Got RUST?

If you find yourself cruising the north Georgia backroads...AND if you are heavy into junk-spotting...

...do not miss this FUNKIEST of all funky places:  OLD CAR CITY USA

Located a few minutes south of White, Ga on 411...

...this place has '4500 vintage cars spread over 34 acres'.

You just wander around the maze of overgrown paths (you'll probably get lost but no worries--you'll eventually find your way out) viewing the rusty, reposing residents of this unique junkyard 'museum'.

It's an amazingly surreal scene as the vegetation seems to envelop and nurture these forgotten beauties of times past.

Every turn provides the perfect photo op.

You'll quickly become rust-drunk...but press on...it just gets better and better.

This one has to be my favorite....the face-like grimace is priceless.

Patina, patina, patina.....

.....and more PATINA!

You can tell how long these cars have been here by how the trees have grown THROUGH them....some are completely surrounded by trees.

Vintage car parts abound, but none are for sale...darn it!

Photographers come from all over the world to snap the perfect old car photos. 

The folk-artsy signs provide bits of wisdom and humor along the way.

(wait....WHAT?!)

'Jungle' is right...bring your bug spray!

Aside from the fun of seeing the cool old cars, taking a leisurely nature walk, and getting great photos....I especially enjoyed thinking about how someone got creative (and downright brave) enough to start charging people 15 bucks a head just to wander around their junkyard!!
 (I can just imagine this guy sitting around with a few buddies drinkin' beer, and him saying: "I'm gonna charge people to walk through my junkyard." I bet he got big laughs....but he must be laughing all the way to the bank now, since the place was filled with us crazies who paid that.....AND ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!

Splendid Salvage



Barbed wire --so cool, but so cruel to work with!

Add a lamp base for a totally unique light



Never met a rusty patina I didn't love

Truck salvage as art vases

And wall vases

Shoulda gotten more of these metal letters and numbers
 

Fun find

Recently found this unusual welded piece.

Aside from the obvious use in adding round glass for the tabletop, the possibilities are abundant--especially if you are surrounded by lots of salvage junk to pick from (as I always seem to be, despite all my efforts to destash).

A glass top provides the most tabletop space but I love how this looks with the rusty gear in the center, while still adding some function (as long as the items placed on top aren't too small!).



I like this mixture of metals, textures and tones (large Pottery Barn charger in middle with my chicken wire spheres on top) in this arrangement, which transforms it from a table to a sculpture!

He Is Risen!

"....the stone was rolled away..."  Mark 16:4

 Easter blessings to you and yours!!

Still bending wire

I feel like Edward Scissorhands...but with wire cutters instead!

Above is a tall photo/sign holder display stand (I also made a wire bird cage that can hang from it)



I try to create things with at least some sort of functionality

This was a fun use of little metal flowers that I had salvaged from a lamp, but making the wire cloche frame took a really long time.

I might try mounting these on wood molding for added interest and stability, but they are so easy to just hang on hooks or walls like this.

Bees are fun for spring....but functional? maybe not so much.


 I greatly appreciate the kind encouragers and amazing purchasers of my sassy products on Etsy and at shows!

Blog Inspirations: Tres Julie: "Praise You In This Storm"

This beautiful blog has become one of my favorite go-to places for all sorts of inspiration....and I almost missed this post showcasing my all-time favorite song, "Praise You In This Storm" by Casting Crowns.  She posts beautiful coastal photography with lyrics interspersed for a stunning journey. Awesome Julie!

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