Where In The World Is Sarah??

I know its been a while since I have blogged and yes I am still alive and well in Missouri. Its just been one of those busy months for me where I had little time to blog or post much on Facebook. To play catch up, I went to Des Moines for Junk Jubilee and had a blast. Then came home and immediately started setting up my two booths for my May show. Then it was a crummy Mother's Day for me, one school activity after another as my boys were wrapping up their school year and then finding that I had to fit junking in now that they are out of school. Its been a whirlwind month to month and a half of adventures, such as my garage/basement flooding full of stinky poo to my oldest graduating from Elementary school and soon to be a 7th grader! (Our Elementary schools are K-6th.) 

 So here I am now with June 1st just a few hours away and finally back to blogging. So I would like to share with you some photos of my booths this month down at the West Bottoms in Kansas City.

Here are some pictures of my booth at Restoration Emporium - 

Here are some pictures of my booth at Bottoms Up - 

And here is my cutie pie Colton -

And my handsome Dillon!

Hope ya'll have a great weekend!!  I will be back with another post soon!

Junk Jubilee - Des Moines, Iowa

I am happy to announce that I am going to be a vendor at Junk Jubilee in Des Moines, Iowa this weekend!  I found out last Sunday that I was going to be a vendor there and I have spent that last week, gathering making and freaking out!

Well I am kidding on the freaking out part.  Actually, I am very excited about attending this show.  Its my first "big" antique market that I am selling at so its sure to be a learning experience, but I believe that I need to just dive in there and take chances from time to time.

I am taking lots of jewelry, along with my new vintage spoon necklaces that I have been working on for a while.  I have made some crosses out of old tin ceiling, cute painted stars out of some wood lath that I picked up a couple of weeks ago at an estate sale, along with some fun garden junk and shabby vintage china that I just can't stop buying and lots more!!!   Since I will be away from my computer, I will not be able to post before pictures here on my blog, but I will be sharing some pictures on my personal Facebook page as I can't figure out how to post pictures from my phone to my business page.  Go ahead and friend me if you would like and you can see all the action as it happens!

I will tell you that since this is last minute, I wasn't able to spend a lot of time preparing, so I am worried that I will not have enough to sell, but since it is a learning experience I am sure it will help me to see what people are buying, interested in and I can use that knowledge for future shows.

Another reason I am excited is that I will have the chance to meet Rachel of Chippy Cottage Charm.  We have been blog friends for a long time and have a lot in common, including all boys!  Some of my fellow local antique dealer friends will also be there, such as Claudia of Just Claudia Vintage Designs, Dale of reDux, and several ladies from Restoration Emporium.

If you  are planning to go to Junk Jubilee, make sure you stop in at booth 109 (right next to the restrooms and concession area) and say Hi!!

Things I Love Friday - Linky Party

In an attempt to encourage myself to blog more often, I thought it would be fun to share something that I love each Friday.  I think it would be fun to have a Linky Party and for you to share something that you love each Friday as well.  It can be a person, a favorite find of the week, maybe a blog, or your favorite ice cream.  Just snap a picture of it and link to it at the bottom of this post.

For my first Things I Love Friday I wanted to share the most recent old religious medals I received in the mail.  I love old religious medals and I am especially drawn to Saint Mary medals.  These old medals were sent to me by a friend of mine who lives in France.  She sends me beautiful old medals and I send her some things things from America that she can't get in France.

  I love how these medals are tarnished from age and while I will gently clean them, I leave most of them alone and just give them a quick polish as to not take off the tarnish, but enough to add just a little shine.  These are used in my jewelry designs and when I find one that I don't intend to use in my designs, I throw them in a dish in my booth to sell.

Please feel free to grab this photo below and add to your blog when you link up to this linky party.  I can't wait to see what you love!