It is so nice to have friends who find things you love as they travel around.
One dear friend is Olive Out.
Recently she had a pile of things for me to go through and decide which to buy.
She knows I am on an ironstone pitcher hunt and found this beauty.
Along with the decorative metal piece.
The book and the syrup tin came from somewhere else, but look at the lovely linen fabric in turquoise and gold.
Using this for fall decor right now.
A rusty wire basket filled with bobbins and spools of several shapes and sizes.
I love a good basket.
She found this old chalkware piece and knew it would be perfect for my bathroom.
Two tables.
Olive had painted them with black chalk paint.
The tall oak one you will see tomorrow transformed.
The Moorish one is currently in front of the fireplace with fall decor on it.
I plan to use the table as a base for the Christmas tree.
The brown desk Olive envisioned painted in a soft blue, but after getting it home and cleaning it, I decided to sell it just as it is.
Great mid-century vibe.
It is waiting for its forever home in Booth W-10, Riverfront Antique Mall, North Augusta, SC.
See y'all!
Saturday a week ago I was lucky enough to meet up with Rush in Columbia for a day of junkin'.
In no special order, here are the treasures I found Rush-ing around West Columbia, South Carolina.
One huge atlas with great color maps.
Found at His House.
A brass urn.
A silver plated teapot and a cream pitcher found at Goodwill.
At Habitat we found a bunch of numbers - mostly sixes (or nines) .
The eights went to live with Fonda - her favorite number.
Assorted old books found here and there.
A white hamper basket.
Adorable needlepoint.
A girl and her puppy off to school with an apple for her teacher.
Two hymnals and a reading book.
Rush to the rescue
I spied these from across the thrift store but could not get around the customers.
Fonda blocked them from the books so I could arrive with a cart to scoop up all the Hardy Boys books.
From the 1960's.
Just one lone Nancy Drew.
Another His House find - old romance books.
The dust jackets have a wonderful vintage look.
A metal plant stand bought at Habitat.
This sweet bench in great shape (but horrid paint job) was found hidden at His House.
She is getting a makeover.
Soon.
So Rush and I went to the No. 1 Flea Market, His House, Habitat, lunch at Applebee's (thanks, Fonda!) and finally to Goodwill before I returned her to her hotel.
I hope she will visit again.
Junkin' with me is an Olympic sport.
And Fonda deserves a gold medal!
See y'all!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
A couple of Saturday's ago I lucked up on a junk man's closing sale.
I had never stopped at the building before.
I was surprised at all the neat stuff he had.
What in the world is this?
An art deco store display rack for jackets or shirts.
Rich patina and heavy duty.
His loss, my gain.
Gave me a price for one insulator.
I asked for a price for ALL of the insulators.
His loss, my gain.
Two old first aid kits still full of supplies.
One from Nassau County Police Department.
The other "Property of the State of South Carolina".
Not anymore.
I will admit haggling went on and on over the price for these two.
Finally we reached an agreement.
His loss, my gain.
Love the brown splatter enamelware sieve and will keep it.
Paid his price for it and he threw in the candy tin.
His loss ...
I dug these out of various assorted boxes under his tables and put them together on the counter.
He was quite taken with the way they looked all together.
However he had agreed on a price for the three before I placed them there.
... my gain.
I have never found one of these before.
It is a tin bread box.
Just like the picnic tin I used to own but sold!
Drat.
My loss and my gain.
I am keeping this for a bit.
Milk glass mugs for a drink after skiing.
Be prepared to gag.
It is a Schuss Boomer.
Hot Dr. Pepper with Bacardi Rum mixed in.
UGH!
But the graphics are so cute.
A very productive day for me.
See y'all!
Yesterday was about the haul from Linda's downsizing. (HERE)
Today it is all about the junkin' we did after loading my truck down.
Yes, there was still room for vintage treasures.
The Goodwill store is very fair on the prices and has nice merchandise most of the time.
The vintage white wicker chair was going to fit into the Blazer - no matter how high I had to stack.
After GW Linda and I stopped by The Madison Flea, a large antique mall with some great dealers.
Spindles and baskets.
This painting and the next one were steals.
A lot of paint loss but the distressed look appeals to me.
Applying multiple layers of fixative to stop the flaking.
Then I thought back years ago when I bought a painting like this.
I discovered another painting underneath the flaking paint.
HMMM, should I ...
I love this one!!!
Now hanging in the breakfast room.
I rescued the slightly misshapen spaniel from GW.
More finds from GW.
Found another Winnie-the-Pooh book for my collection.
Flash cards.
Two large trophy-shaped urns.
An old refrigerator jar being used for dog treats.
It was definitely a mad dash through Madison.
If you ever have traveled I-20 between Augusta and Atlanta, you know it can be a total parking lot at times.
I avoided the traffic and construction zones going west to Madison except for a fifteen-mile section of one lane.
However the east lanes were dead still for miles.
I dreaded the trip home.
Lucky for me all the construction workers had knocked off for the day and it was a breeze flying back down I-20 to Aiken.
Looking forward to another trip to Madison.
Any takers?
See y'all!
