a lil of this & a lil of that

Wow I have some junk to share! I've been enjoying my fam & the sunshine! Many of you know already I've been doing a lil of this .....

with a lil of that..

mmmhhhmmm I did "trot" in a lil 5k over the 4th and had fun, so much that I'm looking forward to another so that I can improve my time!


I did get a chance to stop into my favorite shop near our camping spot and I had to make 2 trips!! I took a few pics of just a small amount of  the shop...It is a business with a house full of junk ( new & old mixed) with a yard full of stuff, 2 smaller buildings full of great finds and another tent out back and the list goes on.....

Wow I'm already looking forward to shopping here again next year!

I did make a purchase and stopped in at a flea market on the way out of town.....that's a whole different day and a different story!

We returned from our camping trip to find our hens in happy condition ...thanks to our Great Neighbors!

Sadly these antlers were not ready to come off... and you know I have a thing for antlers!

Antler Envy

I would really love to have some Antler sheds sitting on my coffee table in the living room....or a whole wall of Antlers and maybe a Moose head or some cool horns. So I guess you could say...I have Antler Envy!

After reading an article in a Magazine last year I made my own deer head complete with Antlers found in my own backyard! This was a fun quirky project that I made LAST SUMMER...yep and I'm just now hanging it up!
But first...here are some great Antler & Horn inspirations for you to enjoy!

                                            Restoration Hardware

.....and a few Bulls from Ballard Designs, I'm liking the sea grass & basket weave look!

Roadkill Antlers, donated by my neighbor ...whew boy did they smell while I boiled them!

As I boiled away, some of the unwanted hair was carried via steam throughout my kitchen it was quite the mess and stunk pretty bad, but soo worth it! Here they are on the shelf in our living room.

  Reindeer Antlers are sold for only 9.99 at target can you believe it??


 Okay now...my homemade Antlers are a little comical, but I think they're cute! Check out below...

The deer head is made from all kinds of creative things (junk) that I could cover with paper mache, pretty simple. How about those Antlers? Sticks off the trees in the yard!

                
 ........and here he is paired with a few family photos to complete the hallway!

P.S. for those of you wondering....I did throw away the pan that I boiled the Antlers in!!
The paper mache antler project was found in the BH&G Special Interest Fall 2010 issue!