Vintage Frame Chalkboards!

 I have been busy working on some new projects!

 These are vintage gold metal frames that I painted and turned into chalkboards.  I think they are pretty neat!  I love when I can mix my vintage with my crafty! ;-)

Also, my ball jar candles now come in HOT PINK!
All are available in my Etsy Shop- The Retro Redhead!

Fun Etsy Find

 Emily McDowell Draws

I adore this 'groceries and shit' tote bag by Emily McDowell Draws on Etsy.  I need it in my life! 

Neon Painted Mason Jars

                                                          LOVE this NEON combo!

                                                               Just listed on Etsy!

Pool Party Monday!

 These are the reasons when I love being self employed and having lots of friends in the service industry!  While most people were heading off to their 9 to 5 jobs yesterday we were gearing up for a pool party! 

 

James.  He looks like Jesus with his hair down. :-)

Also, the loser in me noticed the "Ball" logo on my friend Jessi's Dale's can. haha  I assume Ball cans them, which is pretty awesome because I do love Oscar Blue's beer!  I pointed it out to Jessi and she said "yeah girl, that's the logo on all the stuff you do for your business" ha...things like that make me happy!  Now it's Tuesday...back to work!  Working on a custom order for a wedding for 60 candles and 30 painted jars...RUSHED.  AH! I may loose my sanity this week. ;-)

4th of July Fun

 I got to spend a few days with the family over the week of the 4th.  We ate some amazing food including homemade banana ice cream and homemade fried pickles.  (Both of which I helped make!)

 Check out the vintage Lipton sun tea jar in the back of this photo.  Also, the vintage toaster that my parents still use!  My mother will tell you all the time about how she use to warm up her pop tarts in college with that toaster!!  That toaster as 40 + years on it...they just don't make em like that use to! OH...also the ice cream maker is vintage too.  My father can tell you exactly how much he paid for it from Eckard drug! ha

Jars, Jars, Jars- Painted Mason Jars

This has become a huge part of my life these days, but would not trade it!  There are jars everywhere in my house!

But I DEFINITELY NEVER forget about my vintage love.  Found these AMAZING retro wooden half barrel storage stools and this avocado green Cosco kitchen stool at the flea market the other day. Wish I could find cute furniture at this price every week!! 

THE RETRO REDHEAD BOOTH- The Downtown Market- Asheville, NC

 Here are a few shots from my booth at The Downtown Market in Asheville, NC.

 A few of my ball jar candles and painted mason jars!

 4th of July picnic display! (my sister was oh so proud of this display :-))

My AMAZING sister helps me with my booth.  I bring her boxes and boxes of stuff and finds a way to display all my lovely items in my tiny booth! :-)  Couldn't do it without her!!

Leaving town a storm was brewing! Have a great week kids! 

Busy Busy

 I have been busy the past few weeks adding lots of new jar combos to my Etsy Shop!  Here is a taste of a few of my favorites!!

Estate Sale Stories

 As I said in my last post I had great luck this Saturday at 4 estate sales!  These were the first I had been to since before winter!  Needless to say I was happy to be out on the hunt again. There was an estate sale listed in the paper and the address was in a local shopping complex.  I have seen this before, where instead of having it in the house they move everything into a store front for the day to sell it.  Also, I have seen some crazy things in the paper where it really isn't an estate sale at all, crazy people list things in the paper to try and get traffic for their junk shops!  I wasn't sure what to expect from this one, so I put it half way down my list. I had a few other sales that I thought were going to be better.  I popped in and saw that it was a true estate sale and that the prices were high!!  I of course looked around to see if I could find any deals...no luck until I get to the very back of the store.  I see 5 or 6 huge boxes(30-40ish total) of half gallon and quart BLUE BALL JARS!  There is a price sign on each box with a price for the half gallon, quart, and lids.  I had to do a double take because these prices were so low compared to the ridiculously over priced items that fill the rest of the store.  I got out my phone...started counted and add the price for all the jars.  I got the lady down $9 off the ridiculously low price already marked.  If I used or even understood hash tags or most social media...I feel like I would say #winning! ;-)

This was probably my biggest and best score of the day, but I found so much great stuff.  Vintage clothing, kitchenware, vintage sheets, pillows, and much more!  By the end of the day I was having to shove items into nooks and holes to fit it all into my tiny Nissan Altima.  Oh one day soon I will have a bigger car!

Update: New Adventures

Just wanted to give a little update on my new business adventures I have been working on!  I have been working hard for the past few months on my new ideas and I feel like my hard work is finally paying off this week!!

I sold my first order of ball jar candles on ETSY!  10 navy and 10 coral candles to a lady for her wedding.  So excited that MY CANDLES are going to be used at someones wedding!

 I also made my first two sales of painted and distressed ball mason jars this week!  Both sold to ladies named Beth and one of them is shipping to Greenville, SC, where I live.  I find both of those things slightly strange. :-) 

 I have also been working on adding as many cute color combinations to MY NEW SHOP as I can think of! (more coming soon!  I am very excited to be working on a RAINBOW SET and NEON COLORS!) I like this navy, coral, and cream combo best of all!  As you can tell my coral paint came in this week and I picked it up from this small local hardware store.  I could definitely tell that they don't get a lot of customers who are young and picking up one can of coral spray paint.  I could also tell that the people running the shop thought I was out of place! Everyone else in the shop was buying some type of tool or farming material in bulk.  I grew up in the country though and went to small hardware stores like that all the time with my grandfather(everyone there always knew him by name) I felt right at home. ;-)  Maybe if I order enough paint from them they will get to know me. 

Lastly.  I am also pleased that I have sold around 15-20 things in my first week of having my booth at THE DOWNTOWN MARKET ASHEVILLE, NC!  I had no idea what to expect from this booth, but it has exceeded my expectations!! I will have to start making weekly trips up the mountain I believe!  Tomorrow will be my second trip!

Well back to paintin' jars and makin' candles! Have a lovely Sunday! 

Ps.  Had amazing luck yesterday at some estate sales!  Pics and stories to come! 'Estate saling' is always an adventure.

Antique Booth-The Downtown Market-Asheville, NC

 I set up and opened my booth today at The Downtown Market Asheville!  Here are a few photos of what you will find! 

New Ideas. Painted and Distress Mason Jars

 I have been busy working on some new items for my new ETSY SHOP!  I love the look of the painted and distress mason jars.  They are perfect for every occasion.  I have been trying out tons of colors.   Unfortunately, most stores that sell the paint I use do not sell CORAL!  I am all about the color coral right now.  It is slowly becoming my favorite color.  Anyway...I was researching online trying to find coral paint.  I only found a few websites that sell it and they were double sometimes even triple the price of the other colors that I can buy in the store locally.  I finally found a website that had a coral color and it could even be shipped and picked up at a local hardware store!  Moral to the story...CORAL JARS COMING SOON!  These jars are a taste of some of the colors I will be offering. 

I have also been testing out some new scents and colors for my Ball Mason Jar CANDLES.  I have gained a new appreciation for handmade ETSY sellers over the past few months!  Its not joke, it takes a lot of time to hand make and craft items!  I have been perfecting these candles for months now, and I still have many scents and colors to test!  Maybe I am just too much of a perfectionist...

NEW SCENTS COMING SOON TO BALL JAR CANDLES:

EUCALYPTUS AND THYME
VANILLA BEAN
CRANBERRY SALSA
BLISSFUL BLUEBERRY
PUMPKIN PIE SPICE
LILAC

I have tons more scents to test...just not enough time in the day.  I also have exciting news...I am starting up an antique booth at THE DOWNTOWN MARKET in Asheville, NC!!  I will be setting it up on Sunnday...pictures coming soon!! 

Vintage Pyrex Wooden Blocks

 This week I finished painting there cute wooden black to go with my Pyrex collection! Love how the turned out!  Also, notice my new hot pick candle in the back.

Vintage Inspired Crafts- Spice Can Magnets

Vintage Inspired Crafts- Spice Can Magnets. 

Found this awesome idea for turning spice cans into magnets to hold things on your fridge! Check A Pretty Cool Life blog for instructions!

Vintage Ball Jar Candles

It has been a clod winter here in SC, so I have not been to the flea markets very much!  I have how ever been using my down time to work on a new project.  I have created these vintage ball jar candles.  I have spent weeks perfecting them and I just opened my new ETSY SHOP!  I hope people love them as much as I do!  More styles and colors to come soon!