Barn House 2011~Wow!

Just back from my trip to England yesterday.  Suffering a bit from jet-lag, but I had a fabulous time with Isabel. We saw and did so much in one short week and I have a ton of pictures to sort through. Will hopefully be able to do so in the next few days! I did, however, want to share with you some snaps I took just a few minutes before the opening of the Barn House sale. It was, in a word, incredible! Loved everything about it! Great vendors, great junk, wonderful customers and just the best overall fun vibe imaginable.  All thanks to Joe and Jermonne, my homeboys! Love them so much!

So here we go!

Picture of my space. I can’t believe how much I packed into this small space. The gold velvet settee was the first thing to sell.

My bling corner. Earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces and belt buckles.

Lots of cool vintage frames.

The cute vintage buffet. Still available, btw.

Love the chippy paint on this folding chair. Also had lots of lovely vintage millinery from my own stash for sale. Just a peek at the cool work table I brought and sold to Lara.

Remember the dresser from this recent post? It got a lovely shabby chic style makeover.

More goodies!

Lovely vintage clothing, and ticking pillows.

Here’s just a glimpse of the awesome metal garden table you may remember from this post. It was the second thing to sell and I could have sold it ten times over.

Another shot of the velvet settee and more miscellaneous goodies.

Lots of cool, vintage mirrors too!

Isabel and her lovely daughter to my left.

My adorable neighbor Stacy on the right!  She had the coolest stuff and was super sweet!

Lovely Lara’s booth!

Sweet Lisa Souers! Love that she came all the way from Yakima to do the show.

Here is Sue and Kristin! Kristin’s booth with the adorable covered wagon was a perfect fit for the show.

Cindy’s always artfully arranged booth.

Sara and all her yummy goodies.

Joy’s space. She always has the coolest stuff!

Sweet Debbie and Laurie! I think they outdid themselves this year! There booth was amazing and almost empty at the end of the show.

Joyce’s lovely booth.

Lynn and Natalie’s space. So cute! Love that bench up front.

Liz’s always gorgeous space inside the barn.

Joe and Sue’s space.

Diane’s space.

Duchess (JoDee and Kat)

Lovely Julie’s space.

Theresa Sheeley. So cute!

So adorable Chocolate Spider girls.

Lovely Manor Bourne!

Tracey and her beautiful daughter from A Cottage Industry.

Brocanteur Vintage

Retreat

Sweet Lynn!

Plantantis (came all the way from California!)

And of course, Barn House!

I now realize I should have broken this up into two posts. I hope you enjoyed all the pictures and I apologize for not giving fair warning that there were a lot. I also apologize as I didn’t get pictures of all the booths as I ran out of time. To all the customers and visitors who came and shopped,  thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It wouldn’t be possible to do this without you. And, to Joe and Jermonne, thank you so much for all the love and support. You guys know how I feel about you! I also want to send out a big thank you shout out to my helpers, Mitzi, John, Zoe and Kate! You all made this show so easy and fun for me to do! Thanks so much you guys!

Again, I hope to be back soon with some of my England trip pics! TTFN!

It’s Barn House Time, Baby!

Just got back home a bit ago from setting up my booth at Barn House.  I have to tell you that this show is going to be better than ever! More vendors, more parking, music, food, great vintage goods!  What more could you ask for?  I completely forgot to take a picture of my booth which needs just a bit more tweeking before it’s ready for the public. But here is a picture of just some of the goodies I had last year. You can see all my Barn House booth pictures from last year here.

This year  I have lots of my favorite things like a bunch of vintage frames and mirrors, lovely ticking pillows, cute little cabinets, a beautiful velvet settee, a gorgeous iron garden cart, lots and lots of vintage bling and so many things I can’t even remember! Here’s a little sneak peak of something new I made especially for my Barn House customers.

I made these adorable little coin purse necklaces after I saw the one Gail got when she was in Texas.  I fell in love with it and since I had a few coin purses lying around and lots of bling, I decided to give it a try. Love how they turned out!

If you’re at all able to come out and check out the Barn House Vintage Market, I hope you will! I’d love to see you!  This will probably be my last post for awhile, but I’ll be back with pictures from both the Market and my trip to England. TTFN and Cheerio!

White Wednesday on Thursday~Barn House Sneak Peek

I see that I have been absent on this here blog.  The days are getting away from me and some days  I can’t even remember what day it is. As you already know, I’m knee deep in getting my goodies together for the big Barn House sale coming up on the 30th.  Can’t tell you how excited I am.  Got lots done, but as usual, there are a million little things that need finishing up.

What I haven’t mentioned here before is this.  I’m going on a trip the day after the Barn House sale.  A big trip to jolly ol’ England.  Quite awhile ago, Isabel mentioned to me that her youngest daughter was going to soccer camp in England and did I want to go along to keep her company while her daughter was at camp?  Silly question, of course I did! So, flights are booked and our London accommodations are booked too, but we haven’t really decided where exactly we will be for the rest of our visit.  Flying into Manchester and hope to check out some lovely English villages and maybe even stumble upon a car boot sale or some other fun junking adventure.  It’s kind of nice not having everything planned.

With all that said, we would love any recommendations you might have for places to stay, must not miss places to visit, etc. This is my first visit to England and I am super excited as you can imagine.

Okay, enough of that.  You probably want to see some pictures, right? Okay, here are a few White Wednesday on Thursday photos for your viewing pleasure.

Found two extra large funeral baskets at Goodwill on two different occasions.  I find these from time to time, but never this big.

A sweet little white tattered baby dress. So much cuter in person.

And finally, a little before and after makeover. Found this cute vintage buffet at a thrift store awhile ago. It’s a nice size for a smaller space.

Here’s the after.

I gave it a little shabby look.  Love the arched piece on the back and the original pulls.  Had to add the sparkly glass knobs to the long drawer as there was one missing and the other was messed up.  I think it turned out pretty cute.

Well, better get busy on those one million things I still need to do.  I’ll be back with some more sneak peaks of Barn House goodies. TTNF!

A New Collection, or Two

It all started with this cute purse I found at the White Corner Store in St. Paul, Oregon.

I had seen these Victorian metal purses in glass cases at antique shops for very high prices, so you can imagine how excited I was to find this one for $12.00.  It’s in great condition too.

Then I found this one in Joyce’s booth at Monticello. If you know anything about me, you know that I love me some vintage rhinestones.

A few weeks ago, while out shopping with my daughter, I found this one at the Buffalo Exchange in Portland.

I love how it shimmers in the light, and the rhinestone clasp, forget about it! I had to have it.

I didn’t really set out to collect vintage purses.  In fact, I have sold quite a few adorable vintage purses and currently have a few for sale in my mall booths.  Here are a couple more pictures of the cute purses I found at Expo last weekend.

The one made in France. Love the clasp and the chain is so sweet and delicate.

This one also has a cute chain and I love the fabric.  How cute would this be with a little black dress for a dinner out?

The clasp balls even have rhinestones in them.  Love this detail for sure!

A lovely beaded one.

I don’t really know much about vintage purses or even the ages of these cuties I have found. I just know I love them.  Now I’m trying to figure out how to best display them. This is what I have for now until I can come up with something better.

As for the other collection I accidentally started.

Tarnished silver coffee/tea pots. I found the genie looking one at a garage sale for $2.00. The rest I’ve just picked up here and there. The more unusual and tarnished, the better.  I love how they look with the leaded glass piece behind them on top of my china cabinet.

So, two new collections added to my home. What new things have you been collecting lately?