A Very Lucky Sock Monkey!

We were thrilled to see a fun article about Picking Sisters in the Savannah Morning News last week.
Better still, Pauline, Jeri's first sock monkey was mentioned. Here she is enjoying her 15 minutes of fame!

Thanks so much to Polly Stramm and here's a link to the article.

Taking Picking Treasures Home
plus Combined etsy shops!

We went on a highway sale yesterday close to home. The Peaches to Beaches sale starts about an hour and a half from Savannah, so up and out in the cold and dark! Jeri would like to share her favorite pick of the for herself and share a few of the treats she uses to decorate her own home sweet home.

SUPER NEWS! The picking sisters are closing one etsy shop and expanding another one. Everything on etsy.com/shop/mysistersbarn is half price! We will be loading tons of new vintage items in the next week or so at etsy.com/shop/pickingsisters. We'll also reduce the items on the pickingsisters shop as we add oodles of new things to the shop.

This is a neon letter I rescued from the outside of our family business. It's fitting that since my grandfather started the business in the 1930's that his Smith Corona typewriter

shares space on my desk.

 My mother would be pleased that I found a way to use her antique brass

planter. There's never a lack of magazines about vintage treasures to fill it.

I'm not sure, but I think these sock monkeys tell jokes when I'm not home. They look

 especially cheerful. Maybe it's the grand rhinestone "Brides Maid" pin the

gal (Hattie) in the middle is wearing.

I bought this oil painting for my $1.00 and under art collection. It was

 marked $1.99 at Goodwill, but it was 75% off.

Now - since it isn't framed, how to hang it?

SOLUTION? Use an old easel!

My house was built in 1943 so it has one of those phone shelves in the hallway.

Since I don't have a landline, this Fisher Price lives there waiting to be added to etsy!

 

I never cease to be delighted with the everyday packaging from the

first half of the the last century. This tin looks great

next to my 1930's Smith Corona.

We were never sure why this flag holder was made the way it was, but it looks great

over the fireplace.

And now my favorite pick of the day for my house - a souvenir from Atlantic City, NJ.

It originally came with an egg timer

so you won't talk over 3 minutes. Maybe to save on Long Distance?

P. S. Here's a sign along the highway yesterday that warmed the

heart (ha!) of my vegetarian heart.

Windy Day

      We  made an early trip up the road to Statesboro, GA for the Highway 67 Fall sale. Hurricane Sandy off the east coast made for a dark, cold and windy morning. The weather may have been gray, but the picking was great.

See a few of the treasures we picked!

The picking sister was taken with this red phone. I think now she

 feels like she can pick it up and talk to the President.

I am not much of a cook these days (may I defrost something for you?), but

am always attracted to child-sized kitchen toys. We scored twice today.

Tiny cake anyone?

If you are a picker, you have seen a lot of simply ugly lamps. Beauty must be in

the eye of the purple and mid-century modern-loving beholder. Laura loved

these lamps.

We spent quite a while poring through boxes of a family's

momentos - report cards, photos, college papers, awards and

 gifts from a large Ohio family over the last 100 years. Sorting

through the stash was like reading a detailed history of this family.

We finally made a purchase - each  of us got a beautiful spelling

report card filled with gold stars.

This is the largest dresser set we have ever seen. Can't wait to research it for the

etsy site, www.etsy.com/shop/pickingsisters.

Visit our online shop to see more of the vinatge goodies we have recently added!



Back on the Flea Market Road Again!

One of our favorite areas to visit and shop for vintage treasures! Divine mountain scenery, cool evenings, wonderful locally owned restaurants and hiking to waterfalls. And of course miles of walking in warehouses packed with vintage goodies.

Every trip to Asheville includes a trip to The Tobacco Barn. We made quite a few purchases

and of course Jeri was busy taking photos. I thought this was the ugliest lamp ever, but Laura who loves everything mid-century thought it was fab.

From ladders to letters, kitch to oddities this warehouse is stuffed with an incredible number

of items to browse through.

This juke box record player is on my wish list!

Another not-to-be-missed place for vintage is ScreenDoor in Asheville. We wandered for

hours and saw the only other Blue Horse coupons we have ever seen. (We recently bought a large jar of them!)

We always stay in Flat Rock, NC at Highland Lake Cottages. Imagine how tickled we were to find a white peacock on our back porch. Must have been a good picking omen.

Jeri loves goats - baby goats, old grandfather goats and even metal goats. Flat Rock abounds!

Just for grins I texted home this picture from our trip. I didn't mention that it was a stuffed display at the Ranger's station...

NEVER enough photos of cool signs.

Lots of large outdoor markets are filled with more new stuff than old, produce and tools, but we

did find a few vintage items.

These cucumbers were huge!

We saw a large structure at Smiley's covered with a tarp and couldn't resist sneaking underneath. It was an amazing merry-go-round! 

Highway 67 Sale

April means it's time to head over to Hwy. 67 near Statesboro, GA for one of our favorite outdoor sales. Heading out before daylight, we were rewarded with some great vintage treasures!  We hope you'll enjoy seeing them before they make it to the shop. (If
they do!)







We had never purchased a flour sack before and fell in love with the colors
and design.

Sometimes it's fun to sneak away and buy a treat for the other sister. This tiny little piece

made in Japan is for Laura's bird collection. That's a ring inside to show you how small it is!

  This is just one of the lot of can openers and "church keys" we bought. Instant collection!

  They'll look fab in a bowl on a bar.

Four white chenille pillows. Charlie the dog likes them too.

We added an estate sale to our days travels and it was a very worthwhile detour.

Isn't this boy chalkware wall hanger for pot holders sweet? He's an oldie.

Need a cabinet for baseball cards? A cool way to display them. 

This girl scout towel dates itself with the uniforms!

Ah for a more genteel time. This fun stand is a holder for hand towels.

We never fail to get excited when we find another paint by number!

A vanity box for hair clips.

Kitschy bookends from the funky 50's.

A red Aladdin thermos in perfect shape.

Perhaps this beautifully painted kleenex box cover that hangs on the wall

shared the bathroom with the hand towel holder!