This morning's royal menu was tea and ultimate coffee cake because I was too lazy to do scones!
Best wishes to Will and Kate! May you party and royal on in happiness!
Dear Nature,
Aqua, I love you. I especially love you in a McCoy planter (REALLY don't think I can part with this one)!
A bit of sun did wonders for my energy. I got down to business and really started organizing the sale piles in the garage. I truly am a Junque Queen!
Ta da! Junque jewelry and new life for the somewhat scary box from the bottom corner of the first photo!
I guess the rain is good for something besides flowers (although our flowers are drowning at the moment)!
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I have less of them now. Sold a few. Lost several during winds at a show. The smaller grouping remains, waiting for my next show. And still I love the smallest one which is not much larger than a thimble!
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Leading up to my Occasional Junque Bazaar I thought it would be fun to highlight some pieces that will be available while showing how they might be used. This vase is an Erphila Art Pottery piece in fantastic condition. The wee bird will be for sale as well although you might have to hunt to find her. She's getting ready for a nest make-over of sorts in the next few days!
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Today's Thrifty Treasures
Thrift Share Monday
Sharing a few Easter creations this evening. Like so many of you I got out the peat pots and gave them a bit of an upgrade. Glitter, tinsel and lace always make me smile.
In other news I've had a bit of a re-think (ok, it's really a MAJOR change) regarding my proposed Junque Bazaar in October. For various reasons I'm calling it off. I'm not afraid of a challenge but when you start adding things up and it seems more likely than not that you are going to go bust you've got to admit defeat.
Occasional Junque Bazaar
This basket started life like this (well actually it started life in an awful gold paint color when I brought it home from the thrift store):
I scanned a couple of vintage Easter postcards for images. Added a bit of glitter for highlight (yes, ANY excuse to add the glitter) and a bit of tinsel around the handle.
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I only have two kids.
Aren't they gorgeous? I got them via WUSLU a few weeks back and they are done by jane joss the fabric florist. Simply stunning. Click on the link to view their etsy store. Such creativity.
Sunday is the first Burlington of the year and I am busy sorting, tagging, boxing and trying to find the ever elusive just right mix of what buyers want (and I'm willing to part with!).
You can find me and some of my junque (as if I could ever fit it all in my vehicle - hah!) at:
These photos are from the horror craft show. I'll have a mix of my repurposed Junque Magnet goodies and great vintage finds. My daughter had a mini meltdown the other night when she asked if she could come with me and I said no. Well how could I say yes, she needs a car seat and think how much less I would be able to fit in the car?!!! Such a mean mom am I! 
Picking it up, something seemed ever so familiar about it. Couldn't put my finger on it and finally decided I was just referencing the very obvious similarity to French Impressionist paintings. 
Still it nagged at me. Images kept popping into my head and it was becoming a bit irksome. Tune in for part two in my tale of two paintings to find out why! 
There it was. The VERY SAME IMAGE. Ha. I am not crazy (well that's actually an issue for another moment) and of course the GW painting seemed familiar. Now this is obviously not a real painting and has spent a long time cooped up in a house. It was surely whiter when it began life but I firmly believe these are salvageable.
What do you think? Glittered flowers on her hat and a brooch on her collar. 
It's almost done. I thought it was done but something else kept nagging me. So this afternoon I'm adding lace to her skirt and then sticking a price tag on her. Because if I don't price it I'll keep tinkering and NEVER be done. 
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Crafting junque, more fruit items, the biggest flower frog I've ever seen (although I think it is actually designed to sit in the mouth of a vase) and the Dark Tower game which is a HUGE score. 
And of course Christmas junque... The silver piece is a West Germany ornament (no, not a topper folks an actual ornament!) 
Flocked Santa figures in a row YIPPEE! 
What did you score this weekend? 
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Fruit. I love fruit stuff!!! 
Finally and at last. Vera napkins! Why, they're a fruit design!!!! 
A brooch like a bunch of grapes. 
A silverplate handled bowl and cherries on a cornucopia (which is set for a re-do later). I love theme days while thrifting!! 
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Yes!!! The thrift part of my trip. Everyone stops in at thrift stores as they drive back from the Florida Keys don't they?!!! We spotted three on the way down to Key West and I was itching until our return to Miami to collect the kids so I could stop in. 
One shop netted this sweet painting for $5. I looked at my husband and said, "I wish we weren't taking a plane so I could get this home." He informed me we could figure it out and luckily enough it just fit inside the confines of the suitcase. For a few moments at the airport there was fear the luggage was lost and my only concern was for this painting - never mind ALL the clothing and new shoes it also contained. Priorities people, priorities! I have a few other thrift store goodies to share once I get through the mountain of stuff that needs to be done around here. And soccer starts Sunday so... 
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