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this is a tin man that I made for a local surf club 😊 it's going outside there club rooms , lots of bitts to weld and it...
06/06/2026

this is a tin man that I made for a local surf club 😊 it's going outside there club rooms , lots of bitts to weld and it's very heavy 😎

I never thought I'd be living in a mobile home at 52, but life has a way of humbling you when you least expect it.After ...
06/06/2026

I never thought I'd be living in a mobile home at 52, but life has a way of humbling you when you least expect it.
After my husband passed away from cancer two years ago, I lost everything. The medical bills, the mortgage, the life we'd built together for 25 years - it all just crumbled. I was working three part-time jobs just to keep food on the table for my teenage daughter and me.
That's when my sister found this old mobile home for sale. It was all I could afford, and honestly, I was so grateful just to have a roof over our heads that I didn't care what it looked like.
But my daughter... she was mortified. She stopped bringing friends over, started eating lunch alone at school because she was ashamed of where we lived. I could see her withdrawing, and it was breaking what was left of my heart.
One night, I found her crying in her room. ""Mom, I hate it here. I hate how everyone looks at us now. I just want to go home.""
That's when I knew I had to do something. I couldn't give her back the life we'd lost, but maybe I could give her something to be proud of again.
I spent months researching mobile home renovations, watching YouTube videos, reading every free guide I could find. That's when I discovered the Tedooo app and found this incredible community of people who were also transforming their spaces on tight budgets. I even bought some handmade curtains and decorative pieces from crafters there who understood what it meant to stretch every dollar.
The transformation took us eight months of working evenings and weekends. My daughter slowly started helping, and somewhere along the way, she stopped being embarrassed and started being proud.
Last week, she asked if she could have her friends over for her birthday party. When I said yes, she hugged me and whispered, ""Mom, I love our home.""
So

I decided I wanted to try making glass flowers. My husband made the stakes holding them. After spending I don't know how...
06/06/2026

I decided I wanted to try making glass flowers. My husband made the stakes holding them. After spending I don't know how much on old glassware I've made 9 and this is my favorite.

It's not finished, but still worthy of sharing for now. My giant jug snowman. There's 553 gallon jugs so far 🤣
06/06/2026

It's not finished, but still worthy of sharing for now. My giant jug snowman. There's 553 gallon jugs so far 🤣

I admit - i love a good pile of hard rubbish - endless possibilities! This is my garden chandelier, electrics removed an...
06/06/2026

I admit - i love a good pile of hard rubbish - endless possibilities! This is my garden chandelier, electrics removed and replaced with solar lights.

Bracelets made from vintage cutlery purchased at local markets. Love them.
06/06/2026

Bracelets made from vintage cutlery purchased at local markets. Love them.

We had no plan. Just a rotten railing, a husband with too much time, and me, the hoarder of all things weird and rusty. ...
06/06/2026

We had no plan. Just a rotten railing, a husband with too much time, and me, the hoarder of all things weird and rusty. First leg was found behind the old freezer. Second one under a pile of broken chairs. By the time we had four Singer bases, he goes: “You thinking what I’m thinking?” I said: “No, but let’s do it.” So now our porch has railings made from antique sewing machine legs. Some still have the foot pedals. One has half a brand name left, just says “GER.” It’s insane. It’s heavy as hell. It looks like we robbed five grandmas and welded their ghosts into our house. The hard part? Finding the rest. I was stuck at six. So I posted in my Tedooo app store, I usually sell benches there, but the community’s solid, and two days later I had three messages from other junk collectors offering to sell or swap. Not saying it’s normal. But it’s ours. And I swear every time someone sees it, they smile, like it’s just the right amount of wrong.

Another use of worn horseshoes. Called her “Iron Maiden “
06/06/2026

Another use of worn horseshoes.
Called her “Iron Maiden “

This unused radiator was in an awkward place but i didn’t want to remove it just in case it’s used in future. So made th...
06/06/2026

This unused radiator was in an awkward place but i didn’t want to remove it just in case it’s used in future. So made this headboard/radiator cover out of recycled pallet wood.

Old spice rack upcycled.
06/06/2026

Old spice rack upcycled.

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