I'm a picker!!

 3.6.13- 

  Haha, did that title make you go... huh?!?  

Well I can officially call myself a junk yard picker.  

{digging, looking under, picking up, turning over all sorts of JuNK}

Thanks to my sweet friend, Staci for taking me to a giant junk playground today. {so fun!} It's a place that I have probably driven by thousands of times in my life but have never stopped to explore before.   

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It started off with wondering what to wear?  

{I have really slacked off on want I wore Wends.  I'll try to do better} 

I did something I haven't done since probably Jr. High- wear pig tails.  Made me feel like a country girl ready to go outside & place all day. Actually I have a friend who wears her hair like that to the gym & she always looks so cute so I thought I'd give it a try. Dressed in layers today, grubby jeans & old shoes in case it was dirty & muddy.  

{oh, it was!} 

Met my friend & drove out together to the one & only Smith & Edwards. Holy cow, what a store & what a junkyard!  I never knew there could be so much "stuff" just lying around!  I can't believe I didn't take any pics of Staci & I digging through piles of junk but I think I was just overwhelmed & in awe of the amount of "stuff" was out in their yard.  CRaZY!! 

We were out looking around for a couple of hours. 

I found a few things right off the bat & held onto them.  We searched high & low trying to find some treasures.  But... it wasn't until the last row we looked that I fell in LoVE! 

I was immediately drawn to these thick, HEAVY, colorful rounds.  So many of them just waiting to get picked up. I set a few aside & wondered what they were used for originally & want I could do with them if I brought them home.  The first one I picked up was the short, chunky bright emerald green one. {Hello.... color of the year for 2013!} 

So he was the start of my stash.  I just kept digging more & more out & setting them aside.  

{I think Staci could tell I was in heaven!} 

 I love finding something that just makes you happy from head to toe!  These bright cool looking beauties were what I had been hoping of finding all day- treasures!!  

In their former life they were wheels used on a air jack lift.  

I'm thinking of using them as candle holders & stuffing them full of different heights & sizes of candles.  Loved the array of colors & was thinking they would be simply delightful to use for the Holidays.  I'm sure I won't be able wait that long to use them so I'll be on the lookout for how to to put them to use before then. 

Headed home- one happy girl!  Love DiSCOVERING new hidden gems to shop & explore. Such a fun day spent with a friend doing something that we both love. 

{Thanks again friend, such a fun day spent with you & your little assistant. Her hug goodbye made my day, so sweet!}  

{M}