I will show you some of my finds, some of my travels, some of my animals, or whatever is in my jumbled mind. I am on a journey of constant discovery - about me and this amazing life. I am blessed with the best husband (for me, anyway) and a pretty cool family of 2-legged and 4-legged peeps. I love to junk, love to collect, love to create, love to travel, love the Tigers, and love to take care of my animals and the wildlife surrounding me. I hope to share with you some of the things that inspire me. The marketing in me says it needs to be more focussed but the artist in me says to let my creative spirit run free. It took me a day to get the look just right and I still don't know if I am happy with it. But I had a friend tell me that they thought maybe I should share some of my vintage finds with others so here I am. I always thought of myself as fairly up to date on the technology of communicating but ever since we moved to the "boonies", my technological prowess has slipped - dramatically! I have the same cell phone as I did 5 years ago, no laptop, no wireless anything (although I do have a router), no blogging. My favorite part? The metal tag inside the case with the Trav-L Bar figure! My other purchase was a stack of vintage 1970's cloth napkins - around 50 of them in various designs for $3. And there is room for 3 bottles of liquor. It is in the original case with all the original jiggers, plate, spoon, cups, and the fantastic Bakelite handled opener. Oh, no it's not! I love travel and I love bars so this will be perfect! I got this gem for $3. It was in the bottom of a heap of junk on a flatbed that was going to be passed over. It was made by Ever-Wear and is just too cool. I did manage to pick up a couple of items, though. I will be sticking to flea markets, antique stores, estate sales, and garage sales from now on - instant gratification is what I'm all about, I guess. auctions take forever and most things don't go for cheap. It has been a long, long time since I have gone to an auction and after this one, I remember why it has been so long. So, if you love junking, and I know you do, then I think you will want to tune in to this new show. Really, how much have you already learned from Mike and Frank over the past year? I know I am more knowledgeable than before. Unpacked boxes from our move - 3 years ago and this is only half of it!Īnd even if you aren't planning to go and buy up a whole storage unit's contents at auction, I am pretty sure you can learn some useful stuff from Ton and Allen. I mean, seriously, how much fun would it be to dig through all of it to find some treasures! That is the best part! I don't know what I would do with all that as my shed looks like this already (I wonder if I can classify it as a storage unit) but my interest is definitely piqued. Buying a whole storage unit of stuff, glorious stuff. And some of my favorite garage sales are at storage units. That's how I make a little cash through my eBay store and pretty much decorate my entire house. Now, I love thrifting or junking or whatever you want to call it. The shakers seem to add the right spice to the palette! Really, is there such a thing as too much color? I don't think so.Īuction Hunters Trailer | SpikeTV | My kitchen and dining room are bursting with color - pumpkin on the walls, retro red tiles on the back splash, and hints of true orange and black here and there. Maybe this tendency comes from my Grandma Clark who collected oodles and oodles of salt and pepper shakers over her 88 years (and still counting the years) - I kind of wish I had some of those. Lately, I have been gravitating towards colorful vintage salt and pepper shakers. Also, I can feel good about my junking as it seems that most all thrift stores support some type of non-profit organization whether it be Christian Outreach, Shelter for Abused Women, Salvation Army, Food Pantry, Sheltered Workshop, or Animal Rescue - I know that the money I am spending is going for a good cause. I think that is kind of odd, really, about the thrift stores but I love it and am in no way complaining. One of the cool things I have found in small town America is that nearly every one has a Walmart (I never thought I would say this but "thank you Sam Walton") and nearly every one has a thrift store or two. I find that as winter rolls around, I plan my shopping around which thrift or antique stores I can hit along the way. I have actually been doing quite a bit of thrifting lately even if it isn't the "season".
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