My Sister's Wedding Recep

My older sister Anna got married in Kansas in October and we had a sweet little Iowan reception. Here's some of the decorations that we put together!

 

 And, here's my Sis and some of the coolest girls in Southeast Iowa. I didn't even get a pic with the groom!

Stews + Little Prairie Girl = an awesome Friday

Today was our 3rd sale at Little Prairie Girl. It was a full day of removing our last sale items and restocking with Eccentric Christmas decor! I was overwhelmed with attempting this feat in 3 hours, so I asked my good friend Cassy to help.

Also, my fellow Junker, Emma, from "Stew's", had her Grand Opening this weekend in Cedar Falls! So, she couldn't be at Little Prairie Girl at her booth, so we got Cassy to help there too.

So, of course, on our way up to Little Prairie Girl, Cassy and I stopped in Cedar Falls to see what Emma had been up to. Her store was adorable and resourceful. She gives "junk" a good name.

 

 Emma doing her thing at Stew's

She's got large Metal Letters by the dozen! $22 each.

 She's got beautiful Christmas decorations.

 And, great taste for staging!

 

 

 Love her Apple Cider and cookies. What a hostess.

 Here's the cutie Emma! She's such a go-getter! She is so talented and driven!

 And here's Emma and Cassy. They are both as cute as can be.

 

So, we go to Little Prairie Girl and Cassy got comfortable with Stew's Booth!

 Beautiful Farm Table!

 More Metal Letters

And then, Cassy and I slaved away to get Simply Rooted's booth up to par.

We did it. The day was a success. Checking out Emma's new shop, and completing Little Prairie Girl Barn sale #4. And, I couldn't have done it without Cassy! Thanks Lady!

Farm Girl Finds

We're excited to be vendors at The Calico Press Market near Birmingham IA on Oct 13th from 8 til 5.
Directions will come soon!

Little Prairie Girl

So excited to be accepted to Little Prairie Girl! We have a space in the hay mound - I pretty much fell in love when I found out that's where our booth would be --eternal smile--

Come and check out her sale! There are so many talented vendors there!

P.S. Holland is just west of Waterloo...
Also, check out her blog: http://littleprairiegirl.wordpress.com/

Urban Finds... Success!
Check out our first experience on the road!

 Filled the ol' Trailer... Thanks Paul and Kevin for breaking your backs for us! Best Hubbies in the world! - As Karen would say!

 Love the old shutters!

 Two crazy ladies with an eye for JUNK!

 Before...

 Love the Burlap Curtain -- made by Karen. My sexy-liberal friend* ha ha! She's hilarious!

 Chicken crate turned coffee table! Farm Chic!

 Alpha-Doors

 Tower de chairs!

Loved the old treasures! Come to the next show in September. It's Friday the 14th (6-8 pm) and Saturday the 15th (9-4).

One Man's Junk is Simply Rooted's Treasure

Using junk is a new revolution in decorating. Maybe, it is because everyone is feeling a little more poor than they were 5 years ago and jumping on the "up-cycle" band-wagon is a cheap way that you can still decorate!

I love the style. It has character, it recycles, it remembers the past! What more could an old-fashioned girl hope for? You do have to have an eye for things and an imagination for "what could be." It helps if you have thrift stores, old farms, or flea markets around your area.

Here's a couple sweet finds! My latest cohort in the shop is named Karen. She is sassy, and she is talented. She helps a ton with spying good junk!