Super fun day JUNKIN!!! at the Portland Swap Meet

Today I had a blast junkin with my family... each setting out for completely different purposes.  My brother was looking for industrial pieces for his room, my dad antique cars, my mom textiles and fun finds and me well I grabbed a little bit of everything!  My son hung out in the super fly wagon and organized my great purchases.  I  have been attending this HUGE swap meet ever since I was around 8 years old but never did I see the endless possibilities of materials available all in one location.  There was so many great rusty pieces, textiles, old papers and textures.  I wish I would have taken my camera and snapped some shots.   I wish I would have gotten there a little earlier because I only made it through about 1/3 of the show.

Well here is what I came away with in the end....  

 This was a fun find  a metal in that used to have Vaseline in it.  This has some really great texture and rust to it

This is a wooden book that opens up to this...

I have a secret love for old bottles I can't pass them up.  So of course I had to grab these...

I also got a really great rusty spring bench seat that I have some fun ideas for.  More to come on that idea...

To sum up the trip... well worth the drive and on my way out of the gate I found out that it's Ladies Day tomorrow and ALL ladies get free entry so maybe you want to check it out tomorrow. 

Thanks for checking it out!  More vendor profiles for the Heritage Faire to be posted soon.

Heritage Spring Faire Vendor Profiles

I am getting so excited about Roosts' first hosted show of the year.  The Heritage Spring Faire that will be held at the Mission Mill Museum.  This will be a wonderful opening to the full season of sales that Roost will be holding and attending throughout the year. 

There is an amazing collection of vendors

for this show...

My first vendor to promote will be Pink Postcard

Here's a quick look at what you will see at the show from this fabulously vintage chic vendor

I LOVE the pug dog pillow in the reflextion of the mirror!

Meet Denise...

 "My style is contemporary cottage with a bit of vintage. I love thrifting and showing you my fun finds! I'm a creative soul, working on creating my own business of decorating, creating, and fun finds." 

If you haven't stopped by her blog yet it is a "must go" place.  I am constantly checking in on her progress on her projects.  She calls it her Transformations & Treasures and she posts every Wednesday.

http://pinkpostcard.blogspot.com/



My second Vendor Profile is

Shabby to Chic

It is the story of a girl who loves to take what one might consider trash and turn it into a treasure and have a wonderful time all along the way.

Here is what you can expect to see from this amazingly talented artist... 

Chandra is also an AMAZING photographer!  Here are some wonderful portraits that she has done recently...

If you would like to check out her blogs she has two...

http://shabbytochicdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://www.sandcphotography.blogspot.com/

My third Vendor Profile is

Anglin Artisian

We are a family of artisans from Salem, Oregon who love to create! Autumn creates things using mostly found objects in fabric, paper, clay, glass and metal. Andrew uses wood, metal and other materials for his creations.

We are constantly exploring new mediums and ideas to bring you great new products. Creating anything is our form of meditation and helps keep our family happy and healthy.

Some of our current products are:

Harvest Aprons

Recyled Reusable Reversible Bags

Reversible Coffee Cozys

Amigurumi Dolls and Patterns

Reversible Aprons

Original Unique Clothing

Reversible French Bread Baskets

Journals

Notebooks

Lavender Flax Pillows and Cases

Hand Turned Exotic Wood Pens

Custom Pool Cue Shafts

Quilts

Fiber Art

Photography

Hand Dyed Scarves

Pillow Case Aprons

Burpcloths

Cloth Flannel Wipes

Steampunk Accessories

USB Memory Drives

and much more...

"Creating art is like drinking water for me. It is something I have to do to stay balanced and entertained. I have been creating Steampunk art since I was 12 but never knew there was a "label" for my creations until I discovered Steampunk a couple years ago"

To visit Autumn's blog...

http://www.theanglinartisan.com/

My Fourth Vendor Profile is

Jami Moffett of Off the Hook Studios

Here are several pieces that will be available at the show...

To see more of Jami's creations visit http://www.offthehookstudios.com/

My Fifth Vendor Profile is

Real Deals

Meet the owners meet Sherlai and Maggie

Real Deals on Home Decor is a franchise network of 70+ home decor stores with incredible accessories and even more amazing prices! Real Deals Salem is truly too good to be true!

 Great selection of candles

The OBSESSION of the Real Deals family of mom and pop stores is to:

* Wow you with amazing (startling, classic, fresh, super-cute, hip) decor at prices too good to be true!
* Prove that YOU are our favorite (most-valued, preferred, adored, best-looking :) customer!
* Create a unique (FABULOUS, dynamic, mind-blowing, jaw-dropping) shopping experience you can't wait to repeat!

 They offer a huge product line that appeals to any home decor style. Shabby Chic, Country, Classic, Modern... we have it all!

Real Deals is located at

1320 Liberty St. NE Salem, OR 97301

503-385-1174

http://www.realdeals.net/salem

They are open

Thurs: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sat: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

You can also facebook "like" them for super cool updates that save you even more!



New weekend project...

My new project...

This great chaise lounge I picked up at the Junk Salvation Show last month.  My friend Diane (Molly Mo's)got me a screaming deal on it.  The chair has really great bones to it but it needs an overhaul.  I had originally envisioned this chaise in a dove gray canvas but when I got down to it today I fell in love with this champagne silk that I dug out of my mom's closet of magic.  It never ceases to amaze me what she can pull out of that closet of hers.  I have learned two things recently NEVER go to the store without first checking mom's closet and the second is whatever I do find is ALWAYS cheaper to get from her than at the store. (it's either free or I can put it on mommycredit to pay at a later date) 

In starting my project today I got out some wrapping paper and made temporary patterns.  I then cut out the patterns giving lots of allowance for mistakes.

Next I laid out the fabric pieces on the chair where they would eventually go.



My mom and I spent several hours pinning and re-pinning the pieces together.

Then finally sewed the pieces together.

My mom's mischievous cat Charlie thought it would test out the chaise tonight after I was finished for the day.  Why didn't I think of that? (probably cause there are like 50 pins still in that pillow)  I have several more steps to do but this is as far as I got today. 

I hope to finish up tomorrow and I'll post to show how it all came together.  I'm hoping that I got through the tough stuff today because it was a LOT more challenging of a project than I had originally anticipated.  I'm not good at slow and stead wins the race.  I'm more a hurry up and lets get to the next thing kind of person. 

Barn House Inspiration

This last weekend I headed up to Battleground Washington with my mom and friend Kim.  As usual those Barn House Boys really know how to stage a venue.  I have a new favorite in Sparrow too who was their guest vendor for the show.  Everything was so fresh with clean lines yet maintain that warm and open feeling you get with all their sales.  I did come away with some great finds for my house and some inspiration for some new pillows that I have been pondering.  Here's how my pillows turned out...

Basket to the left is a Barn House find.

The buttons on the ticking pillows are actually black checker pieces that I drilled holes into to create upcycled buttons.  The fabric was from some drapes that I tore apart.

This great 70's fabric was one of my purchases from the Ruffles and Rust show I went to last week.

Extra large queen size pillow with checker buttons.

Thanks for checking in!

Winding down on the weekend

So I had such a wonderful weekend and it's still not quite over.  I was just so excited to share what I have been up to so far... Friday I headed up to Monroe Washington with my mom and attended the Ruffles and Rust un Marche show that Come Junk with us hosted.  These ladies really know how to throw a party.  The food was amazing, the wines were great and the inspiration and dedication that the vendors of the show provided was easy to see.  Both my mom and I had such a great time looking around at all the creative hats at the show.  I was so excited that I totally forgot to get pictures!  There was however many great photographers there to catch the rusty glamour of the show.

I purposely didn't drive my truck up to this event because I knew if I did I would come back with way too much stuff. I am maxed out on space from hoarding all winter.

I did however find a couple smalls that I couldn't do with out.

There was some great garden stakes that I got from Auntie's, a rusty iron stand from Seabold, and some scraps of fabric from another vendor.  All in all a great show! 

On Saturday I went to Martha's house from Vintage Trifles and had a wonderful time with the girls.  Martha was a wonderful hostess.  She provided a fresh European style breakfast, savory lunch and little snacks throughout the day. 

Here is my Honeymoon Passport that I created...

FRONT

 INSIDE

INSIDE

BACK

All the ladies that came were super creative and provided me with some great inspiration throughout the day.  I am sure Martha will be posting pictures soon of the event and the other passports so make sure to head over to her blog http://vintagetrifles.blogspot.com/ to see them.  Also while we were talking during the day there was mention of several other exciting classes to come so stay tuned for that.

Thanks for looking and have a great President's Day!!!