Fall, Seasons

Broken Rake

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A friend, who knows me a bit too much, came over yesterday to see how the progress was going in the kitchen. She brought me a gift….a rake. No ordinary rake! This ones handle was broken, the metal rusted, and bent up. Now to know Carol, is to know she  likes to bring me a challenge! So I took that old rake….and just a few minutes later turned it into this:

 

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After her initial…loving it….She asked politely if I would remove the sunflower…

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There is a lesson to learn from this….well perhaps more than one. The lesson I would love for you to take from this is: DON’T DISCARD BEFORE YOU THINK OUT OF THE BOX. I’m not recommending you to start hoarding things…but…try to look at it in a different way. Not as a piece of trash, but as a treasure you can up cycle or re purpose!

You may not know this but I started this blog when I won first place in a Trash to Treasure Challenge. It was my first challenge, and being among other crafters. It was truly exciting to win. But what was even more of a compliment was when I was asked by another blogger if I had any other projects completed. When I sent her some pics of them…she asked why I don’t have my own website…so that is how it all started!

Did I get off track? Carol took home her Re purposed rake with a smile 😉

 

Published by kelleysdiy

I love creating new ideas. And now that I am happily retired, I have lots more time to create them! Whether its crafts for decorating my home, or up cycling items I find at garage sales, thrift stores, and even on the curb, and turning them into something wonderful. The creative juices flowing in my head are almost always in overdrive....so many ideas! I love sharing my new ideas with all of you! So please follow me and let me know how I'm doing! I hope I can inspire you.....and if I do....send me a pic. I would love to see your creation.

36 thoughts on “Broken Rake”

    1. I am so happy we share the same love…repurposing! I find so much stuff left on the curb when I take my doggies for a walk. Stuff that is great stuff, it just needs some elbow grease, or made over into something else. I found a pretty fountain on the side of the road. It was broken in a few pieces. I turned it into a beautiful succulent garden.
      It’s amazing what gets thrown out!

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      1. you are a woman after my own heart! LOL
        I love finding those treasures. I have a rocking chair that I picked up twenty plus years ago and made new rockers for it. It is still in use.

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      5. I like the gel stripper. It sticks and does not run so much. The head of the rocking chair had hair gel that deteriorated the six inch head piece, so I only stripped and re-stained that piece and then coated everything with poly. It is great when it works.

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      6. I have a dining set that is new…but too dark. I want to lighten it. I remember stripping furniture with that runny stripper. What a mess! I have to use a stripper because of all the ‘distressed marks’. A sanding would ruin. I’m kinda dumb-founded on this one.!

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    1. I just hate throwing things into the landfill. That’s actually how this all started. I turned my granddaughters play house into a temporary spook house. It’s one of those little tikes playhouses. It’s cute.

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    1. I was holding it and thought it would be great storage holder for my grill. I have those magnetic hooks on the grill, but when I put the cover on, they fall off. So there you have it….not so creative. Just a need to keep my stuff by the grill.

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