Miniature Antique Bathtub

 Simple is as simple does and you cant get much more simple than this little antique "galvanized" bathtub.

I used a bottle of Dawn and just cut along the natural curve of the bottle.  After that it was only painting.  And speaking of painting... when I am cleaning up my mess after a project like this, it is amazing how many different bottles of paint I use!  To get this look I had four shades of gray, white, black, gunmetal with a shimmer and silver with a shimmer, and also brown and another brown for the wash.  That's nine bottles of paint to get the look I wanted.  lol!  Well the mess was worth it.  Have a wonderful day!

I painted on a coat of Mod Podge and let it dry before painting the tub.

This is a layer of chalk paint.

Antiquing we will go

Last Saturday, after running from place to place and knocking shops off my list, my sister and I weren't quite ready to call it a day.  So after my last "have to" stop we headed to grab an ice cream cone.  Across the street from the Dairy Queen, there is an antique mall called Rare Bird Antiques.  It's been there for lots of years and when I was a child I remember the corner housed a pizza place.  It is right next door to the church I grew up going to.  While there are tons of treasures at the Rare Bird we seldom find much that we have to have and we almost didn't go.  Turns out we both came upon several treasures that we just couldn't leave behind.  I bought a couple of birds for next year's Christmas tree, a gift for her birthday and a candy dish to use as a planter for my smallest baby tears plant.  Mary Evelyn got really lucky and found several items that she collects at great prices.  We were both glad we stopped in.  Even though you haven't had much luck in the past at a certain place, it always pays to look again!

I wanted this tray!  They wanted more than I wanted to pay :(

Some may not like it tarnished and rusty.... but we do!

Not-So Local Spotlight: Butler's Antiques

My sister Mary Evelyn is a vintage, antique, junk lover such as myself (as  if you didn't know that already!).  She is also a blog frequenter which led her to find out about a certain junk hotspot from a blog called Petticoat Junktion.  The lady who writes this blog raves about her favorite junk store.  It is in Hopkinsville Kentucky which isn't very local for us but still a spotlight and while yard sailing two Fridays ago and having a not so good day of it we gps'd it and decided to make a go. 

 

 It took us a little over an hour to get there and, as we found out, was worth our drive.  When we got there is was obvious we were at the right place.  It took us a bit to even go inside because there was so much furniture outside.  Furniture that needed a new life, and windows, and two trucks that had yet to be unloaded.  We decided to go inside and oh my..... in all my days of junking I have never seen so much stuff crammed packed.  That really isn't a bad thing to say.  You had to be careful touching things because when you did something else would fall over.  It is a true junk store with many, many treasures to be found.  The gentleman who owns it was there along with his sisters and they were all just as pleasant as they could be.  Mr. Butler has been in business there for more than 30 years!

 

We wound up going back outside to find Mr. Butler unloading the trucks and got first dibs on several items including a chair, dressing table with mirror, corner shelf, cabinet and two rusty animal traps.  The pricing is on the very reasonable side too.  Our junky hearts were very satisfied.

 

We had a great time but were on a time limit.  Needless to say.. we will be back!

And since it was a spur of the moment trip I did not have my camera.  Ugh!  I had to take pictures with my flip phone which we know aren't so good. 

 

Butler's Antiques

601 E. 17th St

Hopkinsville, KY 42240

 

 

 

 

I don't think anyone has seen the bottom of this pile of tools since they opened! 

 I was afraid to touch it!

Local Spotlight: Hollis and Green Antiques

Another local shop!  Hollis and Green Antiques on Dickerson Road, right past Hunters Lane High School.  I have eyed this building for several years because it used to house a thrift shop and there was always junk sitting outside.  The ownership has changed and so has the junk, although I did not ask exactly how long they have been there.  The gal who owns the shop is super sweet and apparently does shows on the road also.  She said that she had a shop in Florida for fifteen years and it really shows well in her decorating and set up of the furniture and items in her shop. 

 

Keep in mind when you visit that this is an antique shop not a thrift store.  They have beautiful pieces and vintage to antique decor everywhere you look.  The owner obviously has very good taste as we walked around looking trying to take everything in. 

 

 Sure is a big shell you found Shell Lady!

 

 

Hollis and Green Antiques

3990 Dickerson Road

Nashville, TN 37207