Do You Know The Rooster Lady?......

...Well you should!!

Last Friday the Junk Hunk and i spent "Date Night"

at the Vintage Clothing Show

{i think when i suggested it, he let out a big WOO HOO

....not sure...but i think so}

That's where i found this INCREDIBLE Sweater Coat....

The Rooster Lady 

is 

Natalie Carrol, "Transformational Artist"

Hand Stitched & Hand Crafted

Boiled Wool Sweaters

She and her daughter, Mitzi

{is she not a DOLL !}

recreate the most UNIQUE 

Altered Couture Sweaters

H.a.n.d. S.t.i.t.c.h.i.n.g.

VINTAGE WOOL !

Faded Denim

PERFECTY pieced together...

It's like an Anthro...Sundance...& the best finds from Good Will "Fashion Collision" 

What more can a THRIFTY girl ask for?!!

{i love that all the distressing stays AS IS...including broken belt loops}

Rooster Lady Original -- $225     CR Design Belt Buckle -- $68

Well Worn Boutique9 "boyfriends" -- $129 

What it feels like to wear a FABULOUS piece of ART.....Price Less !

Dentil Mold Desk...

Dentil Mold Trim

&

book page accents.....

...$98

I've Been Blessed.....with a few BFFs!

 Cindy.....Sharon.....Moi.....Alison

Have you ever met a friend...

...in TOTAL random fashion

and had an

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connection?

Met only yesterday....but feels like you've been friends F.O.R.E.V.E.R.?

Well, that's what's happened to me with these pretty ladies. 

 Each one comes with their own sweet story...

I met Cindy, {aka soul sista} at the Grays Lake Flea Market while shopping in her girlfriend's booth she was helping out in.

We were like Magnets....instantly drawn to each other.  

The fact that we couldn't stop commenting on each other's jewelry 

{we both make jewelry}, or complimenting our attire {we both refuse to give up ripped jeans}, and were probably coveting each other's boots....was a HUGE clue that we were most likely best buds

 {if not sisters} 

in another life time.

Meeting Sharon is a funny story....This girl was out "junkin" in  GJY territory.  A total NEWBIE with a BIG truck and a very long trailer....out hunting to stock her new biz "Junk-a-licious".  After we were done laughing while helping watching her get turned around {totally female-like} in a very narrow driveway, we exchanged cards.  Sharon has one of the BIGGEST hearts ever.  Always inviting us up to her cozy Door County cottage for the weekend {we were still relatively strangers, mind you} but Cindy and i decide to take her up on it......{read about it here} 

She toured us around to all the BEST spots, let us have the biggest comfiest bed, 

and fed us LOTS of wine....

THAT'S a GirlFriend!!

Blondie on my left, is Alison.  We met at the IL blogger party last year.  At the end of the luncheon, i think i might have said something like, {to no one in particular}..."Who's up for shopping?" Alison instantly raises her hand....Bingo! another kindred spirit.  

We talked, and shopped...shopped and talked...and talked...and talked...

That's what Alison and i do...ALOT when we're together.

So thru a few 

Random Acts of Kindness...

I've been blessed with a few BFFs!

Love You GirlFriends!!!

xxo-j

   

A VERY talented Artist Among Us....

Another wonderful piece from The JunqueMonkey's Workshop....

4 Drawer Bureau with Mirror.......$225

I truly think that Lisa is one of the most talented 

Painted Furniture Artists i know...

Beautifully glazed colors...

...perfectly distressed.

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 attentive to details....

The Gilded JunqueYard is VERY lucky to have her!!

{Bits of wear on the oval beveled mirror.......BONUS!!!}

The Ephemera Box....

Did you know that we keep an

EPHEMERA BOX 

in our space?

{Space 429}

It's filled with all kinds of vintage ephemera

for your collections

and

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"BLING" for your pantry....

why close up your chip bags with a boring plastic clip......

...when you can use an

EMBELLISHED vintage clothespin?

Consider it BLING for the pantry!

Harry says...The JunqueYard Chicks are HOT!

just wondering....

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

XXO

A Unique Message Board.....

You know that

HARD TO DECORATE 

space between the cabinet

&

the backsplash?

Well, we have the cutest magnetic message board for that space!

re-purposed from a vintage enamel table.

$32

New Additions

The Junque Monkey has been playing around with

Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint again....

I think this bench wears it well, wouldn't you agree?

$165

2 "Frenchy" night stands

single drawer table with old book page accents...

...$125

2 drawer night stand...

...$145

3-legged stool

{great display piece}

$12

Distressed & Stenciled Child's Chair.....$24

3-tier Shabby accent table...

...$95

Get Organized!

It's true...We're "Project Hounds"...the JunqueMonkey & I

And when you're a Project Hound there are 

LOADS 

of "Project Pieces" always about.

So it's no wonder we love to 

ORGANIZE

almost as much as we love to 

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and OF COURSE.....

when we organize,

it has to be in something

VINTAGE!

Kitchen Vintage...

here's a cool tip...

make a new jar on your work table look 

OLD 

by replacing the lid with a vintage zinc lid!

Paper Vintage.....

Love the Graphics of Old File Boxes and Vintage Cigar Boxes

Wooden Vintage...

Vintage Seed Sorter...

...Wonderful Sewing Drawers

Tool Vintage...

and our FAV! Metal Vintage...

Numbered Industrial Drawers

Another Industrial Drawer...

 ...Old Milk Bin

Mini Vintage Tins...

...And a BIG Vintage Tin

Seriously!...For the life of us, we can't figure out

WHY this AWESOME Kitchen Tin is still

hanging out in our space!

Come on people...

USE YOUR IMAGINATION!

If you can't use this tin for Dog Food Storage

then maybe...

HIDE 

'N 

SEEK?

 {Caught these cuties, Amara & Payton, shopping with their moms in our space}

Mercury Glass?...Yes, Please!

Well i finally have ALL of my 

Christmas Decorations down....

{i know, i know...it's just about Valentines Day}

I actually DO NOT like to decorate for Christmas

i LOVE Christmas Decorations.....

i just don't like to "re-decorate" t.e.m.p.o.r.a.r.i.l.y.

I have quite the OBSESSION collection of

Vintage Tree Spires...

which take SO LONG to put up!

{this is just a small sampling}

I do love the color and glitz they bring 

to the mantle and other areas of the room...

...But what i really love, is my other

  HOARDING collection 

that takes place in this room.

Mercury Glass...

...Layered Frames & Mirrors

{Sweet covered box from Anthro}

Vintage Silver...

Some of the silver i let get VERY tarnished

i think it looks more "interesting" that way.

{code: i don't like to clean silver}

Old Leather Books...

and 

Matte White Pottery...

You know that area inside the entertainment center...

{above the flat screen...behind the door...that ALWAYS stays open?}

...it's SO HARD to make that space look good

{my tiniest 'matte white' in the collection}

{Book Shelves are another HARD area to be "Functional yet Pretty"}

Quite a few of my pieces

came as gifts from friends and family.

{and they say i'm hard to shop for}

My sister gave me this beautiful Mercury Glass Stand

this year....and i wasn't quite sure how to display it at first.

I like this unexpected look of altered books 

and a small

folding dresser mirror

my attempt at "faux" mercury glass.....

{thank you Pinterest tutorial}

I had taken these photos because this room

always feels so 

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 after a month {okay, two} of Christmas glam...

and i needed a good

Photo Shoot

to practice with my son's 

AWESOME camera...

{for reasons to be revealed in a later post}

...then Jen Rizzo announced her

"Refresh-Your-Room-Linky-Party"

and so i thought...

Perfect timing for a Blog Post! 

Check out all the other

INSPIRATIONAL

Photo Shoots at the Party