Saturday, December 29, 2012

Flea market preview. . . cool junk!



Starting to get ready for flea.o.logy,

digging out the really cool junk. . .




Like this protractor from a 
WWII-era map-reading instruction kit.

I  t  '  s     f  i  v  e     f  e  e  t     i  n     d  i  a  m  e  t  e  r  .  .  .

Hmm, what would people say when they saw this on your wall!







Or. . . how about this round metal cagey thing?
It's only about 18 inches across, 
a more manageable size.

Hmm, what could you make with this?







Like locker baskets?
Still has its number tag.
Lots of rust, lots of charm.
Check out those holes on the sides.

Hmm, what could you store in this?







Come see this cool junk and lots more in my booth at the

flea.o.logy Flea Market

Saturday January 19th
Olson's Garden Shoppe
1190 W. 400 N.
Payson

10:00 - 4:00









Friday, December 28, 2012

Snow. . . unceasing snow




"All Heaven and Earth

Flowered white obliterate. . .

Snow. . . unceasing snow"




~ Hashin, Japanese Haiku: Two Hundred Twenty 
Examples of Seventeen-Syllable Poems







Thursday, December 27, 2012

Junking. . . jewelry style



I've been cleaning out my craft room, 

which means I can get to my craft supplies,

which means I can start making junk necklaces again.

Woo hoo!









Taps are always a favorite element. 
This one came from the garage of my good friend's dad.





A silver hanging thing with a blingy thing.
A little bling is always good.










At the bottom, a vintage ladies' watch.
Always include a ladie's watch. . .


and voila. . . a junk necklace!


*   *   *   *   *


And now. . . the challenge is 
to keep the craft room 
clean enough to 
make more. . .


                                                                                                  Wish me luck, please!







Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Mark your calendar ~ flea.o.logy is coming!



Are you ready for some flea market fun?




Are your junking genes feeling a little neglected?




Do you dream of picking through piles of potential?




Then wait no more, your dreams are coming true!




Everybody's favorite flea market is coming. . .




Saturday January 19th at Olson's Garden Shoppe in Payson. . .




flea.o.logy!




Come see me, Jen & lots of your favorite dealers




And, we'll have info about mine & Jen's 
new flea market,
fleattitude!




Come see us on Saturday January 19th. . .

flea.o.logy
Olson's Garden Shoppe
1190 W. 400 N.
Payson







Tuesday, December 25, 2012

What you take with you. . . Merry Christmas!




"All you can take with you is that which you've given away."


From the sign in Peter Bailey's Office in the film classic 
"It's A Wonderful Life"







Merry, merry Christmas to all. . .

                                                                        hugs, caThiE







Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry 60's Christmas!


These photos of my grandfather, my big brother and me 
are some of my sweetest holiday treasures.

Thought I would share them with you.

Hope they bring a smile to you
this Christmas. . . .


1959



1960


1961


1963

1963


1965




Wishing you a sweet, merry, happy Christmas. . .


                                                                 hugs, caThiE









Sunday, December 23, 2012

Isn't she lovely. . .

Sarah. . .

Origin: Hebrew.   
Meaning:  Princess.


In the Old Testament, 

Sarah was the wife of Abraham,

and the mother of Isaac.

Her name was first Sarai ("my princess"), 

which God changed to Sarah ("princess")

as her descendants were to be 

the future nation of Israel.





This is our Sarah. . . 
15 years old and 
most certainly a princess.


Pink hair and all.

She likes books, dogs, horses, friends. . .
and she is starting to notice boys.

She's learning to cook,
she plays tenor sax in the jazz band,
and she doesn't like to dress up.

Her room is purple and green.

She hates algebra and loves seminary.

She has an ever-growing collection of animal hats.

She loves to text her friends, 
talk with her friends, 
be with her friends.

She's a daddy's girl. . . .



And,
even though 
she's growing up,


she's still our little princess.





Saturday, December 22, 2012

Back to blogging again! . . .


       Hello friends. . .       


If you'll take a peek at my last blog entry, you'll see that it was about a 
really big yard sale.  

Well, that sale was SO big that it took over my life.  

For a couple of months.  

And then the month after it too, with getting sick and cleaning up from it.  

And now, Christmas at our house is in danger of being late. . . .  
It won't be, but it feels like it.




In the meantime, I've missed you.



But I'm back now, so hello!!





One of my favorite holiday memories as a child is lying under 
the Christmas tree for what seemed like hours,
staring up into the twinkling lights, 
wondering what was inside 
each wrapped box.


May you enjoy each moment this Christmas season. . .



                                                                              hugs, caThiE