A Southern Belle with Northern Roots/Junkflirt

Flowers- real, faux, picked for a bouquet or still in dirt have always been focal points in the home and yard, but a unique planter brings one more eye catching element.

Mailboxes add charm and height. (hint- metal boxes drain but plastic will need a couple drill holes in the bottom to keep from retaining too much water)



Vintage items in the kitchen, keep with the decor but add so much more than the traditional vase on the table.







If you do want the centerpiece.... give it a little umph. See through glass with a frog show the entire flower and a few river rocks, paired with delicate glass vases and simple sprigs of a fern.


Reuse...plastic candy jars for dried roses and faux hydrangeas


Create an entire display

Pansies in the coffee ground container of this electric pot allows for drainage and minimal dirt needed.

Who doesn't love a display in Vintage blue jars.


When using the great standby of clay pots...one of my favorites....give it some extra pop. Create a display the length of your table.


Use the unusual such as wooden spindles, tea pots,



cowboy boots and old pots and pans.



In the yard extend your creativity with indoor elements, and when indoors let the light dance through glass bringing the outdoor feel inside.





Mix texture, color, old and new. Have a little fun!





Joining At The Picket Fence

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 There comes a time when a good junker must ask the question of herself........"Are you nuts?"
I suppose it is a good thing I live where the garage sale season is shortened by 6 months of winter.
Good finds...oh yes I have found a few, in fact 3/4 of my decor is repurposed from sales, curbsides, clearance and dumpster diving.
Is that a bad thing?

 NO
unless...
 you simply are running out of room!

 I mean who can leave a Coke bottle crate when it was only $2

 or a trunk that was a wopping $1, yeah just a buck!
 ok so I have 3 trunks now and 6 vintage suitcases.


 And if your keeping score you know my obsession with tool caddies. I lost count (really I don't want to admit it)


 I flipped one on its side to use as a wine rack, I would love a wall mount wine rack but I seem to have run out of wall.










 A couple years ago I found the larger oil can for only $2 at a sale, this year....a charming little friend, pairs are good.





 Another obsession of mine is silver, now.....I have liked it and collected it for a while, never knowing what was good silver and what was plated, I just grabbed what I like at a good price. I have recently learned how to tell good silver from not so good silver, I told my husband we were proud owners of crap to which he replied, crap with style....he's learnin'

 My husband, you see struggles with my style. He came home from work and I found him sitting looking at my pile of rusty treasure. He looked up at me, laid down the hinge and said nothing. Good job baby! If ya aint got nothin' nice to say....don't say nothin' at all.



 I would like to introduce you to my partner in crime. Rachel, my step mother, fellow junker and hoarder wanna be.
 We split the pile of rusty gold seen above, that is only half of what was in a box for $10, the pot was $2 and ya know....I needed it.











 So as partners out on a junk search we also found a new Sealy mattress for my daughter, only 10 bucks and in great condition! Of course that meant we had to get rid of the old mattress. But wait......

there are coils inside, you know like they make more crap, crafts with?
so........
we spent the evening with a dull needle nose pliers, nearly peeing our pants laughing, dissecting coils.

And hiding the evidence

 Rachel and my dad were visiting from Mississippi, They bring a truck so they can haul all of their finds home, all the way home from ND.


Now the crowning sale find....this little gem of a wash tub, I could have fallen over when it was only $3. Rachel tried to guilt me into letting her have it. That did not work.



 The moral of the story.... never pass up a good bargain, never throw away a good piece of junk, always grab another suitcase and you too can decorate your entire house in crap......with style.









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 congratulations to Tina of Ruffles and Relics, she is the winner of the enamel ware chalk board! Please send me your email Tina!




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I have been taking a little break, enjoying the final days of summer.....a touch of fall is in the morning air here. We have company from Mississippi so we have been out and about finding some great garage sale treasures!

I will be back to blogging and visiting soon...but for now remember the enamelware chalk board giveaway ends Monday you still have  time to enter.





































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Ladder
  I keep looking for the perfect one. I want one that is old, rustic, not too tall, very wide rungs....I guess I will know it when I see it. 
This old green charmer is working fine for now, too narrow for  displays  and too wide for S hooks to hang pots and pans.


It has been..
Dressed up for fall with neutrals and accent wheat

 and is now displaying pristine whites, and lace.
I would love a new use for it and would welcome suggestions!  If you are a friend on SBNR facebook page post your best ladder photos.





Years ago my husband made a ladder rack for my quilts.  I love it nestled in the corner, cozily displaying hand made treasure. It always makes me think I really should make another quilt....or at least go wrap up in one.


 Last week I found a couple glass pieces at a sale..sweet little pieces.
and....
another tool tray at an antique store. Just what I needed because I only have 6 others.



 How could I leave it there? I couldn't quite grasp the size of it until I got it home, and had NO WHERE to put it. If you have not yet read "To my husband" now would be a good time. Just so you know he let me buy it without a word.
 You can see more tool tray displays HERE and


One more bit of news.
Many of you read and commented last month  about the loss of our sweet Casey. Thanks you for sharing our tears.
One week ago a friend asked if we would like to adopt one of their retired momma dogs. Her name is Sky, she is about 6 yrs old.

She looks so much like Casey did when she was younger. Sky is blending well....very well. She is already greatly loved. I have much to tell you about her first week. It will be a post of it's own. Let's say....she has been busy.




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