Newcomers’ week continues! Welcome to first-time vendor, The Rusty Pumpkin!
Name:
Laura Arensdorf
Vendor:
The Rusty Pumpkin
Lives in/Business located:
Ankeny, IA/A booth on the lower level of Found Things in Des Moines’ East Village
This will be Bonanza vendor appearance:
1st as a vendor, but have shopped it since Bonanza #2!
Specialize in:
One-of-a-kind items — the funkier the better!
Find:
Website: rustypumpkin.com
Facebook: The Rusty Pumpkin
Favorite activity besides junking:
There’s something besides junking?! Actually, my favorite part besides the hunt is putting displays together.
Would save if the workshop were on fire:
I don’t possess any repurposing skills so I guess it would have to be items on my inspiration shelf.
You knew you were a junker when:
Truly, it was my first Junk Bonanza. I always knew I loved flea markets and the basement of any antique store where the beaten up stuff was at, but it wasn’t until my first JB that I truly felt like I was where I was meant to be, with amazing people that shared the junk love.
Three words that describe you:
Adventurous, determined, unique
Three words that describe your product:
Unique, funky, fun
If you couldn’t be a junker, you’d be a:
props manager/stylist
When you found it, you knew it would sell immediately:
The hood off a 1966 GMC grain hauler truck. Amazing patina and form that totally make a statement in a room.
Laura, we are looking forward to The Rusty Pumpkin’s statement at the Junk Bonanza!
Only 70 days to go!
Kim
laura@rustypumpkin.com
Amazing displays- can’t wait to see your booth !!!
LOVE….everything looks so fun to decorate with!
Be still my heart…that junk speaks to me…
What fun items! Can’t wait to shop your booth at the JB:)