on the painting bandwagon

The Junk Bonanza is over, the kids are back in school, and I am preparing for winter hibernation....this means that I need to get those last nagging projects around my house DONE.First, an admission......."Hello, my name is Jill, and I have black furniture from the 90's in my house."Yep, I do. I actually had the nightstands in our bedroom custom made this way, yes, I did! I love the proportions and...

.....my loot.....

Many of you asked me to show you what I purchased at the Junk Bonanza this year and I am happy to oblige. However, I must attach a disclaimer.... I was a pathetic shopper. Most of my shopping took place while I was rushing around like a junker with my head cut-off!The weather vane thing pictured above was my first purchase and something I had "been in the market for" for a long time. I loved it's...

life goes on....

My friend Jane Hall sent me an email about a week before the Junk Bonanza and asked if I would make some burlap banners for her to sell in her occassional shop, Mustard Moon ......"Sure!" I replied way too enthusiastic-like.All kidding aside, this has been a fun project and has made me begin adding some Fall touches around my own cottage. {cause you know what they say, "nothing says Fall like burlap"}I...

...just ONE junk bonanza post....

Oh, the pressure I felt this morning....knowing that I must write this blog post...describing all the fun and energy that WAS the Junk Bonanza 2010...then, I opened my camera and said, "sh**", I did not take many pictures!So, may I suggest that you head to the Junk Bonanza blog and see the post I did over there, using the beautiful pictures taken by Junk Bonanza photographer Traci VanWechel. THEN...

Junk Bonanza 2010

Hello Friends!It's Sunday morning and I finally enjoyed a long night's sleep. It has been a crazy, busy, inspiring four days. I met SO many friends, vendors and bloggers from near and far....creative people who share my love for all things vintage. I helped the talented Heather Bullard with a photo shoot, what a dream come true! Our blogger party was well attended and fun - with giveaways and gab!I...

m.i.a., a party, a flea....yippee!

i have made lots of promises lately...to blog more...to go to yoga on a regular basis...to cook my family dinner every.nite.of.the week.........to share more of my projects with all of you....but to be perfectly honest, and for some strange reason i feel like i can with all of you....i have failed miserably at many of these....life has been uber-busy....kids back to school.....church commitments.....and...

Good, clean, fun.....

Happy Labor Day! Or as I like to call it - "hip hip hooray, the kids go back to school tomorrow Day"!So what did I buy at the Queen of Tarte's Flea Market sale, you ask?Well, first, remember I was restricted to purchasing only items that would fit into the little bit of suitcase space I managed to reserve....cause a girl can't travel with just one pair of shoes!Inspired by a recent idea from Country...