Dream Junk Job

I seem to be tangled up in my many projects...

and some days feel like I am juggling so many "balls" I wonder how I will keep them all up in the air.



Bachman's Summer Ideas House opens this week and we have transformed it into a completely different home from spring, including paint colors, furniture, accessories, and over 75 ideas! In addition, the yard is filled with gardens, a working potting shed and entertaining spaces. Whew!

While we race to finish the Summer Ideas House I am working on refreshing the Flea Market Style Magazine blog. Yep, I have signed on to produce the 2011 edition, this time as Editor in Chief. Will announce the team and update you on the Flea Market Style blog really soon.

And of course, the Junk Bonanza needs my energies. Fortunately, I have an incredibly seasoned and dedicated staff I can count on. We'll be adding a blog this week on the Bonanza site to introduce you to our amazing vendors and update you on all Bonanza happenings.

I am the luckiest person in the world to have my dream junk job! I do however, go to bed each night wondering where the day went and hoping I don't drop any balls!

Cheers,

Ki

Junk Bonanza Website Refresh

Wow, Junk Bonanza is just four months away! It seems like just yesterday I was dishing up mini- donuts to early birds waiting in line at the entrance to Junk Bonanza 2009.

Be sure to check out the refreshed and remarkable Bonanza website . All the information you will need to attend the best junk round-up in the Midwest is there including links to many of our over 100 vendors!

* Very soon you will be able to purchase Early Bird Tickets online which will allow you to enter a full two hours before the doors open to the general public! (First 250 tickets ordered will receive a very cool market bag.)

Coming soon...an up close and junk personal look at your favorite Bonanza vendors on our new Junk Bonanza blogspot. Jill Hinson will be giving you all the scoop!

We are excited to be back at Canterbury Park with both returning and new vendors bringing their best wares for all your shopping dreams!

Hope you are planning on joining us at Junk Bonanza 2010 on September 16, 17 and 18!

Don't forget to sign up for Bonanza updates....more news to come! We've got some pretty big plans in the works.

Cheers!
Ki

Roadside Junking

Junking is never without adventure and my recent trip to Florida proved just that!



I love the fact that the word "junk" has gone through a bit of a transformation over the past 10 years, and I would like to think I had something to do with it. "Junking" has even become a verb - "to find a great vintage element or remade/repurposed item to incorporate into our home".

But the roadside junk stop just outside of Ocala, Florida reminded me that sometimes it is still just junk! I loved rummaging through the good, the bad and the ugly to find the hidden gems that resided among them! Bet you're jealous.



As I sifted through the piles, an elderly woman sat in a chair in the midst of the junk under an umbrella with her cash belt snug across her tummy announcing prices as needed. The junk was cheap and dirty. There was no air conditioning, no restrooms, no packing material or bags, and no returns! No kidding. Die hard junking!



Planning has begun for the next Bachman's Ideas House, with a summer theme and lots and lots of brand new projects to share. Good news...just heard Flea Market Style magazine will go into a second printing next week! Life is busy but I am having a ball!

Cheers!
Ki