Vendor Profile: The Rusty Pumpkin!

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