What a fun day in Canton

The day started when Stitchin Tina
and Sand Flat Vickie and I, met up here at my "little piece of heaven", loaded up Tina's van and headed for Canton around 12:00.

We started slowly in the Junk area but quickly had to head over to
Linda's Blue Gate
Here's a pic of us with Linda. She is now in the Arbors and has a beautiful booth there.


this was the first time for Vickie to see Linda's booth and to meet Linda.
Then it was off to the junk. I lead the girls into an area where there really is some good junk.

Vickie haggles about this item

After considering it for a good long time, she put it back.

"Ohh! Ladders, I've been looking for an old ladder."

"Perfect Fit"

This is a unique item, hum...


Where else can you find the front fender of an old school bus? Wouldn't this make a great headboard in a kid's room.

This is some of what I got. Watch for future projects


Beautiful old illustrations

Great deal on these frames for future projects, and these Old chippy painted wood planks
and a carriage wheel, for another project.



Love this old rusty stuff
and China for another wreath or swag, Children's dishes work great for this type of project.

Tina found this and I just had to get it. I added the sparkle on the ends last night.

And this stack of red transferware just for me.


After shopping we had a great Mexican meal there in town and headed home.
It was a great day, and except for gluing those rhinestones, I came home and crashed.
Thanks Ladies for a wonderful afternoon, with junking buddies.

Unique Shape

I am attracted to the shape of lot of old junk. In The Past, they designed the simplest of things to look nice. Today mechanical things are just functional, and the artistry is left out. Think about Air vents for example.

In the past these were beautiful pieces of hardware in the home, now they are just slats. And then there are door knobs and hardware.

What ever happened to ornate door plates, and door knobs, even Hinges were pretty in the past. Most indoor knobs now days are just a round thing that
you turn, but in the past they had art to them. That brings me to the items pictured at the top. These are the ceramic things that come out of old space heaters. I guess these little gizmos would hold and radiate the heat. They could have been any shape, but the mfgrs obviously put some design work into them too. Just look at those shapes. See the fan shape in the bottom I just love them. Don't yet know what I'll do with them yet, but I love them. These are part of that trash I found yesterday (see previous post.)
Well these little heat up things, are going to find a second life in my home. I'll let you know what I come up with to do with them.

*******First Monday Canton Weekend*******
For those that might want to meet up in Canton tomorrow. I'll be at Linda's blue gate booth (visiting not selling) in Arbors 3 tomorrow around 2:00, for about 1/2 hr. I'd love to see you there. Just look for her old window conservatories, and that is her booth. She said she's kinda in the middle.

Hope to see you there, LMK if you will try to meet up.
Look for the lovely shapes around you, and scoop them up.

Old School Vintage

I have had my jewelry at a local antique store, without much success. So Today I visited a local trendy clothing store, located near our high school. They are called "Old School Vintage" They cater to the young people, who I think would really love my stuff. They have agreed to carry my jewelry on consignment, and they are excited about it. So here's hoping that it does well there.
And here are some of the things I found in the Trash today. I think someone was evicted, and this stuff was stacked near the curb, and had obviously been gone through already.

Broken Chair pieces piled in my little car
and this heater thing, I have no idea what to do with it, but I couldn't pass it up.

And then there is this piece



I think it was the side of a table. Look at those architectural pieces
I'm just itchin to get into the barn, but it is soooo cold.
I may just bundle up and go for it. ;/

Does this ever happen to you?

It seems that when I'm really looking for something I can't find it. But a year later, it's everywhere. I saw this with clothing awhile back. I was looking for a shirt that was cinched on the sides. I couldn't find one, Now they are everywhere. I'm seeing this now with some of my T2T loves and ideas. Let's talk about the clocks. Most of you saw my Christmas Clock display. I searched and searched for dishes with clocks printed on them. Not dishes that were clocks, just had them printed. I found most of them on Ebay, and they were old. Now keep your eye out, I have a feeling you'll be seeing lots of these in the next couple of years. Just a feeling I have. On another note, I pickedup the January issue of Romantic Homes and found these uses for old clocks.



does any of this look familiar? Well my displays aren't set up quite so well, but Here's one of mine. I edited it a bit after Christmas, but he idea is the same. I also copied some of what I saw in the RH magazine.


Notice the title on the book, I thought it was appropriate. This is a great display idea for New Years.

Speaking of New Years, Have a good one, stay safe.
Margo

What a year

What a year this has been. My Adventures in Junking began in earnest about 1 year ago, with a
Resolution that you can read about here and This project.


After that the sky has been the limit.

In April I began this blog and that is when I started meeting the nicest people. It wasn't long before we were meeting in person. I met Teresa C in Canton

The Next Month in Canton, I met Linda Smith
for the First Time. This would be the beginning of a wonderful friendship.

In September I met the Queen Bees of the Junking World,
Ki & Sue the original JunkMasters,
when they came to do a show at First Monday.

I also Met
Laurie Anna and
Cherry Hill Cottage Tina
that same weekend

Whew!!!
Also in September I had my
First Barn Sale

Where I met
Tina of Stitchin in Texas
and my new friend and Customer
Vickie of Sand Flat Farm
I've also had the opportunity to get to know many of you (although not in person) over the blog world, and your links are all listed in my side bar. You are each very special to me so to Rosemary, Joy, Jamie, Fifi, Lori, AJ, Nicole, Sher and all you other wonderful ladies. Thank you for blessing me with your blogs and friendship.

It was around this time that Jamie began to inspire me to play around with Junk jewelry, I have really enjoyed this indoor T2T hobby, and hope that the inspiration will continue into 2008.
In November and December
Linda, of The blue Gate, was nice enough to let me use part of her booth in Canton to see how my stuff sold.

It did well and I hope to do Canton again this year. Although Linda is now in the Arbors and I'll be on my own, she has helped me to take baby steps towards getting my own spot out there.
Wow, that blog took a long time to post, import pictures, and make links, but not so long to read. It really was a wonderful year, and I look to 2008 to be full of projects, people, and inspiration.
Thank you all for being so wonderful
Your Junking friend - Margo

Changes with the New Year

Well I'm starting the process of taking down the Christmas Decorations. Do you remember this project?

Well I liked it so much I decided to change it up a bit and leave it out all year long.

I left the bird and pine cones, but changed the greenery and the berries, and I used jute to hang it instead of ribbon.

I've also made some changes to the area around my Red Transferware wreath

I made the 123 plates go in an arch instead of strait across, and I changed out the mini plates there on the perpendicular wall. They countdown to the new year 4321.

I'm making changes to my web page, I'm learning how to add some great graphics so check it out, by clicking the tag.

And I've started to list those Mini pitchers and creamers on Ebay so if you are interested click the label

Our Christmas

Well the day of fun and festivities is over, and part of me is very happy to be back into my normal routine.
Although I don't usually focus on what I want as gifts or what I got, I thought you all might be curious so here's the bootie.

as usual my very thoughtful DH got me several items from my Amazon Wish list, as well as a
reciprocating saw. I try a new tool every year, and this is a light weight version of one he uses to help me cut legs off stuff. It can also be used like a jig saw, so I'm anxious to get started using it.
He also got me a new saw blade for my chop saw, as I had dulled the one I have quite a bit.
And of course he got me the ultimate girl gift.

Chocolate and a movie!!!!!

After 3 hrs of cooking, DH cleaned up, he's a peach. I took a nap and dreamed of projects. When I woke up I decided to organize my indoor workspace a bit. I took a couple of his left over cubes and designed this little thing.

I'm using this to organize all my bits and pieces for crafting and jewelry making.
I added the bar across to hold chains, and keep them easily visible.
I love my jars, and I've got them on display as well. Everything is up off the table and
still very visible and easy to get to. It also give me a place to play at display a little.


I'm getting lots of ideas for things to add to my weekly web page. I'll be adding a spotlight blog of the week, as well as Helpful hints and movie suggestions. This will start tomorrow so be looking for that.
Time to start cleaning up and storing all of this Christmas stuff.
Hope you all had a great holiday and enjoyed family, and time together.
Margo

I Know I said it was a project for next year...

But I just couldn't wait. I found a few more pieces of Red Transferware on Friday and
then had enough to make up my wreath.


I'm going to re-arrange the 123 plates below it and maybe add something to the top, but here it is. I really like the way it turned out. I think I'll leave it up all year. It likes this spot.

My Family and I are headed to spend Christmas Eve with Family. It's a tradition, in my DH's family, and we really enjoy the evening. We Roast Hot dogs and marshmellows, and open gifts. Everyone in the family comes and it's very casual.
Then Christmas Day will be just us at home, with gifts in the morning and a quiet feast in the afternoon. Then It will be time to breath and start planning for the New Year. Tax Time is just around the corner. :/

I hope you and yours have a great Holiday, you are all an inspiration to me and I so enjoy belonging to this blog world I've found.
Margo