The Junking is Bigger in Texas

Okay, Trashy Pals...For the next few posts, you'll be along for the ride as I relive the best junking week of my life. The stuff, the displays, the deals, the peeps, the layers of sweat and dust and sunscreen. You'll see it all...right here!

Yeeeee Haw!

Can you say Spell Check?

Hats and a butt. The hats are French. The butt? I'm not sure.

Me, surrounded by my friends. They have trouble spelling, too.

I wanted to take a nap!

Y'all come back now, ya hear?

One Gal's Trash in the Lone Star State!

(photo courtesy of Debra Callahan York)

That's right cowgirls, I'm packin' my Stetson and my sunscreen and headin' to the land of Bluebonnets and deep fried turkey legs! I'll be in Texas before midnight tonight, for 5 days of junkin' at Marburger in Round Top, Zapp Hall & Antique Weekend in Warrenton, some of the best (and rumor has it...wildest!) antiques shows in the whole U.S. of A.

(istockphoto.com)

An even bigger thrill for me is finally getting to meet Sue of Vintage Rescue Squad and Deb of Talking Trash. These gals top my list of Best-Friends-I-Have-Not-Yet-Met. You can bet there's going to be some serious cacklin' and gossipin' going on until the wee hours of the morning! Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay!

Who Wants to Play?

A Call for Vendors

To all of my Trashy Pals,

Please consider joining us...as a vendor or a shopper at

Plucky Maidens Junk Fest!
A Smorgasbord of Vintage Wares

Thursday, August 18th 1PM - Dusk

Maria from collage and yours truly are putting together the junk show of the summer. Fabulous vendors selling vintage treasures under the trees by the Little Red Shed at McMenamins Edgefield....Just 20 minutes east of Portland. Oregon based band ROOTDOWN will play us into the night. All restaurants and pubs on the property will be open during the fest.

Junk + Food + Drink + Music = Free fun for the whole family!

Vendor Applications are available here

A Thrifty Book and 2 Winners!

This sweet old book was recently for sale at the shop. The title caught my attention.

Who knew the term "self help" goes back 100 years? And the author? Samuel Smiles. Charming!

And there you have it in a nutshell.

In other news...Remember our ginormous vintage food posters contest?
We have 2 lucky winners: Shara and Amber. Those 2 Trashy Pals had the most inventive ideas on what they were used for. The Prize? Each Pal gets one of the posters of her very own. Girls, leave a comment here on which poster you want...No fighting and no pony tail pulling!

Big News and a Favor...

Hello to all of my Trashy Pals...
After years of attending junk sales and antiques shows, both as a buyer and a vendor, I am taking a big, but logical, step.

I'm thrilled to announce my collaboration with Maria Raleigh of Collage in creating the Plucky Maidens Junk Fest. Our first Fest will be held this summer at McMenamins Edgefield in beautiful Troutdale, Oregon. (Just about 20 minutes east of Portland.) The date is Thursday, August 18th from 1PM-dusk. All of the restaurants and pubs on the property will be open for our shoppers and there will be live music starting at 6 to play us into the twilight. Just leave a comment for me here if you would like more information about being a vendor at this fabulous new show!

Also....
Would you please visit our Facebook page and "LIKE" us? We are trying to get the word out for vendors (in the short term) and of course, shoppers. Lots and lots of shoppers!
Thanks,
xoxo
Pam

The Iron Horse

Girls, if you ever find yourselves in Bend, Oregon, go directly to the Iron Horse. It's tucked in a residential area not far from the Deschutes River. The stuff is funky and fabulous.

Here's what you see when you walk in the door...Let's take a tour, shall we?

Eddie is the owner and official greeter. See Pat smiling from behind the cabinet? She thought she was out of the shot. Ha! I showed her!

Shelves stuffed with a delightful array of junk.

I love the Mannheimers sign.

The tour continues on my next post....

You'll never guess who I ran into!

So, I went to the Antiques and Collectibles Show at Portland Expo this weekend. There were hundreds of vendors selling fabulous stuff like these vintage blow molds...

and pretty vintage bling....

and my favorite: Vintage Christmas!

And...

Wait! How the hell did that get in there? I'd recognize that ass anywhere....


Remember these guys? Well, there they were at Expo, selling the stuff they throw old ladies down the stairs for. Most vendors take hours and a lot of care putting together their booths. Certainly not J$&* and F*#! They just throw their precious inventory out on the bare tables. I took these photos on the sly and ran.