Junk to Joy Repurposed Sign!

by Cecilia MyThriftStoreAddiction

I am always on the look out for trash that can be turned into treasure! Come see how I made this sign for .25...

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...so I added a very watered down coat of paint--just enough to stain the pieces.

My favorite local thrift store hosts a weekly warehouse sale of their surplus items and most everything except furniture is .25. A few weeks ago, they had their final sale before Christmas and I picked up a bag of metal bits and pieces. Not much to look at, but I had an idea...

Then I arranged my junky letters and nailed them to a piece of fencing that I'd kept from a repair. It makes a funky addition to my garden, that can be used year round and the patina will only get better as it continues to weather!

Continue to my blog to see more trash to treasure projects:

http://mythriftstoreaddiction.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-signs-rejoice-and-junk-to-joy.html

Continue to my blog for full tutorial:

http://mythriftstoreaddiction.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-signs-rejoice-and-junk-to-joy.html

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Judy Gaaskjolen on Dec 27, 2015
What color paint did you use?

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Alan on Jan 16, 2016
"One man's trash......." this looks really good. I also like turning trash into some form of garden "art". I think with this one I would of pondered whether to go with joy or drill a hole at the top and put the allen key in as a hook for hanging a bird feeder, or both!

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Maria on Mar 13, 2016
Love it! I never thought of looking for items that was spell out words! From now on, I'm going to be on the lookout.

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- Cecilia MyThriftStoreAddiction on Mar 13, 2016
  @Maria Thanks & happy hunting!
  
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