JUNKIN OVERLOAD???....NO WAY!!

What a great weekend!!! Sunday was the BEST!!! Mr. OTM and I got up at 4:30 ( yep that's am!!) , met up with our dear friends Lisa and Dave at 6:30 and started our junkin journey! We had a blast as always and the JUNK was PRIMO!! Take a peek at what I found..... I am usually not a sign person ...really only because they are usually too darn expensive....I found this cutie for only $15 bucks and it's double sided too! I thought it would look good in the shop above the cash register area....would add a bit of humor to the place! The old chippy white kettle was a S~T~E~A~L....let me tell ya...when I asked how much it was the guy told me "Oh I am gonna have to get $48.oo bucks for that"....well thank you I said and was turning away...He goes "What did you want to pay...make me an offer! " So I tell him that I would embarrass myself if I was to be honest about how much I would pay and he says "Don't be embarrassed, just give me a number!......okay...here goes...'How about 10 bucks??" ( with a pleading tone and look in my eye) ...HE SAYS ...OKAY!!! Can you even believe that one??? I saved 38.00 just like that....I have no pride I swear!! The rusty wire old trash can was a fav too plus a great bargain

The old chippy bread box has a story too......it was being used to display Star Wars action figures. I asked if it was for sale...."NO, THAT IS FOR DISPLAY ONLY!!"...(can I tell you how much that phrase annoys the cr@# out of me!!!! why bring it to a show in the first place...UGH!!!.....I could do a whole blog post on that .....anyway...) So as I am saying bad words in my head, she says that I wouldn't pay what she asked for it anyway , so I asked what she wanted and she said "10.00!" so I whipped out a ten spot and got the darn bread box!! She took like 20 minutes getting all the action figures out and I was thinking to myself..."Seriously Beth....should a junk purchase be THIS difficult with all the drama of the relocating of the Star Wars stuff into a shoe box...do you feel bad AT ALL ........Nope, nothing, na-da"...so I continued to wait for the wonderful old chippy box.....I think it was sooooo worth it!!! The metal oyster basket is great! These make super cool light fixtures..........You can NEVER go wrong with old scales...and the little vintage garden pick is the perfect little addition to my collection.

Okay...now this table is one of my MOST FAVORITE PIECES I found....it is truly a one of a kind.....someone took an old REEVES wash tub stand (the kind that would house two galvanized wash tubs) and added table top! It is that wonderful great blue/gray color and it's on WHEELS!! What a great piece! The old wood wash tub on top is a piece that I have been looking for for a long time...I LOVED the colors on it!

These pieces all look so cute together!! The gray shelf piece needed a bit of work and a good washing but believe it or not there is a mirror in there! The old bottle with woven wicker cover and zinc cap is too adorable. The Smith Douglas sac will make a great pillow and the little old chippy cubby shelf just made my heart sing!!!

I was in desperate need to find a cupboard and was jumping up and down when I spotted this baby...it has green paint underneath too!! TOO DIE FOR! I got the old little hanger for $1.00 and was told it was the first one ever made!! LOL!

For even more pics..hop on over to my other blog JUNKIN ESCAPADES! Hope your day was great too! What did you find this weekend??

Take a Peek and Get Inspired!

Old metal bins...you gotta love um!! These have the super duper ability to stack..which makes them even more fabulous. The list of uses are literally endless and are a priceless fixture in todays "junk style" decorating. What do YOU do with bins???? I love to hear what people do with stuff after they buy it from me and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it even more when I get to see it! That is EXACTLY what happened today!! I had the pleasure to meet Cheyenne and Geoff from www.cheyenneschultzphotography.blogspot.com. They came down to the shop today after visiting my booth at the Sleepy Poet . We got to chattin and they told me that they had ransacked my booth and had fallen in love with 5 pieces( a small cream cabinet, silver tea~pot,old chippy drawer, grey bench, old metal file box) that they bought for their home! YOU HAVE TO GO SEE THE BLOG POST PICTURES SHE POSTED!! Go to the September 3rd post and the pictures are FABULOUS!!! What I got the biggest kick out of is that they have them displayed practically the same as they were in my booth. I never gave it a thought that that display could actually be so functionable! It looks wonderful in their home...I feel so honored!!
Oh.....if you are planning on getting hitched....check out their engagement and wedding photograpy...in a word......SUPERB!!

JUNK MARKET STYLE VISITS MY BOOTH!!

What a weekend!! I was soo excited when I got a call on Saturday telling me that one of the gals from Junk Market Style...Sue Whitney was shopping in my booth at the Sleepy Poet Antique Mall in Charlotte!! WOOOO-HOOOO!!! She said she loved it and did a really nice post on her blog....she has got some great pictures of my booth (a little mix up with the name...no biggie) and shows a super cute oil fill cap that she bought. The website is www.junkmarketstyle.com and if you haven't signed up there...hop to it!! You'll be glad you did! She was in town speaking at the Southern Womens Show and like a TRUE JUNKER, found time to junk shop. Sure wish I could have been there while she was there with her friends....lordy I would have talked that girls ear off! Hopefully they loved Charlotte enough to come back. Still have goose bumps over the whole thing! Needless to say it made my day!!! Thanks SUE!!

J~U~N~K..better not get in the way...I'm junkin~~~yeah yeah~~~...I'm junkin!!!

Does anyone recognize that cheer??? Its the one where you say...U~G~L~Y you ain't got no alibi...you ugly ...yeah yeah...you ugly!!! Well I think the JUNKIN CHEER sounds pretty darn catchy...just thought of it a second ago too while I was waitin for the pics to upload....I think it's a keeper!!!! Anyway....Okay......to help divert attention from the last post where everyone got a hilarious little glimpse into my life as a junk hunter( go ahead...read it first then come back...I'll wait..............) I came up with that cheer AND some great pics of my junk finds last weekend...take a peek.............. All of it just looks so darn good together...........the big antique picture was a trade.....stunning!

Ole crusty, rusty stackable metal bins.....23.95 ea if ya want one

Scored TWO old wire baskets...one with swinging handles, the other with handles on the side...the wicker vanity tray is chippy perfect and the little old white suitcase was painted white by someone OTHER THAN ME!

ABSOLUTLY the most adorable old chippy blue wicker side table! The basket on top has a lid that lifts up!! Don't ya just want to hug it???? The little old stool has old blue paint on it too...I can't take it!!

This old tool tote is.....fantastic...no wait...fabulous...no...um....TOO DIE FOR...THERE!! Don't you just love all the drawers. I am thinking this is going to get a chippy white make-over...any thoughts???

OKAY, SO THERE YA GO....IT'S ALL FOR SALE SO JUST EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO KNOW PRICES AND IT CAN BE YOURS!! Hope you all have a great day tomorrow.....now say it with me....j~u~n~k.....better not get in the way......I'm junkin...yeah yeah....I'm junkin...................:0)

I am NOT making this up...read on............

Are you ready for this one?????......It's a goodie! Let me just set the stage for you.....so I am in Goodwill today and spy this "must have" little cupboard WAAAAAAAAAAYYYY on the top shelf. I reach for it and it is juuuuuuusssstt out of my reach by like an inch. So I decide to ask for some help.....the first person just looked at me and walked on.... next I see a tall guy walking by and ask him but his cell phone rings so no help there. I decide to ask an employee but they can't climb a ladder, I asked another worker and they said they'd be right there...so here I am GUARDING this cupboard and warding off any potential "thrift store pandemonium" if someone dared try to take this thing ...so I am waiting...and waiting...and waiting and nobody! So I go get this stool...you've seen them....they are used to put in bathtub to sit on ...anyway....I get up on the thing and ...well here it is...the legs fold up underneath it and I am left hanging...clinging to the top shelf of the Goodwill housewares display shelving!!! Can you believe this???? A lady sees me and runs to get a chair. I am beyond embarrassed but...........I GOT THE LITTLE CUPBOARD!!! The lady that helped me get down agreed that it was worth it. I was dying....then laughing at myself because this has got to be one of the most RIDICULOUS THINGS I HAVE EVER DONE TO GET A BARGAIN! Are you still picturing this? Have you peed your pants laughing? I am reliving it all over again this moment and still can't believe I did this!! It has made me think back on all the "situations" I have got myself into ...all in the name of junk! It's been quite a ride so far!!!

ShopKeeper Sunday!!!

THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 23RD!!! 11-5

Featuring outside vendors dealin with antiques, good junk, handmades, homemade bread, jams and jellies, home canned goods, vintage finds and MORE!! We'll have the grill on too!!PLUS THE SHOP WILL BE LOADED WITH NEW JUNK FINDS AND GREAT NEW DISPLAYS!! TOO MUCH FUN FOR ONE SO BRING YOUR SWEETIE OR A FRIEND OR TWO!!

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YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!!!SEE YOU THERE!!

A RUSTY, CRUSTY, WEEKEND JUNK HUNT!

So I was finally able to just sleep in, relax , get up whenever.... ARE YOU KIDDIN?? Up at the crack o'dawn on Saturday I rustled Mr. OTM outta bed (with the promise of coffee and breakfast biscuit)and headed out to some yard sales! I love it when you can find sales with more than just baby clothes......This was a great day! The basket has already had the makeover you see here. I got two of these vintage wire bicycle baskets and painted and aged them up and added the old metal utility pole tag. They look super hanging on a wall or wherever! The little clocks are actually a cupboard...it opens up to reveal two cubbies inside. UPDATE....VINTAGE BICYCLE BASKETS...BOTH SOLD!!!

Okay...here's the deal on the big white old postal cubby box.....I DID buy it at a yard sale in Ohio....but like over a year ago....does that still count? I have just decided to take it up to my booth at the Sleepy Poet in Charlotte. Just look at how it all goes together....everything is either crusty or rusty!!

Butterfly and dragonfly candle holders look great with the placemats....wait a minute...I did buy them at the same sale so I think that gal already had that idea goin on.....anyway she had good taste!

I felt like I was being stalked when I was buying this little old vintage birdhouse....I'm not kidding!!! The guy finally fessed up too! As I was picking it up, there was this guy standing right behind me at bit too close , looking over me. After I had it in hand he backed off a bit to not seem so "in my space". Well as I was asking the lady how much, he moved in closer and so I must have gave him a look because he admitted that he was wanting it and was waiting to see what I was gonna do....he said he was trying to be "inconspicuous"! Well , we both started laughing because he was so bad at it!

Okay, some of these items are going to my booth and some are going to be heading to the shop for this weekends SHOPKEEPER SUNDAY!! It's all for sale....just let me know if there is anything you'd like to get your grubby little hands on!!

EVEN MORE JUNK FINDS...........................

I don't really know what it was about this old Army cooler......the color was great, it's smushy, the zipper works..it just had THE look you know?? Who knew military could be so chic? Take a look at the old chippy foot locker....I am thinking this one is staying put in my house someplace!

The little table was a SC find for $1.99! Apparently it is going to take a whole lotta muscle to get the drawer to come out...it won't budge! I love a challenge.....we'll see who wins.

The old chippy red metal can will look great at Christmas with a tree in it! The little chippy grater cost an arm and a leg (15.00!!!!) I know what you are thinking...what the heck????? But....I bought it for myself (GASP!) and have already made it into an adorable little accent light for the foyer. How do you ask????? You take a string of 50 white christmas tree lights and shove them up inside it an plug it on in! No skills required! Takes less than 2 minutes I swear!

A chippy meat grinder? But of course!! I was kind of thinking a candle would look cute in it...we'll see on that one. And finally the lamp is chippy concrete....it looks like it belongs in a garden. Okay...there is still more to come...I promise! Have a great day!

NEW JUNK FINDS....FINALLY!!!

I can hear you out there......" We thought she quit shoppin it has been so long since she showed us some junk!" HARDLY!!!! LOL!! I finally got around to snapping some pics of all the junk finds I have accumulated in this past month. I have traveled alot.....to Ohio, back to Charleston SC with my friend Wendy, and to Maryland to see Russ's girls! Well you know that I had to go rummaging and foraging while I was in all those places and I found some great stuff along the way. Let's take a peek shall we................ Picked up the little wagon and chest in Maryland...take a close look at the old iron it says QUEEN on it...love that!! UPDATE!! WHEELBARROW SOLD!! HEADIN OFF TO CALIFORNIA...THANKS JACKIE...ENJOY!!!!

This little cupbaord is an old phone box....meaning that it used to have a phone inside it and basically protected the phone from the elements...don't you love the phone #? The little old chippy birdhouse is in that fab green color ...fell in love right away....the old general store counter string holder was an Ohio find and the Amish man I bought it from told me that he "quit using one of those along time ago because tape is a whole lot easier!" That cracked me up.

The tall white chippy shelf in the back was a steal in SC! It is a bit lopsided and I can't figure out if it's supposed to be that way or what. I think Mr. OTM will have to level it out for me. Okay...there is the first batch....LOTS MORE TO COME SO STAY TUNED!!! If you want anything...just shoot me an email!!

Come on in...New Stuff in the Shop!

The ole schedual has been a hectic one lately but I finally got around to posting some of the new goodies and displays we have going on in the shop!! Enjoy peekin! I have been wanting to get my grubby little hands on one of these tin roosting houses for ages....WE FINALLY GOT TWO OF THEM!! They sure look great hangin on a wall , sitting out ona long bench on the porch...you name it!

This stenciled primitive box would be a great place to store magazines or use as a planter! The lamp in this picture looks wood BUT it's metal..pretty cool and different!

Our large metal stars are back in stock and ready to go.

The old slatted bench here is WONDERFUL! It has that crazed paint in the old green and ivory color that is too die for, turned spindle legs, bentwood handles and in super condition. One of our great sellers recently have been the old metal picnic baskets!

Well I hope you enjoyed your mini visit. I am off to get to the shop now and unload goodies from buying this past weekend . Promise I'll take pics! Have a great day!