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The Overweening Generalist is largely about people who like to read fat, weighty "difficult" books - or thin, profound ones - and how I/They/We stand in relation to the hyper-acceleration of digital social-media-tized culture. It is not a neo-Luddite attack on digital media; it is an attempt to negotiate with it, and to subtly make claims for the role of generalist intellectual types in the scheme of things.
Monday, September 10, 2012
OG as Promiscuous Neurotheologist Part One: Vico
Aye, but still: Sing to me?
outfit when I browsed Naughty Lingerie one day.
What does it say about our paideuma that we in
the West have no female love goddess that competes for
the attentions of Yahweh? (Or do we?)
Origins of Religion: Giambattista Vico (1668-1744)
In his Autobiography (one of the first true modern ones), Vico writes of his Newtonian breakthroughs in what today we'd call the "social sciences":
"He discovers new historical principles of philosophy, and first of all a metaphysics of the human race. That is to say, a natural theology of all nations by which each people naturally created by itself its own gods through a certain natural instinct that man has for divinity. Fear of these gods led the first founders of nations to unite themselves with certain women in a lifelong companionship. This was the first human form of marriage. Thus he discovers the identity of the grand principle of gentile theology with that of the poetry of the theological poets, who were the world's first poets of all gentile humanity." (167-168)
A "natural instinct that man has for divinity." We will soon see that this is still a hotly contested topic in evolutionary psychology and cognitive science.
Okay, also note that Vico brackets off the Jews, who he considered to be the one tribe truly under a special dispensation from Gee Oh Dee. Over the years, in my reading of Vico, I think this is just a convenient way to seem like a Bible believer: he thought he'd perhaps score points with the Inquisition everywhere. But if you read Vico - just check out the Autobiography - you see he was influenced by Lucretius, whose hero was Epicurus. This is a stark fact that I find hard to square with most scholars' reading of Vico, and certainly a NeoCon like Mark Lilla doesn't see it this way. (But of course!) Vico knew of the persecution of heretics. Some of them had been his friends. Bracketing off the Jews made his sly act of writing as if he was a devout Roman Catholic, while a deeper and more nuanced reading shows him to be the first modern Anthropologist, and perhaps the inventor of the sociology of knowledge, which shows that people will tend to have certain political and other ideas based on the time, place, and social stratus in which they were born and raised and educated, and that what people believe is knowledge anywhere and anytime should be taken seriously, however much most other scholars would scoff. That which we do not consider "rational" can, when studied closely, reveal much about humankind. (And possibly suggest ways to avert socio-political dead ends?)
At present, I surmise that Vico's bracketing of the Jews was a move that made his work simpler: he had even bigger fish to fry; accounting for the Jews in his grand schema would only create more work for him. Hence: why not grant them their special one-to-one relationship with the Big Guy, and concentrate on more interesting things? Like how class warfare is always being fought by the Owners against the Workers?
how important it usually is for Angry Daddy to be ripped.
Zeus here is so godly he seems to have an 8-pack, and he's
ready to run for Mr. Olympia yet again. And who would DARE
vote against him? (Pssst: word on the street is this dude was
into bestiality, which I can neither confirm, nor is it up to
mortal me to deny.)
For Vico, "gods" first spoke through us as we began to try to interpret the entrails of animals and other acts of "divination;" very slowly we began to think in metaphors. Then most of language was based in metaphors, and we had learned to mostly think in language-constructs, or metaphors. The metaphor, in some sense, was a hypnotizing symbol for Objective Reality, but words can only be signs at the most...And language has always been used as Class Warfare by the landowners and the rich and the aristocratic, against everyone else. Vico argues that there's always been a dialectic: the intermarried Owners versus Everyone Else. The proles eventually gain more and more rights, things become more and more secular...then the local civilization, anywhere in History, falls apart, and then the Whole Thing starts up again. It's an idea - the cyclical model of history - that had been used before (Vico was influenced by people like Varro here), and it's been used again, most notoriously by James Joyce. It seems a poetic conception foremost to me, and in the case of Vico, it also provided a bulwark against persecution: he's really some stupendously weirdo thinker who's still totally brilliant. The Authorities probably didn't know what to make of him. He got away with it. (But he paid for it too: his grand masterwerk was neglected while he lived - though he worked the "social media" of 1725-1740 Naples/Europe as best he could - and it drove him over the edge, and he died soon after.)
Gods and goddesses in every country, every religion, came out of the sky and ground (metaphorically) and spoke to humans in poetic ways, via the first poets, who, funny enough, spoke in terms of Laws in such a way that seemed to favor the Landlords overwhelmingly. At one point in his magnum opus The New Science, he says that, initially, the Law was a "severe form of poetry."
Those who follow the latest neurobiological ideas about how language is instantiated in neural clusters in our brains, which we picked up via experience and repeated hearings, will find in Vico an 18th century Neapolitan weirdo-genius (my favorite types!) who prefigured it all. George Lakoff acknowledges as much in his The Political Mind when he writes, "A few philosophers (such as Vico, Nietzsche, and Cassirer) and literary critics (such as I.A. Richards) had noticed the existence of metaphorical thought, but none had figured out the scientific details of how it works." (252) Nietzsche was born in 1844, Cassirer in 1874, and Richards in 1893. Vico, again, was born in 1668.
So: the origin of gods and goddesses come from, first: the Ruling Classes, then the Workers have divinities speak through them. The local gods - especially the thunder/bird of prey/vengeful/Father God - will sometimes be used by the Ruling Classes as a political form of crowd control, but the Workers will come back with their own gods. (There's really an hellaciously lot of more from Vico, but no one likes it when I go on too long...)
Let us consider this a First Model for thinking about Neurotheology, based upon one Overweening Generalist's readings of the staggeringly brilliant and at times maddeningly opaque Vico.
If The Reader has a favorite origin model for religion, I wouldn't mind hearin' it.
4 comments:
- Bobby Campbell said...
Great stuff! I <3 Vico.
I remember RAW interpreting Vico as suggesting fear of thunder & lightning as the secret origin of divinity.
Similarly, in one of his cantos commentaries, RAW recalls "from an early LSD trip: 'The ancients
didn't 'think' of the sea as a god --
they SAW it as a god!'"
That simple and kind of obvious insight still staggers me a bit when extrapolated.
- September 11, 2012 at 5:35 AM
- Eric Wagner said...
Terrific post. Yesterday I read that great interview with Bob Wilson over at the Only Maybe blog about Joyce, etc. It made me feel very ignorant, but it got me thinking about Vico again. I have wave upon wave of books I feel I should read, but I found myself thinking I should ask you how to delve deeper into Vico. Perhaps I will check out the Autobiography. Do you have a translation you prefer?
When I think about origin of religion, I, like Bobby, think of Bob's interpretation of Vico: fear of thunder, etc.
- September 11, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- michael said...
@Bobby Campbell: I love LOVE the idea of the sea as a god. Neptune as a neurogenetic program, a metaphor which is so vivid for some of us it's like the True Believer's vision of Jesus or Mary, or even Papa Tetragrammaton.
Those who are born in the dense jungle, and live their entire lives there, seem to see It as meta-Living Entity, too. Sombunall, acc. to the anthropologists I've read.
Indeed: via Joyce, RAW's reading of Vico and thunder: the initial fear of an ill-tempered Sky God Daddy.
The notion that a need for a - unspoken because unconscious - loving, nurturing, all-forgiving, anti-poverty and anti-war, sublimely empathic Goddess is an interesting idea to me. The pagans, ceremonial magickians, tantrics, and others can conjure Her, and do. It seems too many others are missing out, eh?
- September 14, 2012 at 5:41 PM
- michael said...
@Eric: Sorry to have taken days to get back to you and Bobby...
The only version of Vico's Autobio that I've read is the Bergin and Fisch. I think it would most definitely help as prolegomena to New Science.
New Science - which I will always be reading - seems increasingly profound, crazy, and cosmically hilarious to me. Dig the baroque chaos of structure! With his axioms, he's in a long line of Great Books, starting around Euclid...but he makes a complete muddle of it, and lately I think of it as a covert critique of those rationalistic assumptions about what we can say about knowledge, but maybe Vico was trying his best and just got sidetracked A LOT?
One paragraph he's telling us about the latest from the New World and Bigfoot, then suddenly he's on and on about the evolution of symbolic systems and metaphorical thought. Then he's making mincemeat of now-forgotten competing intellectuals (which reminds me a little of Pound, RAW, even Chomsky).
I understand de Selby a bit better by reading Vico.
Another Guide to Vico that impressed me: a very slim volume by Peter Burke titled Vico.
- September 14, 2012 at 5:52 PM


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Langtons Bar & Restaurant - Kilkenny
While my other half Joanne rests from day of sightseeing in Wexford and Waterford I thought I would do a small blog post. This New Year's Eve we are down in Kilkenny, I have taken Joanne down here to celebrate her birthday. Naturally we are staying in our favorite place in Ireland Lawcus Farm Guesthouse. We arrived down yesterday evening just after 4 pm, it was the only day I hadn't fully planned out, as today I had sightseeing on our itinerary and a meal in Campagne. When we dropped our stuff off at Lawcus ( I will be doing an updated review on this ) we decided to head back into Kilkenny city for some food. We wandered around for a while, first stopping in to Dunnes to pick up a new food processor. I have been looking to get one for a while now as it really speeds up food preparation, Jamie Oliver's recipes (the fast ones at least) all require one. Joanne spotted one in Dunnes with her mum Saturday down from 60 euro to 29 euro, so her mum got one as well as one for her sister Karen. So with our food processor in tow, we went about getting some food, we popped into Kytelers Inn, but I didn't feel in the mood for there so I suggested we walk up toward Langtons.
I have always liked Langtons, I suppose its down to the fact that when we would go to Kilkenny on day trips as a child with my grandfather ( a Kilkenny man ) we would always end up in Langtons after mass on the Sunday be it for lunch or a pint( pint of Cidona for my brother and myself ). We took a look at the menu outside and it looked exactly what we were looking for, so we ducked in. The last time I was inside was maybe 15 years ago and the front bar area still remains the same, its like stepping back in time, a time me and my bro would get a chocolate bar and £1 coin off my grandfather after mass. We strolled down through the back in to the restaurant, and we were seated immediately, the place was busy yet they still had seats so we didn't need a booking. We were seated just near the door but only moments later the door manager asked would we like our change seats, as there might be a draft. Now for me that is a nice touch and shows you are caring for your customer, making sure they are happy as possible. Not long after receiving our menus we had ordered, I stuck with what I had in Marco Polo last weekend, caesar salad for starters and steak for mains. Just before our starters arrived out a huge basket of bread was placed on our table, I LOVE THAT! I know it might sound stupid but I want something to nibble away at while I am waiting, it was a nice fresh soda bread.
Here is my caesar salad, you know what it may not be much to look at but it was gorgeous, big hunks of bacon, croutons galore, parmesan shavings and a big bowl of dressing. Simple but tasty, and immensely better than last weekend.
Next up my steak! It was perfectly cooked, I have been going for medium rare a lot lately and it was bang on. It was a massive plate of food, cheesy cauliflower, onion rings, chantenay carrots, roast potato, mash potato and side of pepper sauce. This meal was exactly what I was looking for, simple, tasty and filling food. Langtons aswell still lives up to what it did for me as a kid, its a bit like hotel food but its still good, run by extremely friendly people. It has such a nice atmosphere, and despite it being busy you can still talk to each other with out having to raise your voice. Overall Langtons is still a lovely place to go and its all well priced, for 2 starters, 2 mains and 2 drinks we paid 50 euro.
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Very Cool! Now you could make u a shade using old car keys??? I miss my 1974 VW hatchback, too!!! I'm trying to find it. Hubby said he would redo it for me, but I think it's probably sitting in the rust pile somewhere!
Re: Need ideas!
Great ideas here! I would probably make a decopague type piece of art, in the shape of a milk bottle! Maybe use an old cabinet door for the art base??? I move things around so much that I seldom do anything 'permanent'!
Can't wait to see what you do with it!
Re: Blossom
What a great piece of Spring art!! Love it!
Re: HERCULES POWER Mirror Project
Love it, love it, love it!!! Wow!
Re: Turbin Lamp
Thanks all for the great comments! I get as many comments on thos turtle shells as I do anything! Quite a conversation piece they are!!1
P.S. Loved the poem, MelHow! I have my small collection of doll heads, arms & legs, too!!lol
Re: March Floral Arrangement of the Month
very Springy indeed! Getting me in the Spring Junk mode!!! Love it!
Re: Industrial Can Lamp
Hey Georgia!! Now you've got me inspired once again!
Re: RAD-ical Lamp
Cool, cool, cooooolll!!!!
Re: Faucet Knob Art Pieces
Jenny!!! This is an AWESOME art piece!! KUDOS!!!
Re: Doll Leg Vase
Oooo...I love this! I have recently started collecting doll parts...this is right up my alley!
Re: Industrial Style Lamp
I THINK it lookssooooooo cool! Love it!
Re: Spoon Flower Closeups AND Spoon Angels
Thanks for the close up ANGLEZ!!!
Great projects!
Re: Junk to Pretty - $7.00 table
Wow is right!!!
What a truly outstanding recycle!!! Very cool....and welcome aboard the Junk Wagon!
Re: Flower Power Garden Stakes
Oooh...these are just awesome! Can we see some up close pics of the flowers hanging on the white fence, too???
Re: Pocket Full of Posies
clever recycle idea!!!
Re: Junk Mail from Candy!
OOOhhh..what a great junk mail surprise! The project is just great, too! Love it!
Re: JUNKY MANTELS
I love it! Especially the door and photos!!
Re: G E O
Very cool! Letter envy!!
Re: "FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS"
very nice!
Re: Homemade Cloche
Very cute
Re: Do you see what I see?????
Can I come play in your yard??lol
Re: Watusi Art
Oooh...this is awesome! I have one of these coming to me, as well as a horse head, too, and I didn't know what to do with it! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Re: Bottle Cap Wreath with Openers
And that is very, very cool!
Re: Farm Rescue
Wow! Great rescue and reuse! Love it!
Re: Palette Lounger
Love it!!!
Re: bee hive door knob
Re: Golf Club Rack
Awesome find! Awesome redo, too!
Re: Does Anyone Collect Yellow Rubber Ducks?
I went to check on the rubber duck today and guess what???
She sold it this morning!
Re: Does Anyone Collect Yellow Rubber Ducks?
I will give the gal, at the shop, a call tomorrow but I think she still has it. I'll ask her to figure out the postage, too!!
Re: "Tools"
Re: Need a helping hand?
Your hands are so very nicely delicate! I, too, love hands!! I only have a couple. I've just started my 'collection'. I also like doll body parts and have just started picking these up as well.
Re: Found in As Is section in Ikea, seaglass
Re: Waiting for spring!!
Wow! What a great recycle!! I'm going to have to 'borrow' this great idea for sure! Thanks for sharing!!
Re: clothes pin flowers
Very cute idea!
Re: Waterski seating projects
Very cool!
Re: Screened in Porch
Oh, this looks very welcome and comfortable!!! Good job!
Re: My Funny Valentine
I have several of these record 'baskets' in the shop...aren't they so much to make? However, I am tired of just the basket use...thanks so much for the great idea how to use them for something else!
Re: Have a Great Valentine's Day!
Ooooh...Vicki...I see junk decorating in your future! Let's see more fun projects! Very good!
Re: "JUMP THROUGH THIS!!??!!" (project #2)
Very cool project! A great way to reuse all of those wooden hoops that nobody seems to use anymore!
Re: Industrial Lamp Turned Display
Ooooooooooooooooh.....I love this! This is MY KIND of decorating ideas!! Let's see more goodies!
Re: "SHUTTERS"
Awesome piece!
Re: Earring Tree
Now that's creative! How fun!
Re: wonderful scales
Wow! I'm a scale-a-holic and luuuuuuv that postal scale! I've never seen one like that. Thanks for sharing!
Re: "B"ounty
Junk Envy....!
Re: Initial Project!
Yes, those are faucet handles. They are really chocolate brown with pink accent buttons.
Re: Picture Holder
The silver 'thing' came out of the bottom of an old pan. I think these were to sit the meat up on, to drain the grease and keep the meat from sitting on the bottom of the pan directly?
Re: connect four
Oh, now this is just tooooo cute! I'm going to have to look for a Connect Four!
Re: Vintage Glass Insulators Make Great Candles Holders!
Wow! These are great! Let's see more!
Re: HEY JUNKISMYSTYLE--NEED HELP PLEASE!!!!!
I would like the instructions, too! What a great idea!
Re: Keeping Time With the "Rhythm" of Life
Love it! Good Job!!
Re: THE MENOPAUSAL WOMAN---JUNK STYLE
Girl...you never cease to amaze me!! Awesome!
Re: A few projects that are truly For The Birds!
Oh, these are so cute! spring is right around the corner! Loved the lunchbox especially! what are the holes made from?
Re: DEAD TOOLS WALKIN
Very clever!! Love it!
Re: spirit of junk
Re: "Record" setting transformation...
Ooooh...I love it both ways!! Very creative!!!
Re: garden junk
Very lovely garden...!!!
Re: Presto Change-o
Georgia...this is simply toooo cute! Love it!
Re: "CORKER'
AWESOME!!! Love it!
Re: An En-Lightening Project that's Music to My Ears!
Oooh, Lani...as always...I love it!
Re: THE MENOPAUSAL WOMAN---JUNK STYLE
Oooh. I love Menopausal girl...she speaks for all!!!
Re: Love this bottle!
Very cool idea! But how did you get that picture in that tiny little shaker? Whew!
Re: Whisk Broom Arrangement
I love this look you did with the brooms! Let's see more of your great decorating talents!
Re: Miss Galaxy Girl Found Object Sculpture I Made Last Night
Re: How to Make a Valentine's Day Planter.
Great project, Georgia!
Thanks to all inquiring where I've been lately. I have had the most nasty bronchial infection. Been to the dr. but slow recovery! This is the first time I have felt like even looking at my fav JM site, in over a week.....now you KNOW how bad I must be feeling! ha
Re: My Love for Junk is on the Rise!
OOh..Lani...love your elegant junk...as always!!!
Re: Bathtub Planter!
Wow! Just beautiful! You have a great 'green' thumb!
Re: retro space ship propeller table i made last night
Oooh, ooh...I LOVE THIS! My kind of junk remake!
Re: Our Scrap wood floor
Great, great repurposing project!
Re: Vintage Potato Mashers find new life as ~ TaDa ~ Bud Vases!
What a great idea! Very nice!
Re: It's the Sign of the Season...
Very cool!
Re: Coffee Table Holiday Bling
Oh! love that rusty Christmas Tree Stand! Very unique!
Re: Refinished Furniture
Very nice!
Re: "THE UNCOLA Crate" Shadow Box Table
Very cool project! Keep up the great work!
Re: WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF STRANGE CARGO....
Ooooh...I love, love your style! What great ideas! Thanks for sharing...let's see more!!
You're giving me great ideas!
Re: MORE FROM STRANGE CARGO....
Ooooooooooooooooh...I love, love the spring idea!! How very clever!
Re: Industrial BirdFeeder
Very nice!!
Re: trophies, trophies, trophies!
OMG! I cannot wait to see what you do with all of these! What a great find!!
Re: An ugly old vanity light seen in a whole new light
Now that's a great repurpose!
Re: My bull skull...transformed
I lived in Texas for 10 years and I LOVE THIS, YA'LL!!!
$5? Wow, what a deal!!
Um, I have turtle shells...it's an Oklahoma thing! (lol) This would be a great idea for one that doesn't have a very nice finish! Thanks for sharing!!
Re: Studio Junk
I like your style!! Love the painted rug on the floor, too!
Re: A Visit to "Purple Cow", St. Louis, MO
What a great place to shop! I could do some serious damage there! haha
Re: "WHAT TIME IS IT?"
Wow! What a great idea! Love it!
Re: A New Year's Resolution
Oooooh...I love, love this!!! I'm inspired!!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Re: Canning is for the birds!
What a great idea! Love this!
Re: What Do You Do With A Free Electrical Wire Spool?
suewannabeinkc: so glad hubby got it!!! NONE of my family members got it...oh, well, it was very fun!!!
Ah, Yes..I remember my parents using these as a picnic table, too....and ooooh...great idea...I can put MY 8-track player and speakers on some baby spools!!! Yes...I have a WORKING 8-track player in my shop! (I listen to Tom Jones, Bee Gees...OH!! Am I giving away our age???) As a matter of fact, I received Eagles Greatest Hits 8-Track, from my 28 yr old son, for Christmas...he just doesn't get it though! lol
Re: Holiday Junk Angels by Georgia Moon & JennyK
Way to go gals! These are really cool, unique angels! I bet you guys had a great time, too!! Mr. Mouse probably had a good time keeping an eye on you, too!
Re: Christmas treats anyone
What a cool last name to have! Merry Holiday to you!
Re: What Do You Do With A Free Electrical Wire Spool?
Oh...you guys are toooo funny! Glad I got to 'tickle your brains' a bit!!
Let's Holiday!!!
Re: America's First Nostalgic Guest House --- going 'green'
OH, this room looks like so much fun...I wanta come play! Especially LOVE the toilet tank lid shelves.
Re: Evergreen, Tinsel & Snow
Very nice!
Re: Giving in an unusual way...
WHAT???? Who on earth would not just DIE to have this? I love it! How did you attach the letters to the metal container? I assume some kind of glue???? This is just toooo cute!!!
Re: How to Make a Christmas Candelabra
Oh, Georgia...this is just gorgeous! Love it, love it!
Re: Headboard Christmas bench
Oh, this is just lovely. Your Mom is very lucky!
Re: Scrabble Mania!
Love this great travel board! I came across a SORRY board earlier, and this gives me an idea what to do with it! Thanks for posting the great project!
Re: Let it Snow
This is a great display! Loved the story, too!
Re: Putting a little "Mush" into Christmas!
Very unique item! Love it!
Re: Scrabble Collage/Easel
Wow! These are really cool! I'm a terrible Scrabble player an envy that you were able to put all of your family names together! Love it! Welcome aboard!
Re: Going Green? I'm GONE!
Love your green bottles! Great for Christmas or anyday!!
Re: Bennett's Christmas Collar
Oh, Bennett...you do look soooo festive!!
Re: Rustic candelier "dooded" up for Christmas
Wow! This is a really unique 'light'. What a great conversation piece.
Re: A Little Christopher Robin Advice We Should All Make a Promise To Keep...
Oh, this dolly is great! Very, very neat!
Re: Junk Built Wreaths
Wow! All of these wreaths are sensational! Can you elaborate on how the buttons are attached to the stretcher? I just can't quite make it out. Thanks for sharing your great creative ideas!!
Re: Big Giant Pulley Wreath...For Candy
Oooh. I love it! I like the 'bigness' of it, too! Cute idea Geo!
Re: My sunrrom at Christmas
Love the turquoise half-door!!
Re: Let's Go Skating!!
Very nice and elegant! Love it!
Re: Joy To The World
this is a great piece! Love it!
Re: No Wonder this took so long -- It's three things in one!
oooho....this is a VERY COOL lamp!! Love it!
Re: What to take to the office party?
Very creative use for those cheese holders!
Re: Simple Treasures
Very lovely decor. Thanks for sharing your cozy Christmas!
Re: Whisk Up a Little Ambiance!
Love this idea! Now I need to keep my eyes out for an old whisk thingy...we never find this kind of stuff in my neck of the woods! lol
Re: Holiday Home Tour
Thanks again, Sue, for the great pics!
Hey, is that 'junk under glass' sitting on a BBQ stand thingy?
Re: Have You Got The Time?
OK. I guess with my Southern roots (Oklahoma), I missed out on who Bill Ding is????? But I love the clock anyway!!! Very cool!!! And you can just move that rusty clock right to TN! haha
Re: Put a Little Spring in Your Christmas . . .
Lani, although I have seen this before, I just think it is so adorable!!!
Re: Display Case Frame
Wow! I hope I run across one of these someday. Love the picture idea!
Re: Table Top Made With Old Printing Press Type
Ooooh...I LOVE THIS! I have a round top stool like this. Wonder what I could with that? Were your letters different depths? Just love this.
Re: Vintage Pennant Ornaments
Now that was a fantabulouse Christmas tree idea! Kudos! I love originality!!!
Re: A Junky Holiday Coaster Ornament
This is a great, simple project! Love it!
Re: old window adorned with lights and ornaments
I don't think this is 'cheesey' at all! More like 'creative' and frugal!!!
Re: cart on wheels for displaying dollhouse
Now that's what I call creative shopping! Way to go!
Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ooooh..I do love those boots! Very clever gal!
Re: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas part 2
very nice!
Re: Art with Heart Show concluded...Upcycling in Georgetown, Texas
Oh, I do LOVE this art! Very creative project!!!
Re: My little red wagon - repurposed and happy to hold some fun goodies.
Great, great, great!!!
Re: Inexpensive & Simple Junk Tree Ideas
Wow! This is a fantabulous JM tree! Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Re: found some aluminum neon sign letters at the scrap yard
OK. Is there a 'C' in there? By the way, where are you located?
Re: calling all ladies... here is a sheet metal high heel shoe i made from scrap sheet metal.
Ooooh...I'm not even a 'shoe person'...but love this!!!!!
Re: LET'S PLAY WHEEL OF FORTUNE!
Many options for sure. What a great find!
Re: more finds from Damon's house of junk...found a 5 gallon bucket of water valves handles
Re: Music stand turned side table
Well done!
Re: Addy's lightswitch
Now that's great 'adapting'!! Good idea!
Re: Embellishing Old Mirrors
Wow! I love these! Esepecially the praying hands thing! You've given me creative incentive!!
Re: HO HO HO
Oh, this is so cute. Could the hoe's hold candles or something you can display? Nice idea.
Re: A Rustic Junky Holiday Tablescape
Woohoo!!! Now that's MY KIND of junky decorating! Great, great job! Loved the clipboard charger!!! Unique! Awesome!
Re: First Christmas Project
Cute project! Now you're on a roll...!!!!!
Re: Sleighs
what a great table centerpiece! Very nice country piece!
Re: Hardware angel ornaments
Wow! So very cool! You and Sharon need to hook up...great minds think alike!
Re: Wheeling & Dealing With My Friends...The Big Day!
Oh what fun it is to ride....in a junkmarketing sleigh!! lol
Re: Christmas Bling & More Great Ideas
Love that bling chandy! Lovely decorating. simple,but elegant.
Re: Memory garden
Very, very lovely....!
Re: Wheeling and Dealing Treasures!
What a truly blessed site! Great job! Great friends, too!
Re: Card File Ottoman
Welcome aboard the JM site! Wow! What a great cabinet! And unique, too!!!
Re: Instant outdoor (or indoor) table
Awesome socket. I never find anything like this in TN!!!
Re: What Do You Do With 25 Stoplight Lenses???
Thank you very much, Sue, for the honorary post! There are so many talented and great people on this site, it's the highlight of my day and is soooo much fun, too!
Re: Got a pencil??
Jenny, I absoulutely think this is fabulous!!!
What a great idea!
And limited only by your imagination...!!! But I love the pencil idea for sure!!! Now I need to go rack my brain...thanks for sharing!
Re: well loved (and BIG) dominos wall art
Wow! What a unique idea! I've never seen dominos this large...what a great find from Mom!
Re: ok now you can call me a gear head
OK, I need to be put on the list of 50 best friends list, too! lol
I never see these in my neck of the woods (TN). What does something like this run in price?
Re: Home Tour Preview
Lani...I've been waiting for your fabulous decorating ideas! I love it all. Let's see more! Wish I could be there!
Re: A Collectible Christmas
Loving the color palette! I LOVE the neutral themes and I also have white ironstone pieces! Great junker minds think alike! Very nice.
Re: File cabinet / coffee table
Wow! A welder in the family!! (envy)...love the project!
Re: A variety of tables
I love them all but I'm drooling over the drum table!!!
Re: Mirrors, Mirrors on the wall. Which is the fairest of them all?
Oh....these are just too clever!!! I lean towards the industrial look, too. But love, that TV!!!
Sue...you've given me a great challenge!!! A car door w/roll up and down mirror??? Might give it a whirl!!! Especially if it was sentimental, like my GF's or something!
Re: Just wanted to give you a lil' peek in my junk sheds !
Re: Oh?! Did you think these were vintage radios?
Love it!
Re: What Do You Do With 25 Stoplight Lenses???
Thanks again all for your great support!!
The background for this is actually made out of plywood and 1 x 2's for the supports. JH tried and tried to talk me into painting this green but I was adamant that black was the ONLY way to go on this on. See, fooled the eye that it was metal, didn't it??? I don't think it would have had the same affect with the green paint...now he wants me to put a star on it....NOT....he jsut can't get used to the sleek, clean, rusty look! lol
Yes, Sue...JH is quite the 'trooper'! He complains.... but loves it the whole time!!! lol
Re: What Do You Make With One 5 Gallon Bucket and Two 3 Gallon Buckets???
Um....right, Sharon......I KNOW you could paint a fantabulous face!!!
Re: Tomato Cage/Galvanized Tub Christmas Tree
Way to improvise! Love it!
Re: What Do You Do With Cheese Graters and A Tractor Muffler?
Great idea, Geo! I just put this out a few hours ago. Now I can tweek it!!
Re: Greet your holiday guests with a little fun
Wow! Very creative!
Re: Christmas Dining Room
Sharon....I love it! THANKSMAS!!!! A new JM word!!
Re: Tractor Steering Wheel Wreath
Oh my....you guys just cannot believe how much I have downsized! I used to have 13-15 trees up a year! We opened our house up for 5 years, for tour and charged a can of food for admission. Then donated all of the collected food to the Food Bank in our town. I'm liking the 'a little bit makes a big impact' look more and more. I used to have sooooooooooo much stuff. And as for storage? Most of this stuff is out (with the exception of the trees) and just used year 'round in a different way! Most of my closests are empty! Thanks again for the kudos!
Re: Champagne Glass Christmas Tree Pic With No Lights
The lights are just regular twinklelights, that came on the pre-lit tree. Then I added some of those big, clear outdoor bulbs and just strung them on the tree. I just kept the glasses hanging on the outside edges of the tree and the lights are strung towards the inside. So guess it's an illusion that there are lights 'in' the glasses!
Re: Fun With Clipboards
Sharon: Nope, their hanging on the DR wall all by theirselves!! I use these clipboards for all different seasons and just stuff. Their very handy. Did you notice the 'Noah' potato masher on the tree topper? I just LOVE, LOVE them!!!
p.s. Sharon made me the potaoot masher and the little Emerson angel, hanging further down the tree. Then I tried my hand at the rest of the 'ornaments' (3 more grandkids and 4 pugs) and wala...the JM tree! Couldn't have done it without Sharon's patient instructions1!!
Christy: I actually did one of these of my 4 year old niece. All of her little friends thought it was soooo cool! Guess Aunt Cinda scored again! haha
Sue: Thanks for all the compliments. I work on things throughout the whole year...yes, I'm thinking Christmas in July! But, I'm extemely lazy in the posting area..hence, that's why you guys get all of the pictures at one time!!
Thanks again all!!
Re: Champagne Glass Christmas Tree
fellowjunker: That 'grate' thingy was actually made for me by Ki, in one of previous 'junk swaps'. It is actually a large solid piece of wood molding. JH says the littly thingy's on the front are old screen door latches. Ingenious, huh? It is one of my fav pieces to decorate with.
junkartqueen: I'll try and take a pic without the light, but the glasses really blend in with the green tree without the lights. I would have liked to have done another white tree with these glasses. I've received a lot of compliments on this tree, too.
Candy: great idea about adding wording to the ribbons!
Thanks again all!
Re: JM Christmas Tree!
junktique: I didn't have any presents wrapped when I took the pictures, but since then, I have filled the basket with presents.
Re: Christmas Dining Room
wow, guys...thanks for all the lovely compliments. First of all let me say that I DON"T have the 'Martha Stewart' syndrome,LoL, by decoratng so early. My children/Grandchildren and some other family members are coming in from Oklahoma, for Thanksgiving and since they won't be back for Christmas, we're celebrating while their here. OK. So it's a good excuse for decorating early...but it works!! ha
The big candle pillar in the middle is actually a set of 3. I have the other 2 sizes in the bathroom with candles, too.
Re: An Elegant Junky Holiday
Amy, these are just beautiful and creative pieces! I've never seen Christmas tree stands like this? Are these vintage? Love the look!
I think Sunday showcase is a great idea! I'm game! And you're right. I have met so many great junkers online(yourself, included) because of this site. It truly is a great thing.
I haven't been on site for awhile and I just posted a few projects. I've noticed the "thumbs up awesome"!! Is this something new? Or am I just behind? lol
Re: Just the beginning
Wow! Very nice. Love the color, too!
Re: THIS IS TOO COOL!
What a great find! $5.00!! Wow!
Re: Shopping for ideas ~ croquet, anyone?
Welcome to the junkmarket site! Love your goodies! Can;t wait to see what you come up with!
Re: Architecture in the House!
Lani, as usual, I LOVE it all!!!! I can hardly wait for the home tour photos!!!
Re: Tree Branch Christmas Tree
Yes, that's where JH stays about 95% of the time...I was trying to keep that lovely reclyner OUT of the pic!! lol
Re: Something other than angels!
Love it, love it, love it all!!!
Re: OOPS, More angels!
Another masterpiece! Girl, you are just tooooo talented!
Re: "give"
Very nice piece of art. One of my favs, too!
Re: faucet knob wind chimes
Great chime!
Re: Drum Side Table
What a great conversation piece! Love it!
Re: It's a Spinner
Sue...this is one of my FAV pieces in your house! Loved it the first time I saw it and love it even more now!!
Re: Sewing Table Deconstructed
Very nice! Love the ceiling tin look.
Re: All is calm, all is bright...
Oooh...love the white wheels!
Re: Another Door Project
Love the project! Especially the old letter bag!
Re: Vintage Typewriter Gets a New Home
Love the great ideas!
Re: Help!!! Ideas Needed
Gretchen, I LOVE scales!! I guess you could say I 'collect' them since I think I now own about 10 or so. Just out of curiosity, what would you be asking for a piece like this? And where do you live that it woud have to be shipped?
Another decorating idea is to load it with pillar candles and use as a centerpiece? You could use it as a vegetable holder (potatos/onions?) in the kitchen. Load it up with bars of soaps and towels. See, the list goes on! ha
Re: Some of my dumpster /junk makeovers,I can't beleive what people throw away !!!
You are TRULY a diving Diva!! Go girl!
Re: "Dumpster Diving Diva Window"
Oh, I do love ths display!! What great project finds! Let's see more, more displays and ideas!
Re: A couple more angels
OMG! How could you possibly just choose ONE to love???? I LOVE THEM ALL!!! Girl, you are positively one heckuva an artist...you know I love them!!!
what are the wings on the canning jar made from?
Re: I've Pulled Another Wheelie
This is just fantabulous!! Love it!
Re: Holiday Home Tour
Oh Lani...I DO wish I could come to your open house, but Tennessee is a tad far.....be sure and post all kinds of wonderful pictures for us!
Re: Ultimate Junk Shed
Re: Believe
What a great piece! good job!
Re: Beehive
What a clever use of the glass dome!
Re: Happy Hallowe'en Junkers
Very nice.
Re: This November 4th...
Love it! Already voted early!
Re: Candelabrum
Love it!
Re: industrial lamp turned display
I love this idea! I have a round jar type thing I was looking to do something really cool with. This would be perfect!
Re: Farewell Jedi Junk - May the Force Be With You
Good luck in your future endeavors!!
Re: Make it Pink for My Sis
Oh, Sue...this is just too lovely.
Re: Nemo 20,000
What a fabulous piece of art. Very nice! Can't wait to see your other projects! Let's see more pics!
Re: Turn your junk into a pleasing photo vignette!
Now this is one creative idea! Wow!
Re: Halloween revisited
Are these pictures made from crepe paper?
Re: another window / another idea
Wow! Very nice window project! I'll be on the lookout for another window now!
Re: from hitching post to bookcase
I just LOVE recreated sentimental items. Very nice.
Re: Mirror Galor!
Very cool idea!
Be sure and post pics when your through!
Re: Green 50's lamp turned into modern mosaic!
I love the curves of this lamp too! What a great find and what a great mosaic project!
Re: Gourd Jack O Lantern
Very cute!!
Re: More Mashers!!
Oh, I just love these!
The more I look at them, the more I see different things. I just noticed the safety pin arms...tooooo cute!!!
Re: Angels, Angels and more Angels...
Way to go Sharon!
If I started the 'angel' thing...I'm so darn glad!lol.....
but beware everyone...these are very contagious!!! and sooooooooooooo much fun to make!
As always....LOVE THESE ANGELS, too!!!!!
Re: Back to school Bird Bath Fountain
VERY COOL!!! I would probably put this inside my house!
Re: Silver Lights
Oh...these are just Grand!!! I assume you use a light such as what you would use in the 'lighted houses' (like Dept 56.)?
Re: Thank You!
And a BIG THANK YOU for the great project ideas!!!
Re: Baby Shoe
What could you do with black patent baby shoes?
Re: Baby Shoe
Oh, these WOULD make great Christmas ornaments especially using your own family shoes for sentimentatllity!!! Very nice.
Re: Silver Clocks
Ooooooooooooooooh.....very, very nice!!!! Where did you find the numbers?
Re: My birdfeeders
What great birdfeeders! Very original and creative!!!! so glad you took the plunge....now we want to see more, more, more!!!!!!
Re: Witch Potato Mashers
Go girl!! I knew you could do it!! woohooo!!
Re: Rust Brothers No More
Re: Bicycle Lamp Revisited
Oh, Geo....I LOVE, LOVE this!!! And no, I haven't seen this before????? Or if I have, I have long forgot it. So glad you posted it again. I just found out that my clan is coming in for Thanksgiving but they expect that Mom will have the house all decorated for Christmas!! Sooooooo.....any other junk Christmas ideas out there? I'm definitely doing the bicycle holiday wheel...very cool....ok, more ideas pleeeez.
Re: Bart Doll Finished!
Mangle?! Love it! haha
Re: Converted garage sale find.
Beautiful wagon and flowers. Nice find and repurpose!
Re: Last one I Promise!!!
OOooooh...I think this is my favorite for sure! Love, love it!!!! I can see this sitting under my 'Junk Christmas' tree!!lol
Re: Are You Sick of the Silver Yet??
Oooooh...can you post some pics of this project? I can't seem to make out what it is made of? Love what I see though!
Re: More Silver!!!
Very nice!
Re: For the Birds!!
Re: Junk silver!!!
Love it! Love it!
Re: Autumn Centerpiece
What an eggstraordinary basket idea! Love it!
Re: Trailer Trash Ball
Oh, this sounds like a grand time! Wish I were there? Lets see more! My nieces 14th BD is on Christmas Day (bummer) so Aunt Cynthia always tries to give her a really 'unique' kind of party....this would be cool, huh???
Re: Conservatory - (and the good ol' summertime)
Thanks for sharing !! Love it!
Re: Beyond Measure
Great idea! I have several of these rulers stashed back! I made a couple of the picture frame easels from Ki and Sue's book but now I can make something else unique!!! Thanks for sharing!
Re: Memo Gate
Way to go girl!!! That is a fantabulous memory remake!!!!
Re: HELP!
Ooooh....I'm having 'Junk Envy'!!!!!
Sharon Clark has got my hooked on making the 'junk dolls' right now. I can see all kinds of dolls in this stuff!!!
The junkmarket industry hasn't quite made it to my area yet, either. But as the 'green thing' is getting more popular, people are slowly adapting to the hottest new recycle look!
Re: Window Pane Photos
Love this window! Have never seen one like this? A rare find, indeed!
Re: MY 3 DAY PROJECT FINISHED AT LAST!
Very nice job! Love Mr. Squirrel, too!
Re: A Grate Idea for Holiday Entertaining
Ooooh girl...you knew I would just LOVE this!!!
If you couldn't find these cool vintage grates, another solution is to look at the plant section in stores. There are plate grates meant to sit plants on that look alike like these! Hope this make sense!
Good job, Lani!!
Re: A Rusted Development
Very nice!! Love the use of the colors!
Re: Junk is for the Birds
Love the indoor birdhouse!!! Can't wait to see the 'holiday' version, too!! go girl!!
Re: A "bottled" centerpiece...
Love this vinette! You could easily change it out for each season, too!! Do you sell it as all one piece, mirror included?
Re: One More Junk Doll!
Geo,,,,you made me laugh!!! Ball bearings??? Not a bad idea!!! These, however, were just some silver pony beads I had. Darn....I just didn't have time to tatter my own lace for the wings, so settled on some I cut off a stuffed animal!!! lol thanks all for the great compliments again!!!
Re: Ever Seen A Blue Pumpkin?
Love it!!
Re: Few Weekend finds
Looks like you had a pretty good junking day!
Re: Picture Holder
Welcome aboard Robin! That's a neat piece, but have no idea what it's previous life might have been....now let's see more, more!!!
Re: Bewitching!!
Thanks Geo!
My sisters actually call me 'martha'...I wonder why? lol
Would you believe that I do most of my stuff sitting and watching TV!!!!
Re: Here's Another "Guess What It's Made From!"
Ding! Ding!!! Christy won the guess!!!
Yes, it is an old world globe painted. The hat is made from some left-over anagalyptic wallpaper painted. The arms are an old sweater. The feet are a shower curtain. The black diamond shaped triangle thing is an old 1960's plastic wall plaque. Now wasn't that fun repurpose thingy?????
Christy, want to see the globes!!!
Re: Some Fun Decorating
Great idea on the hand/papercutter, Lani!!! I've been wanting to use that rat trap for another project but didn't know what to do with the hand!!!
Re: Forked Footed Crow
He is made out of good ole muslin fabric and painted! That's it! I will be posting some Christmas guys I made the same way a little later. Glad you like it.
Re: Paper Cutter Table
Nice TX accent, Sue! Now let's hear you say ya'll...
Re: Bathroom JUNK makeover!
Love the junk! But love the Humpty Dumpty!!!!
Re: Here's Another "Guess What It's Made From!"
Hmmm...no...not a ball.
hint: it is made out of cardboard!
Re: Here's Another "Guess What It's Made From!"
OK. Geo and LuAnn....good guess on Mr. Pumpkin Head but.....................not even close!!!
Bowling ball is waaaay to heavy. This is much more lightweight.
Gazing ball would break.
Any other guesses???
Re: part of my mad scientist lab where it all comes together, talk about junk!
Oooooh, I LOVE all of your wonderful junk stuff!!! Wow! The creativity is unlimited for sure!!! Can't wait to see more stuff!!!
Re: Spooky Decor!
Thanks again all!!
Yes, I meant to mention the great stool...Ki made that for me during our junk swap!!! It is a GREAT piece to work with...love it!!
Re: Junk Market Dolls!
Thanks so much everyone!! However, I forgot to give kudos where kudos are due!!! The JH!! EEEEEEkkkk.....couldn't have done it without him!! Drilling and wire twisting...I did the faces and finishing up!!!
Now....as to HOW I did these? You might want to pull Sharon in on this one, too. Basically a lot of drilling and wire twisting!! Oh...and a glass of wine might help, too!lol
Yes, Sharon...Noah IS sitting on my glass enclosed quilt box!!! How perceptive!!!
Re: Patio Falloween up North
Ooooh...if this doesn't put one in the mood for Fall, then nothing can!!! Very nice..
Re: lamp and bowling ball coat rack
Welcome, welocme!!
Love the retro junkmarket style!!!
Re: Projects - for the Scott Antique Market
Love the bling light! Very original!
Re: My Fall Junk Exchange gift
Love all your goodies! I had a great junk swap gal, too!! Thanks Rosemary!!!
Re: For the love of Clock Faces!
Love the display, too! I Love clocks!!
Re: Sunday Swap meet
Very cool stuff!! Love the hangers!
Re: "Wine or Rolling Pins"
Any chance you're in Sanford, Fl?
Re: Merchandising Junk...Advice Requested
I like your display! it is very shopper-friendly!!
Re: Hair Salon or Dentist Office--you tell me??
Ooooh, I'm not sure, but think you need to send it my way!!! Love it!
Re: A ladder is more than a ladder
Indeed! It looks VERY nice!
Will you be decorating it for Christmas, too?
Re: Bowling Ball Pumpkin
Oh, and Christy, just put the word out there you want bowling balls and you'll be surprised how many people are willing to bequeth them to you!!!!
I started out mosaicing.
Then I broke mirrors and made mirror balls.
The fishing bobber.
And the pumpkin!
I've got another bowling ball idea up my sleeve but guess what?????
I don't have any bowling balls!!! hahahaha
Re: Can Anyone Guess What This Is Made From?
Christy, wasn't the '70's JUST yesterday? We're young!!! young!!! haha
Re: Kitty Collage
Again....thanks all for the great compliments!!
Georgia...I know how you feel. We, too live out in the boonies! Last year we had a total of 5 trick or treaters...3 were my nieces and nephews! lol
Soooooo....I guess what I'm 'fessin' up to is I decorate just for the kid in ME!!!! lol
Thanks again all!
Re: Bowling Ball Pumpkin
Wow! Thanks everyone for the great comments!!!
Really...this is sooooo easy to make.
As a matter of fact, my 4 year old niece crumbled up the pieces of foil for me!!! You can use tin foil, in small pieces, just fine. I used some old reeses foiled candy wrappers, too. I decopauged (sp?) it all on with just deco glue...many layers! Used a little spray paint. Oh, and a little brown glaze.
Next is just rows of hot glue. Then dab-painted the hot glue, too!
Let the whole thing dry. Then gave a really good coat or two or three of polyurethane! I painted it on so it would help seal any foil pieces that might have neglected to stick before!
The stem is a stick from my back yard. I hot glued this inside the finger holes. The spanish moss and leaves are all hot glued to cover the finer holes as well.
That's it! I used mine as an indoor decoration, but I think it would be fine sitting in a covered porch area...
Ok. I'm ready to see some bowling punkins out there!!!!
Re: Kitty Collage
Good one!!! lol
Re: Can Anyone Guess What This Is Made From?
Very good!!! You must be a true product of the '70's! lol
Re: Old Door Decorating!
This is my foyer, just as you walk in the front door! Thanks for the comments!!
Re: I Scream, You Scream . . .
Love that BIG apple!!!!
Re: Ugly Table Tile Redo/Kitchen Project
Nice job! Creative, too!!!!
Re: Gear Decor
Why can't I find one of these in Tennessee???? Love it!
Re: Don't You Love Free Junk?
Wow! What a great junk find!!! Lucky you! Can't wait to see the future projects!!! Maybe Christmas tree ornaments???
Re: Yes.. another window shelf!!!
Love the window!!!! Never too many window projects!!!!
Re: Congrats Lani! Winner of "Flat Cheese Grater Contest"
Way to go Lani!!!
Re: Cheese Grater Light Catcher
You are just tooooo clever! Cute!
Re: "Guess what's coming next?" Suitcase!
Very cool idea!
Re: Cow Staunchion
I remember these in my Granpa's barn! Maybe I can salvage one! Cool idea!
Re: Mixer Fishbowl
Very clever idea!! Love it!
Re: Viewfinder 'Reel' Table
Thanks guys...you REELY are too kind!!!lol
Re: A Simply Grate Idea for Keys!
cool idea!
Re: Congrats Lani! Winner of "Flat Cheese Grater Contest"
Ooooh....love this project!!! I like how versatile the look can be, depending on which type of dish you use! Very clever, girl!!!
Re: Vintage Insulator Repurposed
Very, very cute!!!
Re: Halloween Trivets/Coasters
Oooohh...I like them, too!
Re: White Cupboard Updated
RAIN? Pleeeez send some to Tennessee!! We are burning up here!
LuAnn....love the project. Are those really BIG graters or just a picture disception? Love them!
Re: JUNKMARKET Leaded Window Finds a New Home
very nice!
Re: Free Cupboard
Awesome piece! What a great makeover.
Re: Vintage Silver Tray
Oh. how funny....that must have been one popular tray back in its day and now again!!!
Re: Vintage Bird Cage Light Fixture
Very cool! What is the card holder made from?
Re: Decor - Beach Theme at Cabin
Mimi...I think I have this exact tray! I use mine as a coffe/creamer holder. I'll post a pic! Great junkers think alike!!!
Re: Granite Garden Paths
What a scrumptious work of 'garden art'...and free, too! Very, very nice indeed!
Re: Last Year's Fall Scene
LuAnn, I was just scrolling down and just now saw this...how did I miss it before? Love the Fall decor!!! cute, cute
Re: Buffalo Finds
Lani, love all the great goodies. Can't wait to see what you do with that box!!! Love the numbers!
Re: Barn door picture frame
I love this idea! My Multi-Gr GF (5) was a barn builder. We have pictures of 2 barns that are still standing. I would love to apply this technique using his pictures!! Great idea and welcome to the site!!!
Re: Vacation in the U.P.
Very cool!
Re: Finds from Buffalo
OH...............I can hardly wait to see what you do with these!!!!
Re: Pumpkin Vintage Mirror!
Lani....I posted a couple of art pictures on my blog...just for you!! Don't laugh too loud now!!! lol
Re: Name that Junk
A teeter totter!
Re: Bedroom Platform Bed
Lani....You would be surprised how people ask me that question!!! I My can assure you, that headboard is going NOWHERE!! It actually sits on a cleat attached to the wall...my JH luuuuvvvvsss molly bolts!!! ha
Re: Bedroom Platform Bed
Thanks Kim for the kudos on the trunk! That was my 16th bd present from my Mom and Dad...I always tell my hubby if there is ever a fire, that's the piece to grab!
Re: Pumpkin Vintage Mirror!
OH, I do have to laugh at your comment Lani...moi? A painter?...hahahaha....I guess art REALLY is in the eye of the beholder! Although, I did take that 'CROW' linoleum rug to the shop and it sold in 1 day! I've done a couple more painting things. My stuff tends to be more folk-art type stuff. I'll post a few pics for fun.
Re: Camping Lunch pail
Hey Cheryl!
When I first looked at the picture, I thought you had made each level into big candles. Like you poured candle wax and added a wick to each of these huge cylinders. Might be a future idea? But loved the scrabble letters!!!
Re: Scales . . . Scales . . . and More Scales . . .
Lani,,,as always....very, very nice!!
Re: Heirloom Piano Repurposed!
Thanks for the great comments, Lani...Yes, that is a hanging shelf. I have a feeling everyone is going to want that piece! lol But big sister gets first dibs!
Re: Yo-Yo Picture Hanger - Make it for Mom!
Oh my...this is just almost as darned cute as that glove lamp!! I love, love this, too!!! Can one love too many junk projects though? lol
Re: Painted Furniture
Very nice!
Re: How-To Make a High Voltage Electrical Glove Lamp
Oooh...I do love this one...hands down!!lol
Now to search for gloves!!
Re: Old McCalls Pattern Cabinet Makeover
Re: Old McCalls Pattern Cabinet Makeover
Hey Christi,,,no, this didn't come from the 127. I bought this at a GS last Spring. I actually have this in my Dining Room right now. It sure comes in handy for quick storage!!!
Re: Domino Coasters
I just recently found a bag of these I had put back for something. Think I'll try this one out!! Did you use any glue or just the peel and stick of the tile?


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During the last recession, almost no one was building apartments in Billings. But, over the last three years, construction of rental housing has really taken off.
One of the newest developments is InterPointe, a housing project of 320 apartments edging the western boundary of Billings. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The key local developer, Mike Stock, is building the first 160 apartments and expects to start the second phase soon north of King Avenue West at South 44th Street West.
"The project has been in the works for several years," Stock said. "I purchased the land two or three years ago from Lenhardt Properties and Jan Rehberg and her brother and sister."
InterPointe lies along the western edge of St. Vincent Healthcare's campus at King and Shiloh Road.
Last fall, St. V's completed a $3.8 million project building basic infrastructure, including power, water and sewer, on about half of the campus. The medical center bought 113 acres a dozen years ago, although there are no immediate construction plans.
"St. Vincent intends to create an array of medical services on Shiloh and King yet to be determined," said St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation chief executive Dave Irion.
The long-awaited development of the medical campus will be great, Stock said, but it was not a key factor in building the apartment complex.
Instead, he focused on providing housing for a growing workforce for many industries.
"For starters, I believe that Shiloh and King is the epicenter of our whole region, which would be parts of four or five states combined and a 300-plus mile trade area," he said.
InterPointe's build-out also isn't dependent on the booming Bakken in Eastern Montana and western North Dakota, although the oil industry contributes to the growth of Billings, Stock said.
"I feel our economy is steady and it always will be," he said.
Stock is working with some silent investment partners, who did not disclose the cost of InterPointe.
The development team financed InterPointe primarily through Love Funding Corp. of Washington, D.C., with Stockman Bank as the local lender. The apartments are funded through a federally insured loan program charging market interest rates, Stock said.
Some apartments are put up like hotel rooms with electric baseboards that can generate hefty heating bills during cold months. Stock said he is building higher-end apartments with natural gas heating and sound-proofing.
"Quality is a main concern of ours. That's just how we build," he said. "We're building it for families."
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InterPointe will have a community center, a wi-fi lounge and a playground for kids.
The rental prices have not yet been set, but the units will be ready by early next year.
This is the largest residential housing project tackled by Mike Stock and one of his companies, Stock Development.
Stock has built some multifamily housing units, but is best known for his two West End retail centers: 24th Street Plaza and South Plaza 24.
Four corners
In less than a decade, Shiloh Crossing at the corner of Shiloh and King has gone from a gravel pit to Billings' most modern retail mall, now home to more than 40 stores. The Scheels megastore opens Sept. 6 and some of those estimated 300 employees will need housing.
The Montana Sapphire development just west of Shiloh Crossing, which languished for a decade after being subdivided, is finally gaining momentum.
Affinity Living, a 154-unit amenities-filled complex for active seniors, is well underway with a summer opening date. Steak 'n Shake and the Rimrock GMC/Cadillac dealership have opened.
And a ring of apartment buildings is rising up around this half-full Sapphire subdivision.
Billings developer Cal Kunkel is building about 700 apartments in four West End developments.
This spring, the Fresh Life Church will lease about two-thirds of the drum-shaped Kari building that was built on speculation before the recession hit. Kari lies west of the VW dealership along King.
The greatest puzzle in this development matrix is the northeast corner of King and Shiloh, said Billings zoning coordinator Nicole Cromwell.
"Everyone is wondering what will happen there," she said.
Six undeveloped acres sit in front of the Olympic apartment complex.
Kons Sooper Inc., owns the land and Theresa Jenkins of Billings is one of the Kons stockholders. She said there are no immediate plans to develop the land. Five years ago, she sold nearly a dozen Kwik Way convenience stores that her parents had started.
"The taxes that they are paying on these properties with no development is stunning," Cromwell said. "It is $7,300 a year on one vacant lot. They have five lots there."


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A move towards activism for the Spanish fragrance market
Aug 30, 2019 | By Maria Florencia Ameneiros
Apr 24, 2017
For Shanghai Fashion Week's Labelhood presentations this year's theme focused on GEN [E] –SHIP a blend of the words: generation, gene, genius – and the relationship between the three. Inspired by Gen Z, the show celebrates this generation's passionate attitudes towards fashion, art, music. Representing a generation like no other in modern China, Labelhood brought youthful energy together for their A/W 17/18 presentations. WGSN's Jennifer Zhang reports:
A total of 17 emerging designers showed at Labelhood including SHUSHU/TONG, YINGPEI STUDIO, XU ZHI, Museum of Friendship, YIRANTIAN and FFIXXED STUDIOS. Continuing on from S/S 17, a GQ China sponsored menswear day continuing to be a key part of the presentations. Brands included Hiuman, PRONOUNCE, and XIMON LEE.
The highlight for Labelhood's A/W 17/18 was this year's live house concerts. For three evenings shows became Gen Z style events. Fashion presentations were held as after parties paired with live music. On social media, artist Chen Tianzuo's ASIANDOPEBOYS brand evening was a hot topic online. Musical performances for the event included Zebra Katz, Tzusing, Justin Shoulder and Ylva Falk.
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Beijing Zoo – Giant Panda, Beijing Aquarium
$ 3
2 hours
paradise for children, giant panda, dolphins, polar bears, golden monkeys, milu deer, Beijing Aquarium, Chinese roses and peony
Lying west of Xizhimen, just west of the second ring road, Beijing Zoo is now the largest zoo in China with the largest animal number of species. It is the home of over 7,000 creatures of 600 different species, including the giant panda, golden monkeys, milu deer, northeast tigers, elephants, gorillas, and dolphins and sharks in a big sea life center.
All of the creations in the Beijing Zoo is in a scenic Chinese garden setting, a natural garden with dense groves of trees, stretches of grassland, a small stream, lotus pools and small hills dotted with pavilions and halls.
Highlights of the Beijing Zoo
Beijing Aquarium
Beijing Aquarium is a must for anyone visiting the zoo. Opened to the public in 1999, it has been widely-recognized as being one of China's top attractions. Actually, it is the largest inland aquarium in the world. Seen from afar, it looks like a gigantic ocean trumpet shell, which is subdivided into several zones: the hall of tropical rain forest, the hall of the shark, the ocean theater and the ocean library and reading hall among others.
Giant Panda
One of the most popular halls of Beijing Zoo is the Panda Hall. As everyone knows, the giant panda is native to China and recognized as one of China's national treasures and a national symbol. Built in 1989 and covering an area of around 10,000 square meters, it delivers an impressive aesthetic scene while also managing to account for the practical considerations of housing such large and physical animals.
Beijing Zoo provides thousands with the opportunity to witness strange and exotic species at firsthand, and also allows visitors to learn more about the lives of the animals that inhabit the world alongside us. Besides, Beijing Zoo is more than a paradise for animals. A few gardens were built to grow the flowers that enjoy the most popularity in China, like the Chinese rose, peony, etc.
Location: Xicheng District, western part of Beijing
Opening Hours: 07:30 18:00 (Apr. 1 to Oct. 31); 07:30 17:00 (Nov. 1 to Mar. 31)
How to Get there
By Subway: Subway Line 4: get off at Beijing Zoo station
By Buses: Take bus no. 27, 45, 105, 107, 111, 206, 209, 319, 334, 347, 360, 362, 534, 601, 632, 634, 697, 714, 808, and 814, get off at Beijing Zoo Station.
Weather/Best Time to Go
Amazing Beijing enjoys different features for its clear distinction of four seasons, characterized by a long hot summer, long chilly winter, and shorter spring and autumn. The hottest month in Beijing is July and coldest is January. Considering the frequent sandstorms in spring, September and October with their pleasant weather are considered the best visiting times.
When visiting the Beijing Zoo, you should try to avodi going on a national holiday or at the weekend, since it will be greatly crowded. Besides, the sunny days are much better, and you can check out the Beijing weather forecast.
Travel Tips
- If you are travelling with your kids, Beijing Zoo is a must place to visit.
- Be prepared to be upset and disturbed by what you will see, because all the animals are kept in small pens/cages with very little to occupy.
Recommended Beijing tours including Beijing Zoo
- 1 Day Olympic Village and Summer Palace Tour from US$86
- 2 Days Soul of Beijing Tour from US$209
- 3 Days Beijing Essence City Break from US$290
- 7 Days Beijing Side Trip to Chengde from US$679
- 5 Days Beijing Family Tour from US$216


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Good video. Was Roadies singing why is was a short video?
LMAO. Yeah I would like to have mine around 5 minutes. But I'll work on it
That sounds it would be impossible
Yes we do Gert
If that was Roadie singing on the vid, it sounds like he got a pair caught in something that is not letting go. I am so missing the sunshine here. That is the problem with winter in Medford, we see the sun once about every 7-14 days.
It was Roadie singing. What can you expect
Nice ride Val, I wonder if this would fit Roadie? If it does it may keep him from singing.
your in texas right?
if I move there do they make a cowboy hat helmet,ha
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Cassandra is very gifted musically. I found the panels and knew it had to be hers. After piecing, I hand quilted around each instrument, them quilted musical clef's down both sides. The back is plain (no extra do-dads) as it is a beautiful red musical print. Last night while looking thru my books, I found the perfect label!! One more Christmas gift down!! One to go!! Sorry for the shadows!
Clef (doesn't this look like wood)
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In July 1885, General Sheridan crossed the Cimmaron River in Indian Territory en-route to the Cheyenne Agency. President Cleveland had ordered reinforcements to Fort Reno along with Generals Sheridan and Miles to meet with Agent Dyer and the Cheyenne leader Stone Calf. General Sheridan concluded that Agent Dyer was not too aggressive in his efforts to disarm, dismount and put Indians onto farms near Darlington.
General Sheridan recommended to President Cleveland that all leases be terminated in Indian Territory and that unauthorized person be removed from Indian land and that the military personnel replace the civilians at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency. Sheridan spent time at Fort Reno during the early years and a log cabin structure known as 'Sheridan's Headquarters' is now located on the Canadian County Historical Museum Grounds.
General Sheridan's Cabin – Canadian County's oldest standing structure. The cabin, now well over 100 years old, was used as headquarters by General Sheridan, when he was stationed at Fort Reno during the Indian Wars. The simple wood structure was constructed in March of 1876, at old Fort Reno. The cabin was one of the seven buildings scheduled to be demolished over twenty years ago, but the El Reno Chamber of Commerce saved it from destruction. In 1957, the cabin was moved to Adams Park, and then on to the Canadian County Museum.
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Let the Baguette bracelet be your new wardrobe staple. Ideal for those who love delicate jewellery, this gemstone bracelet features rectangular cut cabochons spaced on fine chain.
Available in a variety of colours, this bracelet looks chic with a pair of jeans and a blouse, or the finishing touch to an evening look.
The bracelet has a lobster clasp and three stations to fit the majority of wrist sizes.
925 sterling silver, dipped in 22ct gold.
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A great pairing to the baguette necklace
14.5 - 17cm with size adjuster
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I want to create a Theme for Luna and/or ModernBB, but the description in the docs didn`t help me really... Are there any Programs/good Tutorials to create a Theme?
Note: Sorry, if my English may is bad... I`m from Germany, but I hope you understand, what I mean!
As far as I know, there are no tutorials on this. The easy way to do this is to copy either Luna or Sunrise and start building upon them. For ModernBB, you can start of with any of the Random themes or the default Bootstrap theme from modernbb.be. http://modernbb.be/docs/styles.php
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Profibus Connectors
- Minimum Order Quantity
- 1 Piece
Our company is listed among the leading manufacturers and traders of Profibus Connectors. The connectors are easy to use and have sturdy construction. Manufactured using the latest technique and high quality raw material, the connectors are offered with long functional life. The connectors with high strength are designed matching the industry standards and norms. Clients can avail the Profibus Connectors at industry leading prices. These are used for the connection of Profibus devices to the bus line. Moreover, the clients can easily check the status of power status.
- Easy to install
- High strength
- Rugged design
VIPA EasyConn plugs are for PROFIBUS users. The diagnostic LEDs, integrated as standard, are clearly visible from all sides making this plug a standard for all your PROFIBUS installations. The full metal housing additionally improves the interference immunity of your system. Of course we support transmission rates of up to 12MBit/s.
- Visual terminal control (polarity inversion, positioning of screen and cable)
- The highest interference immunity due to the robust full metal construction
- Integrated diagnostic LEDs for bus diagnostics
- Easy IDC technology for fast and reliable wire connection
- Lossless single-screw-mounting system - no loose parts
- Integrated terminating resistors which can be switched on and off
- Versions: 0°, 45° and 90° cable outlet
- We also offer an integrated PG diagnostic port in the 45° and 90° versions
- FOB Port
- JNPT Port
- Payment Terms
- Cash Advance (CA), Cash in Advance (CID), Others, Cheque
- Delivery Time
- 1 Week
- Sample Available
- Yes
- Sample Policy
- Sample costs shipping and taxes has to be paid by the buyer
- Packaging Details
- Shrink wrap then carton box packing
- Main Export Market(s)
- Asia, Australia, Central America, North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Main Domestic Market
- All India
- Contact Details
- Office Add:- Sr No.152/8, Ganesh Nagar, Behind Muktai Gardan, Dhayari Gaon, Pune - 411041, Maharashtra, India
- Mr N. Sakhare (Director)
- Office Address : Shop No. 2, Sr. No. 3/1+2/1A, Bhagyalaxmi Apartment, Dhayarigaon, Pune-411041, (Near Suryaganga Society)
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Police Scotland are carrying out enquiries following a report of an assault and robbery in Fraserburgh at the weekend.
A man in his 40's sustained minor injuries during the incident which occurred within a property at Gray Street in the early hours of Sunday morning January 7, 2018.
Officers were alerted to the incident late last night, during which it was disclosed that a firearm had been discharged. No one was hurt as a result, but minor damage was caused to the property.
A 44-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the incident and is expected to appear at Peterhead Sheriff Court tomorrow January 9, 2018.
Extensive enquiries are also ongoing to trace a number of individuals who are believed to have attended at the property during the early hours of Sunday morning and officers are following a number of lines of enquiry.
Detective Inspector Stewart Drummond said: "We are yet to trace a number of people we believe attended at the property in question and enquiries continue in this regard. At this stage I would like to thank the public for their assistance so far. Officers have been carrying out enquiries throughout the day and a visible police presence will remain in the area while our investigation continues."
Anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, is urged to contact Police as soon as possible on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.