Words of Advice for the JunkFest girls...

COUNTDOWN TO JUNKFEST!!!
Here are just a few words of advice for my JunkFest girlfriends who've been slaving away these spring and summer months creating awesome junk masterpieces for ya all!

FIRST OF ALL REMEMBER:

YOU HAVE ALOT OF FANS!

(And I'm your biggest cheerleader!)

Even though time is ticking away and getting closer to the big day...don't "pressure up"!

Take time to smell the flowers...

Don't forget to eat!

Cause soon there'll be time for this...
(I can taste it!)

BUT...JUST STAY FOCUSED!

...Cause Autumn is almost here!

So, junk lovers everywhere!

ARE YOU AS READY FOR

JUNKFEST NO. 7

AS MUCH AS I AM?!

You read that right - NO. 7!

Be there or be square:

Foster County Fairgrounds

Saturday, September 17th

9:00 - 3:00

$5 Admission - kids are free!

Summer Wine Storage

Good morning junkers! My junk buddie, Cassie, gave me this awesome colored hose reel for my birthday last year! She knows me well as I have Robin's egg blue as an accent color in my family room. When summer finally rolled around, I decided to bring this cutie upstairs to use for wine storage. A little re-purpose, so to speak. It worked great for keeping bottles close at hand when friends popped in for a visit.And since I have a little blue in the dining room, it matched well with the rug under the table.

I refuse to think summer is over just because school has started again! We up here in the North are praying the remainder of our summer days are warm and dry. How about we toast to it?!

Look hard, the "Pretty" is in there!

Did you ever just step back and take a good look at the SHAPE of an object? It's often the shape that gives a piece character...

As I sit here washing away my gray doing yoga... I decided to share a cute little thing I saw earlier this evening. While working on some goodies for JunkFest, and wearing the ugliest, but "easiest to slip on" shoes, I happened to notice the adorable footprint these ugly little shoes leave behind!

(Now wouldn't it be grand if every footprint we make on this earth were as adorable?) It just goes to show that if you judge by what's on the surface instead of what may be hiding underneath...you might miss out on something fabulous!

Our junk projects aren't always beautiful when we start with them either. Some worse than others. But we pull up our sleeves, get to work, and bring them back from doom to the point where they can move on to a new home and start a new set of footprints.

This bedroom set isn't starting ugly at all, like some projects do, but is tired and ready for a much needed facelift.

You'll have to come to JunkFest to see the results!

Speaking of JunkFest. You've probably noticed our absense lately. We've been working on some goodolejunk, and taking calls from vendors. The Tickled Pink Event is sold out so I hope to see many of you on September 17th!

Oooh...we're Tickled Pink!

Once again...the JunkFest Girls will be hosting an evening affair...

~~Tickled Pink~~

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We'll be Junkin' for a Cause! Because...

a portion of the ticket proceeds will go to

Breast Cancer Awareness.

(google images)

We've teamed up with some young men from Pi Kappa Alpha, at the University of North Dakota, and in exchange for some "junk hunk" tasks, we will be making a charitable donation to their philanthropic cause...

Breast Cancer Awareness (through Altru Health Systems)

We think this is a Win-Win!

The Friday Evening Tickled Pink Event is private to ticket holders only!!

~Shop~Sip~Savor~

The event will be held on Friday September 16th, 6:30pm-8:30pm.

You'll be able to browse and shop the JunkFest building while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and a wine tasting. Each ticket holder will receive a gift.

To make the evening even more fun...you must wear or bring something PINK to be eligible for doorprizes.

Tickets go on sale August 6th and can be obtained by emailing hafner5@daktel.com, but quantities are limited!

$35 (includes Saturday gate fee)

The JunkFest building will be restocked for the Main Event, Saturday September 17th.

The FLEA MARKET, also on Saturday, has grown by leaps and bounds and will knock your socks off this year! It's bigger than ever...and we'll share more about that soon!

As these photos show...a good time was had by all last year!

Wine crates: They aren't just for breakfast anymore! :)

...Ha Ha

Do you ever get tired of stripping, sanding and painting?
And you have a piece of furniture staring you in the face,......
just begging you to do something "out of the box"?

I did.

This little white dresser was in great structural shape, but she definitely needed a face lift!
(And paint alone wasn't going make anyone give this girl a second look, she was pretty plain.)
After looking around in my stash o junk, I thought i might have the answer...

Wine crate panels!
They are graphic and charming and the pine is easy to cut.
I decided to attempt to make a wine crate "slip cover"!

I began covering all the edges in assorted pine trim pieces from the local lumberyard.
It was kind of fun actually...because I. LOVE. MY. NAILGUN!
Measure, cut, glue and nail....repeat as necessary.

Laying out the top, I tried to make it visually interesting
and showcase some fun graphics on the wine crate panels.
I added some trim to act like a frame and give it a nice finished edge.

Most of the drawers just got covered in plain pine wood.

Except the top drawer, i added a wine crate panel to her and some more detailed trim pieces.

Now on to the hardware.
It had to be kind of rustic like the pine crates, kind of masculine
...and yet I kind of wanted to use something unexpected.
Hmmm...how about leather straps!

See those colorful belts from the thrift store? Perfect!...Really!
I just cut away all of the colored belt material and attached the leather pieces.

I thought they were pretty darn cute...and fit the piece so well.
(forgive me for the poor quality photos)

A light stain rubbed over all toned down that new pine look.

Here she is in all of her new found rustic beauty.
Earthy and mellow, with just a hint of sweetness...just like I like my wine! HA

(She sold at JunkFest 2010...
but you never know she could have a sister showing up in 2011!)

Go drink some wine, people...there are naked dressers everywhere!!
Linking to:
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/07/sns-143-creative-dressers.html

SNS Crazy for Crates

Before and After...a quick fixer upper.

Wanna sit here a while with me and have a glass of wine? Oops, it's still morning...make that COFFEE! We can chat about our love of junk, right?! Tell me what you like to do with your junk...do you usually love it as is, all natural in it's former self? Or do you like to give your junk a bit of a fresh facelift? How do you decide?


That decision for me is sometimes quite easy, but sometimes also quite difficult. I love the natural time worn elegance and "life" marks most pieces present to me. Sometimes, however, a fresh look is in order. Take a look at the picture below. The wood trim on this room divider is dark and gets lost between the sweet toile panels. I debated. Facelift won.

And below is the after. The wood now frames the toile and brings out a lighter tone to the entire look of the room divider. The pictures really don't show how gorgeous this is (had to flash, sorry!)....and it looks SaWeet by my bistro set.

Tempted. To. Keep. It. But since it blocks the view out the door, I won't. You'll find this item at JunkFest! And a whole lot more!

Christmas in July!

When you only have one sale per year, not only do you have to appeal to the masses, but you have to cover each holiday as well! Sometimes when you look at a piece, you might not know what you're going to do with it, but you may have a certain holiday in mind...

Last week I showed you this piece, in my "name that junk" post....

No definate answers, but some good ideas. No matter. I thought it was cool and had a vision that included fresh greenery, candle light, and shiny, reflective baubles.

That was the before, this is the after:



After a couple rounds with some white spray paint, and some "distress" sanding it was starting to look like exactly what I had envisioned.

I found some chunky glass votive or tea light holders that fit perfectly in the holes.

For some added elevation and bling to tie in with the glass balls, I added some cut glass knobs that I had in my stash.

Some freshly plucked Juniper berries fit nicely in the otherwise vacant holes...

This mix of textures is pleasing to the eye...

Almost makes me anxious for Christmas.....but I'll wait!

Have a great weekend!