Flea-Market Decorating

Family activities expert Dana Christine offers tips on finding the best items at a flea market, then using them as decorations.

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Figure B

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

Figure F

Freshen up a little red wagon with some spray paint and use it as a bookcase or plant stand (figure A).
Use letters and other pieces from board games to decorate picture frames (figure B).
Use miniature spoons as fashion accessories (figure C). Just buy some pin backs at a craft store and attach to spoons with glue to make a unique brooch. Make sure that the glue works on metal.
Mount old doorknobs to a wooden plaque and use it as a towel hook, hat rack or coat rack.
Collect a few interesting types of doorknobs and arrange them in a bowl as a decoration (figure D).
An old decorative ceiling-light socket can be used as a candleholder (figure E).
LI>Use old chandelier crystals to decorate Christmas trees (figure F).
Old earrings can be used as tacks for message boards.
Talk about your shabby chic! Turn an old can into a rustic flower vase. If the can leaks, place flowers in a jar and set inside the can.
Look for wild animal statues to use in the garden.

Guests
Dana Christine
Entertaining Expert
Grand Rapids, MN
Phone: 612-819-6611
E-mail: Danaholzinger@yahoo.com
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