Some signs are meant to be ignored.
Especially when they are on the side of a dumpster full of good stuff! Well, not all of it was good, but it was all old. Much was broken or ruined from rain on the dumpster the night before or from years of neglect in the basement.
And by the look on my face, some of it smelled.
If only I was searching for polyester, I'd be set.
But I did see an old bottle at the bottom that might be interesting.
Here are my favorite finds from the dumpster. Love the mirror!
The shelf and the rusty wire thing are cool too.
I also got a gold Syroco Mardi Gras type mask.
I did manage to dig out the bottle I was digging for too. It is a Johnson & Johnson glass bottle, not all that old, I'd say early 60's. But it is a cool shape and cleaned up nicely.
I filled the bottle with glitter, added a silver engraved bit from an earring to the top, an aurora Borealis rhinestone pin to the bows, and a lovely tag from Holly Doodle to the neck of it. I tied another of her tags to the Tuesday Morning clearance aisle bottle that I got for 99 cents and am using it for glitter too.
And how was I lucky enough to get these pretty tags with "K"s on them from Miss Holly Doodle?
Natasha Burns http://www.natashaburns.com/ set up a mini fairy swap, with Holly http://hollydoodledesigns.com/WordPress/ and Heather http://prettypetalsboutique.blogspot.com/.
The package that came in the mail today from Holly had the prettiest box, covered in old wallpaper and sheet music.
Inside the box were three vintage wall paper tags with glittering "k"s on them.
And nestled down into a pink tissue nest, was this little ballerina fairy. She is sprinkled with shimmering glitter and seems right at home here at the cottage.
I have her next to the pansy mug I bought at Junker Jo's garage sale for $2. It is filled with my $1.99 clearance roses from Monday's floral markdowns at the grocery store. Aren't they are perfect fit together?
I knew you were a junker, but this? Did you mother teach you to jump into dumpsters?
(cool finds tho)
~Jody
Posted by: Gumbo Lily | June 20, 2007 at 07:10 PM
I have never dumpster dive before. You brave girl. I LOVE that bottle !!! Clarice
Posted by: clarice | June 20, 2007 at 08:46 PM
Karla - great pic of you in the dumpster.LOL
If I had been there with you, I would have been in the dumpster, much to my husbands'
embarassment.
~elaine~
Posted by: | June 20, 2007 at 09:06 PM
So many treasures! Those dumpsters can be full of delicious things!
Posted by: Jill | June 20, 2007 at 09:58 PM
At first I thought somebody had thrown away a perfectly good woman! You were mighty brave to enter the dumpster in WHITE pants LOL :) Yep, I'd also have been in there with you as my husband hung his head in shame...
I have that mirror and you can see it about 5-6 posts ago on a green chest. Love it!
Sugarwings nursery and crib are wonderful...and good luck on your Etsy shop...I'm going right now...
And Beachy so loved meeting you if you hadn't figured that out!
Posted by: shabbyinthecity | June 21, 2007 at 05:12 AM
Wow, I will never look a dumpster the same way! You go girl. You definitely made some good finds.
Leslie
Posted by: Leslie | June 21, 2007 at 12:39 PM
I've seen you dumpster dive before! I printed the picture of you in the dumpster for Judy to take to Aunt Helen. You will never live this one down. Of course, if I had been there I would have been in the dumpster with you.
Posted by: Sis | June 21, 2007 at 01:57 PM
And just who left that conatiner outside your house???????
I do like your stile very much. It could have been me in that container. I would not have left it unscrutinized either. It was well worth the smell and everything, wasn't it?
Nothing can make me so happy as a dump or a container full of other people's shit.....
Love your pictures and your discoveries.
Hugs Eva Agnes
Posted by: Eva Agnes | June 21, 2007 at 03:15 PM
LOL I must admit I've picked up quite a few treasures on the side of the road myself. Love that cute picture of you going for the gold! :)
Posted by: Felicia | June 21, 2007 at 04:35 PM
You found some great things in there, but white pants? You are a BRAVE woman!
:)
Posted by: becca | June 21, 2007 at 07:21 PM
You found some great things in there, but white pants? You are a BRAVE woman!
:)
Posted by: becca | June 21, 2007 at 07:22 PM
HEY AUNT KARKIE!!! I LOVE LOOKING AT YOUR PAGE, MAKES ME FEEL LIKE WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME STATE AND KEEPING UP WITH ONE ANOTHER!! I LOVE ALL THE PICS OF LEANDRA AND THE ONE OF RYAN IS VERY HANDSOME. I THINK AUNT SISSY AND MOM MAY BE JEALOUS OF YOU IN THE DUMPSTER THOUGH, I'M SURE THEY WISH THEY WERE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU!!! LOTS OF LOVE AND HUGS~ STEVIE
Posted by: STEVIE | June 21, 2007 at 09:10 PM
Karla,
You are too funny, is this you climbing into the dumpster? You are so lucky you didn't fall in! I do love what you did with your finds though, clever girl.
Thanks for all your kind comments and I will cut up the wallpaper...just as soon as I have more time to drool over it. Hope to see you at Silver Bella-are you going?
Posted by: Maggie | June 21, 2007 at 11:13 PM
I gotta get back into dumpster-diving! I'm missing out!
What great finds and you transform them into such beauty!
Posted by: linda t | June 22, 2007 at 11:56 AM
I gotta get back into dumpster-diving! I'm missing out!
What great finds and you transform them into such beauty!
Posted by: linda t | June 22, 2007 at 11:57 AM