Thursday, June 18, 2009

Welcome Junk Party Particiapants!

For me the word "Junkin" has always meant a fun early morning adventure. I remember the times as a youngster scouring thrift shops and antique stores with my mother who is a seasoned junker. We would walk the aisles methodically in search of the perfect "whatever" we happened to be looking for.

Once I remember finding a birdhouse that mom just absolutely fell in love with. She was so upset that she didn't find it first that I eventually just gave it to her to get her to stop harping about it! We still laugh about that to this day.

Mom and I would also go "Dumpster Diving" back in the day when stores and shops would throw out some great stuff. Sometimes we would find brand new items still in the packaging that had to be gotten rid of just to make room for newer inventory. Other times we would find great vintage shelves, boxes, and decorations that we could spruce up and easily make into something new.

I no longer dumpster dive but I still enjoy a fun afternoon of junkin from time to time. Two of my most memorable finds were the antique china cupboard and a whole cache of vintage jewelry pictured in the photos below. Aaaah...those were the days!



16 comments:

  1. It must be where I live, I NEVER find anything really cool and the few times I do see something it is so over priced it is crazy.

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  2. I think the only reason I find such great stuff is that my partner in crime (my mom) is the best thrift shopper, antiquer, and junker around and she always points me to the best places to find the good stuff :)

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  3. Wow great finds. I sometimes snag some great deals thrifting. It's so fun when you find something so amazing for like pennies! Cute cupboard!

    All the best,
    Allison

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  4. I have so many different sets of dishes that this little cupboard was a real blessing to find! I was completely out of room to store them and this little diddy saved the day!

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  5. Nice to "meet" you! I don't think I have ever dived into a dumpster, but I shop the curbs and allies all the time. Today I did dive just a bit into the recycle bin at my building. Glad nobody saw me! Those jewels are really something! Have a great day!

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  6. Your jewelry is so neat! Thanks for sharing your junk...

    Nancy

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  7. You Havn't LIVED until you have dived into a dumpster just once! Now don't get me wrong, its not just ANY old dumpster, only the ones that have the good stuff... **rubs chin arrogantly** :)

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  8. I too learned from a master--my Mom! Hi, I'm a first time Junk Partier, and I love your china cupboard, and all the vintage jewelry. Just lovely!

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  9. Lovely finds! I love both the jewelry and the china cupboard - thank you for sharing!

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  10. Welcome Jane, Evy, Carol, and Nancy! Browse around and also meet some of our regualrs like Ally and Bree:) I'd love to have you sign in an follow us.

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  11. Wow those are some great finds. I love the jewelry.

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  12. Hello - I'm new to your blog. I love your vintage jewelry! It's all so fabulous!

    Blessings,
    Marie
    http://emmacallsmeamama.com

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  13. Welcome Foxxy and Marie! Foxxy, I love the name and Marie I'm off to check out your blog now!

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  14. Marie! Just tried to visit your site but the URL is apparently broken?

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  15. That is so funny Cindy, about dumpster diving. My dh and I used to actually have a route! We found the best treasures. Wish we lived closer...we'd have a blast together!

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  16. A route! Wow and I thought I was a pro. We should teach a class huh? Dumpster Diving 101. Unfortunately, now alot of the stores have those sealed dumpsters and if not they will sometimes purposely damage the merchandise just so no one can get it...how sad:(

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