The Count Down Begins




This Junk Junket to the Funky Junk Sisters Show and Downtown Sumner is starting to get so exciting!
The Funky Junk Sisters have moved to a new location which means MORE JUNK!
The Sisters have been working very hard and will be rolling out the red carpet for all of us Junk Queens.
In addition to all the festivities planned at The Funky Junk Sisters show, the Downtown Sumner Merchants have all got together and put some fantastic surprises together that will be available to Junk Junket guests only. I'm thrilled with what I get to offer you all and give away.


It's all so exciting!!!!!



I have been gathering some door prizes and gifts that............well that's going to be a surprise too.

I love giving stuff away!
All Junk Queens know that the key to shopping at these large sales is......


A SHOPPING CART!


A Junk Queen can't shop properly...and I mean really shop if your hands are full.



So I asked my new adopted Mother-in-law Pat (who I met on the our last Junk Junket to Barn House and decided I would keep) to whip up this super cute shopping cart.






Along with all the door prizes and gifts


I will be raffling this off on the bus! That's right!! If you are on the bus you will receive an opportunity to win this super cute, extra large, folding, Junk Queen must have shopping cart. In addition.........you will get to purchase yourself more opportunities.


This is going to be a Junk Junket you don't want to miss!


I''m counting down the days.


Laying awake at night with excitement.




There are only


5


Seats left


so don't put it off anymore!




Seats will no longer be available after October 20, 2009
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October Junk Junket

It's Time!


The Saturday October 24th Junk Junket Seats are now on sale!


Where are we going you ask?


We will be leaving Snohomish/Bothell area at 6:45 am.

From there we will be heading down 405 to The Funky Junk Sisters Show

(We have stops scheduled along 405 to pick up other riders who don't live near the first pick up area. This is subject to change with the number of riders, and locations needed)

I attended this show in the spring and it was fantastic!
I have been told there will be even more vendors than the spring show had
This is excellent news!
The Sisters have been working really hard over the last few months getting ready for this show. They just sent me the list of "Junk Queen" festivities they have planned that will be for bus riders only. You are going to love it!

After we have cleaned out the Funky Junk Sister Show we will be heading down to Sumner Washington.
I know, I know, your saying "Really? Sumner?"
I thought the same thing when someone told me I needed to visit this cute little town.
I promise you, there are a few little surprises awaiting you in Sumner.
One of those surprises is Today' Country Store.
Amy and Kris have kicked it in to high gear with preparations for our up coming visit. As we speak they are getting together some exclusive fun stuff for this Junk Junket.

A Junk Junket isn't complete without food! So included in your ticket price is a luncheon and treats through out the day. We will also be taking care of your early bird entrance fee to the Funky Junk Sisters Show and............prizes!
I love to give away prizes!!!!!

Cost for the October Junk Junket
Early Bird Special
$75.00 per person
This offer only good until October 5, 2009

After October 5, 2009
$90 per person

Seating is limited
Dust off those shopping carts, get your comfy junkin shoes on
and
Come Junk With Us
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Barn House Junk Junket 2009




Come Junk With Us made their maiden voyage this last weekend down to Battle Ground Washington.

We left Snohomish while it was still dark, some of us still had sleep in our eyes.


That didn't matter! We were junkers on a mission.


We started out our 5 hour journey with some coffee and a breakfast box

put together by myself and Kal, who came over from the Yakima area to ride the bus with us.





Kal made the long trip over and was under the impression it was going to be a nice relaxing weekend, meeting new friends, and doing a little junkin.


Well as some of you know I don't run a B&B, I run a slave labor camp! When you come to stay with me, I put you to work.





In our little breakfast box....homemade scones, with butter and homemade raspberry jam. Kal provided fresh fruit from the Yakima area in addition to the the very nummy homemade strawberry scones that she whipped up before she left home.





Then................



my surprise







Now if you live in the Mill Creek, Bothell or Snohomish area you may know about Frost.




If you don't.........


YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FROST!!!



These are doughnuts like you have never had before.



Salted Caramel


Red Velvet


Aztec Chocolate


Bourbon Pecan


Banana Fritters


Smokey Bacon Maple Bars



Oh my..........the list goes on and on of goodness


Check them out!


Join the Frostology Group on Facebook



Then I passed out some gift bags to everyone. A fantastic little find WSU Laura introduced me to. A genius idea I needed to share with my friends. This little reusable bag folds up into a tiny little bag and slips right in to your purse. Then when you need a big shopping bag.......BAM! There it is!

Found it at Pier One Imports




To make the trip go faster


we got to know each other introducing ourselves, telling stories, laughing, talking about what kind of junk we liked, laughing, how long we had been collecting, and



GIVIN AWAY PRIZES.............


Norma won the very cute Crown donated by Deb at Retreat



Look how cute it was all wrapped up.



Everyone loves a pretty package






Shanon with her Starbucks bag of goodies





Shay with her very fabulous gift donated by Salvage Studio


Shay also donated some very cool earrings she made.
Go check out her Etsy page. The girls got talent!





Sheri won one of the lovely mugs that where provided by Celeste from Chaps.


They were super cute pink mugs, filled with chocolate.


What girl wouldn't love that?



Before we knew it..............


There it was


The sign!



We couldn't get off that bus fast enough!







All right...........everyone off!



Let the shopping begin!



Barn House is amazing!

If you have never been to one of their shows I suggest you find one you can go to next year and DO IT!








Amber at Tres Birds has taken some fantastic pictures of the show that you can take a look at.

Provided in a slide show on the side bar.


You can also take a look at









After a morning of shopping the Junk Junket guests were treated to a private luncheon at the Barn House home.


We also got a home tour


which was BEYOND FABULOUS


however we couldn't take pictures because the house had been photographed for a magazine the day before and with that came some restrictions.


Too bad but we totally understood.


We will all wait for the magazine or should I say MAGAZINESSSSSSSSS?


The Barn House guys put on a spectacular luncheon for us


Every detail was lovely






DELICIOUS!



Peach sangria...............OH MY! It was soooooooooo good!



Perfect for such a beautiful day
Kathrine did a fantastic job on the place settings and the food.
I wish you could sample it.

It was ALL to die for.



New friends were made, ideas were swapped, and many pictures were taken

Norma and Sheri


After we stuffed ourselves silly


we headed down to



Vintage Gatherings


Where we were treated to yet another warm welcome by all the ladies there


and


another beautiful spread of food!





There was a lot of shoppin goin on here too.





We all did our part in filling up the bottom of that bus.



We started filling the bottom of the bus after we had all the extra seats in the bus filled.


We would have tied stuff on the roof if we had too!



We were surprised at how much room this bus had in it.


We could shop some more.


So we did!



Auntie Tam's in the Battle Ground Village was our next stop.

Where they have some of the most beautiful fabrics.





Myself, Donna, and Lisa enjoying some fabric searching






We all left with some beautiful fabrics, trims, patterns, ideas, and wanting to go home so we could make something.





This is Pat.


She's my new Mother-in-Law


This trip was the first time we had met. I had heard wonderful things about her but we had never had the pleasure of meeting until this last weekend.


She actually isn't really my Mother-in Law, she is the mother- in-law of my good friend Shanon. I decided she is going to be my mother-in-law too!





On our ride home we looked at our fantastic finds of the day, napped, chatted, and of course


WON MORE PRIZES!




Ashley was the big winner of the day.


She won the grand prize of the




and


Lisa and Amber


Amber was very delighted as we all were to meet one of the authors of




Lisa was our celebrity guest on the bus.


If your thinking about going on one of our Junkets you should put a Sharpie pen in your bag just in case!


Just sayin!


The first ever Junk Junket Group


Julie gave me this lovely Champagne bottle, all decorated complete with a rhinestone crown pin as a hostess gift.


It was beautiful!


On the way home all the ladies signed the bottle for me.


I was so touched.


Thank you ladies!!!!

We arrived home safe and sound. Junk in hand and in need of help.



You know it's been a good junkin day when you have to make SEVERAL trips to your car to unload your stuff.


Thank you to everyone who made this trip so sucessful


I couldn't have done it with out you.






Keepin it Bella
Donna




Sheri


Julie

Ashley

Melissa

Shanon

Pat

Rick
(our bus driver)

Julie Mckenzie
and

a very special thank you to

The Hubs

This was such a great trip that as soon as I got home I started working on the next adventure.
I should have information up soon for our next Junk Junket.

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WOW!!!




The maiden voyage to Barn House  was this last Saturday and it was soooooo fun!

The talented Amber was on the bus with us and took over 500 pictures.

I KNOW!!!!

She and I (ok, she is) are in the process of getting them all ready for a little show and tell in a few days.

I'm so excited to share our adventures to

Barn House, Vintage Gatherings, and Auntie Tam's.
This was a lovely hostess gift given to my by Julie. It's one of the most fantastic ideas.


A beautiful Champagne bottle with lots of lovely froufrou on it which included a rhinestone crown pin.
THEN......she whipped out a pen and everyone on the bus signed it for me.

How stinkin cool is that?

This was truly an amazing day for me.

I can't wait to share it with you!
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ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT


Only 4 days left until the Junk Junket leaves Snohomish (with some stops on the way down to pick up other Junk Junket riders).  Destination.........Battle Ground Washington for the big final Barn House sale of the season! In additon we will be making stops at two of my other favorite spots while in Battle Ground.
Vintage Gatherings, and Auntie Tam's.

We still have a few seats left.  Don't hesitate if you're thinking about going.

This is going to be a great trip. 
We have some great door prizes too!

*Martha Stewart Enamel Cast Iron Dutch Oven
*Gift Certificate to Annie's on First 
*Beautiful handmade item from Salvage Studio
*A beautifully wrapped Fantastic Surprise gift box from Retreat
*A box of (your choice) hand iced sugar cookies from A Dozen Eggs
*2 Mirrored Barn Stars
These are just some of the door prizes we will be giving away on the ride down.

Also Barn House, Vintage Gatherings and Auntie Tam's have all given me gift certificates that we will be giving away to some lucky Junk Junket Riders upon arrival to their sales.
That's right
FREE SHOPPING!!!!

A girl can't turn that down
Auntie Tam's is going above and beyond a gracious hostess too by offering discounts and gifts with purchases at thier fabulous store.   I KNOW!!!  It's crazy...but it's true.

Then there is this fantastic exclusive benefit....................Barn House is hosting a beautiful luncheon in their private gardens for us.  Rumor has it............there may be a house tour also!

Come Aboard!   This is going to be a trip you won't want to miss!

$125 per person /` $115 per person if you purchase 3 or more tickets.

Come Junk With Us!
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Come Junk With Us




Do you love to go junkin?

Looking for a new junkin adventure?

With the kids back in school do you need a day of it being all about you?

Come hitch a ride on the Junk Bus and Come Junk With Us

Be The Junk Queen or King for the day


Saturday September 12th

Let us take the hassle out of your junkin adventure, and shuttle you to all the hot shopping spots in style.


Driving, hauling, mapping, parking, and lunch is something you won't have to worry about. We'll take care of all of that.


Kick back, enjoy visiting with friends, or meet new friends, while we roll out the red carpet and add some Come Junk With Us fun that will only be available to Junk Queens and Kings on this exclusive Junk Junket.

Junk Junket to Battle Ground Washington destinations:

The Barn House
Vintage Gatherings
Auntie Tam’s

Seating is limited, so gather up your best junkin friends and
COME JUNK WITH US!


Cost is $125 per person


This includes
A bus full of new friends that love antiques, crafts, and junkin as much as you do!

Fabulous door prizes

Snacks

Exclusive Luncheon hosted by The Barn House and Friends
Did you know they're known for their parties as well as fabulous sales?


Shopping specials at each stop scheduled for Junk Bus guests only

The Junk Bus leaves the Snohomish area Sept 12th at 6 am sharp!

Scheduled pick ups along 405 and I-5 available at park&rides for Bellevue, Tacoma, and Olympia (for our guests from the south-end wanting to come aboard for some fun.)

Out-of-area junkers - Don't be left out! Contact me for details.
And...Don't be concerned about buying large items because you're taking a bus...

We have that covered too!

Transportation of Large items to your vehicle is available.

Please contact me if you have any questions



Here is a little preview of where we will be going on this Junk Junket












The Barn House and friends are known for their beautiful displays grouped with unusual items.


Attendance to Barn House sales are a must!








Junk Bus guests will be treated to an exclusive luncheon in the private Barn House gardens.





We will also be stopping at



This is a group of ladies who have one of the best vintage flea market sales in the area.

Vintage Gatherings always has a little something for everyone
French, Shabby Chic, Primitive, Ketchy, Country, you name it - they usually have it.
I never leave this sale empty handed.

Vintage Gatherings is a cash only sale.






They always have LOTS of furniture pieces. Some handmade, some repurposed, and some new.




Always lots of fun garden art



Also on Junk Junket will be

Auntie Tam's


This is a new store I discovered a few months back while attending a Barn House sale.

Auntie Tam's is a beautiful fun fabric store.



Not into sewing?

Auntie Tam's also has lots of items made up ready to buy. You might see a pattern hanging on the wall and think "oh I love that, but I can't sew" Chances are it's already made up some place in the store for you to purchase.






I promise you that even the person who puts everything together with a glue gun will leave this store inspired!


It's like no other fabric store I have ever been in!



Auntie Tam's will also be offering some fantastic in-store specials for Junk Bus guests only.

You won't want to miss these! They are really really really good!!!!

Hope you can join us on our Battle Ground Junk Junket.

All reservations need to be done by Tuesday September 7th

Treasures Await you!

Can't make The Battle Ground Junk Junket?

Make plans to join us for the Puyallup Junk Junket.

We will be attending The Funky Junk Sisters Show

on October 24th.

This is a fundraising show and a portion of your Junk Junket fee will go to

"Save The Ta Ta's."

Sign up on our mailing list.

You will be notified when seats go on sale.
Agirlnamedtimi@hotmail.com
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