Feature Friday: A Hoot and a Half

Good afternoon there pickers! I'm writing to you today from my living room with my windows open, the crisp fall breeze blowing, and the lovely sounds of construction workers ripping off the roof and chucking it in my back yard. Ah, fall. Now that it's officially fall, (Mother Nature was unsure for a while there,) it is candle season. I guess you can argue that its always candle season, but in my professional opinion, more people use candles in the fall and winter months. Who doesn't love the scent of a pumpkin scented candle burning? Or warm apple pie? Cinnamon and vanilla? Fresh baked cookies? I mean, candles can practically be a food group. The way the light flickers and dances on the walls and ceiling. Eating a romantic dinner by candle light. Know what makes the dinner romantic? Not the fact that you are at a swanky restaurant, sitting at a too-small-for-two-people-table, eating off the finest china, and staring into your lovers eyes. No, its the candles.  What's the point of me rambling on about candles? Well, its this weeks: 

FEATUUUURE FRIDAAAAAY!! 

This week I am featuring Jenny. Jenny and her daughter stopped by the Peddler a few weeks ago and had their eyes on a tea light candle holder. This isn't just any candle holder though, its an adorable owl! 

Can I get a Hoot Hoot?! 

But wait... there's more! {{insert infomercial music here}}

Its a bat! Or a cat! Or a mouse! 

The other side is another animal! (You can decide for yourself.) The wine and sweet countertop were not included. I was debating on keeping the owl-cat-bat-mouse for myself, but I'm glad that Jenny got it for her home. It looks like it fits perfectly!! 

I'll be selling at the Peddler again tomorrow. I think it might be the last one of the season! Gasp! I can't believe how fast the summer has gone by. I am investigating other avenues and places to sell. Depending on how many people send me features, the Friday special might have to be put on hold until further notice. But don't you cry, it will be back in no time! 

Smell ya later!

-Stephanie 

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Feature Friday: Dance Party!!!

I have to admit, its not Friday. Its not even Saturday. Its Sunday (yikes!). I am two days late and always a few bucks short. But hey, thats life, right? So anyway, now that I am finally sitting down for longer than 20 minutes, let me tell you about this weeks: 

FEATUUUUURE FRIDAAAAAY!! 

This Fri.. erhm Sunday, I bring you Serife! Lets time warp back to August to a hot summers night, hanging out at Silo City for the City of Night Festival, eating food truck deliciousness, walking amongst abandoned grain elevators full of art, and sweating the sweet summer sweat. Ok, we are there. So, like any normal human being I am enjoying the festivities when nature called! If there is one thing I hate in this world, (and hate is a strong word,) its port-a-potties. Why can't I just pee in a bush? I mean, you are telling me that it is more sanitary to get in a 3 ft-by-3 ft traveling poop bucket with little to no ventilation than to find a nice hidden spot in the trees? Well, I unfortunately follow the rules so I get in line for the poop buckets and boy oh boy did I have to pee. Have you ever been driving home when the urge hits you to pee and you're like, "no worries, I'll be home in five minutes." Then you get home and you drop your keys at the door, pick them up in a hurry, can't find your house key but you swore it was on there, then you find it and it gets stuck in the lock and all of a sudden you are about to pee your pants. Come on door! Don't you know I am about to be standing in a puddle?! Ok, so thats how I was feeling so I started doing the pee dance. Every one has one. It can be subtle or it can be a full blown "get the cardboard out cause I'm about to bust a move" dance. I chose the latter. Guess who was also on line for the portable poop bucket? Serife and her friend Denise! We had a mini pee dance circle until we could relieve ourselves. Fortunately for us, there was a DJ laying down some beats so we didn't look too crazy. After our first dance party ended with no accidents, I noticed that Serife and Denise were still dancing by the DJ so I joined them and a lovely little dancing friendship blossomed. 

Fast forward to September: I am selling at the Peddler when I see Serife eyeing up a suitcase of mine. As if you couldn't figure it out, she bought it! And this is what she did with it:

Suitcase perfection.

I was really happy to see that the suitcase was put to good use. I mean, your records can't go in just anything. I saw Serife again this past weekend and she invited Jordan and myself to her houewarming party! I can't wait to dance, boogie and jive some more!

Smell ya later, 

-Stephanie 

*Want to be featured? Buy something from us! Turn it into something new! Send us a before, during and after picture! Its as easy as that folks!

 

**Know someone that has a barn, attic, basement, chicken coop, secret room, garage, (you get the point,) that needs to be picked over? Holla at me!! PoorGirlPicker@gmail.com and we can talk about what you got, what I want, and maybe chew some gum.