“I love anything vintage, especially chenille and lace and
I love pink and yellow and sparkle and Merle Haggard, so
those are the things I have decorated with”, says Bev.
Bev’s first outing with Penelope was to a nearby State Park.
“I am blessed to live in the foothills of Mt Rainier and only
eight miles from Kanasket – Palmer State Park, so that was
where I went for my maiden voyage”, Bev tells me.
“I grew up towing horse trailers so I felt pretty good
about it and I am also married to a truck driver who
always makes sure that I am good to go. I recently bought
a 3/4-ton diesel that I use when I am towing instead of
my 1990 Ford F150 so that has made a huge difference
for me. I also have a 1972 Cadillac Coupe Deville named
‘Large Marge’ that I hope to tow with some day too”.
Having done a bit more work on the
trailer over the years, Bev tells me that
she has since replaced the porta-potty
with a proper toilet a couple of years ago.
She also added new faucets and a water
heater, so now the shower works too. She
also added in a “fantastic fan” to replace
the vent and installed three chandeliers!
Enjoying her new “glamping” hobby, Bev
starting making vintage trailer pendants
out of vintage silver-plate spoons and
other decorative pieces.
“I made a few “Glamper” pendant for a few trailer friends
for Christmas a couple years ago and posted a picture of
them on Facebook and all of a sudden I started getting
messages from people wanting to order them!”
And just like that, her new business: “Tin Can Diva” was
formed. Bev now creates a dazzling array of beautiful
custom made pieces that she sells from her own website
store and out of her trailer at rallies.
When she’s not out camping or
making jewelry, Bev tells me that
she enjoys the sense of peace and
tranquility that just being in her trailer
gives her.
“I love that it makes me so happy to just to sit in her and
relax” says Bev.
“She is most definitely my happy place”. VTM
To order a piece of Bev’s jewelry go to:
www.tincandiva.com or her Facebook page at:
www.facebook.com/tincandiva
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