Ruffles and Rust Show

Here are some pictures of my booth at the rust and ruffles show (i have been told by many of you i have to become more active posting pictures and information on my blog and yes, i promise in the next day or two my facebook will be up and accepting friends ... sorry about being SOOO behind the times, i have been busy looking for treasures for all of you.

A huge thank you to all of you who came to the Rust and Ruffles show on friday and saturday ... it was a huge success. Lots of great vendors and things to buy. A big thank you to Timi who knows how to throw a party and promote a GREAT show and to all the sweet helpers who made it fun and problem free.

and just a short addendum that i will be talking more about real soon ... I am FINALLY going to have a retail spot you can shop from in between shows. I am one of the vendors going into the new RUST and RUFFLES Square in Snohomish. I am SUPER excited about it and plan on stocking it to the hilt. It is a fabulous industrial space and i am really excited about the possibilities. I will be posting more soon ... i have a lot of laundry to catch up on and housekeeping chores to attend to.

Newest Project

I am so glad to finally post something on my blog ... the last two months have been so crazy with events and family projects, rain ... lots of rain and cold weather ... i was going crazy trying to get everything done. And, in the midst of all that, we were hit with a horrible computer virus, wiping out our entire hard drive. Jeff and I are both self employed pretty much, so we had to recreate lots and lots of records for tax season coming up. As you can imagine ... LOTS OF FUN!!!

Anyway, here i am, back in the saddle and i just had to post a picture of a cute little bench i just finished fixing up for my upcoming shows. I happen to be looking through the latest issue of lonny magazine and look what i found ... on page 107 ... the exact same bench. I actually found it in the gold and gold coloring as shown in the magazine pictures but it had been pretty much trashed so i decided to paint and pair it with this fun leopard like print. So much fun for an entry or small space.

If you are local, don't forget about Second Saturdayz Market this weekend and Rust and Ruffles show next weekend. I will be at both.

So fresh and fun ...

nothing better than pulling the garden indoors ... i love the strong industrial elements paired with the large botanical chart and that pop of greenery ... and just to mix it up a bit, the addition of the drippy chandelier ... perfect.

LOVE ....

i am so loving EVERYTHING in these pictures ... everything from the horns to the crusty metal to that punch of french red.

The glitter has come out

right about now i start getting excited about Christmas and decorating for the holidays ... this is about the only time i get real crafty ... meaning the glitter and glue come out in full force and i try my hand at some martha stewart projects.

today i made a couple of glittered crowns ... i was prepared to bring them to market this weekend but it fit so perfectly on my antelopes head, i instantly decided i needed to keep one.

New Additions to ETSY

SEATTLE is SUNNY and i have been busy getting organized and taking pictures ... i am in the process of posting 35 new items on ETSY ... so check out my store on a daily basis as i have some fun, kitchy items that will be added.

as you can see i am still learning how to post pictures in the proper manner. I have been playing around with photoshop but it is not coming as naturally as i would like (to think that 20+ years ago i taught computer graphics classes .... how things have changed and i clearly have not kept up).

October has been CRAZY

... and AMAZING at the same time ... which hopefully explains my absence . i have had 4 shows this month which included 2 in California.

Jeff and I hit the road at the end of September and drove down to the coast of california, near Santa Barbara. I did the Remnants of the Past show which i have to tell you is a first class show run by a first class lady, Judy Watkins. She is so lovely, professional, chill as a cucumber, personable, flexible, graciuos .... i could go on. She holds the sale on her friends lemon and avocado farm and the grounds, the house, the barn are amazing. I met some fabulous people and made some true connections. I truly can hardly wait until the next show ... i have a lot of junking to do.

next we headed north to San Francisco where i sold at the Alameda flea market. we arrived at 2:00 am and were allowed to set up at 4:00 am with early buyers arriving at 6:00 am. I am still trying to figure out how we did it as we had not had any sleep in 2 days. somehow we figured out how to unload the truck and set up again.

Had a great day of selling huge tables and really funky and cool collectibles. we met some pretty famous folks as well ... store owners i have seen in magazines, bloggers and a few celebrities. It is so fun getting out of your neighborhood.

we delivered goods to stores as we left SF and it was so great to see where my finds were going to be living.

we had an exhausting drive home ... poor Jeff, he was beat and i couldn't help with the driving as a sixteen foot trailer was a little tricky for me.

i could never have done this without Jeff. he is an amazing man and partner in crime. talk about talent ... this man can make, fix and do anything. he is the plummer, mechanic, builder, landscaper, florist, cook, father, artist, fix it man and commedian at the same time. he has probably the quickest mind and sense of humor i know ... which definitely makes life fun and exciting.



I took these pictures from Terry at La Dofina ... i met her and her husband at the ALAMEDA ... what a fun and guenuine couple. to see more, here is the link: http://ladolfina.blogspot.com/2010/10/alameda-point-antiques-collectibles.html