Farewell To Another Old House....

I would like to pay tribute to this old house that has served several families during it's life. The farm house is slated to be burned down, I went and talked to the owner to see if there were any things in this house that could be saved from the fire.

I did try to get the window but someone had broke it trying to get it out.....

All the floor grates were removed and believe me there were a ton of them but this one remained because they couldn't get the screw out of the ceiling. Miles was with me, home from college for the day, and he came along to help me. We knew we had to get this grate.... and we did!

All the upstairs bedrooms had the old linoleum floor cloths on them that had probably been there for at last 75 years. I love the designs that each one has. Has anyone thought of any re purpose for these?

The empty hallway in the upstairs, someone else had been in and taken the mop boards and the railing from the staircase......

Another floor cloth......

Miles helping me remove this massive pocket door between the living and dining area....

Is this something you can use?

Yeah!!!! Mission accomplished!! This door is 6 feet wide and 7 feet tall, now that's a whopper! It now has a new home in the shop as a wall.

The headless man saving the cast iron floor grate......

There were also several porcelain light fixtures, so we rescued them....

And another....

Another floor cloth....

And Another......

And the decorative metal pillars holding up the porch with a great patina....

As more and more people leave the rural areas for the city life, more and more homesteads are being abandoned, purchased by the farmers, and then being erased from history. It is very sad to see these old majestic places being stripped and burned, I guess we call it progress.

Cammie(:

Ten Things You Can Learn About Me.....

I have been awarded the "Honest Scrap" award by Forever Cottage, also known as the "Thrifty Mom" of the Junk Bonanza. Jill shopped the Arc store and decorated an entire table for 8 for under $100. That is simply amazing, if you seen the table you would be even more amazed!


Now I must tell you 10 Random/Honest things about myself, so here goes..

1.) My family is the most important thing to me in my life.

2.) I am a grandma of two of the cutest little boys you will ever see, they have taught me that you love your grandchildren as much as you love your own children.

3.) I have a deep down inside love for old things, even people, we can learn so many things from them.

4.) I traveled to London a year ago, now I have the travel bug and want to see more of the world.

5.) I collect cast iron fence toppers.

6.) I have a computer programming degree and I went to beauty school.

7.) I genuinely love visiting with people and getting to know them.

8.) My other job is at the Post office, I fill in for the Postmaster when he is gone.

9.) I lived with grandparents for 8 years, I contribute my love for old things to their influence in my life.

10.) I have a building stocked full of junk.

Now I am suppose to pass this on to seven people who have inspired me in the junking world, my list is so long that I could never list everyone who inspires me so I will skip this part, that way I won't forget anyone by mistake. All the people who follow my blog are an inspiration to me, all the people I meet each year at different events are the rewards I get for being in this business, so thank you all for your support.

Cammie(:

Scrap Junk!

My son is in the logging business/scrap iron, I have been training him to understand what he SHOULD throw and what he SHOULD NOT throw away. Here are a few things he saved for me!

There are galvanized wind mill blade sections, steel wheels, buckets, a pile of old tractor seats, wooden wagon wheel rings, small gears, decorative cast iron parts from an old cook stove, and much more!

I love these doors, their off of an old 50's Ford, it was a four door car, don't you just love the color of these?

The fenders were even there, I could see these on a wall in a bar....

Here is the hood, could make a really cool headboard in a bedroom.....

Gotta get going and to do some cleaning, scrubbing, and washing before the snow starts flying, oh, I forgot, it already has been flying here in Nebraska, better get busy before it gets to deep!

Cammie(:

It Was A Great Day in the Country!

Junk, that is the work that describes it all, everyone had a great day searching for the perfect treasure to take home, especially since we had a bargain corner in the shop chucked full of piles of bargains for the day, but you had to hunt and gather to find your prize.

We had buckets of mums through out the shop, there were two lucky winners who each won one of these buckets. Dorothy Jensen from Randolph, and Diane Wemhoff from Coleridge, who have both happily picked up their winnings.

We had piles of hardware stacked up for the creative shoppers....

Meet Barb, she drove 91 miles to attend the event, she is sitting among the treasures she found to take home with her. Barb doesn't know it yet but, she will be getting a special delivery package in the mail for having traveled the longest distance to attend.

A collection of way cool soda pop bottles...

The bargain corner, now don't you wish you were there to dig through some of that? I do a bargain corner at every fall sale, most things are a dollar!

Chalkboards you can use to write your own message for each season.....

A few things from the "browns" corner......

The door in the background came out of an old house that they will be burning down this weekend, it's an old pocket door that measures 6' by 7', and boy is that baby heavy!!!! Makes a great wall though.

Little white pumpkins.....

Great orange sign for the fall....

The mirror was just rescued from an old schoolhouse that has been empty for 40 years.....

Bitter sweet on the metal swing seat.....

Great old turq typewriter.....

One of my favorite new purchases, this set is in great shape, the cording is chartreuse in color!

Later in the afternoon we were looking around in the bargain corner, found this fun glasses and the hat, looks good on him huh? This was my husband's expression when I told him how many people we had stop by the shop.

Thank you to everyone who stopped in, it was great to meet the bloggers who made the trip to meet me in person. We will be having a holiday show coming in November, just watch the blog or email for the announcement. See you soon.

Cammie(:

Junk Bonanza - The End of a Great Story....

My neighbor, who was new to the Bonanza this year, and by the way had a fantastic time, gave me a good neighbor gift. Madison and I are both showing off the gift, I have on the earrings and bracelet and Madison has on the necklace, all a matching set. Dawn is from Blue Earth, Minnesota.

This was probably one of my favorites when it came to hats, you should have seen the outfit he had on the next few days!

Bobbi Boyd was another one of my neighbor's, he had some great vintage tin peace signs....

Jackson modeling the cowboy hat, getting into the whole spirit of the Bonanza.....

A few more friends, from left to right, Angela, myself, Val, Jane and Margo.

Jane's space was amazing, her displays were mouth watering......

Love how she used these old cafe stool bottoms, she is so clever!

My dear friend Ki......

More of Jane's space at Mustard Moon....

Pulley stands, great for displaying your collection of pulleys....

The Corral, it was brimming with some great western decor....

That wraps up the Junk Bonanza for 2009, it was a great time, fun was had by all. I'm already out buying things for next year, looking forward to seeing all of you again, until then happy junking.

I'd like to thank all of my customers, my Junk Bonanza posse, the great neighbors I had, and the staff of the Junk Bonanza for making the event a big success. I know how much work goes into the planning of this event and just want to let you know how much I appreciate it. See ya next year!

Cammie(:

Nebraska Junk Jaunt 2009

Last weekend was the Nebraska Junk Jaunt, so myself and a friend of mine loaded up in the truck about 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning with our cooler full of food and drinks, our tarp straps, our Junk Jaunt map, and headed down the highway towards one of the best junking trails in Nebraska.

Ericson was out first stop, there is a guy on the edge of town I always stop at, he has horses, rabbits and peacocks, besides that I always find something at his place.

This is what I found this time, some really nice dinner dishes with some of the smaller oval plates to match and a picnic set in colorful summer print.... $5.00 for all!!

Meet Sue, she is there every year, greeting all the customers.....

This is Bernie and Harry, they found something they couldn't live without, half a lady with a few cracks in her legs. I spotted her right away and was looking for the rest of her body when I saw Bernie with her legs so I had to go over and ask what she was going to do with her legs. Bernie had big plans for these legs for a project in her lawn for Halloween. Bernie was excited but Harry was embarrassed of his wife's purchase.

This is part of the stuff we saw at the second stop we made, the house in the background also had stuff in it....

This is Don, we have become friends over the years of junking, he always looks for me to come and see him each year. He always has some way cool things with prices that are way cool too.

These chairs were at the Burwell Butter Factory. Love the patina that each one has....

This is the load after two stops, looking a little full already, huh?

Meet Killer, he only weighs 14 pounds, now that is a whopper of a rabbit.....

By this time we were getting hungry so we decided to stop into Barb's Diner.....

Here was the special for the day, hamburger steak, baked potato, salad, and dessert, all for $4.95, oh and with the drink too!!! What a deal....

Next stop Thompson's Treasure's in Sargent, look at this old doll......

Isn't her face just spectacular!

This is where you can get the corner on the market for muffin tins....

Horse tack, piles of it.....

Dr. Macdonald's feeder, isn't this a beauty, had to bring that home with me.....

The never ending tent of junk, you can barely see the other end.....

The old railroad sign in Merna....

A few photos of some of the goods, as you can see I found some great things...

More stuff......

Great old red roller skate case......

And a few of the smalls.....

This is just a few of the items I got on the Junk Jaunt. The day was a success and we both came home happy as a lark. It's definitely a must do, go, see, buy event. I wouldn't miss it for anything. It's always the last week in September so maybe I'll see you there next year!

Cammie(: