Southern Chicks.......

First of all, we would like to say our Welcome Mat is laid out for you at all times!!!  Thank You for taking time out of your busy day to read our blog. It means the world to us!!



We want to tell you more about us and how we ended up here in blogland.  We have a business/hobby on the side called Southern Chic (pronounced Sheek).  We emphasize that because people in the south like to say "chick."  We are not offended, after all, we are southern chicks...North Carolina born and bred!

We love, love, love a flea market, yard sale, auction, roadside(not road kill) or just plundering through junk at a chicken coop!  Yes, a chicken coop.  We can find a gem in the least of places (and have). People ask us all the time where we find our stuff.  Here, there and everywhere!  Sometimes we take our finds and consignment pieces on our own personal "road show" to the fairgrounds at the Raleigh Flea Market.  Man, what a good time that is!  Hard work, yes, girls weekend away, yes, margaritas at our fav Mexican restaurant two days in a row, yes,yes!!!  That’s worth the trip right there!  Here's a few pics of how we roll at the market!

This "hobby" is not for the weak or faint-of-heart.  We load the trailer, pull the trailer and have one heck of a time getting the trailer in our space!  But we're working on that.  The guys at the market are fantastic and somehow show up like a God-send right in the nick of time!  No kidding, it's like an angel appears and has out-of-this world strength, lifting the trailer and moving it around on a dime!  It doesn't take much to impress us to start with, but this my dear is quite a feat!  The people that work these flea markets and shows earn every penny they make!  Words can't begin to tell you.  And if you love to people watch, then pull up a chair!  Oh the people you will meet!  

These are tough, long days.  Sometimes hot, sometimes cold, sometimes windy or wet.  You can't predict what's gonna happen. Our last weekend...."zero chance of rain and highs in the 60s."  It rained the entire weekend and lingered around 30 degrees!!!  What tha...it was cold as you know what, like being in the mountains in January!  We'll take the hot over the cold any day, thank you very much!  We are coastal chicks too ya' know.  This last miserable adventurous weekend is what made us check out other venues to peddle our wares.  

We hope this blog will serve as a journal of past and present re-creations and restorations. If and when we find something good along the way, we're gonna tell you about it!  We're among friends right?

As you'll see soon enough, we'll have to see what Dave (as in Ramsey) has to say about how often we take these trips to Raleigh! We've signed up for a course in January and will be on our way to "dumping debt, building wealth and changing the family tree!"  It’s all a journey and we're taking you along with us!

Please share with us any comments, suggestions or experiences. We would love to hear from you!!!