next to it, can you tell I am an animal lover lol, I always find them in a photo first, yeah sad I know
shell |
Catbird423
Edgewater, MD
(Zone 7b)
September 17, 2009
12:27 PM Post #7074186
| So many good ideas, really love the sewing table project. Good luck with the greenhouse, of course you will post pix of it! 
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curvesarein
Kingman, AZ
September 17, 2009
12:34 PM Post #7074206
| Of course I will post pics of the greenhouse , if I can afford the lumber to put it together this year. It is costing more than we expected.
Hey, your picture is sideways, perhas you can turn in around in your program and repost it by editing the post. |
