SPRING TYME at the MARKETPLACE THIS WEEKEND!!

Please join us for our Annual
SPRING TYME at the MARKETPLACE
MARCH 15 & 16TH 10-5.
BONUS......WE HAVE ADDED SUNDAY THE 17TH at customers request 10--5
The shop is filled to the brim with bunnies, wreaths, primitives, NEW JUNK FINDS,greenery, candles,chippy goodness ,eggs, rusty gold and MORE!!!
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO WELCOME IN THE SPRING SEASON!!
Bring a  friend and shop til ya drop!!
See you soon!
 

Harvest Tyme at the Marketplace...Sept. 21 & 22

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.

The Things I do for JUNK

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!

This is just a small sampling because as I am trying to take these pics ~it is getting ready to pour!

The old metal rusty "R" light is one of my all time finds ever! LOVE IT!
The white farmhouse bench is sweet too!

Apple Antiques decided to make their sign out of an old grinder pad! It's pretty heavy and I love the color!

And yes....we got pumpkins!!! Loads and loads of pumpkins.

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.

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!

MUMS the WORD

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.

LOVE all the colors.
Can't wait to see them on the porch.

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!!!!

Save the Dates!!!!

Just a little reminder of all the FUN FALL events that we have coming up this month!

The 16th ANNUAL BOLL WEEVIL FESTIVAL
 September 15th all day through-out the town
Fun~ Food~ Rides~Entertainment~Arts & Craft vendors~ Contests!

HARVEST TYME at the MARKETPLACE
Sept. 21 & 22   10-6
Join us for our Annual Fall Open House where you will find the shop
all decked out for the Fall season with everything you need to decorate your home!
Prizes~ treats~good junk~fun!

SUNDAY at the MARKETPLACE
SEPT. 23    11-5
Continue the fun of the weekend with our wonderful outside vendors!
They always bring the best in vintage, collectibles, great junk, antiques, primitives and more!
An event you don't want to miss!

JOIN US FOR A FALL FILLED WITH FUN!
SAVE THE DATES!
SEE YOU THERE!

Ice Cream Social...so much fun!

Guess what we did today at the shop???
We had Ice Cream!
Lots and Lots of Ice Cream!
We had the joy of sponsoring our first Ice Cream Social for the
New Testament Adult Day Care program.
This is such a great program and we were THRILLED to be a part of it.

Talk about FUN!
There were smiles...Lots and Lots of Smiles!

We had Chocolate~ Vanilla or Strawberry
Plus the most GORGEOUS DAY I could ask for!
The sun was shining, it wasn't humid or hot...
It was perfect!

Everyone had a great time. We even got in a few rounds of
You are My Sunshine and When the Saints Go Marching In!

Our front porch never looked so good.
Can't wait to do it again.
Many thanks to my fellow Pilot club helpers and my hubs for helping me pull this off.
The rewards are many.

Holiday Market in Greensboro...THIS WEEKEND!!

Today is such a great day to be outside. My wreath workshop is in the garage so I have LUUUVED being able to be outside while getting all this done.

I've been up to my earlobes in pine, burlap, gingham,ice skates , old sleds ......

you name it!

I am almost ready to start loading the trailer for the trip to Greensboro NC for their

Holiday Market!This is one of the wreaths that I just got done that is on an old chippy white sled.

It's going to be a bit hard to part with this one.

It's a little different than the others that I have done ~ most of them have red berries with gingham bows. But I thought that if I were shopping at this show and I saw this , I would buy it so I am gonna leave it as is !
For those of you who plan on attending the show here is the info:

The Holiday Market

Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro NC

November 4, 5, 6

Go to www.gilmoreshows.com for a $1.00 off coupon and more information!
For those that are unable to attend the show because they live a gazillion miles away~ don't worry...I'll be sure to take some pics!

Bella Rustica Barn Sale Photos!!!

Hello Friends!!

The wait is ov-ah!

Bella Rustica photos are here!

I gotta tell ya.....this is a looooooooooooong post

filled with LOADS of photos.....

(you've got time to throw in a load of laundry...trust me!)

Before we get to the photos of my booth....

I wanted to share with you part of the overall experience!

This is how I started out...


I told you that I would be leaving a chippy white paint chip trail from here to Tennessee!

I'd LOVE to know what goes thru people's minds when they pass me on the interstate!
See that wheel right there in the lower left corner of the photo??? Huh ??See it??

Well that's the one that decided it wanted to FALL OFF two hours into the trip.
(thankfully, I pulled over just in time!)
Adorable isn't she?

I was so flippin scared!

Note to wheel(s)....please don't EVER do that to me again.

Thank You.








Here is the Early Bird line starting on Friday!





This is the glorious Barn where Wendy and I lived for 3 days......







Susan who owns the farm told me that I had the honor of being placed in the birthing stall where all the babies are born! How sweet is that? Her parents were the most adorable folks. They welcomed us with open arms and hearts. They couldn't believe how their farm was transformed.




They openly gave thanks to the Lord though out the show for our wonderful weather and for all the folks that were there. And let me say this....when you see a couple who have spent a lifetime together and still hold hands......that is the definition of precious right there.

The tire swings were in constant use.....

Meet Hazel! This adorable vintage camper belongs to the equally adorable Michelle (and her husband) of Vintage Junky! I was so excited to meet her and see her amazing talent first hand. As soon as you stepped into the barn, it was her things that greeted you! A perfect beginning (which I didn't get a photo of...duh!) To see her amazing booth all you have to do it visit her blog and you will be drooling.Guaranteed!

Speaking of drooling....this is what I lusted after that entire time I was there ......

and these fantastic ruffled linens from Bella Vintage.

Carters Creek Station was just outside the back of the barn in their own little world! I was a great set up with tons of vintage chippy rusty goodness. It featured 3 separated shops all offering the best junk!

Like this.......

and this .........

(told you it was good!)

I am kicking myself by the way for not getting this wagon.

The gals from Three French Hens were our neighbors for the show and did a BLOW YOUR MIND job on their booth. This was one of my favorite displays they had. You can see more about these chicks in the current issue of Flea Market Style Magazine!!

It was such a good time being next to these sweet ladies. I can only imagine their shop!

simply adorable clothing from Little Cowgirl not to mention candles and cowboy boots!

Okay....are you READY FOR SOME BOOTH PICS???

Here we go!
ENJOY...............

Whew! The whole thing was amazing. Linda and Art from AGAPE were unbelieveable. They worked SO HARD. Oh.My Gosh. Two of the nicest people on the planet! We had so much help loading and unloading the truck and trailer. Talk about being grateful!! I can't even begin !

I got to meet some awesome ladies including Theresa from Time Worn Interiors, The Cranky Queen, Petticoat Junktion, SassyTrash (who I have blog stalked forever!!....love her!) and MORE! It's ALWAYS fun to connect face to face with a blog follower and talk live and in person!

Most of these bloggers have done their own posts on the show and have some amazing photos that they have shared!

I'd also like to give a huge thank you to my girl Wendy who worked her butt off helping me with everything and deciding to stick around even after the wheel fiasco!

To see even more photos of Bella Rustica you can go to their blog and for even more just Google it and you will be able to see lots of other blog posts that have been done and so on.

I was so happy to be apart of this event and will carry it in my heart always.
Except for the wheel part.

The end.