About 10 years ago, I found this old black metal lunchbox at a garage sale. My grandpa carried one of these to his job at the paper mill. My dad worked there also but his lunchbox was hard p...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/04/vintage-metal-lunchbox-planter.html
My very first blog junk garden posts were shared in 2012. While I still love flower gardening, new ideas are fewer and farther between than in the early years. Here are some of my favorite r...
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Candleholders are fairly easy to find at garage sales and thrift stores, and they lend themselves nicely to upcycling and repurposing projects! Here are 16 candleholder projects from over ...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/03/thrifted-candlestick-project-ideas.html
I found this $1 wooden duck plaque at a local fundraiser rummage sale. I thought it was PERFECT for a makeover. Read more »
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/03/rummage-sale-duck-plaque-repurposed-as.html
Below is a compilation of some unusual junk garden planters that have appeared on my blog from my own yard and gardens, and three of my friends' gardens. I think you will enjoy all the rusty...
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I found this long, skinny, wooden, hinged box at our local thrift shop last week. I paid $3 for it. I think it must have been a pencil box or paint brush box, maybe? The glossy red paint w...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/03/thrift-store-hinged-box-spring-makeover.html
Do you have any whiskey barrel planters? I currently have two round ones and one horizontal one. Oak barrel planters weather into an awesome grey patina that is perfect for a junk garden...
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I pick up inexpensive enamelware at garage sales and thrift shops all the time. I find most of my enamelware for $5 to $10, sometimes less. Some are reproduction enamelware. Pieces in ex...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/02/decorating-with-enamelware-inside-out.html
As winter winds down, it's time to think about flower gardening! Do you have enough GALVANIZED BUCKETS for planting? GALVANIZED BUCKETS are my favorite rustic outdoor planter. Read more...
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My mom and both of my grandmas were button collectors. Besides inheriting some of their buttons, I have purchased my own cards and jars of buttons. Over the last 10+ years, I have used butto...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/02/22-button-jar-decorating-crafting-ideas.html
I purchased two 6" x 8" and one 8" x 10" art canvases at our local Dollar Tree. I used them to create easy botanical wall art! Read more »
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/01/diy-botanical-dollar-tree-reverse.html
Here is an assortment of older blog projects and newer ones. Let's talk old suitcases! I scoop them up when they are clean inside and have a reasonable price. I spray painted the one ...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/01/vintage-suitcase-upcycling-repurposing.html
I found this washboard style wall bin at our local thrift store in late 2023. I couldn't pass it up, I love washboard projects! This blog post contains eleven of my washboard makeovers, as...
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I have a garden project featured in the Spring 2024 COUNTRY SAMPLER MAGAZINE. Country Sampler magazine has had a makeover from its all primitive country format, and it also features upcycli...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2024/01/raised-coffeepot-planters-in-country.html
The wooden basket on the left was found at a garage sale, and the miniature sled at Goodwill. Each cost $4. I transformed the items with paint, stencils, napkin decoupage! Read more »
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/12/thrifted-finds-upcycled-for-christmas.html
The project I was most proud of in 2023 was my junk flower gardens! It's a summer long project. That is a labor of love. Thrift store finds can be found in every nook and cranny of the ...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/12/over-100-upcycling-repurposing-ideas.html
I found this washboard recently at the MINNETONKA GOODWILL. I have never seen an "AUTHENTIC MUSICAL WASHBOARD" in all of my previous washboard finds. Apparently, it's not vintage. COLUM...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/11/musical-washboard-christmas-decoration.html
I found these little wooden Jack O' Lantern unfinished boxes at DOLLAR TREE. I gave them an easy upcycle! Read more »
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/10/dollar-tree-jack-o-lantern-box-makeover.html
I ran across this metal minnow bucket it in my shed. I had purchased it at a garage sale, and used it in my junk garden several years ago. It's not super old as it had a UPC stamped on i...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/10/minnow-bucket-pumpkin-with-dollar-tree.html
I recently decorated my covered patio for fall inspired by old wheels, like this one. Read more »
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/10/junky-pumpkins-on-front-patio.html
Besides decorating with real pumpkins and faux pumpkins in the fall, I like to repurpose junk and other items as pumpkins and Jack O' Lanterns. In the first photo, I found an orange rake hea...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/09/18-repurposed-junk-pumpkin-jack-o.html
I found this wood chip basket pumpkin at a recent garage sale. It was a little tired looking so I gave it a makeover! Scroll on down for my basket makeover and 8 other September upcycling ...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/09/thrifted-pumpkin-basket-makeover.html
Deer seldom bother nicotiana annual plants but this year was an exception. For several weeks (even with spray repellent), deer ate the blossoms off of the nicotiana. They were sad little pla...
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/08/2023-garden-tour-close-ups-part-2.html
Welcome to Part One of my 2023 JUNK GARDEN TOUR! This year I divided the tour into wider angle photos (part one) and the close ups (part two). I hope you enjoy the tour! Read more »
https://www.organizedclutter.net/2023/08/organized-clutters-2023-junk-garden.html
I found this vintage coffee grinder at our local thrift shop last week for $3.00. It's vintage, but like 1970's vintage, and I don't like the look. Scroll on down to see the coffee grinder...
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