Vintage November Décor

Hi Friends,

I really enjoy decorating for Thanksgiving, I kind of go over board with fall color, I think because our winters here in the NW are cold, dreary and did I say cold?

This ceramic cornucopia I thrifted many years ago.  I have added old Indian corn that I also found thrifting, then I have purchased pumpkins and fall leaves and have collected the pine cones to fill in the ceramic cornucopia.

I have added fall leaves and pip berries to a few of the vintage finds I display above my kitchen cabinets.

 

Fall flower and pip berries arranged in a wooden whiskey box.

Another cornucopia with fall flowers I am not usually into sparkle or shiny but this year I used a few of the bronze flowers in this arrangement.

Here is a basket filled with pine corns sitting next to the fireplace hearth. (Side note: I'm always collecting pine cones.)

Another thrifted basket I use in my décor throughout the year filled with more purchased fall flowers

I love putting out turkeys I have only two would love to find more vintage turkeys.

Here is a California prune box I thrifted a few years back it sits on top of a kitchen cabinet year round. I just change it out seasonally.

A thrifted basket with this adorable fall liner.

Here is the other turkey figure this is a planter.

Thank you so much for stopping by to see what I have been up to.  

So until next time I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett 

small county fairs

This is the last weekend of our county fair as I walked through some of the exhibits were amazing! All the long hours and hard work that the exhibitor put into their project diffidently, paid off for the exhibitors.
                                                                         
Have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett

2012 August Celebrations

 

Oh the Doggy Days of Summer!  Who thought up that saying any way..?

August is Friendship month

August 1st – Full Moon

1st week of August you can celebrate “Clown week”

August 3rd – Watermelon Day

August 12th – 13th Meteor Showers

August 20th – 1st day of college for me

August 25th – I’ll need to get a birthday card out to my Dad

August 27th – kids go back to school

August 31st – second Full Moon (Blue Moon)

The month of August is a pretty laid back month for me, however here in my neck of the woods there will be lots going on

1st of August through the 12th  with the Moffat County Fair.

Now that we all have a little bit of a breather before Labor Day the Official holiday, that says that the summer is over and get back to routines.

How are you spending the rest of the summer?

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Still trying to find the best plan to concur the paper piles?

I don’t want to say it out loud, but………..WHAT’S with the humidity?   I live in NW Colorado where it’s DRY.
Oh well, gives me a chance to stay inside and work on some of my piles of paper.  Don’t know if I mention it or not, but I always have a stack of magazine/newspaper clippings of project ideas or places  I want to visit, notes of important things like phone numbers birthdays I feel I need to remember,etc.
I am a visual person and I’ve tried several ideas in the past unfortunately, I’m still trying to figure out the best plan to concur the paper piles.
Have a Great Day!
Colorado Junkett

A Thrifted bucket as a planted

Someone had mentioned they had a Junk Garden I thought it was fabulous I've just started my flower garden this is my 3rd year

 In the past I have use a few different vessels to plant in.  This is a gold panning pan

 An old child's Red Radio Flyer wagon I picked up some where for cheap, cuz I do not usually pay full price
for anything.

This is a hand made fishing pole and a fish krewl that I have planted purple petunias

Rain? What you taking about?

I have been watering my potted plant every day this summer, you all know how dry it has been.  Our local weather man has been teasing us with the possibility of rain for a couple of weeks now.

Oh yeah the wind comes up and the clouds gather and darken and the they move east which the eastern slope which is good I guess, because they really need the rain, but not the wing, because of all the fires.

Some one was doing the rain dance this weekend we actually got some afternoon rain showers. It’s been raining off an on for two days now which is great, but the fire ban in my area is still in affect.

On the positive side my potted plant are looking fabulace!

 

Have a Great Day!

Colorado Junkett

Brown’s Park Bird Refuge

It just kind of happened. My sweetie and I had the same days off this week, which has been very unusual for us lately. So we took the the opportunities and literally threw the tent , sleeping bag, and the cooler and headed to Brown’s park Bird refuge.

This is the Green River running through Brown’s Park

Doesn't this look so peaceful?  It really was, try thinking about taking off in the middle of the week.  We had the campground pretty much to ourselves.  

The first day was quite windy, but the next day was up in the 80* and the wind had calmed down.  We took a few long walks, sat in the camp chair reading, watched the birds and did a lot of just simple relaxing.  It was Great!

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Yard Sale Time

I’ve been trying to downsize quite a bit. You just know how much stuff you manage to stuff in every nook and cranny of your house until you start going through rooms

Oh my goodness do I have stuff

To many colored pencils? NEVER!

It’s kinda like collecting crayons or ink pens that have dried up ink right?

I’ve had some time to myself this past week and I have actually went  into my office space and started going  through some of my boxes in my closet

Most time than nun I immediately go right to the computer to check mail and then you all know what happens next?  The surfing begins and my project never even get started.

I’m so proud of myself! I emptied three boxes of “office supplies”, you know things like paper clips, rubber bands, adding machine tape for a machine I don’t have any more and found homes for all of the “office supplies”.

I just couldn’t throw away the ink pens……. baby steps.

Have a Great Day!

Colorado Junkett

Thrifting for Vintage Items

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a few thrifted finds while out yard selling.

 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by.

So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

  Vicki 

Just an Idea

Still planning to make some money with my blog, but not sure what angle I need

to pursue…….

• Do I need a distributor?
• Do I need a product?
• Can I promote my town activities? or is it illegal?
• advise…not sure what I have to offfer

Hum, I get back to this

Colo Junkett

Ideas

Making idea list and sticking to them
2011 is such a blur
I didn’t get very much accomplished that I had planned.
What happened

Weight Management

The new year has come around and I only dropped a total of 15# last year not my goal.  However, since Thanksgiving I can see I'm falling back into old habits....a hambuger with fries here and there, the chips when I get a chance and I've stopped walking.  I think with winter setting in everyone has this excuse.  Right?

2012 I'll be with the rest of you and starting to plan for weight lost thank goodness for start overs!


Have a get Day!
Colo Junkett

Happy New Year! and Resolutions

 

Have you thinking about a New Year Resolution? I have and this is what I would like to do…….

I’m going to try and blog at least once a week if not two and comment on the blogs I follow. Which is a long list

I’m terrible about spending 1/2 day or about 5 hours reading blog that I follow to get my day started and not commenting to make their day.

I surf to get motivation and encouragement and never thank you ladies. SORRY

I’m going to make a challenge to my self  to work at doing my part.

Did you make a Resolution? What change are you going to make? For yourself or your blog?

Happy New Year!

Colo Junkett