hey there! many many thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments on my last post...funnel vision! i sure appreciate all of you who have been tagging along with me for awhile now...and welcome those of you new to my little corner of the world! read on my friends...
i owe much of this chatter to a friend of mine...the uber talented donna of funky junk interiors. her ideas + blog will blow you away! i kid you not. this gal is amazing...i just nabbed a picture of one of my favorite projects of hers...a staircase {below} painted to replicate old crates. A*M*A*Z*I*N*G!
if you click {HERE}...you will magically be whisked to donna's blog...but you first might want to finish my ramblings if you dare...cause i am sure you won't be leaving her site anytime soon!
all the excitment makes me want to junk 4 joy! translation...keep on with my constant collecting + creating to keep ya all inspired! you might remember this window {below} from my "rainbow" friday post...i nabbed it @ buggy wheel antiques while doing my form of black friday shopping.
the JOY letters were scraps of chicken wire i couldn't bear to toss after i used up the larger portions on projects. a twist here & bend there formed the letters you see {above}! the poinsettias were also a black friday score...i love their tiny size. i lined the top of the pots w/ small silver glass ornaments for a bit of glint.
another recent "junk find" was the giant deer head {below}. it had some scrawling words on it...SALE TODAY to be exact...along with an address. usually i don't alter old signage but this time wanted to tone it down a bit. so i sanded off the too specific message & added our namesake initial in the the form of a vintage sign letter. popped it in my wreath that spans nearly 4 ft and added a tractor implement in lieu of a bow!
i will leave you today with a snapshot of...well..let's say a hodge podge. when planning outdoor displays in minnesota one must take into consideration that the weather can turn on a dime. one minute you are enjoying your masterpiece...the next minute a blizzard blows in and your display is buried til march {if we're lucky...we've seen snow in may!}
anywho...back to hodge podge. a victorian plant stand {below} is covered in an array of "stuff". trike wheel...why not?! pressure gauges...you bet! rusty farm relics...got it! giant wood star created from snow fence lathe...check! {though i may regret not keeping the fence intact when that snow blows in}!
please excuse me as i get back to jumping right into any heaps & piles that i happen on. let's just hope it's not piles of snow. because {above} mentioned star may have cost us our barrier. good thing march...um...may isn't THAT far away!
JUNK 4 JOY!
