Happy New Year 

Today I am going to list a few things on ebay that have been re-purposed.  I am from the generation of people who were taught "waste not want not"  - sometimes you can find a new purpose for items you would be discarding.  To find a new purpose for an item rescues it from a land fill and gives it a new look and use - many of these items can never be replaced since we live in a plastic society and things are made to be easily discard.  To save these things and recycle them helps us to preserve our past.  

This old scoop was purchased this way.  A farmer apparently needed a grain scoop and made it using the bottom basket of a hanging produce scale.  He used old wood for the cross handle.  I purchased this scoop in this condition - I made no changes.  The scoop has some rusted areas and the original patina.

This is an old doll cradle with a rich old patina.  The cradle was handmade many years ago and the rockers have been removed.  When I saw it at a local flea market I thought it would make a great trough for the center of the table.  I am including 4 painted bowls.

I found this old piece of farm equipment - I have no idea what it was used for - it is in the condition I found it with the rusted patina and the broken pipe.  When I saw it I just knew it would make a nice soap dish.  It would look nice in the garden or in the house.  The broken pipe has a hook shape making it nice to hang from a barrel.  It does have weight.

Thank you for stopping by my blog - if you would like to see my other ebay listings my user name on ebay is sunnydaz8.  You can find my link in the about me section of this blog

Happy New Year