4 – Why struggling with inability IS a blessing

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 As I was writing this new pallet wood projects guide for my ebay assignment last night, it kinda made me chuckle. I started the writeup with,  “Ahhh… the lowly good ‘ol pallet.” Isn’t that the truth though? What’s lower than some pallet you’ve found piled up in some ditch? Well, that ditch divin’ pallet lovin’ junker now […]

PJ 259 – salvaged workshop and craft room ideas

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  Welcome to Party Junk 259 – salvaged workshop and craft room ideas Every Friday, 7PM through Sunday 11 PM Pacific Hello and a happy weekend to you! This week I was busy morphing my own garage into a workshop. I’m tellin’ ya, that move has been life changing. No one feels like creating in a […]

3 – The secret to staying 100% authentically you

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When preparing my speech for Blogpodium in Toronto, I was asked to include how I stay authentic. Hmm… I had to think about that one. I mean, the love of junk has a good strong hold on me, and if I go too off course with certain stuff, I don’t feel the love. Is there more […]

2 – Do what makes you happy

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The day I picked up my Funky Junk business cards, it was a little surreal. I held them in my hands, kept flipping them over, then over and over again. And then I giggled… For 20 years, I stayed at a job (I created) I didn’t love any longer. I had business cards from that business too, but […]

How to make a DIY #FAILURE a success

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  How to make a DIY #FAILURE a success FAIL #1 It was during The 12 Days of Christmas. And I had this amazing idea to make a snowflake cutlery ornament. Don’t let the above amazingness fool you now. We aren’t quite done yet. I had collected all these vintage forks, knives and spoons. But […]