French Junk - Part I

I happened upon this flea market while I was in the Montmartre district of Paris...the neighborhood where the movie Amelie was filmed. How lucky am I? Don't you just love junk serendipity?

I'm going for this look in my new house. Metal and glass. Turquoise glass.

Milk 101...in French.

Loved the container set. The fish head? Not so much.

Fantastic vintage plastic.

Look! Someone did a portrait of me without me knowing it!

Dear Mary and Joseph, please bless these small benches and the mint green chair.

Skulls and concrete flowers...Magnifique!

Next post....French Junk - Part II

Sometimes You Can Smell The Junk From a Mile Away

I took a road trip over the weekend to southern Oregon. On Saturday, I hit the back roads of Ashland, looking for places like this:

It was like a hybrid between Hoarders and Storage Wars. Folks keep their worldly goods in storage units. Every Saturday and Sunday, they roll open the door, drag some of the stuff out onto the pavement, light a cigarette and wait for the crowds.

Like my new friend, Marv. He's been doing this type of roadside commerce for 30 years. The good news: I found a couple of goodies in Marv's locker. The better news: I didn't run into Darrell Sheets.

A Month from Today!

Dear One Gal's Trashy Pals,

I'm so excited! One Gal's Trash is partnering up with Maria from collage to host the junk show of the summer. It will be an afternoon of junking under the trees by the Little Red Shed at McMenamins Edgefield. A true Smorgasbord of Vintage Wares! We'll be junking into the evening...live music by ROOTDOWN starts at 6PM. All of Edgefield's pubs and restaurants will be open for the event. Rain or Shine and FREE to the public. Won't you join us?

Please take a minute to visit our Facebook page and "Like" us. Thanks!

If you would like to be a vendor at the Fest!, you still have time to let us know...Check out our Vendor Application here.

Thanks and xoxoxo!
Pam

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

French Torture

O.K. girls. First let me apologize for the grainy quality of these photos. My "friend" Julia sends them to me from her phone while cruising the small towns outside of Paris searching for STUFF THAT REALLY BELONGS TO ME.

Gilded horn-playing Cupid lamps

Ancient wood Nestle boxes. There was a mountain of them. Here's Julia's account of this particular find...."I came close to wetting myself when I saw this. Avenue de Suffren, 7ème arrondissement. 15-20 of them. I was loaded with pkgs so I grabbed one and ran for the car. Back in less than 10 mns. ALL GONE."

Marie Antoinette's mirror.

And this. This is a poster announcing a "Clean Out Your Attic" sale. People bring all the stuff they've been hoarding for years to the town square and practically give it away. Now, how am I going to get to Saintry-sur-Seine by the 26th of June?

Stuff I Got on my Spring Vacation - Part I

Girls....We're down to the whole point of the trip to London...THE JUNK!
Let's start with the small stuff first, shall we?

Collection of vintage floral-ish and bling-ish brooches. Each one has a story, of course. The one with the little cottage is a tiny painting. If I had to choose, I think my favorite is the top middle one...flowers and a jewel!

Buttons: mostly green, some shell, all fabulous and cheap. Just like me.

These beauties all signify membership to a club of some kind; dancing, bowling, swimming, even bee-keeping. They can be found in abundance at markets...very charming and so British!
My favorite is the one with the child's face. Mary Reynolds won it in the "Sunshine Dancing Competition" in 1936. I also love the silver one to the left of Mary's. It is so worn (and must have been truly loved) that the lettering has all rubbed off. Sweet!