The Artistic Glory of Garbage

On our recent trip to Cart'M, we found out we had missed the party of the year that was held the night before. It's called the TRASH BASH. Lucky for us, the art show was still in place.

Here's some of what we saw...Keep in mind, all of this gorgeous stuff was made with poubelle...which is the French word for garbage and sounds a lot more elegant.

It's blue hour.

A fiesty Fido made from an enamel roasting pan, rusty tools and casters.

A huge, creepy, crawly arachnid.

Lovely assemblages made by a local artist...



and my favorite objet...a dress made from wire and blue & white tulle. Someone actually wore this fabulous frock the night before at the "TRASHION SHOW".

Now, that's an event I will never miss again.

Dig Girls, Dig!

We were at the beach over the weekend and naturally, I made my regular stop at Cart'M. The place was packed!

There were lovely items in the home decor department.

I spotted a bin crammed full of craft stuff. On the surface, it didn't look very promising...cheesy 1980's needlework kits and the like.

But look what I found when I dug to the bottom with both hands...

A large stash of vintage Aunt Martha's iron-on transfers, all in unused, pristine condition.
Hip Hip Hooray for Cart'M!

Next post: Scenes from the Cart'M art show

It's a grand old flag, indeed!

A few months ago, I told you about Cart'M, which is my favorite place for junking on the Oregon Coast. When I was there last weekend, I hit a small but fabulous jackpot. I found 2 vintage blue glasses (we had the avocado green ones when I was a kid) and a worn, wonderful American flag.

I have been looking for an old flag for ages. This one is perfect. It's soft cotton and the colors are faded and gorgeous. Here's the best part....It has 48 stars, which means it pre-dates 1959!

Back in the lamp section, I discovered these beauties. Can't decide if I should keep them chippy white, or spray them a robin's egg blue. What do you think?