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