Junk Jubilee

Junk Jubilee was in Des Moines, Iowa, April 8-10. (Friday-Sunday). What a wonderful event. It was held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in the 4-H building. The vendors displays were really fantastic. It was truly eye candy for me. Vintage pieces as they were, vintage pieces repurposed into new, exciting pieces. Some took on a new life all together, some remained the same. I talked to a lot of vendors about the show, how it was going, if things were selling, and they all said it was a great venue and YES people liked their stuff. What a relief to know that somewhere out there, there are people who get people like us and what we love. People who appreciate our passion for reinventing the old and making it new again. . . or just appreciating the old. Thank you ladies of Junk Jubilee. You did the midwest a great service.

Giddy Up!

This little piece of Nebraska is part rodeo, part barnyard chic. It once was a handful of loved jewelry (a bit past it's prime), now it is an adorable boot scootin accessory. That's what I like, when it all comes together and the finish product speaks for itself. I think this one is telling me to Giddy Up Little Doggy.