The Time Has Arrived!!!

Yesterday the UPS truck pulled up in front of the shop, I thought to myself I wonder what he could be bringing, I'm not expecting anything. So in he came with two packages in hand, and as he handed them to me I felt how heavy they were and a feeling of instant excitement came over me!~ It must be the magazine! I had one of those boxes open before he even for out of the door~

There is was the thing we have all been waiting for months t0 see, and it was sitting right in front of me~

I flipped through some of the pages just for a glance, I didn't want to see too much, I wanted to sit down and savor every page of the long awaited magazine.

Oh, something turq~

Something else I got yesterday, had to share these with you too, I bought this whole box of door knobs with these great silver door plates attached, all 39 of them. You should have seen them before, they had been in a fire and were filthy and black, even my husband said he wasn't sure of my purchase. I told him to trust me~

Look how pretty they are, they have these great doorplates and silver embossed medallions in the middle of each enamel door knob, they are fabulous. In all my junking I have never seen any doorknobs like these. These will be harder to part with than I thought~

Sooooooo, back to the magazine, I sat down last night with my magazine and went through it page by page, you will love the magazine!!! Ki has out done herself again, as we can always expect~ Kudos to you Ki and all the Flea Market Style team, job well done! I have extra copies so if anyone would like a copy just email me and we will work out the details.

Have a great week, and may things as special as these come to you soon~

Cammie(:

Excitement Is In The Air......Can You Feel It?

Here it is the big reveal of the cover of the new Flea Market Style magazine that is about to hit the stands! I'm gettting goose bumps from the anticipation of what lies behind this beautiful cover!

I have ordered spare copies of this issue for those of you who would like one of the new magazines. So, as we wait with visions of junk dancing in our heads, just sit back and imagine what lies ahead for every Flea Market Style fan!

Cammie(:

Iowa.......

Friday we took off in hopes of an adventure, big junk finds, and good weather to do it in. We came up with all three....

I have a special place in my heart for old movie theatres, they are becoming an extinct species...

Showtime 7:30, well we won't be catching that show, the junk is calling.....

Bingo!! I found a barrel of stuff, and lots of them......

Some furniture, matter a fact a whole warehouse full.....

Just a few wooden shoe lasts...... approximately 200 of them!!!!!

Several old mantels, this jewel was just $975, quarter sawn oak, massive, and beautiful......

Bingo again, thread spools from an old factory, the man says there is 12,000 of them, you think he is right? Threw some of those in the trailer.......

The husband checking out the old side shed....... and what does he find?

A pile of widow's peak, only 80 some of these......

Overall, the day was a success, we came home with piles of junk and a few extras, the weather held out, and we did have quite an adventure, 250 miles of junking joy, even found a few new places that I have to discover yet. But that will be later, stay posted!!

Cammie(:

Prized Possessions

I picked up these photos at a flea market yesterday, these are some of my favorites photos, I adore the ones of children at play, bicycles, animals, horses, pets and flags.

These were their prized possessions, a reminder of simpler times...... something we should all reflect upon.

Cammie(:

It Makes A Great Photo.....

We went to Lincoln for the Nebraska game last night but when we woke this morning we had a coating of the white stuff covering the ground as well as falling from the sky.

As we travel towards home I always make my husband drive through small towns to check out the main street just in case there is a place I need to investigate for junk. This sign is what I found so had to snap a photo of it, the white stuff made it perfect.

The roads were the opposite, not so perfect. We made it home safely, got a fire in the fireplace, and are hunkered down for a snowy few days. If you are in the path of the snow, break out the hot chocolate and your favorite blanket.

Cammie(:

Holiday Project Number 2 ---- Spindle Tree -- Oh So Cute!!!

I picked up these adorable wheels with the greatest turq patina, then later found these spindles in yet another place. I have been saving them for this project for quite sometime now.

I got the inspiration for this project from Ki's blog over at Junk Camp about a year ago right before the holidays. She had posted a tree that a friend of hers had made, I loved it and have been thinking about it ever since........

This is what I started with, I "married" these wheels to the spindles to create one piece....

Made some curly, twisty wire branches with a small loop on the end, drilled some tiny holes for the wire to fit in.......

Placed some of those favorite old mercury ornaments to the ends of the branches.....

And soon my vision was coming to life.....

Little by little I was getting more and more excited......

Don't forget the star for the top, the last finishing touch....

And tahdah!!! Here it is.... the spindle tree I have been dreaming about for a year!

Until next time.... Cammie(:

It's a Snow Storm~~~ So Project Time ~~~ Spring Tree~~

I'm sure you have all heard that we in Nebraska are in a major snow storm, so we are snowed in for Day Number 1 for the year 2010. I have done baking for the fam, so for you I am posting this project, a Christmas tree made out of springs.

Here is the finished product, this was before the snow started....

These are the springs in the back of my truck....

Step one: You will need a bed spring with an hour glass shaped spring, cut the curly wire between the rows of springs.

You will end up with rows of springs like this....

Step 2: You will need to count out 11 springs from the end, then"Unscrew" the curly wire between spring 11 and 12.

Step 3: Count out 7 springs, "Unscrew" the curly wire between spring 7 and 8...

Step 4: Count out 3 springs, "Unscrew" the curly wire between spring 3 and 4....

These are the pieces you have removed from the row of springs. Keep these, you will use them later to reassemble the ring of springs....

Step 5: Take the row of 11 springs and shape it into a circle, use one of curly wires to reattach the two ends of the springs so it becomes a circle.

This is how your circle should look when it is reattached....

Step 6: Repeat Step 5 with the row of 7 springs, and reattach the ends of the row of springs...

Step 7: Place the ring of 7 springs on top of the ring of 11 springs, make sure it is centered. Cut a piece of wire about 6" long and wire the two pieces together in 3-4 different places.

This is how it should look now.....

Step 8: You will need the row of 3 springs, you will have to remove one from the row and reattach with the extra curly pieces. You will then place the third spring in between the two springs and reattach.

The set of three springs should look like this....

For the top of your tree you will need a tapered spring instead of a hour glass spring, to make your tree look more like it has a point.

Step 9: Wire the row of three springs on top of the row of 7 springs, making sure it is centered. Repeat with the single spring as the top of the tree.

Now decorate, I used old mercury glass ornaments but there are many possibilities of how to decorate your tree.

The end result is a spring tree with many possibilities of decorating.

Good luck and Happy Holidays!

Cammie(: