Shopping trip like no other...

I love going shopping for junk, especially when Im in a creative mood.

Gotta grab it when you can these days, with limited time, it is hard to get those ideas flowing sometimes!

What's even better about this trip, is it is cheap on petrol and a hop,skip,and a jump away....under my house!

With all of the rain we have been having over the past few weeks, I was worried these wonderful pieces may get damaged, and go mouldy or rot.

I have a few ideas for these, some I will keep, and some I will sell.

In the first pic, I soon came to realize what I wanted!

I had been looking to replace this shelf in the kitchen.

I didnt really need storage anymore since I had been selling off 

simplifying my home,and I created a new space for the glasses,

 so I wanted something that would be a 

feature I could still change around if I felt the need...

So this is what I came up with!

as I mentioned, I created a new space for the glasses. I used this stand in my studio from time to time ,to house small things to purchase.It stood about 150cm.
Too busy to take before pics, I attacked it with the grinder, stuck a metal finial on top, and a new base, and wella!
I had to play with it a bit, so the glasses wouldnt clang, but now Im really happy with it!

So I think I have finished transforming a dull wall and corner.

Though I think I will replace the frame with a slightly larger one to even out the space...

It's true, I think everyone has eaten here and survived ok ;)

A purchase that just doesnt stop!!!

With the lack of junking enthusiasm I have had the past few months, it has been hard to create and be inspired by much....that is until last week!

I finished work early, so decided to call into my irish friend's junkshop, for a chat and a look. He wasnt in, but his old time friend, a real character, was happy to fill me in on the happenings of late!

 When I walked in the door, with my trained eyes,lol, I did a quick scan of my surroundings, and spotted alot, no , a truckload of sewing machines, overlockers, signs, tables, etc. Being the big collector of all sewing paraphernalia, my heart started palpitating!!! The story goes like this...

This old man had been collecting for over 60 years, started with the old Antique Singer in the table with the iron legs. As the years followed, he found more and more, and before long he was renting a shed to store them.Some were brand new, timber lids, tables, all new! It became an obsession! Now in his late eighties, he cant afford the rent, so he asked my friend to come and take them away.None were on display, he hadnt looked at them for years....so sad. 

So it is up to hoarders people like me to help him out, see, Im just trying to help!

it is a gorgeous aqua colour

I picked out a cute retro looking machine, so cute, then went down to the back (junky area), and found all of these!There are enough pieces to make three or four tables!

From my last visit, I remembered he had this collection of old jug kettles, and I had decided then, that I didnt need another collection, they would stay....but this time, they were 50% off, so I grabbed a couple or four! I love them for vases and holders of cutlery.

I also found these great timber singer machine covers, though Im not sure what I'll do with them yet, any ideas?

Of course going there that day was unplanned, and I had absolutely no cash, they dont accept cards, so he was happy to hold them for me till payday!

Yesterday was payday, and lucky for me, I grabbed extra cash, just in case. My Irish friend was there, and he found me some more treasures, and at next to nothing prices.

Will share the best find next post, well next payday, when I go back to  pickup and pay!

Mmmm, should I buy more, do I need more?

OMG, now I need to work more, but I feel so much brighter!

Isnt it amazing what a good junkstop will do for the soul? 

Therapeutic research...

Im out and about today, hard at work, the buying side of the business!

Or , for the 'not so business savvy people', we can call it shopping !

It is raining here today, so rather than watch the dryer turn round and round, hour after hour,(and watch the electricity bill rise), I made a business decision, to check out my competition, so to speak....

I'll share photos and stats soon :)

While hubby's away...

The wife races down to the nearest 'Vinnies'(thrift store) and loads up the car!

Brings it home, and crams all her junk into any little space left on the verandah!

No, I didnt do that, I wouldnt, because I simply couldnt! There isnt any spare space to fill!

Not many really...

Great files boxes!

Coat stand

Art deco mantle mirror and drawers

Love the frame

quilt hangers

Love these pillars, mmm, not sure what I'll do with them yet,but had to have!

Plate and peg rack, huge!

Im seriously going to have to clean these up and clear them out!

Wish me luck, and head over to here for the before and afters, coming soon!!
(Sorry for the poor quality of photos, it is just that it was so sunny, and such a beautiful day!
Oh, and did I mention how sunny and gorgeous the day is? It really is a lovely autumn day!)

Come and join in!!

Long overdue....

It's been a long time between junking trips, I have been so good, but so depressed! So I had to call in to a local Vinnies for a fix!

Well someone had decided to hang up their apron, and close the kitchen! How cute are these, too cute to leave behind.

 Also, for the pink lovers, this flask and an adorable vintage dressing table set. Who cant knock back another set of glass candle sticks...

I also found some retro fabric, sheer curtains, and a pink tablecloth!

I feel so much better, life can go on!

Today is sunny, breezy, and a great day to air everything out, until the next bout of rain!

A Sleep-deprived Junker

Now here is a project to do in my spare time!! I love garden and pot stands, but not for plants....

It is 5am, I have been up for 2 hours!!

Yesterday, I had a day of unplanned junking, I think I am still on a high!!

My neighbour asked me out early to go with her, and I declined( it took all my might) as I had a lunch doo with a friend. But after thinking it over, for a few seconds, I decided to go on my own.

I came home an hour later,had filled the car, you couldn't wipe the smile off my face!

My husband tried to direct me to our little junk pile to offload my new junk, how rude!!

Then...I cleaned up , went out for lunch, and spent the afternoon visiting every secondhand shop known to man! It was just.... Im lost for words!

Please tell me Im not the only one that has this problem, my brain is buzzing with ideas, and I cant wait to start with my projects.I would battle the cold now, but it is too dark, well now Im sounding desperate!

Photos to come, when it is daylight...

Before deciding to add this blog, I was watching tv, those advertisements that go for a couple of hours, it is like they brainwash you. So without realizing, you have your credit card in your hand dialling the number to buy 2 sets of the '70's boxed set of DVDs, and why do we make this decision at 3 in the morning?? Those songs brought back so many memories, David Bowie, Bee Gees, oh and did I mention they have standup comedy on them as well, a very young Steve Martin? Oh my god ,I need a coffee....

Ok, so here are some more of my collections ....Rolling pins, table cloths, tassles, thimbles and rugs.Just a few, and I will add more again later!

Please check out my new additions to ebay....as if I dont have enough at my house, I had to go and raid my parents', they were having a clean out, I sware!!
Dad made each of us one of these tables years ago, a beautiful piece of Cedar.

Isnt this just so cute, very old, see they had shabby chic back then too!!!This is my favourite, hope it doesnt sell, I just love it.Again,very old!