To celebrate New Year’s Day, I’m taking a look back at posts from 2008. I’m a picky blogger to begin with, so I don’t post things I don’t love. But these are some of my favorites of the year. Hope you find something new!
Retail Junk Creations
Cotton Monsters! The Work of Jennifer Strunge
Washing Machine Drum into Lovely Lamp at Reestore
World War II Helmets Used for Turtle Garden Sculptures
Other Junk Creations
Hannah’s Toadstool Doorstops
DIY Refrigerator Magnets
The Fondue Robot
My Junk Creations
My Paperboard Person
Kitchen Message Center from Cutting Board
Vintage Gift Tags from Me
Junk Artists
Emergency Response Studio in Prospect 1 New Orleans Exhibit
Mister Skunk’s Magnificent Creations
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My newest retail junk creation company to swoon over is Reestore in the UK. Click over there to swoon yourself over some of the most contemporary and ingenious junk creations I’ve seen.
How do you like Silvana? She’s living her second life as a light-throwing wonder lamp that should be in my living room. I give her an A+ on being the best reincarnation of a washing machine drum.

Next up is Annie, the shopping cart chair. I picture this in a kid’s room or a really hip dentist office waiting room.

Go to Reestore to see more junk creations like Gordon the …read more