Winter Wonderland!!!

The Countdown for Christmas is officially on in my house hold..Still many, many things to get done..wrapping, shopping, baking, but over the last few days I tried to slow down and reflect on what this Season is really all about!! It's not really all about Presents and baking & eating..JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!!!  We gather
 together to celebrate his birth and we show this by giving and gathering and celebrating with one another!!  What an exciting time of the year.. On that note I have been taking in my surroundings and thanking God for all his wonders he has given us all..It's hard to ignore the beauty he gave us when he covers the trees & the ground with glistening snow..Here are some snap shots of the wonders I get to see out my door..

 

 

Going down my road is when the beauty of the outdoors hit me & I had to go around our place and take it in.. Enjoy..

 

After taking time to enjoy the gifts that we have been given I knew it was time to get busy!! This particular day was dedicated to Baskets...Here are a sampling of what we have made for custom Christmas gifts & for our Booth @ SuLaine's Antique Mall..

Well, I better stop playing and start getting busy on all those last minute Creations for Christmas..If I don't get to the blog before Christmas I hope you all have a Blessed Christmas Day!!! And Remember....

 

 

Merry Christmas,

Alicia & Carol



 



CHristmas Wonder!!

Ok folks, so I have almost finished my Christmas Decorating, with Christmas only being two weeks away yikes!!(still have not done the shopping double yikes!) Well I will not fret yet because every year somehow some way it seems to get done just in the "nick" of time.  Well, if you go back to the last post I had been working on a thrift store find redo.  Here is the find below:

I found a set of these and even though they looked kind of sad like a Charlie Brown tree I just could not leave them sitting there on the shelf  I knew they had potential!!! I decided to make some of my own little ornaments for my two Charlie Brown trees..

 



 

And this is how they turned out on the trees...
 

 

I just love my little Charlie Brown trees with the Hand stamped book page ornaments & the vintage light reflectors added for some Holiday *SHINE*  I added a little lace bow at the base for just the right touch :)  They have there place on our mantle below..

 

Here are some more peaks into my Country Christmas...

 

One thing I love about Christmas is *TRADITION*..One of our traditions is to bring out our homemade Christmas stockings with each family members name on it and hang it in it's place on the mantle..This year I thought I would add a little *BLING* to the stockings with glittered initials!

 

Another Tradition we enjoy like most families is decorating the tree & taking out those old ornaments from our childhood and the handmade one's from our own Children..There is something magical about placing those ornaments on the tree....of course I mixed the old with some new as you can see below...

At the bottom of the tree is my handmade Ruffle tree skirt that I made last year and Love!!! At the top is my stuffed *believe* star & I decided to gather the Hydrangeas(my favorite flower) at the top of the tree this year instead of dispersing them all about the tree.. I think it adds a little pizazz to the top!

Amongst the old & new ornaments I decided to put Beautiful Junque's Christmas flashcards throughout the tree...

Below is one of my favorite ornaments that makes me chuckle every year I put it on...it's my adorable husband :)

And with that I will leave you with one of my favorite Christmas sayings...

I will be stirring to finish all that is left undone in hopes of sharing with you soon some more Christmas fun!!

 

Blessings,

 

Alicia & Carol

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chirstmas time How I Love thee....

Hello again,

 

First off we would like to thank all of you for making the Holiday Open HOuse @ Sulaine's Antique mall a great Success!! We hope that you enjoyed all the goodies as much as we enjoyed creating & displaying them! In the last post if you scroll back you remember me talking about the Christmas decorating finally starting in my house..  Well the tree is nearly trimmed but the rest of the inside is still in the works(will show peeks of inside at a later date)....Because I had to move outside yesterday and get the porch decorated since it was amazing weather yesterday!!! Loved Loved Loved it!!!

 

So here is what I accomplished on Sunday outdoors..it all started with Clark Griswold... I mean my Husband Nick :) putting up some lights..

 

 

Then I took my snippers and went into the woods to collect natures bounty!!  I just love using what we have out our back door to decorate for Christmas!!

 

 

I picked up the below sled last year and was pondering on how to display it this year and I think the below turned out well..

 

 

 

Last but not least is my cream double wash tub that gets a new look for each season...

 

Now I must go decorate the INSIDE of my house..hope you enjoyed my front porch:) Going to finish a little Thrift Store Christmas Find that I am revamping..I seem to be partial to old music sheets & old book pages.. here is a little peek @ this project using old book pages I will show you the finished product next time around...

 

Blessings,

Alicia & Carol

 

 

 

Tis the Season.....

Good day Friends!! It is that time of year again..Tis the Season...to be Jolly(most of the time right?!)..Busy...Creating...shopping...Wrapping..Decorating.. Gathering...& Pausing to enjoy this time of year that seems for me anyways to fly by faster & faster the older I get!! Beautiful Junque has wrapped up our busy craft show season & we are starting to prepare our own household for the upcoming Christmas Season!!  I have not gotten very far in the decorating process, but I started with this awesome chippy red chair that others may see as junk...but i see as a perfect Christmas accent!!

 

 

I also will be showcasing these wonderful pillows throughout my house this Christmas Season(you can also find them in our booth @ Sulaine's Antique Mall).. Simply because they just have the perfect statements on them...I bet you have said this a time or two... I know I have!

 

 

I believe I might have used the above statement "That's it I'm Calling Santa!"  When I took this Photo of my Children this last weekend....Good thing I have The Elf on the Shelf proudly named "Freddie Jingles" helping me keep track of who's naughty and who's nice...

 

 

 

While we are keeping track of who's naughty and who's nice & busy decorating our homes we are also getting our Booth Ready at Sulaine's Antique Mall for this weekends Holiday Open House!!!  The Open House is happening this Saturday Dec 1st 10am-5pm Most Booths including Beautiful Junque's will be offering up a 10% discount on most items!!!  Here are just a few of the items that you will find in our booth up for the taking...

 

 

So here's to Trimming the Tree..

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Spreading the Love this Christmas Season...

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Don't forget to...

down to SuLaine's Antique Mall for some Holiday fun This Saturday!!

 

Blessings,

Alicia & Carol

 

 



On The Road...

Hello Friends, well it's been a couple weeks since the last post!! We have been ON THE ROAD.. for 3 weekends in a row!!  We have had so much fun at each event..Frazee, Perham & last weekend the Vintage Carnival in Thief River!!  Here is bits & pieces of the last three shows we have been to!

 

 

We just want to thank all our Junk loving Friends for coming out and supporting us and our other creative vendor friends!!  Without you guys we would not be able to continue to do what we love & that is Create/Re-create!!!  After all this traveling we thought we better get to work on our booth @ Sulaines Antique mall!!!  It's Holiday shopping time & we are loading up our booth with creations/products for your holiday needs!!!  Not sure if you remember my trip to the Junk Bonanza & my BIG find... which got the name BEAUTY...

 

Here she is & I finally put her to good use in our Booth for the Holiday season.. Here is Beauty now...

 



 

Does she not look great!!!  Unfortunately she is not for sale..but the little chalkboard and flashcard she is adorned with you can find for sale in our booth!!  Here are some more snapshots of our Work in Progress in our Booth @ Sulaines!!

Well there you have a recap of what we Beautiful Junque Girls have been doing this pass month!!!  We are still working away to bring you more creations for this Holiday Season!!!  Have a wonderful & most Blessed Day!!!

 

Alicia & Carol

 

 

 



Gone Hunting...Nah ...Gone Junkin'!!!!

Hello friends,

 

Well it is that time of the year again, get out your neon orange & all your deer camp stories it's..HUNTING TIME!!!  Time to get your game face on!!  It has been a bustle of excitement around our house for getting prepared for this hunting season (with my husband & kids anyways). I on the other hand have CREATING,CRAFT SHOWS & the Christmas season on my mind(Sorry Family)!!! We just finished the Frazee craft show this past Saturday & had so much fun..THANK YOU!! Now we have been working away for our next stop @ the Perham Focus Bazaar happening this Saturday Nov.3rd @ the Perham Community Center 9am-4pm!!  Beautiful Junque will be in the *LARGE GYM* on an *END CAP* (look for us @ the end of an aisle)! We have been creating & creating to bring you fun & inspiring treasures for your home & for the Holiday Seasons!!!  So we hope you have a little "FAITH"...

 

That we will be bring you some Beautiful....

 

 

Your way!!!!..  We are loading up the back of our truck with lots of fun creations & many Holiday treasures & cruising on down the road to bring it to you!!!  See you all this weekend in Perham MN!!! We  have not GONE HUNTING  we've GONE JUNKIN' yIPEE!!!

 

 

 

Blessings,

Alicia & Carol

 

 



For the LOVE of the OLD!!!!

Hello friends,

 

I was just lying in bed last night thinking of the upcoming shows we are going to be doing and all we want to accomplish before these shows!! I was also thinking of how we got into what we do....it all started with the LOVE of the OLD!!!!  I have always had this passion for old things...it always seemed so rewarding giving the "OLD" new "LIFE"! My passion I believe was passed down from my mom who took us to garage sales and was quite handy at repurposing items & still is today!!  My love for decorating & a BUDGET also contributed to my collections of old/repurposed items because it is affordable & I like to change things up!!!  If I always bought NEW we would be Broke!!!  I often have people tell me who come into our home that it has such a "homey" feel to it!!!  I believe that homey feel comes from all those Old/repurposed items that have been given a new Lease on life!!  I love when pieces have a story behind it..sometimes you know the story & sometimes you can just look @ a piece and imagine where it has been and the journey it has taken to get to it's new home!!! Below our just a few of the "old" items I have used in my home & gave them "new" life!!!

 

 

I hope you enjoyed the little taste of my Love for the "OLD" & how I incorporate it into my home!!  I have to admit the old FORD truck is not a part of my home, but it does have my heart!!!  It was my grandpa & grandma's & my mom and her sister used to drive it as well.  The old truck is ever so wondrous out @ my Grandparents farm just waiting to have new life again!!!  If it ever does get a new lease on LIFE I would not hesitate for one moment on getting behind the wheel!!!!  Hope you have a happy day!!  We have got to get busy for Beautiful Junque's show in Frazee this Saturday October 27th @ Frazee Elementary school 10am-3pm!!  See you soon!

 

Blessings,

Alicia & Carol



Busy as Bee's!!!

Hello friends!!!  We have been busy,busy,busy as bee's preparing for all our upcoming Events!!!  The first one is coming up fast and will be in Frazee, MN at the Sugar & Spice 35th Annual Craft Fair!  This will be held on Saturday October 27th at the Frazee Elementary School from 10am-3pm!!  We have been making new creations & working on our display pieces for the indoor events!!!  We picked up this old shipping box at one time and we thought it would be perfect for something someday and it is going to be!!!  Here is a picture of it before we worked on it!!

 

 

 

We just loved that it still had the old shipping label on it & decided this has to be preserved in our makeover process!! So as we were saying we knew this piece would come in handy in some way shape or form, so after looking over it a few times and trying to think of a way to bring it new life.. we thought this would make a perfect check out table for us at our indoor craft shows!!!  It's not too big & not too small it's just right!!!!  I bet your thinking how can this box be a check out table...Well "check" it out below...

 

 

We decided to keep the same underlying color and mix up some of our own black Chalk paint and do a distressed effect to it!!  We really like how it turned out!!  We added our trusty old sign to the front of it and a shelf to the inside for all our "check-out" necessities!!  Our display is almost complete and we cannot wait to set it up at these upcoming shows!!!

 

 

 

Can't wait to see you all very soon!!!

 

Blessings,

Carol & Alicia

 

 



 

Season's come & Season's Go......

Season's come & Season's Go...take for example our wonderful Minnesota weather... one day it's 80 & you are decorating your front porch for fall with mums & pumpkins & the next day a sneak peak of winter comes....This is off my front porch this morning!!

 

 

So operation SaVe the PuMpKins & MuMs went into affect.... I brought them all inside for at least the night.. maybe two..  It would just be too bad if they all froze so better safe then sorry!!!

 

 

So now that the SeAson's are a changing we have other ChanGes in store as well for BeautiFul JunQue!!  First we haVe Made the move To a Bigger Spot In SuLaine's Antique Mall. We are Super excited about this Move & will be able to Bring you even More FuN & bigger Creations/FinDs!!! 

 



 

So.. Even though I may not be Ready for the Season of SnOw.. ChanGe is Sometimes A GooD thing.. Make sure you Check Out Our GooD THings @ SuLaine's!!! 

 

 

 

Have a great Weekend Keep Warm!!

 

Blessings,

Alicia & Carol

Junk MarKet FuN!!!!

We have to give a Big THANK YOU to all who came out last Saturday to the Junk Market in Fargo!!  The day was not your ideal day for an outdoor event, with the chill and the wind....But you fearless Junkers came despite that!!!!! You can see them in the picture below all lined up and ready to GO!!!

 

 

 

Once the gate opened it was go time!!!  We had so much fun meeting new people & seeing all the other talented  vendors that were there!! This was such great kick off to the fall season!!

 

After the hustle & bustle of getting ready for this fun show we have been taking a little break...but now it's time to stop "Horsing" around.. so they say...

 



My girls & I "Horsing" around!!


& get busy for all our Upcoming Events!!!  First off we are getting ready to move to our bigger spot in Sulaine's Antique Mall sometime in the beginning of October..We will be able to bring you more refurbished/vintage furniture & more of our fun creations!!!  So make sure you stop in and check us out soon!!!

Thanks to Kustom Creations for snapping this cute little sign @ our Booth @ Junk Market Saturday!!!  We truly hope you Have a Nice Day!!!!

 

Blessings,

 

Alicia & Carol