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| Soooooo...tell me...really....what's on your Christmas list this year??? Do you dare to put JUNK right at the top?? You know you wanna. Just do it..... and see what happens! Look at this load I brought into the shop today...... If some one bought me an old chippy crusty rusty faded blue keg like that...... I would flip out!!! Have you ever received a FAB piece of junk for Christmas?? I'd love to know all about it! Do share!!! |
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| Hello friends!! I was super excited about this "wreath" I made today! I spotted this old farm piece in a antique shop this summer. Loved the patina and knew it could be something cool. Today I finally got inspired and made it into a wreath. Couldn't have been an easier project: Step 1: Buy super cool rusty piece even though it will sit in the garage for 6 months Step 2: Head out to garage while you are already late getting to your shop to gather items you need for customers that day. Spy rusty piece sitting there. Step 3: Finally get in the car to leave for shop when INSPIRATION STRIKES! Step 4: Get back out of the car and grab rusty piece! Step 5: LEAVE FOR THE SHOP!! Step 6: Get to the shop, unload rusty piece, push everything on the counter that WAS your priority for the day to the side so you can have room to create! Step 7: Grab ribbon and greenery and put on rusty piece even though you haven't finished turning on all your lights, flipping your open sign, or unlocking doors. Step 8: Take photos and begin the social networking blitz! Step 9: See if you have any "likes!!!" (you gotta look right??!!) wink wink! Step 10: Finish opening your shop It's that easy!! Proof positive that not all Christmas wreaths need to be green pine... they can be "green" in other ways!!! |
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| YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TYME at the MARKETPLACE!! We kick off this event FRIDAY NIGHT with our popular CANDLE LIGHT NIGHT 6-9 Shop in the glow of hundreds of twinkle lights and candles.... Listen to the LIVE band serenade you with some great bluegrass and holiday favorites..... Take a hayride thru town to see the lights..... Dive into all the wonderful tasty treats..... WIN one of 5 Fabulous PRIZES!! Shop for the perfect gift among all the wonderful items brought in special for the holidays! The FUN continues ALL WEEKEND Dec. 1 & 2 10-5 Bring a friend and Share in all the SIGHTS~ SOUNDS~SCENTS and SPIRIT of the Holiday Season! The shop is overflowing with : Snowmen, Santas, Ornaments, Wreaths, Candles, Lights, Stockings and More! Everything you need to make your Holidays Homespun! Please bring a food item for a dog or cat in need this holiday season. Olde Tyme Marketplace 121 N. White St. Marshville, NC 28103 704-942-6258
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| Today is SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY!! Please support your local small businesses today ! By shopping SMALL ...YOU can make a HUGE impact!! Think about your favorite small business and make them one of the places you stop into today. Chances are you will be greeeted with a smile and a heart full of thanks!! |
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| Hello Friends! So much time has gone by since I posted last. Almost a MONTH. Shame. On. Me. I hope you still remember me. There have been a few glitches that have come and gone this past month. One being my computer. ZERO memory left. Yep my ole Dell finally decided she wanted to retire. I got it back what seems like 100 years ago so it was time to step it up in the technology dept. For those who really know me know that I don't do well with this stuff. I LOVE it all......I just don't ever know how to use anything. I am happy to report that I AM typing this post on my new Toshiba laptop XPG500000STP (or something close to that). Just this fact alone is a major deal for me! We've got wifi and everything!!! Again....MAJOR! The only thing that I have to figure out how to do is upload photos now. Once I get that figured out I'll be able to get back on track with regular posts! |
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| Tis the season to get the shop ready for the holidays , so I have been up to my earlobes in greenery, lights, trees....you name it! It's beginning to look alot like Christmas at the shop! SAVE THE DATES for CHRISTMAS TYME AT THE MARKETPLACE OPEN HOUSE: NOV. 30TH Candle Light Night 6-9 DEC. 1 & 2 10-5 |
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| I hope that you will be able to join us in all the SIGHTS~SOUNDS~SCENTS and SPIRIT of the holiday season! Wish me luck on learning how to get my photos on here! I've got tons to share! |
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| IT'S TYME FOR OUR LAST SUNDAY at the MARKETPLACE of the season!! Join us for a a fall afternoon in the country! Put your junkin shoes on and head on out to OLDE TYME MARKETPLACE OCT. 21ST 11-5 121 N. WHITE ST. MARSHVILLE, NC 28103 704-942-6258 OUR VENDORS ALWAYS BRING THE BEST IN: ANTIQUES~PRIMITIVES~VINTAGE GOODS COTTAGE AND SHABBY DECOR HOME MADE BAKED GOODS AND MORE!! PLUS THE SHOP IS LOADED WITH NEW JUNK FINDS!! TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO MEET YOU THERE!! THE WEATHER LOOKS PERFECT! SEE YOU SUNDAY! |
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| Guess what? It's Monday already. That's totally news to me because I have been so screwed up on my days since Market started. I feel like I have been lost in this world of make believe between all the FABULOUS products, crazy talented people,knock out displays and wonderful customers. I know that Thursday is coming (the last day of Market) and I will have to snap out it~ but that's okay too cuz I miss being at the shop but til then, I will enjoy this euphoria I step into every morning I snapped just a few ....(.meaning two) pics yesterday of two of my fav dispalys at the shop. The first is my new sign. So simple but I love how it looks hanging in the booth. |
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| Second are all these little vintage clocks and clock parts inside this super shabby shelf. For those of you who know me well....I can hear you saying....."there's the twig and branches!!" You know it!! LOL! Oh~ for those of you who are on Twitter~ I learned a few things these past few days and have actually done some tweets! Makes me feel so grown up!! LOL! I invite you to follow me not only on my blog and Twitter but Facebook and Pinterest as well. You never know where Olde Tyme Marketplace is gonna turn up next! Stay tuned for more pics of Market! |
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| Hello Friends! Well TODAY is THE DAY! Today I will proudly launch Olde Tyme Marketplace to the trade. I . am. so. nervous. Let me just say that this event has been overwhelming. I have had YEARS of showroom experience, I know what it takes. I wasn't surprised at the sheer amount of work it took. I wasn't scared of the work or the time it took~ after all it's the passion for what I do that fuels the fire. This is just another step in my journey to get where I am going. In my life, I feel like I have been sitting on a branch and when an opportunity presents itself, I scoot down a little farther on the branch. I fully expect it to snap any minute and I fall........ but I don't. And I know the only thing keeping me up there is faith. I pray that I don't fall. I am very proud of how the showroom came together and along with the butterflies I've got, I AM EXCITED!!!! Today at 12:00 the doors open to a different world...... I AM READY! |
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| I look forward to all the people that I am going to meet... |
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| Plus...being surrounded by so much talent for this next week is so good for the soul. |
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| My creative juices will be in over drive. |
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| I can't wait to share the stories of the week... |
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| Hello Friends! I get alot of emails from fellow bloggers who live too far away to be able to make it to one of our Sunday at the Marketplace shows. There are always lots of tears and foot stomping and well frankly.... it ain't pretty! LOL! So this morning, after reading such an email from Carol..(yes Carol you know which one) hahaha, she said ...and I quote , "You could at least show us the Junk we Miss!!!""" |
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| Your wish is my command! Roll um!! |
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| We had stuff fresh out of a barn in Virginia....cobwebs and all..... |
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| just get on in there and RUMMAGE! |
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| rusty pots and old pans.... |
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| handmade recycled items like this table out of an old door! |
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| Steampunk Junk and everything you need for any altered art project.... |
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| parts and more parts... |
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| Old soda crates.... |
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| to chick feeders.... |
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| to the chicken herself! |
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| Get a room you two! Geez! They were like this all day! This is just the tip of the iceberg! We have some of the BEST VENDORS around who always bring it! We only have one more market day left for the season! Oct. 21. It's always fun to see what junk awaits. There you go Carol and the rest of the junk fans who can't make it. We sure would love to see you sometime~ til then enjoy the pics of all the junk you miss! |
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| C'mon in Friends!! It's TYME for our Annual HARVEST TYME at the MARKETPLACE Friday Sept. 21 Saturday Sept. 22 10-6 The shop is all decked out and JAMMED PACKED with everything you need for your Fall decorating! PUMPKINS~SCARECROWS~WREATHS~CANDLES~ GREAT JUNK FINDS~BURLAP SACKS~PRIMITIVES~ MUM PLANTERS~CROWS~AND MORE!!! You know we'll have TREATS ...PLUS some prizes too!! The FUN continues on Sunday Sept. 23 for our Sunday at the Marketplace 11-5 Come shop with our outside vendors who always bring the best in antiques~collectibles~vintage goods and more! Plan to visit us this weekend to start off a FALL FILLED with FUN!! Olde Tyme Marketplace 121 N. White St Marshville, NC 28103 704-942-6258 conveniently located one turn off Hwy. 74 behind BB&T Bank. |
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| It's not everyday that we decide to pack up the truck and head out on a junk run at 8:30 at night and drive and drive and drive just so we can be there Bright and Early in the mornin to get started! But Sunday night we threw caution to the wind and tossed together an overnight bag (still packed TWO pairs of undies...just in case. I am more of a planner so this was me being "reckless!" lol) and hit the open road! Wild and free and pooped to the max when we got there. Memories being made I always say. He didn't hear me. He was busy snoring while it was my turn to drive. So I reminded him as we were coming home last night and the headlights just decided to GO OUT on the truck.....on the interstate none- the -less...in the pouring rain. (I think I hear a country song in there somewhere!) You will LOVE what we did here......since the brights would work if they were held on...I got a bungee cord and hooked it around the bright switch and hooked the other end into where the seat belt strap comes out! Worked perfectly except it was raining so hard and the wipers needed to be adjusted and the bungee was in the way and ....UGH! Soooo, Mr. OTM had to just hold the switch the whole way home. We are 1/2 mile from pullin into the driveway and VOILA~ the lights just magically appear BACK ON! Yep...memories being made! LOL We did have a great time and got a slew of great stuff! |
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| This is just a small sampling because as I am trying to take these pics ~it is getting ready to pour! |
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| The old metal rusty "R" light is one of my all time finds ever! LOVE IT! The white farmhouse bench is sweet too! |
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| Apple Antiques decided to make their sign out of an old grinder pad! It's pretty heavy and I love the color! |
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| And yes....we got pumpkins!!! Loads and loads of pumpkins. |
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| I honestly wonder how much money I could spend on pumpkins and gourds if I was able to just go and get all that I wanted! I get to the farmers market and just want them all. |
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| As I was taking this~ it did start to rain cats and dogs as you can see proof on the pumpkins! I loved this old enamel ware platter and found a bowl to go with it too. Most of the items that you see here will go to the shop for our Harvest Tyme at the Marketplace Open House THIS WEEKEND!!! The things I do for Junk! |
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| Hello Friends!! One of my favorite times of the year is when the mums arrive at the shop! The porch takes on an instant transformation from summer to fall! Today was the day. Well at least I got the mums today. They will arrive at the shop tomorrow and I'll have fun putting them about. Right now they are making the back of my truck look like an Autumn wonderland. Today was all about corn stalks. I got those up and a fall breeze even blew while I was at it! Such a great time of the year. |
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| LOVE all the colors. Can't wait to see them on the porch. |
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| I am working on some awesome fall planters that will ready to go, mums and all! Here's a sneak peek! THese will be ready for the Boll Weevil Fesitval this weekend as well as our HARVEST TYME at the MARKETPLACE Open House NEST WEEKEND!!!! |