Keep Calm and Royal On

Anyone up for a "spot of tea"?

This morning's royal menu was tea and ultimate coffee cake because I was too lazy to do scones!

My son revised his opinion of royal weddings when he discovered it meant he got a special breakfast. He says they may now have them EVERY day.

My daughter's main concern was who was going to help the Princess with her dress!!!

Best wishes to Will and Kate! May you party and royal on in happiness!

Hello Old Friend

Dear Junque Gods,

THANK YOU, thank you, ThAnK yOu.

A great day. All these finds at one sale so thank you to the gasoline gods as well.

Boots and purse are getting flowers planted in them.

Hello Johnson Brothers turkey plate. Not sure I can let that one go - might have to keep it at least until Turkey day!

Another Redman picnic basket - that makes two for the sale.

Dear Nature,

THANK YOU, thank you, ThAnK yOu for some sunshine.

Glorious sunshine. Oh look, now the clouds are coming back and we're getting more rain tonight. Ah well, it was beautiful while it lasted.

Hello ironing table. I have a bigger one waiting in the wings. Wouldn't this be great as the table behind a sofa?! So that makes two for the sale (I'm noticing a multiples theme).

Love that magazine stand as is but also realize it would be great painted. Hopefully someone else will want to undertake that project!

Aqua, I love you. I especially love you in a McCoy planter (REALLY don't think I can part with this one)!

Depression glass footed bowl.

You all know how I adore fruit things!

Oh you gorgeous ironstone Johnson Brothers bowl. You are large and in charge but I cannot keep you. I can not. I must not...must not...

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!
What did you junque today?

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Rainy Day Junque Jewelry

Yet another rainy day (soccer training tonight?Thinking not.). Time to pull out a bit of my stash and give my junque creating mojo a workout!

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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White Wednesday

Several months back I picked up a lot of vintage pharmaceutical pieces. I love their impact when placed together. I love the feel of the stark white porcelain and the heft of the mortar and pestles. I love the impossibly small lids for the even more impossibly small crucibles!

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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A Touch of Spring

Amidst the perpetual rain (STILL no soccer games) I was lucky enough to receive these stunning tulips. A quick trim and I plopped them in this vintage thrifted vase.

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!

Here's hoping your Spring is sunnier than ours!

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Share the Love

Peat Pots and an Occasional Junque Bazaar

Happy Easter lovely readers! Hope your day was filled with wonderful moments. Here at Junque Central we were lucky enough to have grandparents visiting and eggs hidden in silly places. Nothing outside mind you. The rain CONTINUES to pour in southern Ohio and our new favorite game is to wonder when, if ever, we will be able to get back on the soccer fields!

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.
So I've been discouraged for a bit (ok I was bordering on major depressive slump after failed shows in March, etc.). As often happens all you need is a bit of time to re-group (and a big kick in your rump reminding yourself to pick up, dust off and quit whining!).
How about an Occasional Junque Bazaar here at my home (coinciding with our neighborhood garage sale)? We have one of those HOAs that forbids (major UGH!)signage, street parking, etc. except during the "sanctioned" garage sale event. I always participate and there is room on my lawn for other folks so perhaps we could have our own blog party/bazaar. If this intrigues you read below for more particulars and let's get our occasional "on"!!

Occasional Junque Bazaar
Lebanon, OH
Saturday May 14th 9AM-2PM (rain date Sunday)
Fabulous treasures - just think, you'll get to shop my junque BEFORE the folks at Springfield = fresh pickings!!
If you'd like more specifics and/or are interested in bringing your own junque to set up drop me a line:
JunqueMagnet@fuse.net
Junque on dear friends!


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Easter Basket Upcycle

I'm behind in a lot things. The list is long. It includes Easter decorating and this weekend I was telling a customer at the show (as she bought one of my Junque Peat Pot Easter baskets - YEAH!) how this will be the second year that I've failed to get the Easter decor out. She ever so gently reminded me that there was still a week left so why not do some decorating.

Great advice and now I don't have the "I've got these decorations but I'm not using them" guilt or the "Oh my I forgot how much the kids love getting this out" guilt!

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.
Voila.
This wall basket got a new lease on life.
And she's quite happy to be back on display rather than languishing in a box in the basement for another year!

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