Finds From The Low Country

It was a wonderful day to celebrate Leia's birthday with a Low Country Crawl.   

We had planned to hit as many thrift stores as possible and an estate sale.

We started as usual at her house in Summerville, South Carolina.

Then headed for North Charleston.

I had an empty truck, money, and both of us had lists.



Do we ever stick to our lists?

Well, Leia is better at that than I am.

I tend to wander off when something pretty or rusty or crusty strikes my fancy.

On this trip it seemed to be florals and pastels.

Found this tin tile box and a huge bag of pom pom fringe and other assorted trims.

Plus that enormous tassel.

Must find a piece of furniture for that tassel.

In the past we have flown by this small house with a yard full of painted furniture.

This time to the annoyance of all the traffic behind me, I drove extra slow to figure out how to get off Highway 78 and into the parking lot.

It took some turning around, but we made it to Bourgeois Collectibles & More. (Ladson, SC)

Yes, that is his real name.

A very pleasant guy with beautifully painted furniture.  He does not sell "raw" - just refinished items.

I did buy this floral trash can and a rosary - they went nicely with the blue and taupe India cotton spread and the floral valance I had bought at Community Thrift.

Navy and white toile table runners.

Turquoise and white Pyrex bowls in some pattern.

Somewhere along the way I managed to chip one.

I did not know Pyrex would chip!

Four panels of the Shabby Chic brand (Rachel Ashwell?) curtain panels.

They have the rings sewn down the sides to become roll-up shades.

They would look quite wonderful overdyed to look primitive, but I will leave them alone.

A vintage vanity bench that just needed some paint love and a screw.

A bench.

Yes, I said a bench.

The tag said it was a bench.

I asked the clerk if the tag went with this piece.

He said the price was for the bench.


The checkout clerk commented on how cute the bench was.

Really, folks?

IT IS A CABINET!

No top, but a cabinet nevertheless.

At the moment in my booth I cannot keep enough of these 100% India cotton bathlets.

You can use them to towel off after a bath, as a spread on your bed, as a throw on the sofa, or a beach blanket.

In addition to the one above I found a white one, a gray/tan/yellow one, and a yellow/red one.

Also a set of three shoe stretchers.

Yes, they were labeled a set of three.

There is joke there, but I am leaving it alone.

I love the tin box with the leaves.  Of course I will be painting it.

The chambray and red Ralph Lauren skirt is a size 22 and does not fit me, but the cloth is beautiful.

I see pillow covers!

Speaking of pillow covers, look at the sweet pink rosebud ruffled pillow case and the quilted green and gray sham.

 
Another floral valance and a yellow/pink baby blanket.

By this time we were in North Charleston on Rivers Avenue where another Community Thrift, a Goodwill, and a Goodwill Pound Store are all located.

It is a junker's paradise.

I found this lovely king-sized quilted comforter and a pair of shams.

I thought about keeping the set, but I have a weird thing about bedding that is slippery.

It is creepy to me to have your bedding moving around at night while you are trying to sleep.

I'm just saying.

A stack of baskets.

That wicker hook - not seen one since the early seventies.

A stack of crocheted baby bonnets - loved the colors.

A Scottish doll - for body parts.

 
(Just kidding, Danni!)

A candle stick.

A salt-glazed mug.

Did Leia get everything on her list?

Well, she did find a few things.

Did I stick to my list?

Well, sort of.

I did find a wooden ladder, a wire rolling cart, several pounds of books, and a ton of linens.

All the linens will need washing and ironing.

I hate to iron!!!

And don't forget the items I showed yesterday.  Read about the end of the Low Country Crawl here!

I worked on the Big Ugly for five hours Thursday. 

I will show the final reveal next.

I might have to go shopping tomorrow.

Or else stay home and iron.

Which would you choose?

See y'all!

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Low Country Crawling With Leia

Why was Leia just standing around on a street corner in Summerville, South Carolina on a Tuesday afternoon?

She was taking a short rest while we decided where to eat our very late lunch.




We had been on a Low Country Crawl through several thrift shops.

We started at nine in the morning.

It was after three, and we were waiting for an estate sale to start at four.

We had already scored the ugliest piece of furniture either of us had ever seen.

If you were the one who created this...this...this...
thing, then you need to learn restraint.

Yes, under all that fabric I do think there might be a bit of beauty.

We shall see.

Since our planned restaurant was not open, we settled on Montreux Bar & Grill.  

Leia had been there.  

I had not, but hope to go again.


The atmosphere is great.

And the food delicious.

Leia had a smoked shredded chicken sandwich with jalapeno mayo.

I had the salmon/strawberry salad.

Here is the front of the grill.

See the lady hiding behind the tree?

She was in every shot I took - before and after eating.

It became a joke of where she would show up next.

Montreaux is filled with artwork.

There is an old bicycle hanging over the bar.

I did take a pic of it.

That lady walked right through the shot and sat down.

Really!

I had planned to abandon some journal tags for this week's art abandonment.

Our waitress had a nice quirky attitude, 
and I felt the "It's good to be the queen" tags would suit her perfectly.

I abandoned the tags in the chair next to me so she would find them when she cleared the table.

Now it was time to go find the estate sale.

I was surprised at the quality of the items even though it was the second night of the sale.

I bought the huge Mark Twain Compilation.

The basket of silver - mainly for the assortment of fish and pickle forks.

And one baby spoon.

The sales manager threw in the plastic silverware hiding in the back.

Well, it will come in handy stirring small batches of paint.

The largest glove mold I have seen.

Size 14 - used to mold men's heavy duty industrial gloves.

I have been looking for a dainty ladies mold, but had to have this giant.

It looks great on the mantel with the heads already there.


I also bought a wooden ladder and some advertising yardsticks.

I will show these and all the other items we found along the way on our Low Country Crawl in the next post.

It took all day to unload the truck and take photos.

I am off to bed so I can rise bright and early to clean, sand and paint.

Does anyone know how to remove ugly from a piece?

See y'all!


 

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Teeny Treasure Time

The SPCA Thrift was unloading boxes of miniature everything last week.

It was teeny treasure time!

I had to pick up a few of the items.

There were doll tea sets.

This sweet trio.

This larger collection - still incomplete, but there were seventeen pieces of it.

Eight saucers - all doll-sized.

Chipped with green plaid bows and pink flowers.

A small Shawnee elephant cream pitcher - about five inches high.

He is listed in my Etsy shop.

Remember before buying the flood of reproductions of figural pottery pieces in the late 1980's and 90's.

I am no expert when it comes to telling the difference!



There were dozens of horse figurines.

I chose a lead horse and a distressed china one.


Also had to have the elf!

The last two were not miniatures.

This bulldog is missing the tips of his ears and was more than I should have paid for him, but look at his expression.

"Take me home!  Take me home!"

I did.

Last teeny treasure is about three inches high.

Marked Italy.

A figural puppy planter.

A few tips of his fur missing, but overall he is so ugly, he is cute!




This post catches you up with last week's finds.  

The next post will be all about crawling the Low Country with my niece Leia.  

Let's just say it has taken me all day to unload and photograph the contents of the truck.

I think it will take TWO posts!

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Saddle Up!

If you visited over at Shop Talk 

(Thanks, Linda at Coastal Charm!) 

  last Friday, you know I carry an odd assortment of items.

These are saddle stands.

Three of them.

Can't you see them in your garden with perhaps a potato vine or clematis curling about the curves?

The saddle stands have a wire rack on the bottom - perfect for a pot or three of flowering annuals.

A bit of rusty patina already.

 

Just wax before using outside.

Or perhaps at the end of a bed to hold quilts and blankets.

And speaking of blankets, I could not leave behind three woven wool horse blankets in three different styles.

I would be the first to admit the blankets were dirty.

Even Molly turned her nose at the smell.

Thanks to the blogger who posted about Awesome and hot water soaks for soiled fabrics, the blankets are clean and fresh once again.

(And if that blogger who uses Awesome on her vintage linens happens to read this post, please let me know.  I have lost the post with the directions!)

This is my favorite.

Yes, even this one with the leather front and back was soaked in scalding hot water twice.

Came out looking new.

(I forgot to take after photos!)

Willie was so excited at the saddle stands and the saddle blankets, he fell asleep upside down.

His favorite position!

See y'all!

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I am participating in Ann's Swap Meet at Tarnished Royalty.

Clever idea.  Just add an item to the bottom of a post that you want to swap.  The other people will look at your item and decide if they would like to swap.

Go over and see the guidelines for yourself.



Does anyone want three pairs of tiny elephants?

UPDATE:  THE ELEPHANTS HAVE BEEN SWAPPED FOR KEYS!  THANKS, ANN!  IT WAS FUN.  I WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER ITEM TO SWAP.

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