it's a beautiful mornin'

I think I'll go outside for awhile
an' just smile..
 -Young Rascals 


Well, it's not morning, it's night. But, don't you miss the beautiful mornings? The warm mornings. The Pickin'?

I've been craving it. I ventured out this morning in the cold to two awesome places, and as always, spent way too much.

I miss my garage, my gym shorts, my tee shirts, and the little bit of a tan this red head gets. My garage is a mess. I've been hoarding stockpiling all winter. It's gotten to the point that I just throw stuff right into the garage, instead of organizing it, because it's too cold. Oh spring, oh summer, when will you be here?!

What is it that you miss most about the warm weather?

Clean Garage

Would you believe me if I told you this was a clean garage? I got in there this weekend and rearranged, making a side of "ready to gos" and a side of "needs to be fixed." I sawed my work table in half to give me some more walking room. My husband and I worked on the farm table I mentioned here. It just needs to be repainted now. But yes, this, in my terms, is a clean garage.

What does your work space look like?

Saturday Pickin'

This pick is an accumulation of the last two days and last weekend. The time change makes it a little harder to get pictures since its dark when I come home from work. But, here it all is! 

So what we have here is three benches, coke crates, a lot of frames, black and white crock, a creamy yellow writing desk, 2 old chippy windows, some rusty plant holders, an old colander, yellow bowl , hanging plant baskets, and a birdhouse. All for sale and your enjoyment! 

Did you find any good picks this week?

Saturday Pickin'

Don't you just love weekends where the pickin' is plenty? I always go out by myself on Saturday mornings, but this weekend we went back to my hometown to visit with family - so I got to go out with my mom Saturday morning. She has a Jeep, so I got to haul a lot more. The question is - how do I get this home now?

After we finished up our route, we found one more sale right around the corner from my mom's house. I picked out the metal table, red toolbox, and some other small knick knacks they had just pulled out of the utility closet. I asked the lady if she minded if I went and looked around back there. She said sure, and asked me what exactly I'm looking for. I said I usually just have to see something. Then, I got invited to the attic - SCORE! 

Apparently, they had to rebuild their attic entry and it was smaller than the original. She thought we'd have to rope stuff down through the window. I wish I had a cool story like that to tell you, but we managed to take everything down through the stairs - the two file cabinets that were from an old Kress Five & Dime, the wooden tv stand, the window cornice, and a pink suitcase, an old film canister, an old photo developing machine, and some keys from a '66 Chevy Corvair (didn't get the car though!)

The house belonged to the husband's parents. They didn't throw away anything! I even found his I.D. from his Freshman year in college, and I know this guy had to be in his 60s.

After that, I got to go dig around the back, where I found some cabinet doors, a rusty shelf, and some other rusty goodies. Oh, and some black widows. I really could have kept digging. And, honestly was contemplating bringing back a ladder so I could climb up into the crevice of their house for a piece of rusty barbed wire. No one else was down for that though.

But, man, was I just jumping up and down with happiness for this junk!

 

As always, what you see is for sale. Just contact me if interested! 

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Saturday Pickin'

Here is today's small haul. I was in my husband's small car - it doesn't carry as much as my Hyundai. That, and it's liable to break down at any moment. It's a 1994 Chevy Caviler and it's so loud, I couldn't hear the lady talking to me at the pharmacy window. But, it's still getting us from point A to point B and that's what matters.

I started at a yard sale fundraiser for a local animal rescue group, where I  grabbed that huge piece of salt glaze pottery for a ridiculously low price and a broken table. I'm working on a salt glaze collection like my Grandma has, so this piece will stay with me. I plan to rip the top off the table and replace it with barn boards. (Again with the plans women, get to work!) The grate came from an estate sale yesterday. I had plans to go back, but ran out of moolah! 

But, it would of course be a day like today that I can't fit things into my car and I go to the BEST yard sale last. It had nothing but vintage items. I grabbed what I could (of course by this time, I had limited funds as well), which amounted to a typewriter, letters, and that gorgeous blue dresser (which a very nice man delivered for me!)

 

Closeup of the letters - these would make an awesome craft project! I choose to spell out "Pickin'" because it's what I love to do most!

And finally, today I sold these signs! It's always a thrill to see something you made and invested time with find a home! These are going to a local girl's kitchen!

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Saturday Pickin'

That's it. I've decided. I'd rather be a hoarder than own an antique booth. Look at this stuff - white, chippy, unique. I want it, I want it, I want it. Where do I put it - my apartment is full. Maybe I'm already a hoarder. I don't know, I just don't want to part with this stuff!

Sigh, I need a house!

Part Deux

As promised from yesterday, the rest of the finds, minus the old bed frame. Apparently, that picture deleted itself or something. Maybe its in the twilight zone. Either way, it isn't on my camera now. Bigger things were happening, like a flooding store! It's taken care of now though.

So here you have the barn door, a neat shelving unit, a utility spindle, and cotton seeder. And see over in the right corner the white piece? That's the picket fence I talked about here.

Blogging has been sporadic and will continue to be for, well I don't know how long. We are down to one computer from three! David has two broken laptops and a thesis to keep writing. One laptop needs a new screen since the back light went out. Although this is the older computer, it's probably the one getting fixed. The newer one (about 2 years old) has some motherboard damage that will cost $900 to fix - that's more than the computer!

I'll keep sneaking on when he leaves my computer alone for a few minutes!

Saturday Pickin' & New Friends!

Today was so awesome, I forgot to take picture of everything! I caught the last weekend of a warehouse sale and spent some money! Here's a few things I found!

So, at this sale, someone else was interested in those cubbies and immediately bought them from me after I bought them. She also picked through the store where I have a booth and my garage! You'll have to check her out at Lake Norman Antique Mall.

I went back to this same sale later and bought a cotton see planter, barn door, old rusty bed frame (the guy I bought this from was in his 60s and it was his great-grandmothers bed!), pink vintage table, and an awesome shelf. I will share pictures of these last finds with you tomorrow hopefully!

And coming up soon is the reveal of a barn shutter I made!

More Saturday Junkin' and Going Crazy

So, I've been a MIA this past week thanks to a mixture of dogs and headaches. I haven't crafted or painted, but I did get back in to the grind of things on Saturday with some early shopping! Up at 6am to hit some yard sales - here's what I found!

I drove 20 minutes to a yard sale to grab a table before someone else bought it. I walked down, found it at a price I was comfortable with and claimed it immediately. Well, I got home and looked at the ad again. I didn't buy the right table. This table is funky and hodgepodgy. First, the leaves of the table have nothing to hold them up, so no lifting there. Second, it looks like someone kind of through some legs together and never finished. Each side has 3 legs. I thought about ripping the middlish leg off, since it doesn't have a symmetric partner, but then there would be a big gap in the railing that connects the two outside legs. So what do you think, do you like the asymmetrical nature of these legs? I'm thinking the legs will be white with a wood top.

**Update: So, I still have a lot to learn! Apparently this is called a gate leg drop leaf table. That "middlish leg" will pull out and hold up the table leaves. Awesome!! So, this find isn't so weird and broken. Now I'm excited to paint it!

It wasn't really a successful yard sale trip, where I come home with tons of junk to shove in the garage like I'm a hoarder.  But, I did get this cool rusted out bucket and some tools.

 

See those Allen wrenches there on the left? That is such a coincidental find, because on Friday we realized we needed one. We found two in our toolbox, but unfortunately they weren't the right size. I grabbed this set for $5. Yard sales are a great place to find tools, or unused paintbrushes, or almost whole rolls of purple painters tape and cheese cloth.

I also grabbed this cute little dresser. And here is where the crazy part comes in.

You see, I paid for this dresser - and it has no top. CRAZY, RIGHT?

 

The previous owners used this ugly chipboard faux granite top. It was too big and, come on, it's ugly. 

The only reason I bought this dresser was because it didn't have a top. I've seen a lot of projects lately of people ripping off tops and creating a farm table effect with wood pieces. So, my plan was to go to Lowe's and by some boards. Lucky for me, some lady disabled her garden planters and put these out for free! Just need to be cut and stained (and beat up pretty good to look old)!

 

Did anyone else find some awesome junk on Saturday?

Friday Junkin'

I love when I'm able to go junkin' on Fridays! Here's a little sample of what I got. I'm in love with the basket, it reminds me of the baskets on display at Pottery Barn and I LOVE Pottery Barn (or the look of pottery barn, I'm too cheap to buy from them right now). What's missing from this picture are my two favorite pieces, a white chippy cabinet and a white chippy picket fence. Yes, that's right, I got a picket fence today. But, the fence won't fit in my car. My amazing mom is supposed to help me pick it up tomorrow, so pictures will come soon!