The Waste Not Shoppe

Trash, Really?

2010-09-01T19:17:00.000-07:00

While driving our oldest son to school this morning, I noticed that my neighbor was throwing away this amazing frame with an awful looking mountain scene canvas painting. Some may have thought it was beautiful, but not my taste. I was just planning on using the frame and then putting a cork board in it covered in fun material as a message board, but decided to just paint the canvas with chalkboard paint. I can always change it later, but I just love how the frame turned out. I am sooo upset that I did not take a before picture. I primed, painted, sanded and stained. I hung it in the twins' bedroom and love it there. I can't wait to see what they draw on it tomorrow. I will update with fun pictures as they come.

The Trash Table

2010-02-17T19:02:00.000-08:00

This is the little table that I posted about this past Summer. The little lady was sitting in the trash of my neighbor's house, so ugly, that I passed her by twice. She finally made her way into my hands and I did a little work on her to make her suitable for my front porch. Lucky for her, she did not have to survive all winter outside, as I brought her in for the Holiday Home Tour that I was a part of in December to set a small tree on. I have now found her to be very useful in a my kitchen, making room for my baking goods and an bottom shelf for my blender and some more canisters. The bottom shelf was getting cluttered and I thought about hiding the clutter by sewing a little curtain and using a tension rod. As you can see, the apron works much better. :) Gotta love it when two treasures meet and become good friends. Now, my apron is handy and then can go back to work hiding the clutter on the bottom shelf of this very happy little table.

Thinking!

2009-09-28T11:44:00.001-07:00

Hmmmm....after a loooooong break from "junking", I think my Mom and I might be ready for a Christmas sale. Just maybe. Come on, get me in the mood!

I have been SUPER busy with Kindermusik and my own kiddos and Mom has been just plain busy, but now that Fall is here, it gets us both just a little bit in the mood.

Total Cost= $7 and a lot of fun!

2009-04-15T20:32:00.000-07:00

This was an impulse purchase at an auction. I thought I would leave it as is, but I am not into the black decor and this piece started giving me the creeps being so black and dirty looking. I did a new technique that I learned from another blogger and am much happier with this cozy, happy piece. It looks great in it's new home.

Garbage Day!

2009-03-20T19:53:00.000-07:00

I was so excited when I woke up and saw some great "trash" out by the curb...I grabbed a shelf which I didn't get before and after pics of, but it looks super cute in my house, a perfectly in-tact little boys bike and then came home to rethink the U-G-L-Y table. I actually had just placed a nice wooden table on my front porch, but was worried about it getting weathered, so this was going to be perfect to use. I ran back over and rescued it, sanded, primed, painted,sanded again and added a new drawer pull. Of course I had to call the neighbor over later to look and she loved it! Sorry! I am still considering doing a bit of staining to it, but wanted it out on the porch quickly. I will post pictures again if I do anything else to it. Anyone want to come have tea on my front porch?

A little TLC!

2009-01-03T11:24:00.000-08:00

While doing some Goodwill shopping, Andrew found this beauty for $2.99. I thought it was sweet that he just knew I could bring it back to life. I did a quick makeover and within hours we were using it to store our family games. I had all the primer, paint, stain, sandpaper and knobs on hand so this project cost me a whopping $2.99! Everything should be given a second chance in life. This is a very sturdy piece with drawers that function as well.

New Candle Scents!

2008-11-12T12:02:00.000-08:00

I just ordered some new scents last night and wanted to update my list.

Mistletoe Kisses

Cinnamon Bun

Grandma's Kitchen

Hazelnut Coffee

Sugar Cookie

Mimosa and Mandarin

Peppermint and Eucalyptus

Clean Cotton

Three jar sizes availalbe...6 oz. Tureen 8.50
8 oz. Mason Jar 8.50
Travel Tin-6.50

Leave me a comment and I can have your order ready and delivered locally within a couple weeks. :)

Love this!

2008-11-07T17:52:00.000-08:00

New items!

2008-11-07T17:50:00.000-08:00

New items!

2008-11-07T17:46:00.000-08:00

I think the table is the perfect little kitchen island...I added chalkboard paint on one leaf as a message board!

...and a few more.

2008-10-28T20:38:00.000-07:00

New pictures coming all week!

A few items...

2008-10-28T20:33:00.000-07:00

Holiday Sale Coming Soon!

2008-10-15T08:32:00.000-07:00

Hello Fellow Junkers!

Mark your calendars for some great "junking" on November 8th! Our sale is the same weekend as the Nevada Craft Fair. We will be open 10-2! Keep checking back to this blog to see some pictures of the treasures you can look forward to. :)

Happy Shopping!

All Natural Soy wax and fragrance oils

2008-10-14T14:19:00.000-07:00

Fall is here and I have some wonderful scents waiting to fill your home. My candles are now new and improved with a much stronger scent throw than before...I am so excited about them. I wish you could all smell my house right now.

Mason Jar- $8.00

Tureen Jar- $8.50

Travel Tin- $6.50

Scents available:

Cinnamon Stick
Pumpkin Souffle
Pecan Pie
Sugar Cookie/Christmas Cookie
Hazelnut Coffee
Love Spell
Lavender
French Vanilla
Antique Sandlewood
Mistletoe

Online Yard/Blog Sale!

2008-09-03T21:20:00.000-07:00

Anyone who posts a comment first after a post, will be the buyer. Please leave your name, item description and email address so that I can contact you to make pick-up or delivery arrangements. If an item needs to be shipped, the buyer pays.

Thank you and good luck!

2008-09-03T20:57:00.000-07:00

Frame turned serving tray(handles are very old drawer pulls)- $20

Soy Candle in dainty, shabby tea cup with saucer- $10

Footstool- $25

Old Mirror painted shabby white- $15

2008-09-03T20:50:00.000-07:00

Door Headers(original from the Old Nevada Jr. High)- $25/each

Shabby Dresser(wonderful original hardware)- $75

Room Divider(original girls bathroom doors from the Old Nevada Jr. High...hinged together)- $75

Shabby Dresser- $75

2008-09-03T20:42:00.000-07:00

Shabby Candle stand- $9

Unique Cake/Cupcake Platter- $10

Shabby(very old) cabinet- $110

2008-09-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

Second Post continued. Treble light and side table with drawer.

Items continued.

2008-09-02T21:28:00.000-07:00

These belong with the first post...I can only upload 4 pics at a time.

2008-09-02T20:29:00.000-07:00

MORE!!!

Shabby Frame with chalkboard center- $6

Large Antique Trunk(In great condition)- $100

Shabby Wall Hanging(made from cabinet door)- $20

Unique Box(anyone know what this is?)-$25

Beautiful Door Header- $35

Candle Sticks topped with mason jar lids- $7 each

Framed Tin Art(on top of header)- $9

Old Chair turned shelf(if nobody buys this, I'm putting it in my bathroom for folded hand towels and candles)- $22

2008-09-02T20:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a start! The first person to post a comment stating which item/items they want to purchase will be the new owner. Items can be picked up or delivered, depending on location. Smaller items can be shipped with the new owner paying the cost.

Very old checkers board with ouija board on the back(I did not feel safe having the ouija board picture posted). $45.00

Primitive Bench with original paint- $40

Shabby Header w/ old hooks(perfect for an entrance)- $20

Shabby Side Table with drawer- $30

Antique Treble Light/ Perfect bird nesting spot- $15

2008-09-02T19:46:00.000-07:00

Online Sale Coming Next Week!

2008-08-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

With all the house selling/showing and trying to get our new house built, there has not been a lot of time to open up the shop. I have decided to host a blogspot online sale. Whoever posts a comment first for each item, will be the new lucky owner. Small items can be shipped, the larger items need to be either picked up or we can deliver. Please stop back over on September 4th to check out some of the items for sale. We need to make room for our Fall Open House coming in October and hope to clear some of items out at some great prices!

Check back soon!

2008-04-10T07:51:00.000-07:00

A few more items for Saturday's sale!

2008-04-10T07:46:00.000-07:00

Just thought I would add a bit more...we are getting excited to open our door and welcome Spring with this sale!

Some New Items

2008-03-26T12:02:00.000-07:00

Woops! I forgot to post these pictures and just love both of them!

Spring Open House

2008-03-25T20:51:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are still here and have some great old treasures for you! We will be open again on April 12th for our first Spring Open House and officially every 2nd Saturday of the month from now on. Wahooooo!

Please join us for another fun shopping day! We will be open from 9-1.

If you come and find the pink Spring egg hiding in the shop, you will win a free gift basket.

I have even included a new Hyacinth scent to my soy candles, which is sure to make you feel "Springy"!

Hope to see you soon!

Open Again!

2008-03-18T13:53:00.000-07:00

Okay, to anyone who checks out this blog, we will be open again on April 12th and boy do we have some fun things waiting. So sorry about the pictures...first we lost our camera and then when I took it with me to the shop last night, my battery was dead. We have some truly great pieces in the shop that I just know you will love. My creative clock has been ticking awy!

Surprise! For those of you who come on April 12th, we will have a little pink egg hiding somewhere in the shop and if you find it, you will receive a free gift bag! There will only be one pink egg, so you will have to be good hunters.

IS IT SPRING YET?

Pictures coming soon!

I Promise!

2008-02-29T13:00:00.000-08:00

I have had many requests to post some new pictures of the junk we have accumulated and I promise I will take some pictures this weekend when I am in Nevada and let you know about our next sale. We might jump ahead and do a sale in March instead of waiting until April...if you are lucky! :) Life is not slowing down enough to get organized.

God Bless

What's In a Name?

2008-02-13T13:04:00.000-08:00

I would like some help with our shop name! As of right now, we are...The Waste Not Shoppe, but we are considering something with Junk Hunt in the name. Any suggestions would be great! Comments, comments, please!

Thank you!

Fun Shopping!

2008-02-10T20:49:00.000-08:00

Yippeeee, we did it again! When we opened the doors to our shop on Saturday, we had customers waiting to find their treasures, and that they did. It was so much fun and so inspiring to watch all of the shoppers get so excited over the treasures we have worked so hard to create. It was even more exciting to help LOAD up SUV's and vans until we could not possibly fit one more item into them! It is great to know that there are other ladies who get as excited about "junk" as we do. We emptied out the shop near closing time and are ready to go hunting to fill it up again!

All I can say is, "Thank You" to all of our friends and to all the ladies who came from near and far to shop...we had a blast!

We are planning another sale in April and hope to see you all back for more fun! We have started back at the painting, sanding, stripping and melting and will have the shop FULL again just for you! Hopefully we can even get more ladies in April! We will keep you posted on the date.

Waste Not Shoppe

2008-01-28T21:05:00.000-08:00

I think we officially have all of our treasures priced and ready to go...get ready for a fun shopping day! Mom and I had a blast last night seeing all of our hard work come together to make some cozy corners and I thought I would give you a sneak peak at a few of my favorites. There is so much to see, so please come check us out.

Remember, we are offering another gift drawing for some yummy cinnamon soy candles and a few other goodies!

Hope to see you shopping in small town Nevada, Ia at 1622 8th St.

Open!

2008-01-23T16:51:00.000-08:00

We will be opening our doors for our next sale on February 2nd from 9AM-1PM. We have been busy "junking" and have some great treasures waiting for you to enjoy. Please come and take a look and see for yourself the unique shopping that we have to offer.