Wow! Look What I Got!

I just had to share my little purchase with all of you! Can you tell I am just thrilled?!
This necklace was created by jewelry redesigner, Gretchen Schaumann from Mimi-Toria's Designs. According to her website, Gretchen's pieces are created by "using vintage, found treasures and special new elements to design and create beautiful functional art". What do you think? Extraordinary, right?

And the tag "Junker Girl"?! Get outta here! Could this be any more perfect for me? Coming from someone that doesn't spend much money on herself, I am beyond happy with my little gift...to ME, from ME!

Make sure you check out her blog to see what other designs she has available. They are all so unique so you may have a hard decision to make! I can also attest to her integrity and believe she is one of the kindest people I know.

Now let me grab that necklace and put it on! I've got vacuuming to do!

**I haven't forgotten about my dining room either, so that will be posted soon too. :)

As always, take care and keep on junking!

Junk Swap? Sign Me Up!

Life is like a box of junk. You never know what'cher gonna get!
Please join me on JUNKMARKET Style and add your name to the growing list of junkers ready for a good ol' fashion junk swap! Doesn't that sound fun? Included is a sample of Sue Whitney's junk pile to REALLY get you excited, but know there are many other piles out there ready for swappin'! Are you in?

Check out the details here and I hope to see you!

Rustic Industrial Dining - Preview

It is all coming together. My dining room is now CLEAN and I was happy to find a pretty decent vintage table and chair set underneath all the mess. I am going for a Rustic Industrial look which might not be for everyone, but I am really liking it!

Stay tuned for more photos. I am in search of a fairly large tree branch but everything is covered in snow right now. I am also hoping the husband can look at our badly working vacuum cleaner before taking more photos. And who knows, Cassie from JunkFest may have convinced me to share *before* photos. Eep!

As always, take care and keep on junking!

Just Tinkering Around Today

Unfortunately toys won't be involved. I am actually organizing the dining room today! Since it isn't used very often due to having an eat-in kitchen, objects tend to pile up quickly in this room...similar to the open storage concept except a dumping action occurs here. Boo.

Wish me luck!

As always, take care and keep on junking!