It would appear that the batteries we bought last time were bad and might have been the cause of the camera not working over the weekend. Or at least the new batteries held in there long enough for me to take some pictures this morning. Small trellis to be painted, sealed and mounted in a pot with a small vine this spring. Another piece made with old fence pieces. I know, I know...what do I need with yet another kerosene can? I think this one needs a red Morning Glory vine painted on it. At an end of season sale at Big Lots last year I bought a white plaster pedestal with flowers and leaves on it. I painted it with a green wash so it will blend in with the plants around it. This basket I bought yesterday will be lined with moss and planted with probably white Impatients and sit in the shade garden sitting on top of the pedestal. I love using old or reproduction coal scuttles to carry weeds from where I pulled them up to either the trash bag or compost barrel (depending on what they are) So now I have three of them. This bunny was just too cute to pass up, I can see him sitting out under the Lilies or something. Now I really think I need to stay out of the thrift shops and junque stores for a while.....hahahahahaha, I said a funny thing
Great finds Toni! I love the trellis. How about a Black Eyed Susan Vine? (I even have some seeds if you would like some)
What is your spending budget on your scavinging junk escapades? You seem to find some good things. Are they pricy or real steals? I may have to go junking if they are steals.
The most expensive items from this bunch were the rustic chair and the plant basket, the chair was $10 but that vendor had a 10% discount on purchases from $10-$20 so the chair was $9....the plant basket was $12.50 but that was the only thing I saw that I felt like paying that much for cause I really wanted it. I usually go with a 'gut feeling' of how much is too much to pay for an item and darn it, I have passed up some way cool things because they were overpriced. I think everything in the pictures (excluding the pedestal) came out to around $40 There are different types of stores.... Real Antique stores I usually avoid cause they do have pricey things and not what I want to put in a garden. One of our favorites are the Antique Malls....one building with booths stocked by lots of vendors. Those vendors are the ones who show up at the crack of dawn when you have a garage sale. They usually have a wide range of items from the pricey dishes and fru-fru to the neat just plain old stuff. You won't find them calling the store Junk shops tho, most people won't shop at a Junk shop but they will if you call the things antiques. Thrift stores....Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc. usually have really good 'steals'. I have gotten my best junque from a large church affiliated one not far from me. Go for it, if you find something you like and you feel the price is right then you have the thrill of victory
Great Junque items. Your trellis will come in handy. the birdhouse is an added bonus-Is it big enough for birds, its kinda hard to see? Thanks for sharing.
Nope, the birdhouse is just for decoration one of those flat cute things. I have been thinking about putting a small real one on there if we can get the trellis stable enough so as not to scare the birds in the wind.
You got yourself some nice pieces again. Well done! I can't wait to see the basket on top of that pedestal, all planted up. The coal shuttle idea sounds like something I'd like to steal, if I ever come across a coal shuttle in any of the shops. It's much nicer than the big plastic bags I normally use.
Gosh how I wish we could go junking together Toni - well on second thoughts maybe not!! We'd probably empty the thrift stores of all their goodies between us. Can't wait to see the kerosene can painted up. I love the idea of using the coal scuttles as trugs for the garden - what a neat idea.
WOW... Toni, you hit the jackpot! Looks like I am never going to get back to Dallas, so you can have 'my' stuff from the thrift store Can't wait to see your completed projects
Toni you really found some great stuff.I am hoping friday is a nice sunny day.That kuntrygal and I can find a great junk place .That would be so much fun for us.Kuntrygal wouldn't that be a great thing to find for our first time meeting?
That would be great to find a good thrift shop or garage sale. But what will be wonderful is to finally be able to meet you I can hardly wait
Love the fence chair and coal scuttle Toni. I think it's safe to say that your garden junque hunt was a resounding success!
Great finds Toni. I haven't had a junkin' day in forever. Now you have given me the fever. We have a few pure junk shops around and I love them, never know what you will find.