Ruffles and Rust Feb 18th and 19th

Just a quick reminder the Ruffles and Rust Vintage Market is this coming weekend at The Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe see you there!

Happy Campin in Hillsboro

The Funky Junk Sisters brought in a GREAT Crowd! Most of the morning you could'nt hardly get through my booth!

Here's a pic of my little tiny booth (i'm not use to that) it was really a double, but my happy camper took up most of my space
I decided to add the crochetted lace bedspreads on the awnings at the last minute, everyone loved it!


This is a little more fufu than I usually do, but the ol gal was really taking to the fluff, so I just ran with it!



Even a little lingerie hangin out to dry, oh well if my dirty laundry is going to get aired I might as well be the one airin' it!

Stumbled onto this awesome restraunt with the hubs Friday night! I'm sure alot of you Oregonians know about McMennamins?

Loved loved loved this lit up arbour leading through the woods
to the restraunt!

Don't you just want this in your backyard?

Wow did we ever have a FUN FUN time at the Junk Salvation Show in Oregon!

My Hubby went with me this time and we had a blast. The show was Fabulous! and the people were even better than fabulous!

I got to see so many friends from Oregon and I met so many super duper new friends! Loved the happy happy people who loved my "happy lil camper"!. Everything just went so smoothe which doesn't usually happen, usually there is some small glitch, but not this time! I think it was probably, because I had the master of all trades with me ( except decorating) thank god he knows better than to go there!:)

Thank you to everyone who was just so super sweet and complimentary about my little camper. I don't know what it is about these little vintage trailers, but they really reach out and touch people in a way that I have never seen or felt before. They just make me and so many of you HAPPY!

Thank you all for letting me share in a little bit of happiness with you:)

xo

Amy

LOADED TO THE GILLS For Junk Salvation!

Well today was suppose to be all about packing up for the show, but something even more exciting was going on on the compound. The compound is our property that has 4 seperate houses all occupied by my relatives, my brother, my dad and my son and then our house.
So you see there is ALWAYS something going on around here and today was no different. As alot of you know my mom passed shortly before Christmas, which has left me with my dad adjusting to life alone next door.
Well, you see this sweet Harley I'm on? This is the newest member of the compound. Dad, sweet ol' 81 year old Dad bought himself a "hobby" today. To keep himself busy he says. To keep ME busy worrying about him , but i've got to tell you that bike gave me a feeling I haven't had in about 35 years when I used to ride dirt bikes as a teenager.OMG am I going to have to get me a Harley to keep an eye on my dad? I loved it and I'm going to have to sell a ton of junk to get me one of these sweet bikes!!

So 9:00p.m tonite in the dark we finally get the junk all loaded and strapped down.

I sure hope the little tin can can handle the load for the Junk Salvation show! I tried reall y hard to pack "light" but you know I wouldn't be a true blue junk girl if I didn't fill every last inch of the truck and trailer!

SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!

Saturday Feb 5th Junk Salvation show by FJS

Don't forget this saturday Feb 5th is the Junk Salvation Show in Hillsborough Oregon. Come see me there!

Winter White Night out Jan.27th

We have been very busy these last couple weeks at the store undoing Christmas and restocking and fluffing! So we would like to invite you, all of our friends for a special evening out!

Please Join us for a wintery evening of fun,food and refreshments!
The shop will be sparkling with lot's of fresh new finds to help you shake off the winter blues, and the snowflake specials will be all through-out the store!

January 27th from 5 to 8p.m
Free gift with purchase!

lots of new Junk!

I'm still putting the finished touches in, but my new space is finally coming together! Thank god it's been a crazy New year already with all the rearranging going on at the store!

Stop by soon for a peak!

GO SEAHAWKS!

Marching on in 2011

A new year and the ideas are running rampant through my overloaded brain! This is going to be a year of MAJOR changes! I have soooo many ideas and plans for this year I'm starting to scare myself!!:)
New Years day was the beginning of HUGE changes at the store , we have been working non stop for the last week to stir things up a bit and keep our customers happy. I will get some pictures posted soon on the stores blog .

I know 2011 is going to be a GREAT Year!

tis the season for kindness and forgiveness

let the reindeer games begin!

Just a few shots of what I've been up to over the holidays.

We went to Snowflake lane in Bellevue

it was a beautiful night!

snowflake lane twinkle twinkle

sharon, jeanine and corky at our christmas party

My sisters and me

Merry Christmas Molly, Her new VW!

My babys!

Yep thats Warren Moon behind me, checking ME out at snow flake lane! :} haha!

Well it's been a roller coaster of a year for me, the good the bad and the ugly. This year had it all including the sad. The good would DEFINATELY have to be our big trip to Texas at the end of September! The bad, well the economy of course, being in retail these past couple of years has been MORE than just a challenge! The ugly, mmm rough times with the fam, the oh so disfunctional fam! And the sad would definately be losing my mom right before Christmas.

Reflecting now on the whole year it has probably been one of the toughest in my 46 years on this earth, but through it all I tried to always remember to look at the glass half Full and in the end I'm so glad the little voice inside my head kept telling me "everything happens for a reason". The pain and agony of sybling rivalry the aging and chronic illness of a parent, the struggles of friendships and just the everyday sh*#t that we All have to deal with!

I've learned alot through it all, the pain and anguish has taught me to give forgiveness to those I've been denying, to not sweat the small stuff, to hug and tell my children and the ones dearest to me how much I love them and that random acts of kindness can change someones life! It's changed mine! I am so thankful for it all, the good the bad, the ugly and the sad it has made me much more sensitive to other peoples problems and so much more thankful for what I DO have then what I don't!

Happy New Year to all of you!

I Love you and I wish you a Kind and forgiving new Year!

Amy

What a beautiful night

What a beautiful night we had at our Christmas open house! Thanks to all who came out and braved the driving rain and the horrible traffic to not only celebrate this wonderful season , but to also support us, our store and our passion to keep bringing you beautiful treasures from days gone by!

I was sooo busy most of the evening I didn't get out and do my usual picture taking. This is a great picture Kris took of Rita, she's as beautiful as the Christmas display!

A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE DEC 9th

Please join us this Thursday Dec 9th from 5 to 8pm for our 12th Annual Vintage Christmas Open House! This is a wonderful Night of Nostalgia from the shiny bright ornaments to the twinkling of the lights! Tinsel and glitter oh my!
Hope to see you there!

Merry Christmas!
Amy
1008 Main street
Sumner Wa, 98390
253-826-6646