Junk Bonanza - Vogue premiere ~ 2011

After days of schlepping

smiling

laughing

hauling

hugging

and

selling...

I have finally rested enough to get a few photos up.

this is my space for 2011

.... it took me about 5 hours to set up...

it took us about 30 minutes to tear down.

I thought it would be fun to bring a few plants from home

the ladies wear a big hit...

... as well as the touch of orange

my sassy zebra boots

my sassy zebra rug I made ... just for the effect

you can kind of see his mane in this one...

I guess you can tell which booth you are in

... marketing baby!!

more boots... the theme is Vogue after all !

oh boy.... more later

what did you think??? so far.????

jewels - round one

As I am working like Cinderella these days to prepare for junk Bonanza, I leave you with a peaceful post of jewels and art.  Jewels and art are calming eye candy.

Today, I pack the truck and then the adventure begins for year 5 of JB.

Cinderella no more now I become the princess of my booth.

The fun part.... meeting, greeting, smiling, hugging...

for you .... eye candy from the Barn

new artist selling at my Barn

Love her!!!

More on my new friend, Lisa from WA,  next time...

some of these are no longer available...

sometimes it takes me a few days to get these posts done...

and some adorn my own neck ")

Sales must go on...

local artist, girl friend extraordinaire, Sue Wolfe

Taking orders for these babies.... they sell before they come in the door.

rusty - crusty metal art for the season.

Also, burlap ribbon is back in stock.

Come see me at JB

I will be the tall one flittin' around with a grin on my face from ear to ear...

be sure to say Hi !

My dear friends Lori and Miss Christine are driving ALL the way down from Michigan to help me manage the booth again this year.  I supply them with wine and mini donuts and thank God they keep coming back.  I could not do it without them!!! So say Hi to two lori's and a Chris when you come through.

Pictures soon.

do you love owls

Me. Oh.  My!

You are going to love my little owls.

I love them so much!!!

-gingham fabric backed

-felted and button eyes

-weighted on their bottoms

-adorable bent little ears

I am trying to get them up on the online shop, but I am having trouble with the computer... well, not my computer BUT my service!!! ugh. It is going at super - slow-mo speed AND it is killing me!!!

Here are the other fellas

they have an adorable little mouse in their pocket.

Only one has book page button eyes... he came with none so I had to improvise.

If I don't get the website done this weekend... I will !!

(I will, I will, I will)

The Gingham guys come in 3 sizes

$20. $16. $12

The brown / mouse 2 sizes

$20. $16

I do lots of orders via email these days.

Count down to junk bonanza

All pricing, packing, sorting, lists, last minute props, painting...

lists, rent the truck, pot the trees, paint the walls, lists

wash the drapery and then get them dirty... they need to look worn and wrinkly

good god I need to get busy...

did I tell you I am bringing a zebra rug for one of the vignettes...

I had to have it but couldn't find one.... so I made one

OR should I say I am going to make one.... add that to the list...

Gotta run.

~L

cement pumpkins

Chilly this morning.... 39 degrees.

Warming fast though... high 70's and warm today.

Good shopping weather.

I have been busy nesting at the Barn.

Love the Fall product... especially, these stone pumpkins.

I have them in 2 colors of cement grey and a few in burnt orange

I love this vignette

the pumpkins, the mixed metals, the oranges

my plan today is Halloween

I started clearing the front of the shop yesterday... 2 day job...

today, I will finish that and then start hauling in props and bringing out the product another 2 day job.

~ L