a little more preview...

Americana box ~ for flowers, or whatever!
some old school books...

Sweet little pink step ladder ~ ~

All kinds of fun stuff...spindles, license plates, game boards, etc, etc....
little robin's egg blue desk ~

Those great letter tile necklaces...

Chalkboard from upcycled cabinet door ~

some CLEARANCE stuff ~~~ cheap!!! from $5-15 on these items....

more clearance....

more clearance.....

AND, little Sam will be selling cupcakes for 50 cents each...all $$$ made will go toward his college fund...LOL!! Probably not, more likely some new legos!!

TOMORROW ~ 8:00 am to 2:00 pm

Hope to see you there!!!

a little preview...

Here are just a few of the items you will see this Saturday....

More pictures to come soon...I wanted more pictures posted and to have these up sooner but we lost power for about 45 minutes last night and when it came back on we did not have internet! So, its been a little slow getting this all around!

I have had a few girlies ask about jewelry and how much I will have Saturday. I did make about another 35-40 zippy pins but I have not made any more bottle cap or rosette necklaces, but there are still a few left over from my last show. Hopefully, by my midsummer sale there will be tons more jewelry!

Also ~ just a reminder....book your trunk show for summer! Let me know if you are interested in hosting a show in your home and getting some awesome hostess benefits!

Perspective....

I had a panic attack last night.

I thought that I had lost EVERYTHING on my computer. I mean EVERYTHING. There was nothing on my screen except for my desktop photo of Jon Bon Jovi. There were no pictures, documents, music to open. NOTHING.

Then, my husband started to mess with it and he did some system recovery thing and when I woke up this morning everything was back. Then....I felt bad. I was so worried about losing all the pictures, documents, music etc that I felt kind of ridiculous. There are tons of people in Joplin that have lost everything, not just the contents of their computers. They have lost their homes and they have lost loved ones. How stupid of me to worry about a dumb computer! I am just going to continue to be thankful for everything that I do have and pray for those that need it!

With that in mind I am also not going to worry about the fact that, once again, my yard will be a river for Saturday's sale! You might have to park on the road and walk across the 'higher' part of the yard to get to the shed, but, at least you can get here. I am not going to worry about the fact that my weed eater is broken and I couldn't weed eat or the fact the my garden has not been put in yet and looks like a small jungle. I am just going to set up the sale and have a good time selling junk and meeting my customers. So, come enjoy it with me...and be thankful for what you have too! :)

Pictures coming soon!

Etsy....

I am slowly getting my Etsy shop going again...Also going to add more to "The Pink Doehr" in Williamsburg for you local girls... My Etsy link is over there >>>> on the side...check it out!

ReMinDEr!!

Back to work, recovering from a great weekend...I will post some pictures later. I just wanted to remind all of you of the upcoming sale....

Memorial Saturday Sale
Saturday, May 28th
8:00 am ~ 2:00 pm

Remember ~ sale WILL NOT start until 8:00 am

And, I lied before....there will be quite a bit of upcycled, hand made stuff in addition to some great junk. I guess I just can't stop with the painting, sewing, etc, etc....

Date Night

I have a date tonight....



with him..... 6th row seats at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines....


I remember him when.....

Wish I could age that well!!!!

Pictures, there will be tons, will be shared next week....I am going to Women of Faith tomorrow at the same venue. Yes, BonJovi tonight and Women of Faith tomorrow...what a great combination!!! :)

I am Featured!!!

Today I am featured on... YEAH!!!! This is the first time I have ever been featured!! :)

What I Wore Wednesday...

Just a few outfits this week...

It has been very HOT here the last few days...and I have NO air conditioning in my classroom so some of my outfits were just for getting through the heat and not that fun or attractive!!!

I think this whole outfit is less than $50. I believe the pants were $3-4 on clearance!

sweater ~ Gap outlet

skinny capris ~ Old Navy

shoes ~ Victor brand from Younkers

necklace ~ vintage, was my Grandma's!

Pictures are not so great ~ sorry!!!

top ~ Eyeshadow, from rue 21

little pleated skirt ~ Banana Republic outlet

shoes ~ Target

bracelets ~ Forever 21

I am linking up to ....The Pleated Poppy

Check out ALL the other What I Wore Wednesday posts over there!

REMINDER ~ to all you locals...Memorial Saturday Sale

Saturday, May 28th

8:00 am ~ 2:00 pm

lots of great stuff!

Bag Lady

I've been working on some more bags...there WILL be bags at the Memorial Saturday Sale...

Here's one made from a vintage t-towel..
The rest are just the fabrics I am going to be using...LOVE this red barkcloth print, green tiny dot feedsack and green trim ~ ALL vintage!

Another barkcloth sample from an old valance...

More barkcloth...

Not really barkcloth, but very heavy, maybe outdoor fabric?

Watch for all of these to be turned into beautiful bags for your summer excursions ~ the beach, the pool, grocery shopping, or flea market shopping!

On a separate subject, I am up to 130 followers as of today! Yeah! Thanks to all of you that are following this blog! I appreciate your support!!!

WIWW late edition...

I have been absent from What I Wore Wednesday the last few weeks. Don't have much to show this week but this favorite outfit of mine...

Cream cardi ~ LOFT outlet

striped tank ~ Eyeshadow, but from VF outlet

cargo capris ~ Banana Republic outlet

necklace ~ made by me

bracelet ~ Forever 21

flip flips ~ Merona from Target

Linking up to...The Pleated Poppy

Save the Date ~ Memorial Saturday

Kick off Summer with a Junk Sale!!!


Memorial Saturday Sale
Saturday, May 28th
8:00 am ~ 2:00 pm

mostly junk with a little bit of upcycled stuff!


Sale will begin at 8:00 am

PLEASE ~ no early sales.

Memorial Saturday Sale

It is official...

my next sale will be Saturday, May 28th...not sure on the time yet, but will let you know soon. This will be advertised on here, craigslist, and through posters/flyers...so tell everyone you know!

Upcoming Sales & A Thank You

Thank you to everyone that braved the wild winds and came to Signs of Spring Friday and Saturday. It was another VERY successful sale!!! Once again, I do not have pictures since I, my mother, and my friend that were helping me were all too busy to get any taken!

There will be a few more sales this summer. There may even be on over Memorial Day weekend. I will decide for sure this week. It depends on how much more inventory I can acquire before then! IF there is a sale Memorial weekend it will be more 'just junk' and not as many handmade, upcycled items.

Also for upcoming sales......
Please do not shop the sale until the designated time. There were lots of people there Friday and they started shopping before the designated time of 5:00. Don't get me wrong ~ It was AWESOME to see the crowd coming toward my littel shed, but, this is a problem because of two reasons:
1) I was not ready, I really needed that last 15 minutes...I have had people tell me the past "Oh, its ok if you're not ready, we don't care, it all looks great. Just keep getting ready, don't worry about us." WELL, I DO worry. I spend a great deal of time getting ready for these sales and I want everything to be right. So, just humor me and wait until its time to open! :)
2) I had told other customers that they could not come early to shop. I do not feel that it is fair to them, especially when they find out that other customers were there early.

I have decided that in the future there will be some kind of signal to show that I am offically open. I don't have a real building with a door that locks/unlocks when I am open or closed, so I may rope off the area or have a big "open" sign that I bring out to the yard when I am ready. Someday...I hope to have a REAL building.... :)

Also, if can be avoided, please do not park in the back of the house...especially this time of year. We have tractors, trucks, etc etc coming in and out of there all the time. My husband ans his dad need all the room they can get back there. I usually have a sign directing people to park in the front yard, but I knew it would not stay put due to the wind!

Thank you for listening and again, thank you to all of you that attended. I will keep you posted as I decide about the Memorial sale!