G for Vintage GAMES! CandyLandy Tin Turned Wall Clock

Happy 50th Anniversary Tin turned Wall Clock - JUNKMARKET Style

OK.. I've seen just about everything turned into a clock.. so when I saw this tin, I knew immediately what it would be.....

I will be making a few more of this babies.. I have a ton of tins that will make interesting time pieces.

;) Thanks again Janis!

PS - Here's a tip... don't want to buy clock parts.. then get an inexpensive clock from a discount store for a a $1 or two.. carefully take apart & reuse!

That Girl,
Ang

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C is for Canvas

Here are a few canvas projects I've done... 2 new & 1 old. The new were blank, pre-stretched canvases that I purchased from the local craft store. I was inspired by this project from Shelley Hitt of Baton Rouge, La. a featured artist on Crafters Coast to Coast (now That's Clever).



The last was an effort to save the art covering the vintage stretchers I wanted to use. I couldn't throw the art out... after all, Art is ART! So I glued them to my garbage can. My can is now beautified & I haven't trashed a piece of art work. Plus I can spot my can a mile a way.. Now how is that for personalization! As I get more old stretchers, I will continue to glue the artwork around my can and whatever else I deem worthy... a sort of tramp art if you will...



Hope you enjoy.

That Girl,
Ang

Long time no see/ hear nor read... LOL (Projects)

Well yes, I 've been gone for a while.. just a lot going on in my life. But I have completed some projects and will post now... I hope you all enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them...


Old movie fans can probably appreciate this one. I admit.. off beat & warped.. yet so cool! I am placing on Etsy later if you are interested...LOL (and yes, the hanger is attached ;)




I am actually in the process of adding on more flowers & cinnamon sticks.. Mmmmm the cinnamon smells delightful. The board is an edge of an old artist canvas stretcher. It is coated in black board paint.... How about this to hang on a door.. LOL I will update pictures later...





I got this idea from the JunkMarket Website... Lanette Lorsung. I took the wheels off of a Jeep baby carriage, the board is a vintage artist canvas stretcher piece, wire and blackboard paint. I am actually putting more silk flowers and cinnamon sticks on it to take p some of the space on the hanging wire... but yum... it smells delightful! Enjoy! ;)





This piece was made from the frame of an old boxspring. It had too much potential to just throw away. I removed the bedsprings to place in my etsy store ;). Then I painted & accessorize... see if you can figure out all of the items I used.......





This potting chair is a work of labor as it is my 1st and it is labor intensive... I keep changing my mind. Please know it's a work in process.




I WISHED my computer didn't catch a virus and a fever.. as all of my photos and inspirational links & pictures are gone. These pieces were a helluva mess. I was at a gardening show working on the handles when another vendor asked me for the 2 below pieces.. I should them for $15 a piece... I know - I know but I brought them to work on.. still had a couple of flaws. I was so excited she asked that I just blurted out " How's $30?" LOL Well she told me to bring all my stuff to the plant shop and perhaps I can sell to them or cosign other pieces.. so it might be well worth the 45 min trip...LOL Although this show was free, it was poorly advertised with low attendance.. but one of my best shows ever... so by the time she purchased... I was good! LOL




Thanks for being patient....

That Girl, Ang

And now a little shameless self promo... I'm in an Etsy Treasury featuring JUNK!

Thanks to Ranzangel of Etsy..I am in my very 1st Treasury. I didn't even get in one when I was briefly an active member of a local group (dig). LOL But anyway I am stoked & YES very excited... Whoo Hoo!

This particular treasury features artsy items made of junk; things folks commonly throw out. In fact it's entitled:

Treasury West Trash: Garbage, junk, crap, refuse, waste...what a wonderful assortment.



Since treasuries are fleeting, (I know sad) here's a list of the other artists featured before our treasury disappears tomorrow. Les we not be forgotten..

Bag of Crap - Gicelee Print, Trash Master Skirt, Dumped, Eat it Necklace, Reclaimed Trash Bin Enclosure, Junk Alphabet Paperweight, Trash Can Hand Carved Rubber Stamp Set, Bowerbird Gocco Print, Trash Parade - 8x10 Print, Tattered Circus Memories Cuff, Trash Chime, Shoe Purse Turquoise Faux Snake Skin.

Now that's enough junk to last a while! Thanks again Ranzangel! Click on her name and check out her store. She has to make great stuff.. as she has perfect taste! LOL

Enjoy,
Ang

Junking is as Easy as A,B,C & 1-2-3...

I am a serious collector of stuff. I collect everything... OK anything that strikes my fancy. There are no set times for me to collect... I collect when the winds are high or the tides are low. I collect in the sumer, spring, winter and fall. I collect when I am happy or when I am sad. I collect when I have pocket change or when I am flat broke. I collect free or bargain items. I collect with or without tools.... (sometimes I have to use coins to unscrew an item apart)... And when I run out of storage room or I am low on ideas, I collect appendages of good stuff. IE Door knobs, hinges, hooks, chains, bun feet, glass and the like. I am no respecter of items either: I collect the good and the bad. I collect the pretty & the unpretty. I collect junk & jewels, trash and treasures... but I don't collect garbage.... ewww.. anything bug-infested, spoiled, totally decayed, molded or just plain nasty is not recyclable in my book.

Lately, my intake has been greater than my outlet. So I've decided to post items on my blog.. since many of the things I have acquired in my town.. hence 'tomboy around town'... or in my travels...

In my next post, I will start with A - for Aprons... I have a huge collection of aprons! But I want audience participation.. Please give feedback with 1. creative &/or unique ideas on how I can use them.. along with 2. your favorite one...

My hope is to get my creative juices flowing, recycle my finds.. and build yet another place (among the land of blogs) for shared inspiration. Who knows, maybe I can even venture into the land of contests that I see all so frequently around the blog world.

What do ya think?

That Girl, Ang