Meet my staff......I like to call them family!

Okay so I told myself "I am going to blog, I am going to blog, I am going to blog!!" But I'll be danged if I can't think of anything to blog about! So I thought I would just introduce y'all to some very important people in my life......my staff (FAMILY)

First is my daughter and business partner Mattie Leach!

She is a beauty, if I do say so myself!

Next are my Dumpster Dudes...

Mr.Dumpster Diva, also known as, my husband Greg

Dumpster Dude Jr......we call him Billy (my oldest son)

Then we get into out upholstery Department......which would be my parents!

Loyd and Karen

Grandpa and Panmother

And last but not least.....the person I have been with since my birth (3 months AFTER hers) the gal in charge of Dumpster Divas logo and branding

my cousin Jenny!

Without all of these people I would not be able to be the "Dumpster Diva"
Thank you all for helping a gal out! I love y'all!


Have a great night!
Save the Junk!
Lana

I figured I better throw a picture of my other two babies so no feelin's get hurt!!
Mohawk is my Bo
Blondie is my Brooks

Dumpster Divas Junk Revival

Dumpster Divas JUNK REVIVAL!!

What a blast we had this weekend! Myself along with several other wonderful ladies set up our treasures at the first of many to come JUNK REVIVAL!

So many great things to choose from...

This is me DUMPSTER DIVAS (still for sale btw)

This is not a great picture BUT this is SIMPLY YESTERDAY

homemade laundry soap and de-greaser/cleaner

(hutch is Dumpster Divas)

Fabulous Hutch painted by Junk N Pretties

(check her out on facebook)

King bed set by JNP!

Gorgeous Pillows and home decor made by SIMPLY STUFF

(CHECK HER OUT ON FACEBOOK)

Awesome woman and kids accessories....blinged flip flops, binkys, hats, hairbows, clip, ect.....

B CHARMED

We had a great time time and I think everyone that came out was happy with all the products and options we had available.

NEXT JUNK REVIVAL WILL BE SATURDAY MAY 5!!!!

Spirit Lets Hear It!!!

SPIRIT.....Lets Hear It

Everyone needs a little team spirit! How bout some for your feet? A friend of mine has started a new business....custom painted Toms! They are adorable!

Woooo Pig Sooooie (not really sure how you spell a hog call but if you want to give me a call I will yell it over the phone for ya!)

These are my Mom's birthday present....she LOVED them



Group feet

Hint...hint.....valentines day is coming up!!!

Okay Ladies She is giving 50% off a custom pair of Toms when her Facebook page reaches 500....you will have to go to her page for full contest rules!

Team Toms by Ashlie

Save the Junk Y'all!!!

What to do, what to do???

I am sure some of you have weird things laying around that you just KNOW you can do something with but just not sure what. Well this is one of those things for me.....I have a million table leaf's ....okay maybe not a million but at least four or five! I don't just want to throw them away it's good wood! SSOOOO, this is what I came up with........

So I have my table leaf and I had to find some legs. Off to Main Street Lumber I went....I decided on stair spindles

Which ended up being to long...(no duh)

I strategically cut each spinal so I could still use the smaller piece for a stool or something of that nature.

I attached the legs using a 2 1/5 inch screw in each leg, I made a "box" from leg to leg for support. After which my children started using it as a snack tray!

After everyone was finished eating (lol) I painted the legs then padded and covered the bench.

SO....that ladies is how to transform a table leaf to a table bench!

Save the Junk!

Lana

I Can Do That

OH...We can do that ourselves!

This is for all my fellow junkers, crafters, painters, ect.... How many times have you been at a craft fair or sellin' venue and someone was said "We can do that ourselves"??? When I first started and was doing craft fairs with my good friend Melinda we heard this all the time!! It used to kinda upset me but now I just think to myself "GO FOR IT"!!!!! So.... this is for all those people who can do it themselves.... well and for y'all too!

The truth is....YES they probably could paint it or make it at home. Lets face it, painting is not brain surgery BUT.....

....it is also NOT sittin' on the couch eatin' bonbons!

Not only do you have to go find the furniture, clean it, and in this case scrape and scrape.

Let me take this brief moment to say THIS IS NOT A FASHION BLOG!!!


Okay back to our regular programming......On this table alone, I broke a nail, burnt two spots on my leg with paint stripper and said a few things I was glad my little children could not hear! So as I said before IT IS NOT BRAIN SURGERY BUT IT IS A TON OF WORK!

So next time you are admiring some one's hard work please think before you speak!

Woo Hoo! I am done y'all

(Again THIS IS NOT A FASHION BLOG)

Save the Junk,

Lana

Baby Gift Idea

Great Baby Gift!!

Soooo...the other day I was browsin' through one of my favorite blogs "HOLY CRAFT". I love it!!! She is a super talented gal! Anywho, I came across her blogging about a baby shower which lead me to her making the cutest onesies as a shower gift. I was inspired!!( And it was perfect timing because my brother and sister-in-law just added a new addition.) I of course had to put my own personal spin on H.C. gal's idea....she went with the "month" theme which was adorable but after I did the first one I got to thinking of all the possibilities.........

My "month" onesie, which I think is cute but I had to go a little further.

Since Sunshine was born in September she would be needing a Halloween shirt next month!





Who doesn't need a bling'd out Christmas tree on their shirt??

A few other styles

I picked up three packages of onesies in sizes 0-3months to 6-12 months. Everyone always gets a ton of newborn clothes at the shower so I thought it was a great idea to extend the sizes for a full year gift!

She had to have one with her name!!

Then I found a cute little photo box that I had bought last "day after Thanksgiving"sale....which was perfect if I do say so!

Lined it with tissue paper

Then folded the onesies and put them in then photo box....they fit perfect!

Thanks HOLY CRAFT for the idea! I hope my sister-in-law likes it as much as I did!

SAVE THE JUNK,

Lana

We mean ANYTHING!!

Leave it someone that I know to bring me something CRAZY like a rusty old (but totally cool) refrigerator door. A good ole gal I know brought this to me to paint so that she would have something to hang her children's artwork/school work since all her appliances are stainless steel and magnets will not stick. (Great idea BTW) Thankfully I was not at home when she dropped it off, so I didn't have to put on my professional face while inside thinking "what in the world am I going to do with that!!"

Soooo...first things first.....regular primer was NOT going to cut it this time. Off to the automotive store I went to pick up a can of filling primer (helps fill where the rust has eaten holes in the metal)

A lovely smooth coat of grey car primer

Then we went with a brownish-orangish color which turned out to be WAY TO BRIGHT!! So I decided I would dust it with a decent coat of chocolate brown.


(Up Close)



So much better!!

Then came the "TIGER" stripes. (It is for boys so we can not go zebra because everybody knows zebra is for girls and tigers are for boys!!)





Finished "door"............I must say I do love it!!

Save the JUNK,

Lana