Plan Ahead

One thing about selling junk

is that you always have to plan WAY ahead.

That means when it's spring, you're pricing

summer items and when it's fall you're finishing 

up the Christmas stock.  A month before the ground

thaws up north, I've got my spring items out for all 

the anxious people to browse.

This theory is also true 

if you're considering any shows!

Today I submitted my Junk Bonanza

application for the FALL show.

I'd like try a table, rather than a full booth space.

Being a vendor is an investment of money 

and a large amount of time.

But when you sleep, eat & breathe junk....

being part of a show like Junk Bonanza

is a dream come true.  If you've never been,

it's a MUST SEE!  They've expanded their

show locations to several more states. 

 Minnesota is April 16-18

and September 24-26 in 2015.

This old matted photograph is part 

of the mock show display that I recently set up.  

The copper fireplace screen makes 

a great clip board back drop!

Many of my crafts feature book pages,

especially dictionaries!!!

I used Distress ink to make the checkerboard

pattern on this LIFE sign.

What could be better than old sewing drawers 

filled with upcycled vintage greeting cards???

I swoon over those old floral 

images & meaningful sayings.

I really enjoy stamping on items and finding 

darling new ways to use old junk items!

I love jazzing up old bottles by

draping rhinestones & old bracelets

around their necks.  The bottles shown here 

are old syrup and ketchup containers.

I've been mass producing the

flag stamped dictionary page

votive candle jars!

I'm excited for summer and

my new patio we installed late last year. 

 The Fourth is always a fun holiday

 to decorate for and we have

 lots of relatives coming.

Thanks for scrolling through my 

blog post, I hope you enjoyed it!

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Bottle Dump

I've been diggin' in the woods,

in search of some good spring finds!

It can be frustrating sifting through 

broken glass & rusty tin for any 

surviving vintage bottles.

A bit of luck struck when i found

this beauty...

This is a BIG bottle.

And inside? 

A very very small fern was growing!

I found the bottle upside down,

can you tell?

In Matthew Mead's 

Upcycled Style Magazine (spring 2015),

there is a very great SIMPLE idea.

page 94

You can use adhesive photo corners

to attach an old photo to the front 

of a old flat bottle!

Why didn't I think of that?

I love the tint of this salvaged 

caustic balsam jug.

I'd say the small one looks

like an apothecary jar.

This pretty old 7up was in the swamp,

were the water is very low this year.

It was a lucky find & will look great with

a few flowers in it this summer!

This enamelware sauce pan is gonna

look great in the garden.

It's perfectly rusty!

Can you tell I love relics?

I keep a stash of odds & ends.

There might be a day where I try & 

conjure up some altered creations of 

random junk!

This light pull is sooooo darling!

I love the chippy crackle of this old pottery.

It's worth a look, even when in crumbled pieces.

I've been busy keeping my Etsy 

store stocked this spring.

Swing by the shop if you're curious.

MinnesotaJunker

Thanks for scrolling through my photo 

laden bottle post!  I hope you're having

a good weekend.  Happy Junking.

Faith

Well it's Sunday today and I find the

project I just finished before church

most appropriate!

Check out this funky "before"...

I think someone framed

their favorite wallpaper!

yikes.

You won't believe the "after"!

I popped out the board,

added chicken wire

and crafted some

letter tags!

I was aiming to create a neural 

project, sure to fit any home.

I did some dry brushing of brown & black acrylic paint,

so the frame wasn't so crisp.  I sanded the edges a bit too.

I hope you like my chicken wire frame.

Still craving inspiration & ideas???

Here are few of my other crafts,

using vintage Bingo cards:

Bingo 1

Bingo 2

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Happy Soul

I recently got a very unique 

birthday present from my sister.

She'd been holding on to it since her 

last trip to junk bonanza.

This little beauty is from 

Beth Quinn Designs.

I love the saying, shimmer,

and the dark chain.

In case she's reading this,

THANKS SIS!

I love it.