Leap Day Sale

Feb. 29 comes around every 4 years and according to 30 Rock whatever you do today doesn't count... So in honor of this crazy day we are giving all you wonderful readers 30% off with coupon code Leap30.  This is a one day event so you will need to use it before midnight CST.  And today is also the last day to help the bulldogs at the Chicago English Bulldog Rescue .  Happy Shopping!

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P.S. If you were someone that has convoed me about some prices this sale will apply to that special listing when it get's set up.

100 Sales Giveaway

Well it's Friday, and earlier this week we hit 100 sales!! Wow it's so crazy to believe that this little corner of the internet just started out as a downsizing of our collections, and now it's growing, more on that later, but  we had no idea what to expect, but we have learned sooo much through this process.  I know 100 sales is trivial I mean some people get that in one day but man it feels good!  So in honor of all of you awesome readers and customers we are giving away an Aqua Quart Ball Mason jar (one of our best sellers) a Jadarie Handmade Locket and a $10.00 gift certificate to the Junk shop! To enter just leave a comment below, for an extra entry please tweet or facebook about this giveaway.  Entries will be accepted until Sunday, Feb. 26 and the winner will be announced on Monday, Feb. 27.

Thank You Everyone!

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Fill in the Blank Friday

Happy Friday Everyone! How was your week?  Mine was pretty interesting, lots of stuff going on over here at casa de Junk but no one wants to hear about that.  In Business related news there is a customer appreciation event going on where you can get FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING until 2/15/12  as a thank you to all of our lovely customers simply enter coupon code Bullie Love at check out.  If you are an International reader convo us and we can work out a discounted shipping for you because we love you guys as well!

Along with our customer appreciation event were are also donating 10% of our sales to Chicago English Bulldog Rescue and we decided that we are going to match the donations dollar for dollar so the bullies will get double the donation!  They are in need of alot of donations for some medical expenses the Project Hope bullies are in need of.  Please pass the word along to all of your vintage, handmade and or animal loving friends.  Donations are coming from both shops Junk & Handmade. 

Ok onto the blanks:

1.   If money wasn't an issue, the first thing I'd cross of my life list is     take my time and go on a trip around the world  .

2.    Dipping my french fries in my soup     is something I like that other people think is weird.

3.  If my life were a movie right now, the title would be     "Shenanigans  a'la casa de Junk"  .

4.  Three things I am looking forward to  are    weekend visitors   ,    businessy stuff  and      Vacations   .

5.  My favorite song to sing in the shower is   anything Justin Timberlake  .

6.  If I found out that the production of     Arizona Iced Tea    was ending this month, I'd go out and buy as much as I could tomorrow.

7.  One thing I'll never grow tired of is     going on adventures  .


Have a Great weekend everyone!
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Weekend Finds

Over the weekend I went on a little road trip in a direction I don't tend to go in, and found some great spots! So I will def. be going back that way again!  I found these goodies for the shop, that I will get listed in the next week or so.  I'll be honest I'm still on the fence about listing the Beatles thermos... I have a thermos collection and this sucker is in pristine shape so not sure yet what I wanna do with it. Suggestions?

For some reason I have been drawn to little people stuff lately so therefore this Barn and School House from the 70's were an automatic take home in my book.  I actually played with a similar barn at my great-grandmothers house, it has the fence and a cow and horse. The cutest thing is when you open the door you hear a mooooo sound, LOVE IT!  The school house was too cute to leave behind with its great graphics, cute bell and one walled chalkboard.

Also that great mid-century planter, pink and black together is such a great combo!  And ofcourse I couldn't pass up a Butterprint! Love that pattern to pieces, she is already listed HERE she is a 444 which is 4 quarts!

These two here were the keepers for me... Jealous?:) The Enid is missing a tiny daisy and her mirror fell off but is still in the inside so I'm hoping some Gorilla Glue will put her back in good condition. Two things not worth not bringing her home.

How about you found any treasure lately?  Also a reminder, if you don't follow our twitter you should because we have a pretty good coupon code listed on there as a customer appreciation!  Take a peek at our tweets, they are on the side bar as well. We like to tweet random sales and specials to our followers, cause we're silly like that!

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Fill In the Blank Friday

Happy Friday Everyone! This weeks blanks involve traveling, which after vintage is my 2nd favorite hobby.  I have been bitten by the travel bug and have the itch to get out and explore someplace new.  Lucky for me though I have a few travel balls up in the air just waiting some confirmations on dates and times:) 


1.   My favorite place I’ve ever traveled to is     anywhere. I love to travel and think that everywhere I’ve been I’ve taken part of that experience back with me. Now there are places, I won’t travel back to if given the choice…   

2.    Europe     is somewhere I'd love to go someday.

3.  I pass the time on a plane (or bus, or car ride or train) by     making up stupid games listening to music, sleeping and/or reading     .

4.  My three must-haves when I travel are     a hoodie    ,    GF snacks   and     my camera

5.  My favorite travel companion is    anyone one of my travel bug friends  .

6.  The craziest thing that ever happened to me while traveling is    I was on a plane to NYC and they were having some crazy weather there so the plane kept circling over La Guardia, waiting for clearance to land, and we ran low on fuel and had to make an emergency landing in this tiny airport in Newport News Virginia and had to wait until they opened La Guardia back up  .

7.  The most exotic food I've ever tried while traveling is    sadly nothing exotic, traveling with food allergies kind of hinders those things boo.

8.  If I could live anywhere else, I'd live in    Northern California, New Mexico or Portland for awhile. Then I’d probably venture back to the midwest.

9.  I have been to    27  states in the U.S.

How about you any crazy travel stories, exotic foods and how many US states have you been too?  Hope you all have a fantastic weekend, I may do some picking so here's to hoping for some fun stuff for the shop!


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Project Hope 2012

Happy February Everyone!

Can you believe that it even is February, I can’t but I’m glad because that means that winter is almost over, not that we’ve really had much of one here in Chicago but I’m definitely not complaining. 

For most of you that read this know that English Bulldogs hold a very special place in my heart.  Their squishy wrinkly faces kill me, their sweet demeanor and their ability to just fall asleep anywhere at anytime and snore louder then a human tugs at my heart strings.  The way they sniff your face and kiss you makes me giggle every time. The swagger when they walk with is an attitude all in itself, it says “ I’m gonna do what I’m gonna do because I can”.  

Every once in a while I check the ChicagoEnglish Bulldog Rescues website, just to see what they are up too, where the bullies are going to be and if they are in need of any help.  Well the other day when I checked their website, I found a video of 8 bullies they had just rescued from a puppy mill.  The picture montage is disturbing, I had tears in my eyes watching these helpless cuties and what this puppy mill had let them become.  I can not begin to understand the kind of person that can allow this to be done to helpless animals.

Now on this blog I try and not get into “heated” topics of things that I believe in or don’t believe in, but puppy mills are just something THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE IN!  I do not believe in Pet Stores, I believe in rescuing/ adopting a dog or purchasing one from a family where you meet the family and see the puppies parents, and the conditions the puppies are being brought up in.  I’m not going to sit here and say that I’ve never been to a pet store, because I have, but every time I have gone into one I have had the overwhelming urge to take home every single one of those puppies! But when I’ve seen puppies laying in their own feces and look all mangy and sickly I’ve never been back to one.

Just eight days into the new year, Chicago English Bulldog Rescue was called to action for a rescue project involving three different puppy mills in the Midwest. They have named this incredible and heartwarming mission Project Hope 2012. It took the effort of three rescue organizations to make Project Hope happen, but eight beautiful bulldogs that came from horrendous conditions are now in CEBR's care and have already begun their medical rehabilitation. 

 For the month of February I will be donating 10% of my total monthly sales from both Junk in da Trunk Girls and Jadarie Handmade to the Project Hope fund, because I believe that these bully babies deserve a chance to be rehabilitated, get healthy and have a chance at a loving home!  Even if there isn’t anything in either shop that you need to have as your own, I hope you take this information to heart and share it with whomever and take a minute donate to those cuties. There is a donate now button on the bottom of the Project Hope page.  You can follow along with the bullies progress on Chicago English Bulldog Rescues WEBSITE or TWITTER.

If you have a pup or two please hug them extra tight after you read this and send up some hope for these pups. Thanks for Reading!
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*Information and Pictures via Chicago Bulldog Rescue website