todays junking...

I love a good morning of junking. It really can put a smile 

on a girls face. It started out with a little junking with my mom

and then off to see a few friends and help them clean out 

their own personal inventory of treasures. 

This isn't everything but just a peek of what I found.

Nothing like a good morning of junking!

What did you find?

Ciao,

F

Kids rooms...

my nephew has been visiting us
and who new one could get so tired playing.
not complaining...
we have so much fun and i truly do love
him to the ends of the world and back.

my house looks like a kid has been around...
this got me thinking how much fun it would
be to do a kids room with great vintage finds.

here is what i am thinking...

vintage laundry baskets for laundry, toys, blankets and pillows

locker baskets for what else...storage!

vintage desk and chair and the plates would even be fun,

pick a theme for the plates and display.

 these colorful library card catalog drawers would be great

for fun and whimsical storage.

 now seriously, what kid big or small wouldn't want to read

under the glow of the world.

letters...

the ultimate in fun and whimsy.

find their initials or spell their name.

maps are fascinating and educational...

perfect for some wall art.

old pant hangers to display their own art.

repurposed school lockers for books, clothes and toy storage.

how much fun could you have?
get them involved and hit the flea markets
and estate sales to find their own vintage treasures
for their rooms.


now enough work...
back to playing!

ciao,
f

a little thing from Texas....

well, i don't really think anything in Texas is little

but this sweet lady has a way with vintage.

i truly believe she has an in with the junking gods

cuz she is finding the good stuff....

maybe it's a Texas thing....

either way you need to check her out....

her shop goes by,

Pocket Full of Heirlooms 

and you can find Brandy on both

Facebook

& 

Etsy

brandy & i have chatted on facebook

a couple of times and i hope one day

we get to meet in person.

all images from etsy Pocketfullofheirloom shop



stop by and say hi to brandy
of Pocket Full of Heirlooms


ciao,
f

rusty industrial....

i love anything with a good patina or some quality rust.

two weeks ago my mom went to an estate sale for me

and found some great rusty industrial pieces with the 

perfect patina on them.

crackers and tobacco tins....

it's off to work we go....

 

the little attention to detail on the latch....

 

sturdy and perfect patina tool box....

small brass telling time....

take a look at the brass box....

 

 any ideas to what it may be?

i'm guessing a ink well box....

the owner used it for jewelry.

carry all box....

old tv and radio tubes....

like silver candy....

 

metal crate for?

but it does have  spot to hold your thermos....

 

good ol' fashion rust....

i see lavender in the milk jug and wood in the copper bin....

 

happy junking to all this week.

i am off to the big apple with my sweety to

celebrate our 20th anniversary.

that's right we met when we were 12.

see you all in a week.

ciao,

f

junking....

i don't know where to begin....

what started as an innocent morning of junking

with my friend, Amy,

turned into an episode

of American Pickers.

it was the concrete birdbath that started

it all....

a quick u-turn through the parking lot

of a sex shop and across a large intersection,

we landed in the shangri-la of

junk!

we couldn't believe what we stumbled on...

piles and i do mean piles of junk, and good junk too!

a little frightened of what might crawl out 

we treaded lightly but surprisingly

we saw none...more like thank god we didn't' see anything...

especially since Amy promised to run over me if we saw something.

our truck was already full so we needed another.

this required a few calls, texts and as usual

John came to our rescue.

this really was just an excuse to buy more. 

flea market, thrift stores and shangri-la 

and it made for a perfect day of junking. 

Good Sam Hospital WWII Nurses cape

new, well not really new, Catholic Enthronement certificate

Victorian fashion plate

primitive barn

radio tubes

good and rusty farmyard

yellow ware bowl

it was a zinger of a day. 

thanks amy!

ciao,

f

Junk Salvation....

it's almost here....

in two weeks from today

you will find us and a slew of other

amazing vendors at the

Junk Salvation Vintage Market
  in Hillsboro, Oregon....

Friday February 3rd will be a 

benefit for breast cancer

from 6p-8p....

$15 early bird admission.

Not only will you be helping a great cause

you will get to shop early for all the best of the vintage finds.

It doesn't stop there....

Saturday February 4th 

we will be there

10a-4p

$7 admission

this is our second show with the Funky Junk Sisters

and we can't wait. 

we had so much fun, 

and learned so much,

and met so many amazing people

at the last one

we can only imagine what this one will hold.

print the below coupon for a dollar off admission

you aren't going to want to miss this one...
i know we won't....

see you all in two weeks!

ciao,
f

Dreaming....

Have you ever dreamed of junking?

Periodically I have a dream where I am out junking

in back alleys, an amazing hidden little gem of a store

or someones home.

This morning it was the back alleys and dumpsters of NYC.

It was bliss....my dream.

My dreamy finds....

a dumpster of old fans....

old cocktail shakers in fun colors....

racks of old party dresses and tutus....

red suitcases with and without white trim....

I woke with that urge to find a great find.

Maybe it's a small premonition to a great junking day.

Keeping on dreaming....

ciao,

f

picking....

yesterday was the perfect picking day.

my mom came over early 

 to head out to see what 

treasures we could find for next weekend.

i wanted to get out of the city and try some where new.

sometimes there are just to many people and dealers

when you stay in town plus you can't always find

what you are looking for.

i had read about a barn sale that had 10 vendors

participating out in Warren, Oregon.

i am embarrassed to  say, since i am a local girl,

that i had to look up the town of Warren.

you see it is snuggled between two larger towns

which i was aware of.

needless to say i found it and new exactly where we 

were going for the day.

off we headed with the agreement that

we would stop at every garage sale sign we found

once out of the city.

the challenge with this is you are on a 4 lane highway

going 60 mph.  

my mom would call out "sign" but i have to tell you

taking a garage sale quickie turn is not really safe

at 60mph.

that didn't stop us from turning around and following

the signs.

first few stops were good.

found at a sale on a marina parking lot.

found at an estate sale at a heating company.

i have to tell you, when you are out in the country

sales happen at the most random locations.

we roamed around following signs but had the darnedest 

time finding the vintage barn sale.

by sure luck or stupidity we found signs on some back

roads following other garage sale signs.

it was quite delightful and we did find a few items.

we also met some wonderful women, one

in particular ,  Sara.

some one had mentioned Barn House

and i of course brought up 

A Vintage Gathering 

since they are happening on the same day.

Sara had gotten an email about it that morning

and was planning on going Friday night

since she was participating in the BH sale.

she loved the idea of shopping by candle light

and roasting marshmallows. 

any way, we got to talking and she invited my mom

and i to come by her place and shop her barn.

Ok, you would have to be absolutely stupid to say

no to an offer like that, especially knowing she

was going to be a vendor at BH.

after more shopping some lunch and a quick

phone call to get directions 

we made it to Sara's house.

ok, if you ever get the luck to be invited

to her house you will get to see the most  amazing

view of 4 mountains any where.

can i just say, WOW!

we had a blast shopping her barn.

there were so many wonderful things.

she truly has AMAZING  taste.

i promise we didn't buy it all up.

we left her a few things to take to BH next week.

a huge thank you to Sara for being such 

a wonderful hostess, advising my mom on men

and dating and of course letting us shop!

folk art of Our Lady of Fatima

concrete garden urns. i dreamed of these last week.

pink egg basket

metal, lidded, bread dough bowl.

bakers bread loaf pans

chippy match stick holder

red, metal plant stand, or maybe a cupcake stand.

of course we had to stop at a few more

sales on the way home

and got the most wonderful gift

by an older gentleman having a sale

in the front yard of his farm.

a 1930's Royal Deluxe typewriter.

he just gave it to me.

wouldn't even let me pay.

i tried.

some times a smile and a hello can go a long way.

all in all it was a fun day.

we found some wonderful things

and met some wonderful people.

hope all of you had a great weekend as well.

see you on Friday and Saturday at

A Vintage Gathering.

ciao,

F