Today's One Minute Tip comes from shop owners Jordana (and Kasey) Henke, curators of a new vintage living handmade co-op in Des Moines, Iowa.
• The Star: Kasey and Jordana Henke bid against each other at an auction in rural Iowa a few years ago, and life has never been the same. Since then they got married, had two kids, and started having sales on their farm which eventually led to a farm store and Etsy shop called "Rescued Junk." Last month they opened a "Vintage Handmade Co-op" in Des Moines called "Silo."
• The Music: This song is called "4pm" and is an instrumental version of an even cooler song off the album "Honest Mistakes" by Pete Miser. The full version is available for listen and purchase here.
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The implement shown in Grant Wood's painting is a pitchfork, not a rake.
That's why they're still shopping!!! :)
Oh darn, I thought it said 'fake head' and I got all excited because I have two styrofoam heads waiting for inspiration! :)
When I first saw this I have to admit my thought was "this is going to be lame.." but I was wrong and I would have NEVER thought of using it for those purposes, and now I wish I had a country house or a cute barn to decorate.
This is cool! I've got a rusty rake head I found in the far reaches of my overgrown backyard when I moved in. It really doesn't make it on its own as garden decor, but still I hung on to it. Thanks so much for the ideas!!!
A rake and a pitchfork are not the same thing.
Didn't whoever sourced the (Grant Wood) image
even bother to watch the video?
No, she was saying "whether it be," and she used it correctly both times. Somebody needs lessons in "proper English," and it's not the hostess.
The pitchfork photo is just a cute way to illustrate that they met at a rural auction, it was not meant to illustrate a rake.
At The Deptford Project cafe, they have done a similar thing with rake heads (picture 7) http://inhabitat.com/londons-deptford-cafe-transforms-an-old-train-carriage-into-an-eco-eatery/deptford-cafe-recycled-train-carriage-parachute-umbrella-2/#id=I1_1344108976386&parent=http%3A%2F%2Finhabitat.com&rpctoken=944839464&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart
It was a bitter-sweet discovery for me as my trusty old rake was stolen from my allotment earlier this year! Ah, well...
nomadchicky, I'm sue that one day inspiration will come regarding your polystyrene heads...After all, two heads are better than one...
Once upon a time I thought this was a cute idea, but didn't realize the safety implications, when you're using rake heads in this manner they really must be mounted far above eye level. Using one as a tool holder near the garage door did NOT work because when I tripped over the door threshold I came very close to impaling my eye on the rack. Definitely NOT a good decor trick!
Nice ideas, I love repurposing! Oh! and Liisa1725 is absolutely correct. Poor Medusa! LOL!