Next Up - Vintage Marketplace Springfield Extravaganza

Checking in and working hard. Less than a month until Vintage Marketplace. Lots of projects in the works. Ideas spinning. Wheels turning - possibly not as fast as I might like!



Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Opening Day!

Monday approaches quickly and I am super excited for Opening Day!
Baseball?  Heck no!  Although maybe that parade in downtown Cincinnati is actually in celebration
of all things junk?!!!!
I'm a vintage gal and Monday marks opening day of my first ever booth in a mall.
Yikes!  Squeal!  Double yikes!
Just about finished setting up. 
Excitement has given way to terror. 
Butterflies in my stomach galore.
Fingers crossed.
Toes crossed.
Breath held...
Here's a little peek (which has of course changed since I took this after a thrift trip yielded a
double sided chalkboard on wheels which HAD to be squeezed in).

Want to visit?

Here are the details:

The Lebanon Peddler's Mall

920 A Columbus Ave.

Lebanon, OH

Junque Magnet is in booth #36 - Aisle 2.

Open 7 days a week.

TONS of booths.  LOTS of great junque!

 

 

Spring into Action

A flurry of activity (and some of it in the form of snow) around these junque parts of late.
Lots of creating in anticipation of the commencement of show season. Add in a booth to get open and it's a veritable hotbed of picking/making/re-purposing!
Keeping you in the loop means giving you my schedule for the next couple of months. Here's where you can find me:
Lebanon Peddler's Mall
920 A Columbus Ave
Lebanon, OH
Booth #36. Opening April 1st!!!!

Over the Moon Vintage Market
Lawrenceburg, IN Fairgrounds (inside Agner Hall)
April 5th, Friday 5pm-10pm
April 6th, Saturday 9am-6pm
Featuring vintage & urban goods in a designers market setting.
Free admission. Free parking. Door prizes.

Vintage Marketplace Springfield Extravaganza
Clark County Fairgrounds, Springfield, OH
May 17th, Friday
May 18th, Saturday
May 19th, Sunday
Under the big white tents full of vintage delights, re-purposed goodness and an all around feast for the eyes!

Hope some of you can join me at one or more of these great events. I've got lots of great new pieces in the pipeline and will be debuting some unique Junque lines this year.


Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Around the Junque House

A little bit of what I've been up to around here.
Things I'm "crafting":





Things I've been painting in preparation for a booth. Yes, a real live booth! Finally someplace to display (and sell) this Junque year round.



Things I've been junking just for me. This bench is a forever love keeper!




Things I've been listing. Making a stronger effort on Etsy these days. Keeping it more fully stocked and representing the MANY genres of Junque that make my heart go pitter pat.



Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Style Trending and Budget Friendly

Been having a fun run lately where I notice something in a magazine or catalog and realize I've got something very similar in my stash. Feels a bit like those magazine series where they have the high and low cost versions of trendy outfits. Or the similarly veined articles in decorating magazines with two different budget versions of the same room (although perhaps you, like me, laugh out loud at what is presented as the "low cost" alternative).
So here's my junque version of style trendy/budget friendly:
Case #1:



I bought this chippy stool on a Sunday afternoon. Later that evening I was flipping through a catalog and saw this ad. Their little stool is part of the shoot styling so no price was listed but we can well imagine what it would be offered for. My stool will hit the market at a cool $22.
Case #2:



I thrifted this glass topped brass table and endured the rolled eyes of my family who informed me, "It's beyond awful". Placed it in the garage and pondered for a few weeks whether I ought to paint it (but brass is coming back big). Perusing Elle Decor I came across this ad. Um, hello. Brass is SO making a stand. Bamboo brass legs all over. Sure the set in the magazine is nicer, heftier and more interesting. But in terms of finishes and what's trending mine will be an extremely reasonably priced option for achieving "the look".
Case #3:



Sadly I don't have a "before" shot for this one. This photo is from Elle Decor again. Not an ad, but part of an article about a particular home. That floor lamp? Sold one so very much like it last May at Springfield. As I recall I priced it at $38. I imagine I seriously underpriced it. Yet again...
Ah, the joy of junque! So much style potential and SO reasonably priced.
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Merry Christmas To All

A Bit of Xmas and By Way of Explanation

I realize I've been a bit silent of late. Since I like to talk this is rather amusing and possibly worrisome.
I confess I have lost my blogging mojo. After Friday's events in CT I have rather lost my mojo all together. Soul crushing. Those are the only words I have and it did not even happen to me. My thoughts are confused and muddied. I have nothing to offer except sadness. For everyone affected I send my strongest thoughts and a wish for healing (which in truth I think is impossible). I want my world before Friday back. The one where children were sacred and I believed that once my kids got to school they were safe. I want that world back for every victim and I'm struggling with accepting its loss.
Blogging has lost its allure as well. For a while I have felt inundated with "Pin me", "vote for my post", boost my follower numbers. Parties seem to be about which post was most liked, who will be featured. I succumbed to the siren song of popularity. I did not love (or succeed) at high school politics the first time. I assure you I do not wish to do it again!
Shows have been similar. I've spoken of "the cool kids" before. I am not one of them. They don't even see me when I'm right in front of them. I want to say I don't care but keeping it real? Yes, it hurts. Yes, I want to be seen. Yes, I want to be picked for the team.
Well the only way to win the game is to play on your own terms. So I'm trying harder to create my own game where I play by my rules. The ones where I share information. The ones where I tell you about opportunities even when it might mean you get picked and I don't. And I share my stuff knowing full well it will be copied and knocked off.
This week at school my daughter had three "friends" play the "I'm not your friend anymore game" at her expense. She is bewildered. She is scared to go to school because she feels certain another one will leave her. We all know this feeling. It absolutely has happened to each of us. I don't want it for her. I didn't want to imagine that at almost 40 (yes almost - because I STILL have three months in my 30's) I would still be facing it. Blogging/shows sort of feel like that. So I need to step back until I can face things on my terms.
If you would like you can still find me on My Facebook page. I post there daily. It's fast. It's still fun and I feel less pressure to be them and instead have a good time just being me. Warts and all. Weird Junque. Get me or don't. Less than picture perfect pictures. Me. Just me. The only way I can teach my daughter to love herself as she is, is to model the same. I'm working on it...
I'll be back when my head is clearer. When I am stronger in who I am. Thanks for visiting!
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS POSTCARD GIVEAWAY

The Christmas spirit has hit.
I'm gifting a dozen vintage holiday postcards to two winners on my FB page.

So head on over and get your entry in.
Soon enough Santa just might be stopping at your door.
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie
 

It's A Small World...

Did the title get you singing? Come on, you know the one. Imagine you are back on the Disney ride. Go on. Flash back to it. I'll wait...



I've spent the last several days creating one small world after another. It's been grand!



It all started with two lovely village sets from an auction box lot. I scooped it up with glee when I saw them peeking out. I clearly remember setting up villages like this under the Xmas tree. I may have also done a happy dance...



So I've been snowing up landscapes and making wee towns in jars all over the house.



I'm off to find a "just right" ribbon for that jar lid and seek out another candidate for colonization. And if you find that song stuck in your head after reading this, my apologies in advance!
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Thanks To You

Thanks to all who visit and join in the junk journey with me. May your day be full of good things and wishing you much to be thankful for.
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Recent Junque

Catching you up with some happy new(ish) finds:



I have a long standing love affair with Scandinavian design. Makes my heart beat a little faster every time I come across it. This mug had the added bonus of being horse themed. A lovely addition for the horse mad princess in residence!



As if I needed another vintage thermos. But I think I sold nine of them in September and October so my inner hoarder was worried I might be running low! Those little tip trays have the silliest roosters that look like cross stitch. Restaurant ware. Getting closer to my goal of giving up our Fiesta ware. If I could just find some decent bowls I would be ready for the big switch.



Another irresistible English tin. Worthy of a close up don't you think? I am physically incapable of leaving them behind! Really. I mean it. I've tried to walk away. But I always go back for the rescue.

Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Tea for Two

I could do with a cuppa or twelve right about now.
Care to join me?



Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

To Do Today

The one thing we all agree on? The importance of having your say. Today is our day. Go out and exercise your privilege. Be grateful for the responsibility.
And for those of us stuck in Swing State blitz? Tomorrow will be gloriously quiet!!!!!
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Book Bundling

Crafty goings on abound these days. One show left this year and in between chewing my nails off with nerves I've been working on a bunch of different items to bring.
Last week I hauled out the books and set to work.



A bit of upholstery webbing and a velvet belt. A little bling brightened things up!



I took my wallpaper covered stack and tied them up with a lace belt.



Belts are incredibly reasonably priced at thrift stores with the added bonus of such a large selection. I used pliers to get the belt loop prong off and then cut off the excess sections of the belt to accommodate my bundles.


Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Weekend Wishes

Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

BOO!

Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Checking In or Junque Updates

Dropping in to share some recent Junque finds. Life gets In the way of blogging. More importantly I'm trying to keep blogging from getting In the way of life! I do post regularly on my FB page so head over there for the day to day Junque!
Boy Wonder had a soccer tournament this past weekend. Let's just say it was cold. Yes. Let us merely say that. In an attempt to get the blood flowing to toes and the like, between matches we thrifted.



A bit of vintage restaurant ware was a good start.



A vintage desk organizer got things smoking. This brought back fond (and not so fond) memories of school. I clearly remember these on the desks in the office of my elementary school.



Yesterday the thrift gave me these Japan mugs and some lovely goblets which will one day be turned into cool cloches. One day. Not necessarily soon. More likely to be buried in the someday project pile/hoard but perhaps I will surprise myself.



Oh. Um. Yes. Damn you Goodwill for making these so reasonably priced that i had no choice but to rescue them. Xmas ban STILL not working. Must stop getting these. Must stop...



And with vintage shows over for the year I've been busily crafting for an upcoming show. Vintage bling makes me ever so happy. Repurposed bling for sale is meant to make my wallet happy!
To those in the path of Sandy I wish you power and safety!
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Wordless Wednesday

Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie

Paint By Number Love

I've mentioned before my love for thrifted and yard sale art. The ever present dream of one day hitting the jackpot. Mostly an inability to refrain from rescuing art that was created by a real person!
Many, many (as in over a decade many) years ago we started collecting paint by numbers. Back before it was cool or trendy. Back before big name magazines highlighted them.
The result?




That's a portion of our bedroom wall. Most of them moved from MD with us. Yes, that did raise some eyebrows with the movers! We are just about out of room so rarely pick them up anymore (and finding them for a few dollars each is pretty hard these days!). I do find it hard to resist them when we do stumble upon them. After this many years, rescuing every PBN I see is practically a must and I do have to stop myself from automatically grabbing any PBN that crosses my path.




Yesterday I had an "a-ha" moment as I came across this easel in the garage. A quick grab of this auction painting which has been waiting for a frame for...ummm...longer than I care to admit and up the stairs we went.




Yeah. One less thing in the garage. One less painting waiting for a home (because it is obviously still waiting for a frame). Want to see it closer? Yeah. You do. Do let me oblige.




Isn't it fab?
Best of all? The hubs and I agree that the only thing better on that easel would be a big 'ole PBN to tie in to the rest of the wall. So I'm hunting again! Yippee.
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie
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Stamping Up

Contrary to the title, this is NOT a plug for a certain company. I didn't even use their product. I am however, busy stamping lots of wee (and not so wee) things around the house.




Just two shows left this year. Two more chances to move this Junque into some new digs.
A lot of what I do is about seeing things differently. Helping/hoping others to do the same. Those candy canisters? A stamped image and some rolled music makes them into cool displays. A covered cloche of sorts.








Go ahead. Stamp one up. It's a little bit addictive!
Making every day a little bit vintage,
Carrie
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