To Charleston I Go!! ~

Charleston, SC Estate Sale

I am visiting my sister and her family in Summerville (suburb of Charleston) and went to an estate sale today.  The sale was in the oldest part of Charleston near Battery Park and Rainbow Row.  This was a typical shotgun style house with the porch on the side to catch the breeze (when there is one.)

It was a beautiful house and can be yours for $1.3 MILLION dollars. I'll take 2 please, do you wrap?

I was the 3rd one in line and had butterflies in my stomach. I was nervous because there were things that I wanted to grab before anyone else got to them. It's always hard to go into a house without knowing the floorplan.  Even though you see the pictures beforehand, you never quite know what to expect. Well, I found WAY too much and spent WAY too much money, but I got some great junk and have to go back tomorrow to pick up my big purchase.

This is actually the side of the house.

The door faces the street and when you come in, you enter into a courtyard.

The side porch

This is my big purchase. I had to have it!  It was so cute and in good shape and I love it! 

I just wish I could keep it.  The table is metal with the heaviest piece of beveled glass.

I think I spent 2 hours there and had a pile of junk by the time I checked out.

I then met my sister at her work before heading to dinner at this joint:

BIG BILLY'S BURGER JOINT!

Highly recommend this if you find yourself in Charleston by the Tanger Outlets.

This is the Southwest BlackBean Burger. YUM!

It came with a mini fry basket of sweet potato fries.

This was the burger sliders kids meal.

Me: Aaron, what kind of plane is that?

Nephew Aaron: it's a C-17 cargo plane

Aaron: you can tell because it's Chubby!

Me: Very Cool

Me: amazed at what my sisters kids know

C-17's are a common sight flying overhead in Charleston.

Flea market in the morning! WooHoo!

~Amy

Junkin' ~

I have not been junkin' in a month or so. GAH!!! I have been trying to get my house in order and cleaned out.  And the heat has been so bad, I just haven't felt like it.  Well, tonight I had to get out of the house and do something normal.  My normal is stopping in at the new Goodwill to see if the stock has improved. It hasn't.  Their prices started out normal, but now they are a little high (ok, a lot high).  Take a look at this:

Cute, right? But not for $25.  There was another one of these with a badly cracked glass dome and that was $25 also. Crazy!

This was $25 too. I don't think it was $25 new. 

I liked this coffee table, but it was $50!

This chafing dish was $50 too. I don't get it...

I am all for supporting charities and I certainly buy enough from Goodwill and Salvation Army,

but I have a hard time with them over pricing certain items.

So, on to the next place. I went to a consignment store that I've only been to one other time.  They were closing so I only had about 10 minutes to run through this huge place.  I found something good too...

Don't you love it?

This was sitting on the top shelf and this is all you could see of the item. 

This was underneath all that fake silk.  An ironstone ginger jar minus the lid.  I love it though.

I love the little birds on it.

I couldn't even read the label while I was in the store. I couldn't peal back the price tag to check it out, it was too sticky.  But for $4 I took a chance and bought it.  I think I did pretty well.

Anyone want to buy a glob of silk junk? Yeah, it's already in the garbage...

That's all I got. Must be a record. Only 1 thing.  I then went to Michael's and roamed around for a while. I hadn't been there in 6 months or so.  I usually spend too much money when I go there, so I try to stay away. I love all the crafty supplies. It's like the start of school and you get to buy all new supplies. That's how I feel when I go there. I want to buy everything cool and interesting even if I don't have a use for it. I MIGHT use it one day.

Then I met a good friend for dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. I made her get out of her pj's and meet me there and it was pouring down rain too!  Dinner then lasted 3 hours!

Good Times.

~Amy

Little Mountain Reunion ~

Today was the hometown festival called the Little Mountain Reunion. It's a chance for all those from Little Mountain to come home and visit.  It's a small festival, but the parade route runs right in front of the Corner Store and More Antiques. 

So it was a good oportunity to open early and be there for the early traffic.

Funny story about Walt McLeod..Years ago, my Dad was driving my Mom's Mustang and was messing with the radio.  While he was distracted, the car veered to the right and BAM! He crashed into Walts campaign manager's car.  Oops!  I think my Dad was only going about 20 mph or less.

Walt could not have been nicer and still remembers this when I see him periodically.

He lives right down the street from the Corner Store too.

Little Mountain is a very small town with only one blinking light!

But 2 Antique stores!

What would a parade be without beauty queens?

I just wanted to tell her to sit up straight, and stop slouching!

and cub scouts..

And Harley's...

And the staple of every Southern parade: JOHN DEERE!

um...I have no words......

I have some paint in the car..??..

again, no words.....

South Carolina State Parks van! WooHoo!

My friend Kenny was driving the van and throwing candy. He missed me.

the band was the caboose of the parade.

Fun times. The End.

~Amy

FINISHED!

Do you hear that? Angels are singing and I am rejoicing!

The Hutch from Hell is finished!

It is finished and delivered.

I re-painted it my OOPS Grey paint and I spray painted the back of the hutch white.

After all I went through on this piece, I am glad it is done and I must say, I do love how it turned out.

It just took way too long. 

Let's just look at it a while longer and smile....

~Amy

A Sneak Peak ~

Ok, the Hutch from Hell still isn't finished, but it is getting closer!  It is in the truck and will be in my booth tomorrow.  I will be so happy when that is finished. I have never had so many setbacks on a piece.

It truly has me ticked off. I bought new screws for the hardware and was 2 short. Yeah, I can't count.  

  Then, to add insult to my wounded ego, I needed washers so the screws wouldn't pull through the holes, WHO KNEW?!  

My nephew helped me dig through a bin of junk screws and nails for enough washers to get us by.

However, I am looking forward to the next project ~

I started painting the newest dresser I just acquired.

A few months ago, Glidden was giving away free quarts of paint. I got 5!

I called my family and had them each get me a quart. 

I love paint and I love free, so what could be better?

The color I used on this chest is Vintage Yellow. 

The dresser was primed and painted with 2 coats of paint with one more to go. 

The pictures don't show how bright the yellow is. Think sunshine yellow. It was a real shock when I saw it today, since I painted it in the dark warehouse, at night.  But I think after a coat of dark wax, it will be great. I have to say, I liked the paint. I'm a Behr paint girl, but I liked the Glidden. 

These handles were on the chest when I got it, and I like them.  

I think they will go well with the yellow paint. They have a light blue flower in the them.

I should have the finished tomorrow too.

All pictures were taken with my new smart phone too since I forgot my camera. :(

But I think they turned out pretty well.

~Amy

Welcome to August ~

Where oh where is this year going?

I thought I would have the finished pictures of the china hutch today, but sadly no.  This has been the most frustrating project.  I can't wait until it is finished and out of my head!

This was me tonight:

From the terrible first paint job, the bubbling paint from the heat, and re-painting it.

Painting the hardware and having it separate, stripping the paint off, and repainting it.

Then tonight, I went to re-attach the hardware and can't find the screws.

I usually put all hardware in a plastic bag and label that bag according to the project.

But somehow, I lost the screws.

All the more frustrating when the piece you are working on is not at your house where all your supplies are. So you try to load up what you think you will need, but when you miss something, it just stinks.

So it is still unfinished until I get to the hardware store and replace the screws.

ARGH!

However, this field of sunflowers are still blooming and always makes me feel better!

Not everything always goes smoothly, but I still love re-doing furniture and knowing at the end of a horrible project, you have a great looking finished product.

Look for the finished product tomorrow! (I hope)

~Amy