Discovered some neat things at the Palmer Wirfs Show

Almost immediately when I walked in the door of the showplex at the Puyallup Fairgrounds this caught my eye... I love the vibrant colors of all of these old machines.

This juke box was incredible...but it sold on Saturday.

Below is the info for the vendor that had all of this fabulous stuff. He's having an auction on November 29th. If you are in the area check it out and don't forget to tell him The Funky Junk Sisters sent ya!

Aren't these beautiful, they were offered by The House of Kerri. She is a designer from Tacoma, WA.

She embellishes vintage fur capes, collars, capelets, wraps and more. She'll even do repair services on your heirloom vintage furs. The detail is gorgeous and she even ads a little bling!

Goin Junkin!

If you are in the Puyallup area this weekend you might run into us at the Palmer Wirfs Show at the fairgrounds. We'll be lookin for treasures thru the sea of vendors. Just the kinda thing we love!

Unexpected Friends

As kids growing up on a small farm just north of Spokane, we had a beautiful German Shepard named Duke. He was our protector, our friend and our playmate. We ran all over the place unsupervised, doing chores, riding horses or crawling around in the hay. He escorted us wherever we went. One time I remember him wandering home whimpering at the front door. He went and stuck his nose in a porcupine, he had hundreds of quills in his mouth. All five of us kids had to help hold him down while mom pulled out the quills one by one with pliers. It took forever, and we just hated seeing Duke in pain. Duke is long gone now, but that memory of him will never fade.

A while back I looked out in our yard and saw a porcupine and I knew our dogs would be curious, I tried to scare him away, but he wouldn't go. We have two heelers and one is extremely alert (Cooder), the other is mellow (Doobie, appropriately named by one of my son's friends). Cooder soon limped to the back door whimpering just like Duke. Fortunately he had only pawed the porcupine and wound up with just a few quills in his paw. My youngest son and hubby were able to quickly pull them out. Now Cooder is a smart dog so he had learned to not touch "Porky" ever again, but Doobie might be even smarter, he learned from Cooder to never even go near that strange animal!
The funny thing is, that porcupine hung out with our dogs for a couple of weeks after the incident. Every day he would come back to check things out.

The dogs barked at him terribly, he wouldn't go away. Finally they just excepted him as a friend from a distance.

Crazy isn't it?

Linda

Fall Funky Junk Sisters Show in Porch Magazine!

It is official now, we have received word that the The Funky Junk Sisters Show will be in the next edition of Porch magazine! We will keep you posted on the release date! WhooooHooooo!

Flea Market Fabulous!

We were so inspired by our vendors at The Funky Junk Sisters Show that we have all sorts of ideas floating around in our heads. We have gathered some of the best flea markets finds for you, so that you too can be on the lookout at your local fleas.

Mixing and matching china is a wonderful way to put together a one of a kind collection with personality. We did this at our Save the Ta Tas event. We collected china with different patterns (the common denominator was that each pattern had to have some pink in it) and elevated them on ice cream sundae dishes. The tablecloth we served the dessert buffet on was a vintage pink ruffled bedspread we found at the thrift store. The presentation was beautiful and elegant.
Vintage tumblers are very fun and ad some whimsy to any gathering.

A collection of pillows covered in vintage cases suits this day bed just fine. The worn fabrics ad softness to this resting place.

Flea markets and thrift stores are filled with containers like this. Pot something in them and give them as gifts for the holidays. A lovely ribbon on the handle in a Christmas theme would be it's crowning glory!

Look for baskets, boxes and cubbies to use for extra storage in your crafting area. We saw some great old lockers at The Funky Junk Show that would work perfectly here.

Here is a creative headboard, it was probably propped against the wall in the junk store just waiting for someone to repurpose it. Tiffany of Shabby Scraps had darling bud vases like this little one at our show and the lamp is just precious!

This kitchen reminds us of our mother's. She collects so much stuff and somehow she makes it all look so wonderful together, like this picture. Look closely and you will see old pots, old suitcases and more. Just like mom!

Another great headboard idea, that reminds us, who got the fab fireplace mantle at our show? Amy, was that you? Here's an idea for it.

We would love to hear from you about the great finds that you have come across in your adventures on your hunt for junk! Or perhaps you have a favorite place to shop for treasures, tell us about them!

More Pictures From The Funky Junk Sisters Show!

Friday night was a blur.... the weather was blustery and the warehouse was filled to the brim with junk and lots and lots and lots of shoppers! Before the doors opened we had a photographer come in and take photographs for a magazine, they are doing a story on flea markets. We'll give you more info on that later. All of us junkies need a turquoise suitcase, don't we? This one was courtesy of the sisterhood of traveling junk.

Pink, pink, and more pink from JohnBobCoolJunk!

Today's Country Store never disappoints!

More pink from Tippy Stockton!

Pat & Billie were from Ellensburg, their specialty was vintage tablecloths.

These gals were a riot, Prudence & Julie, they really kept things lively in their corner of the show!

A sweet southern belle wouldn't be caught dead without her sunshade and Jill Radley had her decked out wonderfully, in pink of course!

Here is an excited shopper that just won a door prize. We made her wait for us to get a snapshot of the pink 50s vintage bra she won! Wonder what she will do with it? Maybe Madonna will want it for her next video!

Fun Junk out of Olympia had lots for shoppers to dig through. Digging is part of the fun when you are junkin....

So glad someone brought the hubby along to carry things out to the car. Do you think he will do the laundry with this thing too?

Vintage clothes and trolley signs from Europe. We absolutely loved this booth (Home Economics), it offered such unusual finds.

Liz Perry had a collection of old thermos jugs.

Can you find the coffee drink in this picture!?!

A sweet vintage stove filled with fabric pumpkins from Retreat.

Make sure you keep checking the links in the post below, it seems everyone is talking about The Funky Junk Sisters Show.

It Was All So Wonderful!

Our show was an overwhelming success! We will share pics and write more about it later. First we thought we would share some of the blog posts that others have written. Below are links to those.... We just had to show you the newest and cutest little funky junk sisters. These little darlins are Liz Perry's daughters. It seems they have the junk gene in their blood, mama's cousin is Teri Edwards, one of the original Farm Chicks!

Aren't they adorable? They posed in front of our Pink Christmas Tree that Mary Anderson of Whidby Island won!

Aurora Suzette

Shell in Snohomish

Retreat Design

Haley's Cottage

Izabella Blue

Poppyseeds

Retreat Design

Tippy Stockton

Today's Country Store

Luluz

Joyworks

Shabby Scraps

Retro Rose Designs

Faded and Worn

Garden Party

June Bug Furniture and Design

We will update this list daily, so check back often. Oh, and if we have missed one, please leave a comment to let us know and we will ad it!