Junkin' with Jenny K.

This is what first struck me when I walked into Jenny's lab. If junking means being a nerd then I am proud to wear the label! I suspect all of you are as well. Nerd's the word baby! Ha, ha, ha, I'm still laughing about this one. The bank of drawers you see corales what could be a lot of clutter. All of those teeny, weeny, bits and pieces we all have, are tucked a way out of sight, but not out of mind. Thanks to Jenny's vintage junk cataloging system we know what lies inside the drawer only a quick pull away!

I favored the likes of Elmer Fudd while Jenny opted for one of the Seven Dwarfs. Need I say more? And yes, you wouldn't know it by this picture, but we have both reached the age of reason.

And out of nowhere comes a soft white cabinet filled with beautiful remants from the past. This is a nice contrast to the more industrial treasures.

Ooo, la, la, Jenny scored, in quantitiy, with these metal identification tags for utility poles. I'm not sure how many there were, but definitely too many to count! We brain stormed a bit... Jenny thought they woud make excellent wall paper and I thought framed portable wall art would be a nice idea. I'm sure with enough encouragement she'll come up a project to share!

With a push of a button, the garage door opened to a whole new junking destination within the lab. If you dig metal, you'll dig this storage unit!

Meanwhile, back in the lab, Jenny offers some helpul assemblage art advice to Georgia. I'm not sure what Gergia said, but from the look on her face I'm pretty sure what she's thinking... I'm gona do it my own way!

Rusty wing nuts and turquoise. Love it!

Here is some metal on the more colorful  side of the highway. Big, bold, and beautiful!

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy... more metal junk!

Although it was hard to choose, this was my favorite wall in Jenny's lab. As a creative, one of the things I find most inspiring is to surround myself with raw materials artfully displayed. If you ever find youself stuck all you need do is take a look about and you're back on track. If I lived here this would be my go to wall! The junkables with heads are an added bonus. Nice wall of fame, Jenny!

Reclaimed metal cabinets (what else?) are the home to many a junk widget. Each type has its own drawer that is labeled accordingly. I must admit that I opened each one of them with reservation. I was half expecting a little rodent to pop out, but was assured that Sophie the wonder weiner dog, had the situation under control. Thanks Soph!

Ahhhh, the end of a grand junking day! The only TaDa! goes to Miss Georgia for her lovely junk girl with spring ringlets. She can walk, talk, and create. Way to go girl! I got to the half-way point and called it a day. There was far too much stuff in the rough for me to ooh and ahh over. I was a little ...How do they say it? Lost in translation!  As for Jenny... she supplied the tour, IPod tunes, good eats, and her very own arrangement of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" worthy of moving her to the next round of American Idol. Who knows, maybe some day I will figure out how to post the video that captured it, and we'll let America vote. Thanks Jenny and Geo for showing E and me a wonderul time during our trip to California. You guys are the best!