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Hello One Gals Trashy Pals,

For those of you who don't know me, I have a story and some big news...

For those of you who do, I'm terribly sorry, but you're going to have to hear it again.

Last June, I launched a company called Plucky Maidens. The mission is to bring junky goodness to the masses. Our tagline is "A Smorgasbord of Vintage Wares" and we are not, in any way, shape or form, your grandmother's antiques show.

Our Junk Fest!s are held 3 times a year, in and around Portland, Oregon. We have the following available at our events: Good food, booze, live music and more than a little sass. Oh! And the best vendors with the most varied and fabulous vintage junk in the whole wide world.

Over the weekend, I found out that the Plucky Maidens Junk Fest!s got a shout out in the new issue of Flea Market Style. We are one of 3 listings in Oregon mentioned in the feature "Best Vintage Sales from Coast to Coast". As you can imagine, I am over the moon about this.

I want to thank our wonderful vendors and fantastic customers, who come out in droves to eat, drink, dance and buy vintage treasures. And thanks to my friend, Maria Raleigh of collage, for helping to get this adventure going.

Please visit our Plucky Maidens facebook page here. While you're there, please click on the 'Like' button. Thank you!

xoxo

Pam

Painting Lessons

My friend Astrid collects Walter Foster Art Books. In her illustrious junking career, Astrid has amassed quite a collection which includes a vintage Walter Foster display rack...Lucky!

I also have a little crush on Walter. The art books are hard to pass up...especially when they cost 50 cents. I usually sell them for about $3 or $4, but their appeal is priceless. Just look at these options...

Capturing the Oregon Coast!

Paint your favorite relative!

For armchair travelers!

Indians...not sure if this one includes cowboys too.

And this one lets you know what you're going to do wrong even before you get started. How's that for encouragement!

L'Amour

Every girl should have French lovers on her mantel for Valentine's Day.

She is beautiful, he is dashing and they are madly in love.

They're heading out for an evening of champagne and dancing.

Just look at those lips...Smooch!

A Ginormous Gift From a Friend

Remember this post? When I talked about getting my grubby hands on a vintage classroom map? Well my old chum Julia read that post, and took it upon herself to find one for me! What did I do to deserve such a friend?

It's spectacular!

Warning: the following photos go beyond simple show-and-tell and cross the line into boasting.

I'm planning a trip to France to visit Julia in May. When the 2 of us are together, junking and cackling, those Frenchies aren't going to know what hit 'em!

Beachy Goods and Bambi on the Bar-B-Que

Here's what I got at the beach last weekend.

Two huge (10' x 6'!) vintage curtains made of adorable, storybook fabric.

A large galvanized tub, a sweet metal birdcage & a 1960's era Hawaiian girl having a bad hair day.

And this metal tray. I'm not exactly sure what is going on here, but I think Mr. Baggy Pants is throwing deer steaks onto an open flame. Um....Ugh.

A Break in our Regularly Scheduled Junk Programming

See this kid?

This is my nephew Max. He's 23. He recently graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Since the time he could hold a crayon, it's been clear that Max has stunning artistic talent. Max is the designer and creator of Clump-o-Lumps, brilliant and adorable toys that are manufactured by Knock Knock. Here's what they wrote about Max on the Knock Knock website:

(Please note the part about the vintage suitcase, I like to think that's my influence!)

"Clump-o-Lumps: In the fall of 2010, while guest-lecturing at Pasadena’s famed Art Center College of Design, Knock Knock head honcho Jen Bilik met Max Knecht, an insanely talented industrial design student. Out of a vintage suitcase he pulled the first hand-sewn Clump-o-Lump prototypes, about as charming then as they are now. Jen was smitten.

We quickly acquired the line from Max, though he’s still involved with its creation, execution, and expansion, thank goodness. As we’ve shown the family of creatures to an ever-expanding inner circle, everybody who’s come into contact with Clump-o-Lump has fallen in love—in fact, no new product has ever been this unanimously embraced within the company."

Check out the Clump-o-Lump video here.

P.S. Hey Pottery Barn Kids people!...I know how to get a hold of him. *wink*

A Winner and a Sign in the Middle of Nowhere

Congratulations to Linda from A La Carte! Linda is a long time member of One Gal's Trashy Pals and is the winner of the vintage valentine goods I posted about here.

(Linda, send me your address and I'll get your stash in the mail.)

For years I have passed this sign on the way to the coast. It's just outside of Banks, Oregon. On Saturday afternoon, at a moment when the sun was actually shining, I stopped the Dodge long enough to get out and take a picture.

What used to be Heritage Farms is now a gravel and rock business, but lucky for us, the gravel and rock people never bothered to remove the Heritage Farms sign. Here's the other side...

Corn and grapes and an orange and a peach!...Created and attached separately to the background for a 3-D effect. Love it! Now, I just have to figure out how to get it in the back of the Dodge.

Next post...The junk I found in Tillamook County!