Copyright (c) 2009 CraftStylish.com en-us JUNKMARKET Style - Bridiemurphy's posts http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/profile/bridiemurphy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:58 -0500 JUNKMARKET Style - Bridiemurphy's posts http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/assets/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/profile/bridiemurphy Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:12:57 -0400 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9598/spring-arrives-with-sue-and-some-crew http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9598/spring-arrives-with-sue-and-some-crew Posted by bridiemurphy
WoW!  Amazing fun with Sue, her amazing daughter Elizabeth, and Doug (a.k.a. Blue Eyes)! What a whirlwind...no wonder Miss Sue is so tiny...always going, and going and going!  Lucky me to... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9598/spring-arrives-with-sue-and-some-crew Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:47:45 -0400 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9156/a-girlfriend-for-repete-another-playful-pooch http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9156/a-girlfriend-for-repete-another-playful-pooch Posted by bridiemurphy
RePete sold for $930.00 at auction (benefits going to Community Montessori School -- YEAH)!  The bidding was so fun to watch...the runner up pleaded me to create another one for her...so, here... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9156/a-girlfriend-for-repete-another-playful-pooch Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:20:24 -0400 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9137/former-nightstand-turns-into-french-provincial-pet-bed http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9137/former-nightstand-turns-into-french-provincial-pet-bed Posted by bridiemurphy
I've still got the drawer that I pulled out -- awaiting it's own set of bun feet for something fun, but here I've dowled in a rod and placed dainty drapes that can be drawn to allow for a pampered... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/9137/former-nightstand-turns-into-french-provincial-pet-bed Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:28:51 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8572/bird-girl-or-shabby-house http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8572/bird-girl-or-shabby-house Posted by bridiemurphy
Found this tiny "Bird Girl" like (Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil) statue for .99 cents at Goodwill -- she's silver made in Italy -- took the shabby house off of one of my birdhouse... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8572/bird-girl-or-shabby-house Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:05:02 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8488/ready-to-welcome-yall-to-texas-a-rough-rider-for-raffle http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8488/ready-to-welcome-yall-to-texas-a-rough-rider-for-raffle Posted by bridiemurphy
To Infinity and Beyond...oh, wait, that was Buzz Lightyear...um, Charge!? This guy turned out to look so much like Teddy Roosevelt -- who can resist calling him a "Rough Rider" but he's wearing a... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8488/ready-to-welcome-yall-to-texas-a-rough-rider-for-raffle Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:31:29 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8367/texas-and-gatherings-and-lightheartedness http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8367/texas-and-gatherings-and-lightheartedness Posted by bridiemurphy
Yehaw!  Sue's Comin' to Georgetown and surrounds!  Went to my ALL TIME favourite Antique store in Georgetown, Texas today...Gatherings...where I confirmed with Cathy that Sue will be there... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/8367/texas-and-gatherings-and-lightheartedness Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:26:28 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/7662/little-bluebird-on-my-shoulder-zippity-do-da-zippity-yay-some-old-stuff http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/7662/little-bluebird-on-my-shoulder-zippity-do-da-zippity-yay-some-old-stuff Posted by bridiemurphy
My Junking Friend, Kathryn K. has since closed "Sophie's Nest" in Austin, I was delighted to find her back in business at an Antique Mall...sporting some of the little pretties that I crafted for her... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/7662/little-bluebird-on-my-shoulder-zippity-do-da-zippity-yay-some-old-stuff Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:41:31 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/7508/thanks-for-the-inspiration http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/7508/thanks-for-the-inspiration Posted by bridiemurphy
Thanks go to my friends Cathy & Stephanie at Gatherings in Georgetown, Texas, as well as to "deja vu", "Beds to Benchs", "romancerelics", "funktionaljunk" and "whatscookinjunk" who inspired... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/7508/thanks-for-the-inspiration Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:11:12 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6840/last-nights-party-leftovers-become-todays-valentine http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6840/last-nights-party-leftovers-become-todays-valentine Posted by bridiemurphy
Published in Somerset Weddings 2008 issue was my take on a "green" wedding...the proposal and then gifts for the wedding party...in Perrier bottles!  Bits and pieces from the crafting room... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6840/last-nights-party-leftovers-become-todays-valentine Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:12:10 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6680/my-version-vintage-piano-music http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6680/my-version-vintage-piano-music Posted by bridiemurphy
Hope I'm posting this correctly; the pages decoupaged on this thrift book shelf came from a vintage piano book.  They didn't have the crusty/rusty brown, so I did a was with some umber acrylic... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6680/my-version-vintage-piano-music Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:15:00 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6676/repete-in-repose-with-his-ball-wilson-a-garden-mosaic-vignette http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6676/repete-in-repose-with-his-ball-wilson-a-garden-mosaic-vignette Posted by bridiemurphy
How could I not name him Repeat? I mean, RePete? Ummm... The children mosaic'd rocks in primary colors, two still need grouting (yikes, my fingers are throbbing with cuts...can I do it; can a group... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6676/repete-in-repose-with-his-ball-wilson-a-garden-mosaic-vignette Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:49:20 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6662/vintage-piano-music-decoupage-of-course http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6662/vintage-piano-music-decoupage-of-course Posted by bridiemurphy
O.K., so mine isn't player piano music, but pages from a Vintage Piano book...$3.00 bookcase and then decoupaged entire thing with the music, went over it with a brown wash, then added (my favorite... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6662/vintage-piano-music-decoupage-of-course Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:43:44 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6399/all-work-and-no-play http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6399/all-work-and-no-play Posted by bridiemurphy
Weekend is over and my hands are TIRED!  Poor Pooch is still being tiled, he's ready to play ball, but there's still some "spots" to be filled in...then the FUN part:  Grout! Someone asked... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6399/all-work-and-no-play Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:46:58 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6259/another-saturday-and-a-new-project http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6259/another-saturday-and-a-new-project Posted by bridiemurphy
In order to utilize the boring tile left in a house Steve and I demolished to build a new home (a green building project), I'm prepping a pooch to mosaic for my daughter's school auction garden... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6259/another-saturday-and-a-new-project Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:40:11 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6159/free http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6159/free Posted by bridiemurphy
Just a gentle reminder to myself that the best things in life are, indeed, free.  These plastic marquee letters were in a "free" box from a garage sale and are quite fun to play withnbsp... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6159/free Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:19:14 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6065/gentle-heart-welcome-home http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6065/gentle-heart-welcome-home Posted by bridiemurphy
I had a fantastic holiday, the most beautiful gift that I gave was simply saying "Welcome Home" to Bob, a friend's father who was sharing lots of piloting stories, including a couple from... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/6065/gentle-heart-welcome-home Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:38:28 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5690/priceless http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5690/priceless Posted by bridiemurphy
Chair found for $8.00 at a local thrift...including the gorgeous needlepoint cushion (very clean, no flaws!) prettied up the worn brown veneer with a cheerful blue, a tad of gold detailing and... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5690/priceless Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:12:57 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5639/whos-there http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5639/whos-there Posted by bridiemurphy
These fellows are such fun to make.  I love the frightened/awed look that you can achieve with bolts and a stiff paintbrush (yes, these are actual relics from my studio -- when you don't clean... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5639/whos-there Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:49:12 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5505/my-version-of-the-politics-of-hope http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5505/my-version-of-the-politics-of-hope Posted by bridiemurphy
I created this in late October and was thrilled when the dream of Democracy came alive again in November.  Even better, this piece sold this December and helped to lift some doubts I had about... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5505/my-version-of-the-politics-of-hope Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:25:37 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5339/bits-n-pieces-the-heart-has-a-pattern http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5339/bits-n-pieces-the-heart-has-a-pattern Posted by bridiemurphy
bits and pieces collage utilizes a chunk of wood from my hubby's workshop (aged further by poking a phillips head screwdriver into it and some sanding), old pattern pieces, a keyboard key, an old... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5339/bits-n-pieces-the-heart-has-a-pattern Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:22:10 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5032/giving-in-an-unusual-way http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5032/giving-in-an-unusual-way Posted by bridiemurphy
Ever check out the custom requests on Etsy?  Well, I did and responded to a gal who was looking for a Bird Seed Tin for her boyfriend's parents.  She indicated they were in to folk art and... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5032/giving-in-an-unusual-way Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:24:36 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5011/coffee-tin-upcycled-to-a-bird-house http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5011/coffee-tin-upcycled-to-a-bird-house Posted by bridiemurphy
Nifty tin from some "Jack Daniels" coffee -- turned into a bird house.  Yes, it qualifies as it can be cleaned from year to year (remove tin top)!  Domino for a perch and some twirled tin... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5011/coffee-tin-upcycled-to-a-bird-house Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:32:57 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5001/bits-n-pieces-cat-collar http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5001/bits-n-pieces-cat-collar Posted by bridiemurphy
My daughter and I pulled some pretties out of my ribbon/fabric box...a pink ribbon, some gold tulle and some ruffled white tulle.  What every well dressed cat wears during the holidays, right? ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/5001/bits-n-pieces-cat-collar Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:32:15 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4969/needlepoint-doorstop-for-a-friend http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4969/needlepoint-doorstop-for-a-friend Posted by bridiemurphy
Needlepoint is WAY too tedious for me.  Instead, I pick up amazingly beautiful framed, or sometimes incomplete needlepoints...and repurpose them.  Here is a pretty daisy pattern... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4969/needlepoint-doorstop-for-a-friend Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:24:51 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4966/bits-n-pieces-cat-collar http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4966/bits-n-pieces-cat-collar Posted by bridiemurphy
Pulling from the ribbon box, some gold tulle, a pretty pink ribbon and some ruffled white tulle make this one Handsome boy!  My five year old daughter and I braided the strips together and... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4966/bits-n-pieces-cat-collar Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:21:26 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4751/not-your-ordinary-christmas-tags http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4751/not-your-ordinary-christmas-tags Posted by bridiemurphy
Victorian, shabby style tags...bits and pieces of scrapbook paper, ribbons cut from cast off toddler tutus and silk pants...and stamps from my father's extensive collection. I miss you Daddy.  I... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4751/not-your-ordinary-christmas-tags Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:27:08 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4551/what-to-take-to-the-office-party http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4551/what-to-take-to-the-office-party Posted by bridiemurphy
So, I pulled this little pretty together a while back (more spring time feel than winter!) -- $2.00 wooden cheese ball tray with cool glass dome (I always admire the glass domes in the... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4551/what-to-take-to-the-office-party Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:05:30 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4546/my-flea-junkmarket-jerry-garcia-and-who-knows http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4546/my-flea-junkmarket-jerry-garcia-and-who-knows Posted by bridiemurphy
Upcycled Clockcase (had to repair a couple of pieces), painted, then a vellum copy of Bill Stidham's Sacred Heart of Jerry Garcia (thanks, Bill), a battery operated candle and then a scroll in a... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4546/my-flea-junkmarket-jerry-garcia-and-who-knows Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:30:54 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4489/holidays-simple-abundance http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4489/holidays-simple-abundance Posted by bridiemurphy
My husband and I had to tear down the last project house, but removed some odds n ends before the bulldozer arrived.  I used what I believe to be a dresser mount (minus a mirror) to create... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4489/holidays-simple-abundance Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:29:47 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4418/refinished-furniture http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4418/refinished-furniture Posted by bridiemurphy
Broken child's chair from the side of the road; perfect for table legs, a vintage chalkboard & chalk -- can't keep children from grabbing it and writing! I repaired a vintage telephone table... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4418/refinished-furniture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:14:02 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4297/my-little-red-wagon-repurposed-and-happy-to-hold-some-fun-goodies http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4297/my-little-red-wagon-repurposed-and-happy-to-hold-some-fun-goodies Posted by bridiemurphy
inspired by May 2008 Country Home JunkMarket project.... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4297/my-little-red-wagon-repurposed-and-happy-to-hold-some-fun-goodies Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:37:46 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4276/art-with-heart-show-concludedupcycling-in-georgetown-texas http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4276/art-with-heart-show-concludedupcycling-in-georgetown-texas Posted by bridiemurphy
While I focus mainly on upcycling items into functional forms (furniture), it is fun to play with bits and pieces to make playful sculptures.  I was inspired by Anthony Pack, of Kansas City, who... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4276/art-with-heart-show-concludedupcycling-in-georgetown-texas Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:17:23 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4270/vintage-vanity-platter-with-monogram http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4270/vintage-vanity-platter-with-monogram Posted by bridiemurphy
This was inspired by Kelly Wilson of Kelly Wilson Antiques in Texas who was featured in the Dallas Morning news on 11/29/08.  I've been playing with decoupage for quite some time and knew this... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4270/vintage-vanity-platter-with-monogram Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:08:08 -0500 http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/3668/a-few-of-my-upcycled-creationsfrom-furniture-to-sculpture http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/3668/a-few-of-my-upcycled-creationsfrom-furniture-to-sculpture Posted by bridiemurphy
upcycled furniture and fun sculpture from found objects, the side of the road and thrift stores...FUN!  I think Van Gogh said it best:  I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than... ]]> http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/3668/a-few-of-my-upcycled-creationsfrom-furniture-to-sculpture