Friday, December 16, 2011

One More Thing


I LOVE this thing. I love how folky it is, how unique it is and how incredibly thrifty it is.

It is a Christmas decoration, a tiny tree only 9" tall. A cardboard back is the base. Bottle caps were carefully arranged and glued to the back, then little ornaments are glued in the center of each of those.

I found it at an antique shop in Missouri, in a backroom filled with heaps of junk. It looked like one could find something wonderful there - and I did. I remember the clerk gave me a bit of a quizzical look (like do you really want that?) and charged me 25 cents.....it WAS a bit more bedraggled then, several ornaments were broken and the cardboard truck was bent - easily fixed! Martha Stewart will be all over this one, don't you think?!

Merry merry!

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5 comments:

  1. Nifty QuiltsDecember 16, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Wow! You really have an eye for these things. I want to come thrift shopping with YOU!

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  2. fabriquefantastiqueDecember 16, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    I sure she will....the ultimate in recycling.

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  3. electricdunceDecember 17, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    I love it! The best stuff is always discovered in the back room, and how wonderful that it came home with you. Karin

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  4. mickieDecember 18, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Wonderful idea, just love it!

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  5. woolywomanDecember 19, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    if i make one, I will spray paint it green. then add the ornaments.

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