OLDE TYME CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY GATHERING!!

YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE 2ND ANNUAL OLDE TYME CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY GATHERING AT OLDE TYME MARKETPLACE!!

DECEMBER 5TH 10-5 THEN 6-9

DECEMBER 6TH 10-5

Come to our SPECIAL EVENING HOURS on Friday the 5th and shop under the glow of twinkle lights and candles. The shop will be filled to the brim with the best in primitive and rustic holiday decor. Bring a friend along to enjoy all the Sights, Sounds, Scents and Spitit of the holidays!!

AN EVENT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!PRIZES, FUN, GOODIES, TREATS!!!

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 704-942-6258

123 N. White St.

Marshville, Nc 28103

THE SOUTHERN CHRISTMAS SHOW!!

NOVEMBER 13TH THU THE 23RD!!!!!!

COME SEE ME IN INDEPENDENCE HALL SPACE 2153!!!

The booth will be bursting at the seams with all the best in primitive and rustic holiday decor!For more info just go to www.southernchristmasshow.com. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!

GOT JUNK???? TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT!

Okay gals!! I thought this would be a fun post to do!! WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF JUNK that you have ,where did you get it and how much was it??!!
My absolutely favorite piece I found was about 10 years ago at a yard sale. It was this old looking base cupboard that had a round hole cut in the top. Apparently there had been a table saw bolted on to the top and the customer right ahead of me had just taken it off and bought it and was loading it into his car. He was getting ready to leave and I asked him if he was taking the cupboard and he said no! So, jumping for joy I hopped on over to the gal that was having the sale and asked her 'how much for the cupboard??" She proceeded to udder the best four letter word on the face of the earth......FREE!!!!!! HOLY COW!!!! Well I loaded that baby up in the trunk of my Chevy Cavalier (yep it was hangin out the back with a bungee cord to hold the trunk lid down) and couldn't wait to get it home and fiddle with it! Well after unloading it I hosed it off in the backyard and I opened the two doors to clean inside and LO and BEHOLD.......right there , nailed to the inside to was an ANTIQUE WOODED SPICE CUPBOARD!!! The kind with eight little drawers and the spice names stenciled on . Whoever put it there had used it for nuts, bolts, nails and screws. I was totally freaking out and just blowing a gasket!!! I had to reload the whole thing back into the car and take it to my Dad's so he could get it out for me. I spare you the look on his face when I pulled into the drive way.......................Anyway, he rescued the spice box for me and I was back home to now decorate! Remember the round hole in the top of the cupboard?? Well I wound up putting an old enamelware bowl in it and filled it with potpourri and a candle. It sat out in my sun porch and I have never had a piece of furniture that received more compliments than that. The spice cupboard hung on the wall in the kitchen where I could gaze it while I slaved away preparing meals! So there ya go....can't wait to hear your story!!

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!

Well I am still on a flea market high and had to share it with you all! I had hardly any money to spend today and most of what you are looking at was only 1.00!!!! My most expensive "splurge" was the little one drawer stand that looks like it had a mirror on it at one point. Needless to say it was a great day. I almost didn't go at all becasue as you know, when you decided to go flea marketing with no cash is when you find absolutly everything you have been searching for since you were born. I have been up to my ears preparing for the Southern Christmas Show and I just needed a distraction for a bit. This really helped let me tell you! As soon as I got home I got everything unloaded from the truck, got the camera started arranging it all it in the driveway and started taking some pictures. Just as I am doing all this my neighbors decided to go for a walk and I can feel them looking my way. So I just wave and say hi and they say hi back to me but it sounds more like a question!! Do you know what I mean? They must think I am nuts! I could understand this maybe had I been talking to my new found treasures or hugging them or something....geez! So I can imagine their conversation on their walk..."so what EXACTLY was she taking a picture of? All I saw was a pile of junk......no, dear that pile of junk is always there.....no this was a new one...well she has a shop or something, maybe it was for that.....Do you think she ever really sells anything?? ......everything looks like it needs a new paint job or it's all dirty and rusty........I don't really know what she does with it, I can't imagine using it for anything other than firewood...hahaha Oh that was a good one honey!!!...maybe we should move..................???"

Like I said ...I needed a distraction for a bit!! Back to work!!