Well today my sister and I decided to try our luck shopping in the rain. 7 windows with glass, 2 shutters, plant stand, ash bucket will be made into planter, washtub will be made into planter, wooden bench, wicker chair, wooden box, sofa table,pair of skis, wooden shelf just needs paint, screendoor,a few old wooden framed screens,a wooden step ladder we filled the truck twice. OMG this is very addicting and for those of you who are keeping track we didn't get locked out this time only had a dog chase us off his property...LOL Rainy days are good noone else out there!!!

Wow - it's raining here too... you did well! It twas a nice day for shopping especially since there were SO many garage, yard and rummage sales this weekend. It was a spring junkers dream!


Good for you! Whatcha making w/the skis? I am psyched to hear!

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I WENT JUNKIN' TOO, GOT 20 OLD GREEN SHUTTERS WITH UNDERTONES OF MUSTARD PAINT! MADE A WALL ALL READY; 2 CHANDELIERS,CROCKS, BASKETS,PORCH SPINDLES;2 QUILTS COULDN'T BELIEVE IT,A FEW STOOLS, HITCHCOCK CHAIR, NEEDS A LEG,2 OLD GREEN CHAIRS,CANED MAGAZINE RACK,FENCING,STATUARY,OLD RED BRICKS I NEED A NAP!

NJ tomboy, was thinking of adding some hooks to the skis hang horizontally or add pegs and hang vertically to hang christmas stockings on. My mind is on overload right now. So many ideas so little time.

oh my goosh, oh my goosh....what a mother load you all got...aint junking awesome, laughs


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I could only browse the side of the roads as I drove to work. Wonder if hubby would care if I quit and just junked full time. Great finds for you today.
Carrie

Great fines.

How about some pictures of your great stuff.

I will post pics as soon as possible. I still have to go back to my sisters and pick up the rest of my finds. I could not fit them all in my car . She was going to start working on her stuff last night. I can't wait to start on my pile .

Way to go way2junk!

Reminds me of a couple of years ago there was practically a typhoon on a MAJOR junk day but we went out anyway and managed a few truckloads.

......sometimes I think junking is a sickness...

WooHoo,That sounds like fun! Where do you find all this stuff at? Do you just drive around and look?

In our area it is spring clean up. People cleaning out there houses and garages put everything curbside and the town comes and picks it up. It usually lasts a couple of weeks. So yes would be the answer to your question and usually you don't have to go that far. We got all that stuff within 3 miles of my sisters house.

Thank you! I think I will try it!I will have to find out when spring cleanup is here. Thanks again, Kathy

You can drill holes in the skis (if wooden) and add bud vases.

Sounds really cool l2j! Really cool.. don't get too overwhelmed! I am the expert in that.. you'll get nothing finished.... just a whole bunch of stuff started --- lol!

What a great load of stuff! You know, I keep saying there's no junking in my town, but I think I'm going to start driving some alleys in the older parts of town

I do have some Colorado ideas for your skis. I've seen coat racks where 3 or more skis are stood upright -- sort of like a teepee. Screwed together with a wooden base at the bottom, screwed at the top and hooks on the skis.

Another really cool thing I saw in Albuquerque last week were ski chandeliers. The poles were the structure holding the skis in a sort of triangle. The top of the skis with the graphics were facing down. Super cool for a lodge or restaurant (where we saw them).

Thank you for the ideas Lovely thing. I am still not sure what I am going to do was thinking of hanging horizontally and adding hooks to make coat rack. I love the coat rack three ski idea though... might have to keep looking for another ski. Does anyone have any suggestions for the window screens in the wooden frames?

I really wish i had teh nerve to go into someones garbage. I think I get too embarrased. How do you do it? Are you not afraid someone will know you? Well and I have vanity plates I am sure someone would see me later..
LOL I want to sometimes just stop and grab it. I will make my husband do it sometimes..

In the area we live in everyone knows that people are going to do this. Actually alot of people will set stuff that is still good out there away from their trash hoping someone that can use it will stop and pick it up. We also have a store in this community set up by the only large employer in the area called the "Free Store" everyone takes their donations there and everything is free. It is run by volunteers and there is a donation can for those that can afford to put something in. But in a community that is very low income it is a blessing to alot of people.

WOW!! Sounds like you scored big!! Would love to go "shopping" with you.

I don't get that lucky in this city.

Nice finds!

dh has been bi*c*ing about the amt of junk I have here-- but he is just as bad if not worse sometimes!! Today he curbside treasured a nice commercial drum set ( partial- one large connected to a smaller drum) and then up the road from the drums strangely he found a large canvas of a homemade portrait of a teen with a guitar- 2 finds tied to music... oddly related!!
Ever have days where you find the same thing again and again-- or same type of related things....
say a bunch of vaccuums, all toy collections, baby equipment, all furntiture etc..it is very bizarre!!
Sometimes I feel like the kids from the book the boxcar children--excited most when I find things...
when I read that book I thought it was so neat how they found things and made them useful again-- this was at 7 years old-- I was doomed back then...

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