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April 23, 2009

Repurposed Flea Market Finds via Etsy

I am so excited over these new/old finds via the artists over at Etsy. It requires a good dose of creativity and ingenuity to imagine beyond only one use for an object. Here are some of my repurposed favorites!

The Prison Door Chapter 1 via Maxwell Street. This is a fully recycled piece which references The Scarlet Letter. Such a hauntingly beautiful image.

I adore this image from Paper Home. Beautiful colors,design and creative photography to feature the repurposed vintage tray hanging on the door.

Also from the Paper Lady (Chelsey) at Paper Home.-Elegant Tea Time Birdfeeders !! Visit her blog, for instant inspiration!

One of the featured sellers on Etsy, Allison Cecil (of Monkeys Always Look) creates these precious little plantings using recycled vintage containers of all sorts.

How about this :Aqua Sub Rosa - Vintage Flower and Crystal Steampunk Necklace? from

Bionic Unicorn.

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April 15, 2009

Repurposed Flea Market Finds

After an overwhelming response to my series on Flea Market Storage Solutions, I am starting this new weekly sereis, "Repurposed Flea Market Finds". There are many talented artisans working with reclaimed materials, turning cast offs into precious and useful home decor ingredients. This series features those items. Hope you enjoy the inspiration!

Better Homes and Gardens bathroom storage.

This salvaged mantle featured on Apartment Therapy came from a weekend DIY project by one of my fellow bloggers and crafter extraordinaire, Kimberly of Niesz Vintage Fabric.

Finally Kat at Koko studios has found a lovely and creative use for those brass lighting fixtures of the 80's and 90's. I have found heaps of them at our local Habitat for Humanity home store!

Kat sells these terrariums at her other Etsy shop, Green Under Glass. She also keeps a wonderful blog about her work and home, here.