Camp Tales on the River....

Well it's that time again,,,, for 'Camp Tales around the Camp Fire...

Once again we gathered around & took over the 'Bowl-&-Pitcher' campgrounds at Riverside State Park in Spokane, Washington..... for our annual Farm Chicks weekend.

Good morning Spokane River, what a beautiful morning.... but in a few hours, 26 ladies will be heading out to hit yard sales, Junktiquing & the Farm Chicks show at the Spokane Fairgrounds.

These wee lil trailers, most are vintage, some are good old girls glammed up and some sweet new ones also dolled up.

These boots were made for Shoppin' and that's just what they'll do, one of these days these boots will shop all over town with you!

The 3 Amigas! (l to r) Juli, Grace & Faye

Which way to Farm Chicks?....

Oh sure, my table is tidy now, but by tomorrow you won't be able to see the decoupaged photos...with all the junk I'll have sitting on it! lol!

'The Gnome Home" with her newly painted door & chalk board...the sweet door cutain was made from a re-purposed vintage pillowcase from Juli. Thanx Juli!

I always bring & display my little mini aprons either on or around my trailer...

just because I can! It's a Girlie Thing!

Lil aka Lilliport,,,sweet trailer.

Rene's sweet little "Dusty Trails".

Denise's sweet little "Glitter Sister"

Carolyn's 'M & M " trailer,,,, Mules & More,,, Menopause & Medicare or Missing Mom,,,either way, it is cute.

This is Bonnie G. little & I do mean little,,,,Little Loafer aka 'lollipop'
It's as wide as it is long...yet so cute.....

"Betsy Ross" belongs to Linner,,,and it's all in Red, White & Blue American Pride... luv it!

Allison is bringing Lilacs to Peggy's Trailer...

Hmmmm, now where did these all come from?

(I think I see a couple of 'wine bottle impostors in the group!) lol!

Oh that's right,,, our very own 'Wineologist' Julie F. gave us a crash course in 'Wineology 101"...

Julie F. giving us a crash course in wines....complete with chocolate!

Our very own "Vanna White" (Faye) pours out the wine samples...and yes that is a brown paper sack that the bottle is in! Classy huh! lol!

Carol (left) even wore an apron, white no less,,,Hello! Red Wine & white apron...not a good mix! lol!

' Chilaxing' by the fire, good food, good wine & good friends!

Ya gotta Luv Glamping with a fabulous group of Gal pals....

Julie telling us the difference about wines, tannins and wine regions..... and to think, I thought all you did was squish a few grapes into a bottle, add a little sugar & let it ferment...and wala! Wine!

Gotta luv a good old fashioned Girlie gab fest!

Heather (behind the camera) catching me yacking with Karen,,,not sure why I am being so animated,,,could I have been telling Karen a 'Fish Tale' about the Big One that got away..lol!?!

Juli always has fresh flowers to decorate our picnic tables... what a great way to use old tins too!

Linner, owner of trailer "Betsy Ross"

Juli #444 & Gepetto #444 1/2
owner of trailer "Little Sister"

Jennel & Diva Dog (pink petticoat) and Rosie (camera shy)

We Trailer Chix gotta stick together....

Grace (me) & Juli, modeling our cute petticoats! Why did we ever stop wearing them? Oh yea, that's right, we grew up.... darn it!

(Cowgirl) Hats make our petticoats look even cuter! Grace & Juli

B.I.N.G.O.!!!! Who doesn't like a good game of 'Trailer Trash BINGO!?!"

Girls just want to have fun! (l to r) Paulette, Juli & Grace

Bottoms Up girls, Bottoms Up! lol!

The Group of Glamping Vintage Trailer Divas.....

Welcome to Camp, The Welcoming Committee! (l to r) Grace, Juli, Mig & Linner

Quiet morning, time to embrace the beauty of camping on the river.... until next year...

Happy Trails to you until we meet again...

Your favorite Trailer Diva,,,,, and loving it!

I wish I had had enough time to take pictures of All the trailers this weekend, but alas, being the Trailer Diva takes a lot of work, and little time for play or should I say photgraphy. lol!

My Little Campground....

After having two of my gal~pals, come camp out with me on my property several weekends ago,,, I just did not have the heart to put my little Scotty back in the barn,,, so I left her out, and have enjoyed going out to sit in her daily....usually with my 2 kitties...

I keep the area around the "Gnome Home" (Scotty) cute like a little campsite, complete with Flamingos... The hubby and I can go sit out by her when we want to enjoy the evening... The fire pit, is always ready and so is the Citronella candle! lol! It's that time of season when we get hit hard and heavy with 'skeeters! I think in the next week or two I will pull out trailer #3,

aka~ Farmgirl on the Loose, set her along side the 'Gnome Home' (Scotty) and then it will look like the beginnings of a sweet vintage trailer park,,,after all, like they say.... "Build it & they will come (& park & camp) lol!

Happy trails!

Scotty Door...

I just could not stand the 'plainness' of my Scotty Door so out came the painters tape, & spray paint and here is the end result....
Clean blue door, framed chalk board and pillowcase door window curtain.....
AAHHH! Much better!
I had a 1/2 can of chalk board paint (left from another project), a can (actually I keep several of this blue on hand for trailer projects) of Ocean Spray Blue paint and a window of opportunity to get some painting done!
Gary miter cut the wood to frame the 'chalk board'... I can't cut an angle to save my life! lol!
Then I re-purposed an old pillowcase given to me by Juli, and am using it for the door window curtain..(Thanx Juli). I have a piece of pink ribbon that I will use to tie the curtain open when I want light in. I love when a moment of creativity & good weather hits! lol!
Wagons HO & Happy Trails!

Here Birdie Birdie...

I was at a Joanns Fabric & Craft store yesterday and was meandering through the Summer Lawn decoration isle when I spotted this sweet little 'trailer' bird house...well I did what any self respecting Trailer Diva would do...Bought it!
Wagons HO & I am ready to go...Glamping!

Farmgirl on the Loose.....2011

I just received my "Farmgirls on the Loose" T-shirt..... and I plan to wear it next weekend when I go camping with my gal pals next weekend.
Glamping is really catching on & ladies are discovering a whole new way to go out and play...
Like they say, "Making Girls out of Women".... Happy Trails

What do you do with ?????

What do you do with cute Birthday Cards? Well you frame them ofcource!
A dear friend of mine spotted this cute card and sent it to me for my B-day....so I naturally had to put it to good use....I bought a cheap plastic (light weight) picture frame,,,spray painted it pink, added a sheet of scrap booking paper (stripes) and Voila! instant cuteness....

First I sat it on the table, by my new trailer curtains...p.s. notice I spray painted the curtain rods pink?...

But the glare made it hard to view...so....I decided that it would look cuter over my chenille curtains above the sofa/bed...and yes, I painted those curtain rods a too!

The vertical stripes in the frame match the vertical stripes in the chenille fabric.

(I need to find a 'globe' replacement...this one is just too round & blah!)

I luv spray paint, bits of fabric cheap photo frames & re-purposed cards...

How Kool is This?

This is a little totable flashlight that my best friend sent to me....

It is small, has a single light, triple light & flashing light ability....Irmgard knows I love to camp & came across & sent it to me...I have seen big hand cranked flash lights but never the small ones so this is perfect. Just wind/crank the flash light to get the light...Turn it off & it holds a charge...How kool it This!

Who Say's I am to Old for a Slumber party!?!

Happy May, Happy Trailer Slumber Party....Happy Girlfriends Weekend!

Juli, Mig & I enjoying a fantastic lunch after a very successful day of Junktiquing!

And boy-o-boy did we haul in a jeep load of Trailer decor...a must for every trailer fashionista!

Juli admiring our 'Sister Trailers".... Juli's is on the left, a 1959 Terry and mine is on the right, a 1963 Serro Scotty....

"Sister Trailers" Let the Trailer Slumber Party weekend begin!

Mig enjoying the morning after a wonderful slumber in her cute beach themed 1971 Shasta.

"Glamping" is all about vintage trailers & friendships....with a little Junktiquing tossed in for good fun!

Left to right...my Scotty, Mig's Shasta & Juli's Terry...cute to the 10th factor!

Check out the window in Juli's trailer...(click on the pic to 'embiggen'...)

Here's looking at you!

Even a couple of Flamingos came to join in the fun!

Juli called and said..."we need to take a break from being an adult",,,,

so let the "Slumber Party " begin!

I called Mig and before we knew it,,, there where 3 trailers on my property and Gary was chopping fire wood for our "fire pit".

The weather forecast was for rain,,,but Mother Nature gave us a break & we had a sunny weekend with only a few sprinkles,,, Thanks Mother Nature!

We shopped till we dropped...my poor jeep was so full of "treasures" that there was barely room for our feet! Now that's shopping! lol!

We capped off the evening with pizzas and beer. Afterwards we settled in to watch "The Long Trailer" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez....followed by more incredible edibles!

As always, Sunday was 'pack-up & head home'...but along with our trailers and all our must have junk finds, we take home wonderful girlfriend memories....

Lucky me, I had the shortest drive,,, just back into the garage! lol!

Happy May, Happy Trailer Slumber Party weekend, Happy wonderful girlfriends weekend.

You're never to old to be a little girl...So take 'Spontaneity' by the vowels & go have fun!

Camping~ German Style

I spent 2 weeks in Germany visiting my family & childhood best friend. Wowzers! seems like everywhere I went I saw trailers and motorhomes on the road....mind you the roads in the small villages are quit narrow, so to see these trailers & motorhomes navigate was interesting to say the least.

Trailers were everywhere.....Germany sure has changed since I was a kid.

And with the price of fuel,,, 1.49Euro per liter which equates to roughly $6.00 a gallon. Yikes!
Yet it doesn't seem to deter these die hard vacationers!

Talk about sleek...I met the owners of this mini and they let me see the inside...every inch was well planned & utilized. The only thing it didn't have was air conditioning....

I even spotted an R.V. Sales lot while driving on the Autobahn.....

First day of nice warm weather and our Euro counterparts are out en-mass camping & taking advantage of the wonderful Spring weather.

Camping in Germany is not a cheap hobby, but there seems to be a lot of German families who, like Americans,,,are falling in love with Camping....

Scotty's New Re-Do!!!!!

I was so board with my old curtains in my Scotty, that I decided I needed a 're-do'... so I took out my touristy~tropical themed curtains and dug through my stash of fabric & this is what I came up with.....

I had bought the 'Galaxy Diner' fabric about 4 years ago, when I was living in SO. CAL., I had bought 2 yards,,,,just in case....a bad habit of mine...I buy fabric because I like it and think I might be able to put it to use someday...well that someday was today.....

The lining/backing is actually a sheet that I had bought at a local Thrift.

I crochet rag rugs from old sheets, so when I come across a sheet I buy it knowing it will make a great rug, backing for a quilt or some other project, in this case, as curtain backing. I paid $1.99 for the sheet, and still have oodles of fabric left....not a bad deal!

Now all I need to do is make 22 YoYos in a soft yellow fabric to attach on top of the curtain tabs.

You would think with all my fabric stash,,,I would have some yellow fabric...nope! not a scrap,,, I can't believe I am going to have to go buy a yard of yellow fabric! lol!

I can hardly wait for May, when my lil Scotty w/a potty comes out of the ManCave and goes on her 1st camping trip of the season.... Come on May!

Almost Time....

Thank goodness, it is almost that time...to pull our vintage trailers out of storage, dust them off, fluff them up, add a few new deco-trinkets and hit the road.... Happy Trails! My first Glamping trip of the year will be to Prosser Washington for the 'Prosser Farm Girl' gather-up....and then just 3 weeks later, back to the Spokane River to camp with 24 other 'Sisters on the Fly' gal pals and shop till we drop at the 'Farm Chicks' show at the Spokane Fairgrounds. Wagons HO & Happy Trails to you until we meet again....