Hi, I'm JoAnn and I'm a junk-a-holic

I'm from the great plains state of Nebraska. I'm a fabric hoarder who's reluctant to change. I've collected, bought and sold vintage/antique items since I was in my early 20's. I couldn't afford new, so I settled for buying the best that I could afford.

Since retirement, I've had the fortune to be able to actually buy and sell the treasures I love. Although some would argue, I assert that I can't really be classified as a "hoarder", nothing stays on the inventory shelves long enough to collect dust thicker than 3". I mean come on ... you can tell you are a hoarder when the Brown Recluse Spiders are teaching slalom lessons on their dust covered webs; am I right??

I seriously do buy and sell, and keep very little. I carefully decide if I want to take the time to dust off something more than three times a year before I'll keep it for myself. I sell direct market - person to person; B&M booths and locked cases; and online. I'm having a lot of fun, meeting a lot of people, and making a little bit of money above the expenses. What more could I ask for except a little more time with my grandkids.

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you and LEARNING.

 

You will fit right in here! LOL
And I believe we have at least one other fabric hoarder as well.

 

I'm so bad ... I have thimbleberries fabrics from the early 1990's. I bought into the Thimbleberries craze and now I can't part with the fabrics. I prefer the vintage "no name" colonial patterned fabrics from the 50's.

 

Greetings JoAnn! Admitting it (being a junk-a-holic) is the first step!

I like your style of writing ... kinda like you're right here sitting on my desk chatting about stuff

Glad you found the site.

 

Greetings, JoAnn! Loved your "story."

And why does it not surprise me that a woman named JoAnn would love fabric?

 

Hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa I just figured it out. <laughing> Sorry, it takes me a little bit to connect one brain wave to another. <teehee>

 

Whew, you have no idea how hard it was to admit that <giggle>. And, it also helps that I type faster than I think. Oh wait ... maybe that's not such a good thing after all! I'm so confused. <giggle>

 

Welcome aboard JoAnn !!

 

Hi JoAnn,
We all would like to thank you for joining us. It make us feel better about stuff if we see other people have the same stuff collecting.
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Welcome again, JoAnn!

Many of us are "of retirement age" and, um, probably even more of us are junk-a-holics! It's a hard addiction to break!

 

Hee Hee ....Welcome to the boards, sounds like you've come to the right place!

 

Welcome, JoAnn! Also nice ID on those Rudolf Ju glass candle holders.

You fit right in!

 

See JoAnn......Didn't I tell ya !!! ---

 

Welcome, JoAnn -- your introduction was fun to read. Hope you enjoy it here.

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Hi JoAnn,loved the intro !

 

Hello, JoAnn. What everyone said!

 

Welcome! You had me in 'stitches'!

 

Welcome!