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The Rusty Bucket
 Announcing...
Pluck, Perseverance and Paint
Apex, North Carolina: Beginnings to 1941
340 pages and has 165 photos, maps, and illustrations
New and revised edition
by Warren Holleman and Toby Holleman
Coming Fall 2010
Coming this fall - the long awaited re-publication of Warren and Toby Holleman’s 1973 book “Pluck, Perseverance and Paint”. A history of Apex from its beginning as the "Village of Log Pond" to incorporation in 1873, to 1941 the Depression and pre-WWII.
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Read about and see the picture of the Rusty Bucket that started it all.
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HUNGER DOESN'T TAKE A VACATION
4th Annual Food Drive - Our Goal = 900 Lbs
Western Wake Crisis Ministry
Each year during the month of August The Rusty Bucket collects food donations for WWCM. This year we call on our customers and the Apex community to please contribute so that we can help out those in Southwest Wake County that are in need. "Neighbor helping neighbor" has been that unique behavior that we as Americans take so much pride in. Reaching out to those in need and less fortunate is important, but reaching out with a helping hand to those that are hungry is by far the most rewarding.
Western Wake Crisis Ministry (WWCM) a non-profit community supported organization in Apex NC that provides food pantry & emergency financial aid services to residents in the Western Wake County Area. The ministry provides over 300 bags of groceries to needy families each month. During the month of August please drop off your donations at the shop, encourage others to do the same and feel blessed in helping those in need. Please put all donations in bags!
DISCOUNT FOR FOOD:
For every 5 food items dropped off you will receive a 5% discount, up to 30%, on a purchase from The Rusty Bucket.
Note: Discounts do not apply to special orders, current sale items &/or previously purchased inventory.
SUGGESTED FOOD ITEMS:
canned meats canned vegetables canned soups canned fruits
packaged dinners rice pasta sauces
sugar flour corn meal mac & cheese
peanut butter jelly/jams tea coffee
powered drinks toiletries salt & pepper baby products & food
Fall Harvest Open House
5 - 9 pm Friday, September 10th |
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10am - 6 pm Saturday, September 11th |
noon - 3 pm Sunday, September 12th |
The Rusty Bucket will close on Wednesday, September 8th, at 3 pm to transform the shop for the 2010 Fall Harvest Season. At this years gathering we encourage you to invite a friend or family member to join you and introduce them to the world of being a "BucketHEAD". The shop will reopen at 5 pm Friday, September 10th.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The "Rusty Bucket Kids" TV Show premiered on Saturday, April 17th on Raleigh’s WRAL-TV CBS station.The pilot movie was shot on location at The Rusty Bucket Store in downtown Apex (on historic Salem Street), several rural locations in the Apex area and at the New Hope Valley Railway museum in Bonsal.
The story line features 9 year old John Coleman Peakssen and his sister, 12 year old Roxanna Peakssen, living in the small southern town of Peak City (Apex, NC). Grandpa Peakssen, owner and operator of The Rusty Bucket General Store, tells his grandchildren their destiny is to go back in time as time travelers, meet historical figures during their teenage years and help some of History’s Heroes keep their life on track and fulfill their time in history as adults.
The Rusty Bucket Kids is a wonderful new show that combines family friendly entertainment and education (“edutainment”) and provides a show that the entire family can enjoy together.
Production is scheduled for additional adventures with The Rusty Bucket Kids in July 2010 and will be ready for delivery in the fall on stations around the country. Read more...
 Click to view the WRAL-TV video promo for the "Rusty Bucket Kids" TV Show! All aboard to watch Charlie Gaddy’s return to TV as Grandpa Peakssen the Patriarch of Peak City, and owner of The Rusty Bucket General Store. Enjoy Mark Roberts of WRAL as the bumbling town manager of Peak City.
NOTE: If you enjoyed the "Rusty Bucket Kids" TV Show as much as we did please call, write and/or email WRAL TV Capital Broadcasting in Raleigh and let them know how much you would like to see this kind of children and family programming. If you watched the show in Charlotte and/or Wilmington please contact those local stations as well. Thanks...
 is proud to sponsor the Next Whistle Stop for The Rusty Bucket Kids at  home for, "Lincoln, Journey to 16", July 10 @ 12 Noon.
Read more about the next stop...
"The Rusty Bucket Kids” Television Show to Broadcast on Charlotte's WJZY (The CW channel) on July 10th, Noon to 1:00 pm.
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Carolina Country Cupboard
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1 of 5 Preserves |
Home grown products and wines
harvested from
"The Olde North State"
Canned with that "Tarheel" pride
and tastes every bit as good! |
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Carolina Country Cupboard |
Muscadine Wines |
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Apex Post Cards |
The Rusty Bucket has for your selection
POST CARDS of Apex
and
Its beautiful surrounding rural countryside |
Post Card of the Month
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Watch for a new card to be available
in the shop each month |
July, 2010 |
View post cards available in the shop
Post Card photography by Duffy
Apex, NC |
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Country Business Magazine
Retailer of the Year - 2007
The Rusty Bucket
| Country Business Magazine selects The Rusty Bucket Retailer of the Year - 2007. This contest is the 10th Annual award given by the 15 year old trade magazine.
The magazine for retail owners across all of North America provides business, marketing, management and insight into trends and industry news and events. click here to find out more... |
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The Rusty Bucket - Home Makeover
- Do you ever feel like you have great things in your home but something’s just not right?
- Or maybe you feel as if the rooms seem cluttered, colors do not match or something is missing?
- Your best friends house always looks and feels as if it has been done by a decorator?
- Moving... Selling your House or Town Home, need to get the house dressed up - you need our Home Staging expertise.
If so, you are a candidate for a Home Makeover!
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Our Featured Artisan -
Jennifer Helms – “Stitchin’ Thyme”
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 The Helms family moved to North Carolina in 2003 from the Washington DC area. Jennifer has been married to Bernie for 12 years. They live in Fuquay Varina with their 3 children, Natalie 10 years old, Gordon 7 years old and Alice 6 years old. Jennifer has always enjoyed different forms of art and casually began cross stitching about 14 years ago. When Natalie was 8 months old she signed up for a hand piecing/quilting class to make her a quilt. She  fell in love with the fabric!! She finished 3 hand pieced/quilted quilts by the end of class and has been making quilts since.
After moving to North Carolina she signed up for a few wool appliqué and embroidery classes from Sharon Stewart, at The Rusty Bucket. That led to a whole new world of crafting for Jennifer making dolls and make-do's. She has always enjoyed the entire family being able to input their ideas for the things she makes. Instead of sitting around watching television, everyone is deciding what color hair a doll should have, what needs to be added to a certain item, or color coordinating fabrics. Oldest daughter Natalie, who has always been very artistic, has taken the crafting quite serious. Natalie comes up with her own ideas for stichery's, dolls and quilts and requires little to no assistance in making her items. Her talent showed after finishing her first doll, with a little assistance from Mom on the embroidered face.
When asked what she loves most Jennifer said: “I still love making quilts, embroidery, cross stitching but doll making I find much more exciting. I love drawing out a doll and giving it life. I start out with one idea but by the end the doll decides who it wants to be. I love the fact that every doll turns out different. I will continue to encourage my children to use their imaginations freely and craft with me. I am very excited to share the things we make with the Rusty Bucket and its patrons.”
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Six year old Alice's first hand crafted doll |
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Doll quickly found a proud new home |
Follow the link to see pictures of a few of the many stichery’s that Jennifer and her daughter Natalie have crafted. There are also pictures of Jennifer, Natalie and Alice in a recent class at The Rusty Bucket. View photos ...
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Ten year old Natalie works diligently on one of her many crafting projects |
We are so proud at The Rusty Bucket to present “Stitchin’ Thyme” and this mother/daughter crafting combo as our current “Featured Artisans”. I am sure you will agree, that as mother/daughter crafters, they are somewhat unique as their work is incredible in it’s artistrie, creativity and craftsWomanship and we are proud to have their wears available in our shop as a selection in your “Up-Country Primitive” decorating.
View our archived Artisans
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Parade of Homes -
 The Rusty Bucket has decorated houses for the Parade of Homes.
Click on the links below to view photos of each of these homes and find examples of Decorating in the Country Style from The Rusty Bucket.
2006 Parade of Homes
2005 Parade of Homes
2004 Parade of Homes
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