OMG! Stove Pipe

I rarely get up early enough to go to garage sales so when I stopped at one last Saturday at 9:30 a.m. I didn't think there was much hope of finding anything. But my heart went pitty-pat when I found this wonderful section of old stove pipe.
When I showed a picture of it to my friend she thought it might be a muffler.

My first thought was OMG! how is it that this is still here?

Then I thought "instant garden art".
Perfect in every way: rusty, crusty...

Check out the gorgeous vent.
What could a steampunk artist do with this?

Now I'm thinking this could be a unique Christmas decoration.

Santa is coming to see me. See??

This is my diva friend who thought it might be a muffler.
Can you picture her crawling under a car to see what a muffler looks like??? hee hee

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What's It Wednesday at Ivy And Elephants