Still Buying, Not Working

With holidays

and

more work hours,

I have not had time to spend an

Evening with Ellie.

After all, this was to be my

WINTER project

and

technically,

it is not WINTER yet!

I found this

vintage cooler

at an antique mall and had to have it.

The suitcase and melmac

were

thrift store finds.

$2!!! 

I could not believe the price!

The fabric for the dinette,

not quite as

fun pricing!

But I love it!

The foam for the cushions?

Downright pricey! 

Wow!

I will be using the old foam

for the dinette,

not sure

where I am going to buy the foam for the bed,

but,

I might have to hit the lottery to purchase it!

She needed a name

and now she has it!

This is outside the door,

a memory of the last owner.

It is only paper,

so in the cleaning,

it is going to go away.

I think it only fitting

that her name is

Ellie J

for Ellen and June!

We have water!

But first,

I found these cups in my MIL's garage!

They are perfect for in the camper!

Love the colors

and

so

retro!

And

tada!

We have water!

JWS attached the hose and started

the water running,

handed me a flashlight

and

said to go look for leaks. 

Really? 

I would have rather been on the

"OH MY GOSH,

SHUT OFF THE HOSE

end.

I found leaks,

but only two

and that is not bad

for something that has sat outside

in

Pennsylvania

for

at least 40 years. 

And

more progress on the painting.

No one told me that you have to be a contortionist to work on one of these things.

This poor body of mine has been in positions

that it has not been in in years...

or ever!

I think that once I put the bunk down,

I will be channeling

Michelangelo.

That is

laying on my back painting.

I see so many people taking out the upper bunk,

I am not thinking that is an option for me

with six grandchildren,

four of which

are

awaiting the first camping trip.

Kitchen Remodel and a Painting Tip

First of all,

I am attacking this interior

one "room' at a time. 

Kitchen remodel first,

it is almost completed.

It is a small area to work in

and I am here to tell you,

this is a lot of painting and trimming!

Behind the stove was paper,

not in perfect shape,

a little wrinkled at the edges.

The question of removing it, briefly flitted through my mind.

I am way more into camouflaging issues

than making a worse mess sometimes.

So I painted it.

Then to "define" the kitchen area

I decided to stripe it.

Taped off,

and here is your tip...

If you paint back over the tape

with the base color,

it seals the edges of the tape

and

keeps the top color from bleeding through,

allowing for more crisp stripes.

And all the thoughts of

red

green

orange

cupboard doors?

Resulted in Honey Brown.

So far,

I am liking it...

I cleaned all the cupboards,

painted and lined the drawers,

scrubbed the floor

and before I left last night,

could not resist

placing a few decorative items out.

Wish I would have taken the curtains with me.

I am even loving the floor!

Now on to the dining room....

Then the living room!

More Decor

Jackson China

and

whatever that rooster plate is?

A Walston, Pa find.

Hand-crocheted rag rug that I just finished

1967 Tea Towel and pot holder.

Cocoa Beach, Florida

More Melmac dishes. 

Walston, Pa

and

Spaces Corners,

the

B and E Depot,

Two of my favorite junque shop stops.

In the box with the Melmac was the great cream and sugar set.

Doug, from the Walston store

was hesitant to sell the Melmac.

It was his grandmothers and he didn't want

it to go to someone who just wanted to resell it. 

He happily parted with it,

(as I parted with my $20 bill)

as I told him that I was going to use it in my camper. 

Grapes and Painting

I finally found the grapes! 

They were in the back of  a store in an alley in

 Melbourne, Florida.

The TSA folks studied my carry on for quite awhile trying to figure those out!

Carpeting up,

the linoleum is actually in good shape,

 not sure whether to keep it or not,

so I carefully taped it off. 

The black is the backing of the carpet,

but it is coming off also. 

What to do? 

It certainly is retro,

but maybe a bit too retro.

One coat of primer

and

two coats

of buttery, creamy paint

is really brightening

the old girl up.

A decision needs to made about the doors.

Orange?

Green?

Brick?

After all this,

I now think I want to try Gold.

What do you think?

Not sure I am a big fan

of the propane light,

but

JWS

thinks that it needs to stay.

He has high hopes of camping in it

within a month.

Not sure about that!

Another thrift shop day

Still no actual

WORK

on the camper.

It is going to have to wait until the

first of November.

But for now,

I found these

great treasures

on a stop

at the

local mall.

St. Vincent de Paul

in

Kittanning, Pa

yesterday.

Loving that harvest color scheme!

A Freebie and Some Lights

Today,
I had to go to my Mom's Quilt Guild

and

demonstrate

how to make penny rugs.

On the way home,

I wandered.

I found a really cool antique shop

in

Butler, Pa.

Butler Antiques.

It was a little tricky to get to,

I managed to go down a one way street

the wrong way,

making a lot of people

really unhappy.

Finally found an illegal parking space,

risked getting towed. 

I found this picnic cooler. 

When I asked the price....

the nice man

GAVE IT TO ME! 

What a nice gesture! 

To my surprise,

it still had the instructions for use

and a cute little catalog

inside it!

JWS got a plug on his travels today....

and we have lights!

Aren't these cool and retro? 

How do you like that feather sticking out.

I mean,

after all this was a hunting camp....

It will be removed soon! 

What I am doing in the meantime....

No, this is not mine.  Click here to go to the link!

.http://amysvintagetrailers.blogspot.com/ 

and this site

http://littlevintagetrailer.com/

Unfortunately, I am spending way too much time

drooling over everyone else's projects!

I love the colors in the pic above

but now I have to decide...

paint the interior

or leave it wood grain?



The Thrill of the Hunt

Yesterday,

we attended

Clarion's

Autumn Leaf Festival.

As a side trip

we headed to this.

Fulmer House

This little plaster decoration

screamed out

1960's to me.

I can see it on the camper wall now.

After I scrub, of course!

And then

as I was sitting here with coffee this morning,

I looked up and saw this.

I think that plaid cooler

may have to be moved to the

growing camper stash also!

And now

what I am really looking for is

a

set of these.

Gold or Green

preferably.

Still hunting!

Trying Again

Ok, long silence...

a small amount of mourning.

A trip to the scrapyard,

the last camper did not make it.

As much as I had high hopes,

JWS

finally convinced me that it was not salvageable.

It has hung in the air between us for the past few months.

I still wanted a camper.

Not a new one,

not a big one.

Something old,

vintage,

character.

Something I could decorate.

Another project.

Then Tuesday,

JWS comes home from the fair meeting,

telling me that he might have a surprise for me.

I needled,

whined

and

annoyingly begged

until he caved and told me.

There was another camper in the works.

If we didn't take it,

it also was going to be scrapped.

How bad could it be?

So we went and looked...

and decided to try again!

This one is not newer, but in really good shape inside and out.

As close as I can figure

1967.

So off to my favorite thrift store again

and

the picture at the top is the haul for today.

Melamac.

A vintage tablecloth

and we are up and running again.

It will be a great winter project.

For now,

it is in the garage.

I have to get

my craft open house i

behind me

and

a

trip to Florida

and then

I will be covering cushions

and painting

and

making curtains

and

of course,

scrubbing and cleaning.

I can't wait!

Jackpot!

Well, the picture was rotated until it got here! 

After searching and searching on the internet for info about this camper,

last night,

there it was!

Everything all together for all the appliances,

even the toilet!

After much deliberation,

I decided to paint all the paneling.

See the nice creamy color on the top?

Hopefully,

soon

everything will be that color.

The bottom is primer,

what a job this is!

I think that I will like the decorating

much better

than the painting.

Also trying some peel and stick tiles at the doorway to see

how that works.

Going for the 70's look,

don't these just make you think

that?

I think that the orange does it for me!

Well, it has sat,

and sat

and sat.

Is it road worthy?

Is it worth fixing?

What to do?

Over a month

of

sitting.

And we have decided...

Let's try it.

Let's get it going

and

see

what we can do with it.

So,

the old girl is going to

be used again.

Not me, mind you.

the camper!

Thrift store shopping,

I found these curtains.

Let me tell you,

I was a bit nervous

about my $12

investment.

Would they fall apart in the washer?

But they washed up great

and

this week,

I start scrubbing and painting.

I got paint at Lowes yesterday

and a couple of tiles to try on the floor.

And this...

My favorite thrift shop,

Barbara is always ready to show me her latest find.

Saturday, was oilcloths.

This one called my name!

and

She gave it to me!

Saturday was my birthday,

she didn't know that,

but what a great present! 

I am not sure where I am going to use it.

My girls think it is tacky,

but Gracelyn?

She think that Momma has great taste!

She loves the colors!

She can't wait to camp!