Old Doors

So I bought old doors. 

Heavy old doors. 

The blue one has six intact window panes in it.

They are heading to our booths. 

One day. 

When my shoulder recovers from lifting pine trees:}

By the time you read this Joe and I will be on the road. 

I will tell you our destination later.

joy and peace

Olive

Teapot, Teacups, Pitchers

Good morning my friends.

This crazed, creamy, and blue teapot is the cutest. 

I found it in a junk shop.

 It is on my dining table where I have a vintage bedspread with intricate embroidery.

If you see cat hair-this is where Gremmie hangs out. 

We eat elsewhere.

Thank you all for your comments in my last ice storm post. 

Y'all are awfully sweet. 

I have the best friends here too.

Look at that old embroidery.

 Do use vintage spreads and quilts as tablecloths. 

They work quite well.

Two Meakin {made in England}small pitchers from the same junk shop. 

Forgive my blurry pics. 

I am in bad form. 

We picked up more truck loads of limbs yesterday. 

We are making progress. 

We can now walk to our mailbox unscathed.

A leaning tower of Meakin teacups in a cloche.

 I like that caddy wampus look.

Caddy wampus is where it's at for us these days:}

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joy and peace

Olive

Junkin Finds

It is never a bad idea to pick up a scale or a Delft blue cow creamer. 

I doubt the creamer weighs over seven pounds though. 

This corner of our dining room is full of recent flea market, junk, and antique store finds.

 I am enamored of old beat up buckets.

 They are elevated from their humble status when planted with flowers.

That is not a garden watering can but rather a gas station radiator water can. 

If you are old enough to recall full service gas stations you may remember these. 

I would plant Blue Daze flowers in it.

I own three stick tables. 

This one has beautiful folk art painting on it. 

I was thrilled to uncover it in a junk shop buried under a large box.

The wood on this stool was incredibly dry. 

I practically gave it a bath in furniture paste wax.

 I like it's legs.

All of this is tagged for the booths and packed in the Jeep except the cow creamer. 

With my transferware  addiction-she's all mine.

I am scheduled for ear surgery this Thursday. 

I am ready for it as I have migraines and a persistent earache.

I will let you, my peeps, know what happens. 

Invariably I always create some sort of drama. 

Or Joe thinks so anyways.

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happy hunting

Olive

Folk Art Male Bust

I frequent this wonderful antique store where I almost always find

 unexpected and delightful items.

 This male folk art bust is one of those.

 I think it was carved with a pocket knife.

 It is not old but the detail is remarkable.

It is signed and dated 1985. 

The bottom states it is pecan wood.

Look at the detail of the spinal column. 

Pretty amazing.

In that same shop I found a small vintage fish vase. 

I like the rustic colors. I also found a large sign which I will share later. 

If it's big and heavy and difficult to transport-Olive wants it.

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happy hunting

Olive

Christmas House Tours

Hello my lovelies. 

I have been all over Georgia and South Carolina recently snapping Christmas images.

  In The Rain.

If I do not get a sunbeam soon I may require an antidepressant.

My mood is affected by the weather.

This is the garage to the yellow house. 

I love it. 

Yes, I could live in their garage.

That is a climbing rose around the window.

This is the truck in the garage! 

Over the truck and not visible to you is a chandelier filled with branches.

I am taking inspiration from this look and will fill my chandelier, on the deck, 

with branches when I get the chance.

I forgot to mention this house was not on the tour.  

Many do not allow photos-bummer.

The garden shed is cute too. 

Joe darling, can I get one of these?

The white sofa with red accents was in The Mad House, a small cottage, we toured.

 It was my favorite house on the tour. 

With that name and with my continued absence I imagine you guys thought they kept me {wink}.

All images taken with my iPhone.

All images from historic Madison, Georgia.

Next post we will visit a town in South Carolina and my friend's house

 filled with primitive antiques.

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Happy Christmas

Olive

Suitcase & Succulents

Hello friends.

 I've been cleaning this vintage turquoise suitcase here on the deck this past week. 

I really like the handle on this one. 

The other distraction I had this week was three doctors appointments. 

Good heavens that was enough.

While we are on the deck you might enjoy some succulents.

 I leave them out all winter.

Ghost plant and antlers in a funeral basket. 

What's better than that?

I cannot think of the name of this plant but the old handmade stump

 it's on came from an estate sale and has lovely patina.

Edit: The plant is dischidia formosana. 

An astute reader looked it up for me.

I went picking with a friend yesterday and we had the best time.

 I bought a barn door. 

That's a first.

joy and peace

Olive

Cleaning Vintage Suitcases

  Here in the Deep South where it can get to 103 degrees easily in the summer these old pieces of vintage luggage can get quite musty stored in attics, garages, and basements.

 I pick up pieces like these frequently at estate and garage sales.

In my last blog I was not clear on what I do to remove this musty smell.

 Some of you thought the aluminum suitcase I had shown had been used as a cat litter box.

 That was my lack of clarity. 

I would never sell something that was used as a litter box.

Cleaning A Vintage Suitcase

1. Remove any debris from inside the suitcase.
2. Layer two pounds of new cat litter inside the case.
3. Let the litter sit for 48 hours.
4. Remove litter and vacuum the suitcase.
5. Lightly wipe suitcase with multi-purpose cleaner.
6. Clean the outside with bees wax furniture polish or your favorite polish.
7. Do not go for perfection on the outside cleaning-patina is good.

The cat litter removes the musty mildew odor from our hot climate very well. 

I have tried baking soda and it does not work as well.

I had a photo helper today. 

Gremmie loves window gazing like I love vintage suitcases.

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joy and peace

Olive

Vintage Aluminum Suitcase

I spotted this incredibly cool aluminum suitcase under a table, at a garage sale, a few weeks ago.

 It did not smell good. 

It's been sitting on the deck with cat litter inside it. 

Today it has been cleaned and de-littered. 

No odor anymore.

Bees wax was applied and now it is ready for our booth.

It's a bit rusty but that adds to the appeal for me. 

The handle is heavy.

 I think it has an industrial look.

Today Donna, The Rust Goddess (Distressed Donna Down Home), and I went thrifting. 

 We found this watercolor of magnolia blossoms from 1955.

 The frame is original and is oak. 

Thrifting alone is fine but with a fellow thrifter it is divine.

To see my stack of vintage leather suitcases from 2012 click here.

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happy thrifting

Olive

Living Room Chairs

Hello friends.

 I hope you are having a good week.

The chippy green primitive chair in our living room has acquired 

a vintage suitcase and a basket of fall gourds.

I found the white chair at an estate sale.

 It is slip covered but pretty rough otherwise. 

Yes, I nailed a chair to the wall.

It has beautiful primitive curved legs.

 It's a child's chair and was hand carved. 

I think it's a piece of art.

If it was on the floor the legs would be unseen. 

 Dried forsythia is in the urn. 

I dried it quite by accident and liked how it looks.

Ghost Cat Alert!

Sometimes camera hiccoughs are fun.

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joy and peace

Olive

Cloche, Clocks, Pumpkins

I have been fiddling with my two white pumpkins.

I have sold the remaining stash of fall items.

The orange has left the building.

Joe and I picked up this cloche with some gift cards we had.

You know I needed another cloche.

Forgive my blurry images please.

 It began raining the very minute I started taking

photos.

 This may be my only nod to fall. 

However I am into vintage clocks. 

Now I have those two under the glass.

You know I need a few more.

The creamer is part of my collection of Old Britain Castles transferware.

I have collected twenty pieces thus far.

 I found two pieces last weekend.

Do you "get" the thrill of the hunt?

Tell me what you are hunting for.

CC has written a second post on her South Korean Journey Blog. 

She, Joe, and I enjoyed your comments on her first post.

I placed a link to her blog on my sidebar.

Linking@Be Inspired

joy and peace

Olive

In The Booth...

I hope you, my peeps, do not mind if I show you what The Talented B and I have in our booth at Ridge Antiques. I am over the moon about this turquoise tole tray. B painted the sweet chair and recovered the seat.

Then the find of all finds, by B, is a vintage laundry basket.

 It is filled now with old frames. You do not know how badly I want to bring this home with me.

But I am currently paying for a trip to Korea for CC. We are booking that flight today. 

Kiddos come first. 

Shucks.

Come see us if you are near Ridge Spring, South Carolina at Ridge Antiques on Highway 23. 

Ask for The Broome Closet booth. 

If you enjoy primitives the store has plenty of them.

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joy and peace

Olive

Vintage Watering Can

Good morning friends. 

What do you do when you come across a vintage watering can with the bottom rusted out?

  You plant one of your favorite flowers in it.

The flower is Blue Daze (evolvulus) and is a perennial here in zone 8. It is a member of the morning glory family.  Besides it's lovely blue flowers it also has wonderful grey green foliage.

It is sold here as an annual though.

I hope this Tuesday finds all of you well and happy. 

I will be catching up on your posts and news today.

 This weekend Joe and I trimmed shrubbery, roses, and perennials for hour and hours until we were bone tired. Forty five plus days of rain had the property looking most jungle like. 

Much is left to do but I am having a pajama day today.

Our front stoop is a stellar example of excellent over growth of plants.

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Joy and Peace

Olive