Junkin and Birthday Gifts

I made this sign today for my moms birthday. It's from an old pallet I found on the side of a road. It's a replica of the sign used in the movie Wizard of Oz. I simply broke the pallet piece to the shape I needed and used white paint to hand paint the writing. My mom is a big Oz fan and appreciates hand made gifts. I spent $0 on the gift but put a lot of love and junkin into it!

My Goodwill Store Finds

Every once in awhile I find some good items to sell in my booth. I love the frame the most. It has a ton of detail and I will either make it into a mirror or a chalkboard. The birdcage is going into my garden and I will probably put an ivy plant in it. The metal drawer looks like it was once in a library and I will probably paint it and sell it as a accent decor item.

Went junkin and...

I had some extra time after running errands and checked out some alleys on my way home today. I found these 2 great pieces. The music stand is so heavy and in good shape. I'm not sure if I should just paint it or repurpose it. The chair defiantly needs some work but it's very sturdy. I think I got lucky today!

Autism Fundraiser

Join me tonight at O'Reillys on the west side for an Autism Fundraiser and you can bid on the coupon goodie basket. Come out and help support a local program that give back to the local autism community.

Cheap Legs!

I got lucky at Lowes today! I went to pick up some paint and I spotted some table/stool legs on clearance. I don't have a project for them now but I now I will!

Alleys are like shoppings aisles?

Yes, I do believe that when I go junkin through alleyways that it's like walking down an aisle of a store. If you have a creative mind and can see the beauty in others people's trash then junkin could be a great hobby for you. So today I had to run an errand and decided to drive down some alley ways on the way home. I was so happy to find an old weathered pallet which I plan to pull apart and make Halloween signs with. I also found some old thick wood which I'll make into coat hook plaques. Then I found this picket fence piece that I'm not sure what to with. I think I will go through some pintrest and see what's possible. I'm excited!

I love outdoor flea markets

It's so much fun to shop through other peoples junk! Check out all the great junk I bought at the Threshermans flea market!

Threshermans Flea Market

My sister-in-law and I did a flea market last weekend at Threshermans park in Boonville, IN. We mostly had yard sale items we wanted to get rid of but we brought some items from our booth to sale. If was a fun weekend, good food and good sales.

Repurposed Crib to Display Wall Hanging

I needed to find a easy and cheap way to hang some of my wall hangings at a local flea market. My youngest is now 3 and I had his old crib in the basement which gave me the idea to create this display. I simply took wall hanging hooks and wired them onto the metal frame. Super easy and it worked great during the sale.

My Junkin Trip

In my town we have a heavy trash pickup week. This is an awesome time to drive up and down every alley way for great junkin pieces. Below are some pictures of pieces I got for FREE all in one day! I love that I was able to save all these pieces from going into a landfill and will be able re-purpose each one.

I Shutter to Think..,

I found this one shutter in an alley, in a trash can and my inner trash digger said "I want that.". It already had a great deep green paint finish so I decided to do a dry brushing technique to accent it. To do that you simply take a dry brush and just dab on some paint and brush it onto the wood. Your not wanting to cover the whole project, just brush in the color here and there. It gives a great layered look and I love the turquoise color which resembles patina on metal. I ended up using the shutter as a decoration on my front porch and I love it. Total cost is probably about $.50 (for a few ounces of paint).

Welcome to Booth #278

I have a booth that I share with my sister-in-law at Tradebakers in Evansville, Indiana. We love to find great deals at yard sales, estate sales and thrift shows and then fix it up to sale again.

Before and After

I bought these gold plastic wall hangings for $.25 each at a yard sale. I simply spray painted them with primer and then a high gloss black. Now they make a great wall hanging for above a master bedroom or maybe hang on each side of a window. I loved this easy up cycled project. They also sold in one day at my booth!

Trash to Junkin Treasure

Im driving down a short cut side road and out of the corner of my eye I spy a piece of furniture in an alley. My first thought; Jackpot! Do you ever feel this way about someone else's trash? If you do then your reading the right blog. This is my first post on my Junkin blog. I plan to make this my new passion to pass on all my ideas to other Junkers and to gathers tips as well. Thanks for reading my blog and happy junkin!