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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 11:30:42 GMT -5
Awhile back I picked up a Radio Flyer wagon to put some of my small agatized coral pieces in to display them. Looking for something new to do the same with a bunch of dino bone. Something else kinda off the wall / unique. Can maybe take up the same floor space as the wagon. Needs to be almost that big anyway to have the surface area, don't want to put it all in something too much smaller and simply bury most of what is in there. Thought about a canoe, but that's too big. May still run with that idea some some other type of rock and use it outside. Would have to drill holes in the bottom so rain water could drain out. Keeping it from filling with leaves would be a challenge. Figure on hitting the local thrift/antique stores and see if I just run across something. "Cool" factor is gonna have to be up there if I want to get away with having this out on the back porch. The wagon raised her eyebrows when I got it, but was accepted once filled. Any unusual ideas for something that might fit the bill?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 29, 2018 11:32:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 11:36:34 GMT -5
Awhile back I picked up a Radio Flyer wagon to put some of my small agatized coral pieces in to display them. Looking for something new to do the same with a bunch of dino bone. Something else kinda off the wall / unique. Can maybe take up the same floor space as the wagon. Needs to be almost that big anyway to have the surface area, don't want to put it all in something too much smaller and simply bury most of what is in there. Thought about a canoe, but that's too big. May still run with that idea some some other type of rock and use it outside. Would have to drill holes in the bottom so rain water could drain out. Keeping it from filling with leaves would be a challenge. Figure on hitting the local thrift/antique stores and see if I just run across something. "Cool" factor is gonna have to be up there if I want to get away with having this out on the back porch. The wagon raised her eyebrows when I got it, but was accepted once filled. Any unusual ideas for something that might fit the bill? Gut an old school television cabinet, add lights inside top. Or Get a fish tank and disguise the bone as "landscaping" in with the guppies. Kinda ironic to have Dinosaurs in a fish tank. You know the one about the guy left the furniture factory with a wheelbarrow full of sawdust every day for 25 years?
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Post by Pat on Jan 29, 2018 11:36:38 GMT -5
Water trough. Bathtub. Antique, of course. đŸ˜„
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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 11:37:57 GMT -5
*snicker* That might be cool in a kid's room, but it would be pretty gay on my back porch. Right concept though, lots of visible storage in a small area. ETA: gotta be able to hold a LOT of weight!
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Post by Pat on Jan 29, 2018 11:40:55 GMT -5
Wheelbarrow
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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 11:41:47 GMT -5
oooooohhh.... antique bathtub. That might be better outside than the canoe! I like that. Thanks Pat May be a bit large for on the porch, but it is a stellar idea. Have to go look at them.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 29, 2018 11:42:05 GMT -5
Water trough. Bathtub. Antique, of course. đŸ˜„ Water trough sounds cool and a good size and shape. Old beat up galvanized or time worn wood- but where would one find one??
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 11:43:42 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 11:44:38 GMT -5
Gut an old school television cabinet, add lights inside top. Thought about that several years ago for putting a fish tank inside. That would be pretty neat.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 11:45:22 GMT -5
oooooohhh.... antique bathtub. That might be better outside than the canoe! I like that. Thanks Pat May be a bit large for on the porch, but it is a stellar idea. Have to go look at them. Have a look. Old bathtubs are deeper, but quite a bit shorter than you would expect.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 11:46:50 GMT -5
Creative crowd! Tons of great ideas fast! captbob, thanks for a fun thread!
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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 11:49:40 GMT -5
Along these unique storage/display lines, I always keep an eye out for old ("cool") gumball machines to put tumbled rocks in. Haven't found the right one - at a reasonable price - yet, but I will.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 29, 2018 11:57:33 GMT -5
Faux rock wall with shelves Old ladders Abaca storage bins Vintage front end loader? Canoe would be neat if you could hang it between 2 trees?
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Post by Pat on Jan 29, 2018 12:03:05 GMT -5
Old rowboat
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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 12:59:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 13:02:40 GMT -5
Antique toilet: to display coprolites, of course
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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 13:10:45 GMT -5
Antique toilet: to display coprolites, of course I had a toilet in my living room back when I was single. Spray painted it with some kinda faux granite paint. Had plants in the bowl and up top in the tank. Picked up an old wooden seat for it at a junk yard. It was pretty darn cool and chicks dug it! "to display coprolites, of course" - I see what you did there!
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Post by captbob on Jan 29, 2018 13:28:10 GMT -5
Can you Make An Offer for something on ETSY?
I see an Ask A Question button. Do people make (accept) offers there? Is that common?
ETA: is there a way to see how long something has been listed?
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Post by MsAli on Jan 29, 2018 13:38:11 GMT -5
Can you Make An Offer for something on ETSY? I see an Ask A Question button. Do people make (accept) offers there? Is that common? ETA: is there a way to see how long something has been listed? Sometimes they do-doesn't hurt to ask-worse they can say is No right?
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