BIG DAY IN MY STUDIO~ Tagging and Tubbing for JUNK BONANZA!  

COMING TO JUNK BONANZA?  VINTAGE PIECES for sale!



 



Reclaimed STASH

RE-CLAIMED is the name of the game this summer.  A big stash is filling my studio and garage!  Featured  is a uniquely designed vintage display stand created from ALL patina lamp parts!  At Junk Bonanza I will be selling tubs of pieces, parts and goodies such as these.  You can create your own!

Our nephew owns and is tearing down a 100 year old lumber yard building in Kansas.  We are re-claiming the wonderful old wood.  My husband has built 6 transportable walls for Junk Bonanza.  These walls will be for sale, and would make totally awesome 8 foot farm table tops to mount to legs!  Also, if you own a store, great back-drop.



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DAZZLER VINTAGE DESIGNED SHOES



STACKING UP THE STASH FOR JUNK BONANZA

STUDIO CREATIONS

Amid summer family, fun, and junk hunting, the blog posting seems to have gone by the wayside!   Inspiration and the anticipation of September JUNK BONANZA has sent me to the "studio" to create theme displays with all my vintage loot!  Here are some "teasers" coming to Junk Bonanza!  I am so honored to be a vintage vendor this year and am searching the midwest for the best!  

Faux fireplace, chandeliers and vintage jugs are the centerpiece of the studio!

GLAMOUROUS SCONCES ~re-purposed to wall decor placed on 100-year- old barn floor board! 

RUSTY, CRUSTY, PATINA~ discarded lamps ~ GROUPING OF CANDLESTICKS

HOT HOT Sellers in TEXAS

Some of my favorite custom-made vintage decor that I featured in Texas!   Once in a while, it is fun to re-create with old frames, barn wood, boots and miscellaneous loot for a one-of-a-kind!!!!!

I created over 65 re-cyled vintage "art" bottles with a spiritual theme!  I am thankful that over 50 sold in Texas! 

TIME & FRAMES~CLASSIC STYLE

 SOFTBALL FLOWERS! A "HIT"!

TEXAS GIRLFRIENDS! SHACK No.3

JUNK JUBILEE Des Moines, Iowa

SO EXCITED TO BE A VENDOR IN THE 1st JUNK JUBLIEE in DES MOINES, IOWA

Boot Scootin' Boogie~ TEXAS BOUND!

Collage of GREAT FINDS

As I am looking back to last year and some my great finds and displays I wanted to create a collage to share with you! Imagine creating a collage at home with beautiful things that you love!

Looking ahead to 2011 and my fav's to hunt and gather this year:

weathered metals
aged wood
greyed fabrics
cement statues
time pieces
antique bottles
architectural smalls

This collage is everything that makes me happy in the "vintage world"! 2011 is extremely exciting to me as I look forward to new adventures and venues!

CRUSTY, CRACKED, CRAZED~I am in love with these brown transferware platters displayed on my grandmother's buffet at home! I have had so much fun in the last couple months collecting! Just found another one this week on a buying trip! Think I have enough yet???? Or should I sell them at the next BOTTOMS UP ANTIQUE MARKET in KC on January7/8, 2011(whoa another year gone by)!

Junk ART~ Love~Lost~Loot

"A collage of some of my favorite things "

Yes, I am back from a "blogless" summer! A summer of many adventures!

My girlfriend Ann and I rented and drove our first U-haul truck together and unloaded the truck on a 100 degree day in humid Missouri!

Ann and I also had a fabulous "pampering retreat" in Excelsior Springs, Mo. A 100 year old hotel with springs and spas! Luxury for the hard working junk friends! We think this could be a yearly event with more friends

Also, lots of travel to Texas, Boston, Minnesota with my best buddy and hubby, Rick! We love to travel and pick out junk together! What a dream marriage.

Enjoy some of the RE-LOVE pictures from the summer! Loads more to come as we get ready to set-up at the FARMSTEAD FALL FESTIVAL on October 15-16, 2010! More info to come! http://www.farmsteadlifestyle.blogspot.com/ It will be extraordinaire! Blessings

RE-LOVE

It took 3 old houses to make this vintage farm table! Now that is RE-LOVE.

1) Old house door

2)Old victorian house woodwork

3)Old porch posts for legs

Oh yes! And one LOVED husband who can put it all together!

SOLD~ Custom Order~

Vintage Junkie Duo~

Just Claudia and Rick~ junk soul mates!

Rejoice, spring!!!! We are hitting the road in the big red truck!!! As our collage depicts, we are peacefully fond of pieces! We find love & peace as we gather pieces together!

Stay tuned to futher vintage bulletins! The camera is on my neck, the bags are packed and my heart races to RE-LOAD our boutique and prepare for spring shows! BLOG-omania vintage finds coming to a blog theater near you!

Vintage Peace till we meet again `````````````on the road again

SPIRITUAL NEST ~ WORDS at HOME

My home is my spiritual nest, filled with vintage finds that connect to my soul. I hope you enjoy these ideas so you can fill your nest with inspiration!

"just Claudia" LOVES pillows and vintage white ironstone! Pillow is bejeweled with crystals on burlap an inspirational message as I leave and enter my home.

"just Claudia" LOVES Bingo with the grandchildren! But this card is special! This is my dad's BINGO cards from the 1930s! His name is on the back! How warm and fuzzy is that?

"just Claudia" LOVEs LOVEs words~ acrylic prisms with antique music and handmade hearts by my friend Ann Huffman "A Vintage Mood"! Both featued merchandise at the Rusty Chandelier, St. Joseph, Mo.
"just Claudia" LOVE"s LOVE"s words~oldish books~inspiration from the past! They sing to my soul and I hear the still, small voice within! Sing to the Lord! WORDS create feelings ~ speak them wisely! In Christ's love to you my friends!