The Junque Seeker

Last Tuesday I took Jackie Peters' Halloween spools class at Paper Crown.  It was such fun, and Jackie is amazing.  Check out her blog t...

On Saturday, September 11 Chris and I drove to Duncan for a day of shopping and crafting with the Duncan Bellas.  After touring Kerry's ...

Hope you had an enjoyable long weekend!  On Saturday after a stop at a local estate sale where I found several pieces of jewelry and a few s...

Happy 25th Anniversary to my sweetie - my best friend, my traveling companion, father to our four-leggers - my love.  Hard to believe it...

Due to budget cuts, the DH was on furlough yesterday (a day off but no pay) so what better activity than going junqueing!  Less pay, no spac...

Nature wins, at least at our house. This year we purchased and planted six tomato plants.  They all died.  But...this hardy fellow came up...

Anyone who has talked with me in the past six months is probably aware that I'm going to an arts event this fall called Silver Bella .  ...

I bought a packet of scrapbooking supplies at Ross over the 4th of July and it contained some leather-look letters and glittery yellow paper...

I've been on a flower-making kick the last few days.  Here are a few of my creations, along with a beautiful bright pink rose made by my...

On July 22 I had my second class at Paper Crown.  These classes have been so enjoyable!  We made a mermaid shadow box, which adds a fun elem...

In an earlier post I showed a collage I had made for the silent auction at our family reunion.  My great-niece wanted it so badly but was ou...

This blog was created mainly as a fun record of things I find and what I do with them.  Seems lately I'm scoring lots of loot, but not d...

I am woefully behind on blogging, so I'll make an effort to catch up over the next week.  July has been a busy month.  I started this po...

When I last posted I was headed to the Mix and Mingle at Paper Crown .  It was great fun, and I signed up for two classes.  The first class ...

Seems like I haven't been very creative the last few weeks, but this week I managed to make a couple of cards and something for the sile...

On Tuesday my BFF and I went shopping and to lunch.  She's one of the funniest people I know, and spending time with her always brighte...

Last Saturday the DH and I went out and about NOT in search of car parts.  We did stop by the Goodwill Store to find "garage jeans...

On May 8 we drove to Chickasha for their Antique Auto Club Swap Meet.  It was a fairly nice day, but there weren't as many vendors as us...

My creativity seems to have deserted me, probably due to working all last week and part of this week and spending hours pulling weeds from o...

We finally got out yesterday to a car club get together and swap meet. It was chilly and rain was threatening, which meant the swap meet was...

On Sunday I went with three good friends to The Rink Gallery in Bethany, OK. OMG! This is one of the best antique malls - if not THE best -...

Several weeks now without a road trip and I'm getting anxious. I just know there are lots of great things waiting to be discovered! I...

Due to the weather and allergies, I missed out on a trip to Duncan, OK last weekend. The DH went down for another auto swap meet. I was real...

So, the first day of spring. Yesterday it was 70 degrees, and today it's snowing (see below). My scheduled trip with friends to the ant...

Another Saturday, another car part to chase down. This time it was '39 Chevy fenders, found by the DH on Craig's list, and located...

Here's a little something I made using the cardboard frame from a vintage photo, some old lace and a few other goodies. It's much cu...

On March 6 we traveled to Shawnee, OK for the annual auto swap meet. Lovely weather and great music on the iPod. The dear husband (DH) boug...

I've always enjoyed shopping for vintage treasures to re-use in creative ways, or just to have and admire. I love seeing what others fin...