Some Shop Newbies

Hey Everyone

Updated the shop with some new finds

I love love LOVE metal picnic baskets & note to those of you out there, they are getting harder and harder to find!  This one reminds me of Christmas time with the colors but still would be super cute for your summer picnics.  Even if you don't picnic I use my baskets to store my craft supplies and other hodge podgey stuff that doesn't need to be out in the open.

This Fisher Price Little People Merry-Go-Round kills me with cuteness! Seriously, if I were to have a child in the near future I would keep this!  It's a toy and a music box as it plays the "Skaters March" when you flip the ON/OFF switch which is made to look like the rides emergency brake.  The ride operator total fits the mold of a carnival ride operator.

The Pyrex Orange New Dot Bowl  the pick I went on I found two of these! I already have one so one of my finds is going into the shop and the other will be available at the Vintage Bazaar on June 10th.

After the 10th I will have have more inventory to add to the shop but until then it's time to concentrate on pricing that inventory and getting everything ready for that.

Have you found anything good lately?

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Happy Memorial Day

US Army Camp Forest Pennant

Whether you agree or disagree with the current situation we are involved in in the Middle East it is important to realize that Freedom is NOT Free. Today is so much more then a day for a BBQ, an excuse to drink during the day or a free day of work. Today is a day to recognize that so many have died to protect our freedom and rights of liberties.  I urge you to take a moment today and thank all of the current and retired members of the military for putting their life at risk at one point or another to make sure all of us can live in Freedom.  THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY SO MUCH!

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Shop Update

As some of you are aware, the Junk shop is currently offering FREE DOMESTIC shipping through Memorial Day.  I have added the last of the new inventory that will be included in that deal.  My advice would be if you see something that you like please take advantage of the Free shipping if you live in the US and the discounted rate if you live over seas because on Tuesday, May 29 my generosity will back into hiding until I'm guessing July when the shop celebrates it's 2 year anniversary!

Some of my current favs in the update are as follows

This complete set of 1950s Pyrex Primary Refrigerator Dishes if I didn't already own a set of my own this would for sure have stayed in the keeper pile.  This set was found while I was training my step sister to pick, she did good didn't she?

This funk-defied 1970's  7 piece Salad Bowl Set stole my heart the minute I saw it.  If I had a family or even the urge to entertain you can bet my fruit salad recipe would be sitting in this gem.

Tuggy Tooter here seriously ALMOST gives me baby fever. The thought of the cuteness of him sitting on a nursery shelf is to much for me to bear, then the thought of him being pulled by a toddler melts my heart.

There are a lot more new items so click over and check them out HERE  don't forget FREE DOMESTIC shipping ends on Monday, May 28.

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National Small Business Week

Last year one of the things on my 29 before 30 list was to shop small/local business for one month, ever since then I have found myself turning to them for my needs.  It’s so rewarding to see who my money is going too, get to know the owner and see their passion, also knowing that my transaction is helping that shop owner fulfill their dream, makes me feel good. 

 I will admit the suburb that I live in, has plenty of small independent restaurants, lots of local service places, and a handful of boutiques but as far as I have found does not have many places to purchase the items you NEED. We do not have an independent grocer, independent drug store, or even a local bookstore, we have the big boxes.  For these needs I have found myself driving to other communities that still have them. For my grocery needs being a celiac the first place that comes to mind for me to do my shopping is Whole Foods, because they have a large selection of gluten free things but I have found myself going to the Fruitful Yield as well as the local Gluten Free store but both are in different communities and both places prices run about the same as the groceries at Whole Foods.   For the things that you would need at a drug store there was a local pharmacy here but they got bought out by a big box grocery store so we no longer have one of those and I haven’t found a community nearby that has an independent pharmacy to replace the pharmacy I was going to, so box store it is.

In case you did not know this week is National Small Business week and I encourage you to get out in your community and make it a point to check out the small businesses in your area.  You may stop in their shop and not find anything or you might find a great new go to place, either way but just walking in the door shows that you care they are a part of your community.

There is also a community of thousands of people on websites like Etsy, Big Cartel, and Ebay full of people that are trying to make their dream of owning a brick and mortar shop a reality, but getting a following started online.  Click and stop in and say Hi to those people too.  That is why we are doing what we are doing here at Junk, we junk girls have big dreams but to reach those we need to start somewhere and every purchase you make through our Etsy Shops helps us get closer to achieving our dream.  As a Thank You to you our loyal customers and readers we have extended our Free Domestic Shipping until Monday, May 28^th.  

Some of My Favorite Local Small Businesses Are:

30’s Pizza

Bentley’sCorner Barkery

Ala ModeCollections

Fiore EspressoCafé

Some of My Favorite Not so Local Small Businesses Are:

DaintyDaisies- Appleton, Wisconsin

The Mint Café- Wausau, Wisconsin
Glitter Workshop- Madison, Wisconsin

Powell's Bookstore- Portland, OR
Ashley Forrette Photography- Portland, OR

Pangea - Nashville, TN

Fire Finch- Nashville, TN

Some of my Favorite Online Small Businesses Are:

Baily Belle

Ashley G

Artsy Fartsy

Helene Smith Photography

 Happy Small Business week now get out there and get shopping!

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On A Personal Note

Dear Sophie Marie,

I can not for the life of me believe that you are a year old today, how fast that time went for real!  I remember the day when your mom called me , and when your mom calls instead of text this is a big deal it usually means some kind of emergency. I had the morning off and was still sleeping so her phone call woke me up and right away she asked me if on my way into work I could pick her up a pregnancy test and drop it off because she didn’t want your dad to know yet.   I screamed, “Are you kiddening me?!”  She said “Yes, I’m pretty sure I’m pregnant” now your mom already had your sister and your 2 brothers so obviously after 3 kids I’m sure one just knows. I said alright and started about my day.  I stopped at Target to buy an insane amount of 2 liter bottles of Coca-Cola for a the potlock we were having that day, so on the conveyer belt were 12 2 liter bottles of coke and an EPT test, I really wish I would have taken a picture because it was pretty hilarious.  Well the nice Grandmaish cashier decided to give me some much unsolicited advice after she got done ringing my order, she told me, “You know if you think you might be pregnant you shouldn’t be drinking that much coke, in fact you shouldn’t drink Coke at all it’s not good for the baby” I went on to tell her that “It wasn’t for me” and she gave me the look of that’s what they all say.

I went about my business and dropped the test off to your mom, I waited around while she took it and she came back from the bathroom completely red faced and just nodded yes to me and that was that, you were here.  For the next couple months you made your mom so sick, she said this was the sickest she had been with any of you guys and all she wanted to eat was fresh fruit and Subway, already you were conscious of what food was good for you.

The day you arrived is a bit of a blur, your mom went in for her weekly check up and her blood pressure was out of control so right away she was admitted to the hospital and was induced so that there was no danger to either of you.  You arrived a-ok and after I few hours I came to the hospital to visit you.  You were the first hours old baby I ever held and you were such a peanut, (that would be why I call you that) you still are such a peanut as I write this.   Right now you are a very picky eater, a sock removing machine and a little drool bomb, but you are the cutest little strawberry blonde girl I’ve ever seen. 

Soph I know you will grow up never knowing what silence sounds like as your siblings keep the house full of laughter and games and tv noise and music.  You will never know what loneliness feels like because you have 3 siblings to share everything with, you have 2 very protective older brothers that will always look out for you and keep you safe, you have a very strong willed older sister and Mom so I know that you will grow into a strong woman yourself, and you have a father that will do anything to make sure his children are taken care of.  You are one very lucky little girl and I can’t wait to see what kind of person you grow to be.  Happy 1^st Birthday my little Pollack peanut!

Love,

Auntie Jade

Minocqua Antique Company

Hey There Northwoods Wisconsin Tourists, it's almost that time of year when you open up your cabins or take your campers out of storage for all of the fun that the  Northwoods has to offer.  But while you're up there you should take a peek at the Minocqua Antique Company, I know the owner and he's super sweet.  They have some great things in their little antique mall.  Oh and if you see a both in the main aisle that looks like this you should stop, I know that owner too:) Tell them I sent you.

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Free Domestic Shipping

Hey y'all I've got to clear out some inventory cause I'm going on a picking trip in a few weeks and have gotten contacted to clear out an estate so I gots to move some treasures and move them fast.  Please tell your friends, I'm not sure how long I will be so generous with the Free Shipping so take advantage.  You can visit the shop by clicking HERE and on top of that all we are still donating 10% of our sales to the University of Chicago Celiac Center, in general your purchase is making so many people happy!


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Nashville in Iphone Photos

I did bring my real big SLR camera to Music City but failed to bring it along on any of our outings. Reason being I was exploring with a professional photographer, and didn't want to schlep it around so needless to say the iphone pictures have it, that is until I get copies of the “real” pictures.

I want to say that we went to antique stores and thrifts, but the truth is we went to one of each as this was a “relaxing” vacation not a “working” vacation for me.  I found a few things since I was limited to the size that would fit in my suitcase as I wasn’t shipping anything home unless it was AH-mazing which nothing I found really was, great but not AH-mazing.  

Needless to say my mini-break was super fun, super needed and am inspired to do new things.  I always look forward to my yearly adventures with my parallel life partner and wish she didn’t live 2,000 miles away, you know so we could hang out more than once a year.  Oh and I also crossed off number 12 on my 31 before 31 LIST

Photo Play by Play Left to Right

Row 1   Mermaid Show at Aquarium Restaurant

              Johnny T  at The Stage

              Loveless Cafe

Row 2    Center Stage at The Grand Ol' Opry (I sang old school Garth Brooks)

               Horse at a Plantation

               Mural in the "Family Room" at the Grand Ol' Opry

Row 3    Crazy Piano Player at the Honky Tonk

               Magnolia Blossom

               I Dream of Weenie

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Nashville

Today I've got my boots on and waking up in one of my favorite cities in the US to hang with of my most favorite people, the lovely Ashley .  Consider this an open invitation to leave any recommendations of places to go to, as the last time I went for my 30th birthday with my bestie we didn't make it very much further then South Broadway.  So needless to say the shops will remain open but any purchases will be shipped when I return on May 8th.  Don't forget proceeds from this months sales are going to the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
You can also tweet suggestions to me @Junkindatrnkgrl

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Celiac Awareness Month

Happy May Everyone!

This month is proving to be a busy one for me and it’s only day one!  I don’t have an open weekend this month to do anything that just “pops up”, but really I’m not complaining, ask me on June 1^st though how I feel.

As some of you that follow me on Twitter, here and/or know me in person know that I live a gluten free lifestyle, and that I have been this way for 4 years now.  Crazy to think that I haven’t had a real sandwich in 4 years, Yikes!  You can read my full story, in the post I did last year HERE.

The month of May is designated as Celiac Awareness Month.  For those of you that don’t know Celiac Disease is an inherited autoimmune disease that affects more than 3 million Americans. The disease affects the digestive process of the small intestine and is triggered by the consumption of gluten- a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Celiac Disease causes and abnormal response to gluten ingestion: the immune system attacks the small intestine, inhibiting the absorption of important nutrients, destroying the intestinal villi and wreaking havoc on the bodies systems.  The only way to be correctly diagnosed with Celiac Disease is by blood test AND by getting a bioposy of your small intestine tested.  Living a gluten free lifestyle is not a joke to those of us that get incredibly sick when we ingest and the fact that “going gluten free” has become this year’s fad diet annoys me to no end but this is not the place to stand on that soapbox.

 Since being gluten free is pretty much the biggest part of my life and has changed how I will forever eat and look at food, this year I have again decided to donate 10% of the total sales for the month from both Junk in da Trunk and Jadarie Handmade to the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center, the forefront of research and professional education regarding Celiac Disease.  Their research and efforts are funded by generous donations and by purchasing from Junk or Jadarie in the month of May together we can help them achieve their ultimate goal of determining the orientation and development of this disease and uncover ways to prevent it. 

Thanks for your time!
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*All information is from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center website. For more information please visit them HERE or their Facebook and their super fun Twitter Feed