Shop Update

Well Hello Everyone long time no talk:)  I wish I could tell you all the shenanigans that I've been up too but that will have to be another story for another day.  I will say though that most days have been spent washing and pricing alot of farm fresh vintage for the show I am doing in April.

So in big news we have finally joined that every popular site that all the cool kids are on, you know that little thing called Facebook.  That's right we can be found HERE  maybe you'll like us or maybe you won't.

The past couple weeks have been challenging in deciding which of the treasure goes into the SHOP and which is going to go to the sale in April, and you know what is great enough to stay with me.  It's tough people....

Here's a peek of some of the goodies that made it into the shop over the weekend.

Farmer Joe

Farmer Joe here has been out tilling his land to start planting his crops. He's been out in the sun so long he has a bit of fading on one side and his decals are a bit faded as well. 

He's been played with and worn out but has a lot of character left to put on display. Vintage fisher price pull toy #629 made of wood with big plastic tires. Measures about 5 1/2" long x 6" tall.

I just love the way he bobbles back and forth when a child pulls him, it really does look as if he is driving through the field.

Perfect for your little farmer and/ or their nursery. 

Primary Petite Yellow Mixing Bowl

She was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow Pyrex primary. This little cutie is sure to bring some sunshine into your life and a smile to your face. This pyrex bowl dates back to the 1950's - 60's and is your go to bowl just the right size. Measures 3 1/4" tall X 5 3/4" diameter and is ovenware #401. She has a few light scratches along the bottom they are shown in the 2nd picture but for her age she is in great shape. 

I'm not sure but I think this tiny gem belonged to a primary set that had opposite sizes for the color. Usually we see a Large yellow with a primary.

Disneyland Souvenir Plates

The larger ruffle plate is super cool and retro. If you ever wonder what Disneyland was like in the 50's, well here's a little snap shot. From what I hear all of these Disneyland attractions are still there today, but with some updates of course. 
The center of the plate shows Sleeping Beauty's Castle and it says Disneyland under it.
The plate is in excellent condition the person that it came from must have treasured it very much.
Each section has a different land:
Frontierland- Mark Twain Steamboat
Fantasyland- Its a small world
Tomorrowland- Entrance to tomorrow land
Main Street USA- R.R. Station
Adventureland- Hippopotamus
New Orleans Square- Dunking the Mayor
You could use this plate as display or as a candydish
7 1/2" diameter and 1" tall

The second small, colorful, collectible souvenir plate features a picture of the Sleeping Beauty castle with the famous logo in gold.
Back of plate is stamped: Disneyland Walt Disney Productions. There is a red and gold sticker that says Made in Japan. 
The plate is also in excellent condition and was cherished.
If you collect Disneyana
souvenirs, California souvenirs or mid-century souvenirs, you've gotta have these.

Prayers for Children Golden Book

Little Golden Book Prayers for Children shows some signs of wear. Cover and spine are worn, but overall pretty good condition considering age. 

It measures, in inches:
Width: 6 5/8
Height: 8
Spine: ? 
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Publishing date: 1952

Would look great in a Nursery. Great baby shower gift for the new parents that loves vintage. The illustrations are wonderfully done. One page is peeking out but not ripped.

Toot Toot Train Engine

Fisher Price train #643, produced in 1964. Excellent condition, decals are all there in near perfect condition. The body, smokestack, wheels and underpinnings are wood, with plastic cab, front pusher and pieces that make the wheels turn. This little cutie is missing the string to his front that lets your little one pull him around the house. He makes a 'click click sound' as the wheels turn. A Fisher Price toy lasts for years and will be a cherished toy for your child forever. Brightly colored, this precious little train is a keeper. Would look great on a nursery shelf until your little engineer can play with it, or perfect for your engineer right now. Thomas isn't the only train in town now.

Last but not least one that was super hard to put in the shop

Georges Briard Snack Tray

Gorgeous specimen of mid-century glass snack tray by designer Georges Briard. 
This snack tray is in EXCELLENT condition with a teal, gold and white dove pattern flying with attached dip bowl and attached cheese knife. It is unusual that the knife if still attached teak knife. It has an eyelet on the underside of the bowl to which the knife is attached with a chain. The bowl is forever attached to the tray. 

This piece is totally unique and would be a beautiful addition to any bar or kitchen. Your next party will be swinging with this great artifact of the 1950s. 

 No worries, theres more to come, the pictures are in the camera but my internet has been wonky the past couple days.  Hope you enjoy all the treasures, have you found any treasure lately?

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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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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

Shop Update

Greetings Everyone!

Over the weekend I did a small shop update.  Here's a few of the new goodies that popped up in the shop. Order by Friday before the shipping rates go up :(

I seriously debated keeping this, but since I have no ties to California and have never been to Disneyland I thought it would be loved by someone else. If you collect Disneyana
souvenirs, California souvenirs or mid-century souvenirs, you've gotta have this.  I die for the mid-century Disney font.

These 8 atomic fish glasses, that sold right away. They were so precious and are on their way to their new home.

Not sure as to what exact year this camera is as the only writing I can find on the camera says on the film advancer "Use Kodak film 616" so I am just assuming that it is a Kodak. And the 616 film was made in the 1930s for the brownie box cameras.  This camera would be a great addition to your vintage camera collection or the great beginnings of one.

This Thermos is great for holding your hot chocolate, hot soup or chili while tailgating, a trip to the outdoor ice rink or on a snow filled hike in the woods. In the summer time it would keep your iced tea, lemonade or water ice cold on your sunny afternoon picnic.  If you didn't want to use it for it's intended purpose of keeping things hot or cold, we think that this would make a very charming rustic vase for your table with some wildflowers in it.

This fabulous New York, New York souvenir purple felt pennant is in great shape for it's age. The only mishap is a small tear from where the nail or push pin that was holding this to the wall was located.

These are just some of a few of the gems I have found lately.  There are lots more to come so stay tuned. Hope you all have a great Thursday!

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Shipping Rate Increase

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to check in with some business news.  As most of you are aware, the USPS is increasing it's rates on January 22, therefore we will be forced to increase the shipping costs for Junk by approximately 15%.  It irks us to have to do this, but it is what it is.  We want to continue to support the USPS and  to not have to reach out to other shipping sources.  With that in mind you have about ten days to get in on the shipping prices now, and if you ordered between November and December make sure you take advantage of your coupon code that was included with your purchase as that expires on Jan. 15th. 

Thank You everyone for your continued support of us and our vintage endeavors.

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Picture via Pinterest

On Some New Treasures

Hey Everyone!  Happy Sunday!  I am putting on my crafter hat today and doing one of my first holiday shows of the season, psst I have 2 more incase you can't make it.  I have been very busy sewing some discarded vintage treasures and transforming them into wonderful and unique handbags.

I also have been busy photographing some new vintage treasures for the Junk shop, you know just trying to get it stocked for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  O and for those of you that read this here's a head's up, from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday I will be doing FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING!!!  Tell your friends, there won't be a coupon code as I will be spending Wednesday night getting both shops ready:)

Here are some of the new goodies that I have added to the shop

These Wizard of Oz drinking glasses. One is of the Tin Man and the other is of The Wizard. They are so beautiful.  And a note, I have never seen the Wizard of Oz in it's entirety! The wicked witch freaks me out, maybe someday... 

More Butterprint Farmers... O how I swoon for this design....

Frolicing colts Paint By Number, There is just something about paint by numbers that is so magical to me. Seriously, this one would look so cute in a child's playroom or bedroom or with some of your other paint by numbers.

Just in time for the Holiday season, this set of six stackable Santa and his eight tiny reindeer hot coco mugs. These may or may not be on my secret hope they don't sell list, they are just so magical and I LOVE the kitschy design and colors, la swoon.

Well that's just a peek of the action happing over on the Junk, to see more Click on over HERE, for now it is time for bed as tomorrow is another early morning setting up shop, wish me luck:)

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Vintage Bazaar Wrap Up

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Let's talk about the awesomeness that was the Vintage Bazaar a few weeks ago.  This was the first time I had ever done a vintage show and let me tell you it was amazing, it's very different then doing a craft show btw.
The weather for the day unfortunately was cold and rainy but it seriously did not stop the people from coming out in droves. (This was what I saw when I went to the bathroom before the bazaar opened)

Picture via Avoision

 I wasn't sure how long it was going to take me to set up  as I had to sign up for a load in time before my booths dress rehearsal so I picked 7:30 am to allow for plenty of time before the 11 am start time, and seriously with the rain it all got set up and prettified by 10 am.  Around then all the other vendors around me where pretty much set up but since I was the new kid on the block they wanted to come and investigate what I had.

By 10:30 I finally decided to find a bathroom, and thankfully I did because the rest of the day I did not have a chance I was swamped! I think I sat down on my vintage cooler for o maybe 10 minutes the whole day it was so awesome, but a bit sad as I didn't get to go and explore what other people had.  I brought along my camera but only got a few pictures of the booth set up as I was schmoozing the customers all day:)  I thought it would be fun to get a before and after shot but while packing up it decided to down pour so out went that idea, I was just ready for some heat people! Outside in the rain for 10 hours = Brrr.  But I did estimate that I sold 70% of what I came with so it was Awesome!! Thank you to everyone that came out and supported the Trunk, and Thank You to the bloggers that blogged about the show, hope to see all of you in the Spring!

I will leave you with a few pictures as well as  Liz's Review of the show and of the 1950's button holer she purchased.

 Part of our booth is behind the skeleton, picture via Thriftaholic, at the end of the day all of that big stuff was sold:)


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Treasury Thursday

Hello There this week I've been lucky enough to be featured in four treasuries by my fellow Vestie Team Members.  Vesties stands for Vintage Etsy Society Team.  Thanks fellow team mates for all the includes.

First Up was Let it Snow by TomLaurus who included our turquoise divided snowflake casserole.

Thanks TomLaurus for including us, even though we're ready for spring this is a good reminder of how pretty the winter can be.

Reconsidered included our Barn Pully  In the Garden treasury.

Reconsidered has such a fun romantic feeling shop. Stop over and say hello.

Bridget from Aquamarinedream featured our Primary Blue Pyrex Mixing Bowl in her Sweet Spring Saturday Treasury.

Aquamarinedream must have spring fever also. All the pretty colors in this treasury make me ache for springs colors.

Our final inclusion for this week was from Waterbetweenstones who featured our Big Beam Flashlight in her Let's go Camping treasury.

Waterbetweenstones has so much fun industrial items in their store. So many that you need to go and check them out now!

Thank You again everyone that featured Junk in da Trunk Girls in your beautiful treasuries.  Look for us to Pay it Forward to you very soon:)

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