Face What?

I consider myself a junk expert. If I am feeling really smug, I refer to myself as a junk celebrity. When folks ask what I do for a living, I reply without hesitation "I preach the gospel of junk!" I suppose that would make me a junk chaplain. Well anyway, you get the idea...I know my junk.

With that said, I am clueless on the Internet! My 20 something daughter and son have encouraged me to start a Facebook page. I mistakenly signed up for FB (that's what all the accomplished users call it) a few months back without knowing it. Folks wanted to be my friend and I was confused. I didn't answer back and I'm sure they thought I was stuck up.

I have challenged myself to overcome my online insecurities and just do it! (thanks Nike) If I can I start a blog, learn how to post photos, and do the sidebar thingy...I can figure this out, as well.

Not sure what I will write about, but I'm sure it will be interesting to watch me get the hang of it. Please be my friend...I am not stuck up, really. Just search Ki Nassauer on Facebook and become a fan of the Junk Revolution page. We will be doing some fun stuff!
Peace,
Ki

Party Junk!

I'm throwing a party and you are invited! My decorations are junk. Really.


Handmade invitations embellished with vintage pins and earrings.


Place card holders crafted from percolator, decanter, and serving dish tops.


Cold cream jars filled with wheat grass, floral tubes, and daisies.


Glass and silver drink coasters double as cupcake plates.


Scraps from a yo yo quilt + ribbon for napkin ties.


Crochet potholders for drink coasters.


Pretty gravy boat serves up cocktail napkins.


Vintage handbag filled with flowers.


Thanks for coming! Happy Spring!

If you haven't registered to win the Junk Queen Necklace, be sure to head on over to the Junk Revolution Community message boards.
Peace,
Ki

Flower Trug. Feed Sack Junk Project.

A rainy day may keep you from the garden, but it is the perfect time to make this handy flower trug!


Measure and cut 2 spindles or dowels slightly longer than the width of your feed sack.


Cut open the closed bottom seam of your sack. Fold and press raw edges in on both ends. Measure, cut, and attach 1" webbing as shown above. (Loops should fit snugly over spindle.)

Double top stitch across ends to secure loops and close seams. (No sewing machine? Fabric glue and a needle & thread will do the trick.)

To prevent spindle from slipping through loops, tack loops to spindle with small nail that can be removed for washing.

Sun's out! Have fun in the garden...that is if you are lucky enough to live in a zone where the ground isn't still frozen!

Be sure to register to win the Junk Queen necklace on the Junk Revolution Community message boards!

Peace,

Ki

Morning Chores.

I woke up this morning with a smile on my face. As I headed out to do my morning chores, I noticed how beautiful the moment was. I ran back in and grabbed my camera so I could bring you along.

Meet Sara and her daughter, Princess. Sara is old for a horse...over 25. She seems to have a quiet wisdom about her.

Princess and Sara are best friends...they never fight, and I know they share all their secrets with each other.

I cherish this time with my folks. Coffee on the porch every morning.


The 9 pet donkeys remind me to stop and take a minute to smell the hay...

to notice the beauty around me...

to laugh...

to listen to the music of the early morning...

and to remember how lucky I am to be here.

Man those donkeys are smart!

Thanks for helping me with my chores!

Peace,

Ki

Easter Parade. Tape Dispenser Junk Project.

I'm not Martha. Thank goodness. I have tried a few of her famous egg projects and I can honestly say, mine suck! You can call me lazy, I don't care! My Easter centerpiece has eggs...the store bought chocolate kind,nestled in a piece of junk.


My stash from Svinga Brothers Salvage. The vintage metal tape dispenser cost me a couple bucks. (I see a variety of tape dispensers at fleas and have always wanted to give them a new use.)


I was planning on re-purposing it as a napkin holder, but I needed a quick & easy Easter project, so I took a little detour.


I scrubbed it clean and shined it with my favorite wood finish.


I cut 2 pieces of Styrofoam I borrowed from my sister.


I stuck a branch in the center from one of the bushes growing beside my front door.


Spanish moss was the perfect bunny grass as it was hanging from the tree in my yard. (Hay, packing straw, or shredded paper works too...whatever is available & cheap.)


I clipped short wire, looped the ends with a needle nose pliers, poked through the store bought eggs and looped again.


I was scrounging to find something to hang my eggs with, as I didn't want to make the trip to the craft store to find cute ribbon. I used last years Easter basket grass.


My biggest expense. Chocolate!


I caught my diabetic father today with chocolate on his mouth. Oops!

You know me well enough by now, to figure the recycled tape dispenser will probably come back as a bathroom organizer or napkin holder...

Check out the Junk Revolution Gallery. I know you will fall in love with Fobots!
Peace,

Ki

Just Married. Button Junk Project.

Junk bliss is the marriage between 2 pieces of junk that were meant for each other. In an earlier post I rambled on about all the cool junk I found at Reninger's Mt. Dora Extravaganza. I didn't realize at the time, 2 of my purchases were a marriage made in heaven!


The bride.


The groom.


The groom, as I mentioned, was used on the bottom of chair and table legs with casters...still don't know what they are called...help me out.


I guess you could call this the wedding party!


I pinched 1" corner braces with a pliers to add a slight angle.


I attached the braces to the whatchamacallits with super glue.

I left some whatchamacallits without backing as shown above.


To secure the button, I snipped a paper clip and bent it with a pliers to resemble a cotter pin. I slipped the clip through the button back to secure.


I gave other whatchamacallits a backing.


I cut scrap cardboard to fit snugly inside.


I punched a hole through the cardboard (brown color on opposite side) with a sharp nail to accommodate the button back. I left the hole slightly smaller than the button back so it was secure when pushed in.


A junk marriage made in heaven!


Oh, I know you are thinking. Whatchamacallits would make the cutest little frames...you're right!

If you haven't checked out Junk Revolution's online store for your spring junking gear, head on over!
Peace,

Ki