Setting up “Shoppe” and a ROAD TRIP!

Hello all – hope you’re all surviving the winter…it’s a bit snowy here today (it changes daily…in snO-HIO!  And, what have I been up to????  Always something, right??? 

Well, the hustle and bustle of our daughter’s wedding is over – and they’re living their “happily ever after”!  My friend Susan and I have moved our salvaged and vintage re-creations into a shoppe in Lexington, Ohio – Shoppe 27 is located at 27 E. Main St. in downtown Lexington.  We’ve set up “shoppe” in the front foyer – you can’t miss us!  They are open Wednesday-Saturday – 11am-5pm (and by appointment).  We’re so excited to be here.  There are vendors in every room of this historical building, with a nice variety of antiques, art and whimsy!  Here are some pics…

Welcome…what fabulous treasures do we have here???

Here’s one side of our foyer…

And here’s a view of the other side

We piled everything in and set up in a few hours – we didn’t think we’d have room for everything…but “voila” – junk magic!

We’re “inspired” by rusty and broken things…and making them useful or functional (or just plain pretty)…again!

A sweet little potting table…filled with goodies!

Junky “joy” scattered throughout the foyer!

One of my junk boards and Susan’s FABULOUS secretary and chair!

Not trying to be bossy, but the sign says it all!  The board is half of an old armoire door (see the wonderful detail across the top?), and the drawer came from the sewing machine in the earlier pic (5 more drawers to repurpose!!).

Susan stitched some sweet little lavender sachets – and they smell heavenly!

This cabinet has it all…a wonderful old window, a shelf on top for display, and storage below…anyone interested??? (sorry, it’s too big to ship)

 

Susan creates the cutest gift tags – fabric flowers and lace – and, if you use a pencil to write with – someone else can use it again to “re-gift”!

And, down below – a little bit of “this and that” – and some beautiful antique curtains (SOLD)!

And, my ice skates (with fur, lace and bling…) – SOLD!

 

More stuff...

Susan’s sweetly salvaged creations!

 

A vintage screen full of my jewelry!

Watchlets for sale!

A shelf I made from an old drawer (the pull is at the bottom) – I added a piece of wood for more display space, and a decorative piece at the bottom AND a couple crystals to the wire holder - to dress it up!

Not any medicine in this cabinet, but it could be filled with lots of junk!

From upstairs…or downstairs – we think it looks fab!

    

And, at the end of the day…ta da!!!  We’re still smiling!

 

Just like the sign says…IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE!

   One more pose… :)

And here we are…partners in junk!! :)  And, great friends too!

Now for the rest of the shoppe…

A door repurposed…

Slipcovered to perfection!

Great painted furniture and chippy columns…

Someone seriously needs to buy this unbelievably awesome trunk…before Susan and I fight over who needs to buy it – it’s divine!!  And the most perfect shade of pale blue!  (She actually has the perfect spot for it in her bedroom.)

Girls…girls and more girls…vintage and elegant!

Elegant – the picture AND the frame!

And…whimsically fun!!

      

Sorry…we’ll try to keep the “fun” down to a low roar!! :)

It is…

 

And heading upstairs…

A screen creatively decorated with feed sacks – cool, right??

  Here’s a peek into an upstairs room…

More girls’ stuff upstairs too! 

Vintage clothes…and accessories (don’t you just love the limey green of the chair???)

And Suzie hard at work – and yes, she wears her cute clothes while she paints (just like those decorators on HGTV!) –how does she do that???  I’m always splattered from head to toe!

Hope you enjoyed the tour – you’ll have to stop in to see the rest!  See you there.

And, by the way, there is a Valentine’s Celebration Sale on February 11th – 11am-5pm.  10% and more off selected items (our space will be 10% off everything).  There will be refreshments, great music and fun (and I’ll be there to meet and greet and SELL our “junk”!  Come and shop to your “heart’s” content!!

Oh, and I did mention road trip, didn’t I?

Terri and I are heading to Nashville for the Tailgate/Music Valley Antique Show in Hendersonville, TN (just outside of Nashville, y’all!).  Here’s the link with all the info: (click on the logo)

Also, during the antique show…there’s a new “show within the show” – The Vintage Marketplace - http://www.vintagemarketplacetennessee.blogspot.com/  and it promises to be truly unique – lots of talented artists/vendors from all over the country, who will be sharing their wares.

 

We’ll be getting to the area on Thursday afternoon and plan to find a few junking/antiquing spots to entertain us.  Then, on Friday and Saturday, we’ll be at The Vintage Marketplace to shop and help our friend, Ericka, who is a wonderfully talented vintage jewelry redesigner/artist…  Here is one of her posts - http://imakdee.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-pieces-for-vintage-marketplace.html 

And, to top it all off, Sue Whitney of JUNKMARKET Style will be there with her entourage – and it’s gonna be a junkin’ good time.  There are special events during the Vintage Marketplace, giving junkers some “Sue” time…and a chance to win prizes too!  She’s a blast to hang with – sharing her love of all things junk…style, function and fun!

I’m really looking forward to meeting the vendors and bloggers – and some members of a little facebook group I’m a part of…the Southern Junkers (you can find them on facebook - southernjunkers@groups.facebook.com).  And, of course making some new friends – that’s what it’s all about – sharing our love of junk and the next new thing we can figure out to do with it!!!

We’re ready to hit the road…like Willie Nelson…we’ll be “on the road again” – and I think I hear a little John Denver playing too “take me home country roads”!!!

Well…time to do the thing I love the most…pack!  Actually, I’ve done really well this time (I think so anyway), and have only one outfit for each day – I’m notorious for overpacking (and needing “options”), but if anyone happens to need an extra pair of socks, or whatever – they usually know who to ask!!!

So, hope y’all have a great week…will share pics when I get back!!

Hugs,

Kathy

What could be better than a wedding in December??

 

Well hello friends! 

I hope that all is well in your world, and that you’re enjoying the holiday season.  Things tend to get crazy busy…remember to sit back and breathe for a minute, and remember the reason for the season – and cherish each moment spent with family and friends – it’s a precious thing, and a blessing from God.

This has been an exceptionally busy last few months…Terri and I had three shows, AND I’ve been (with a “little” help from my friends – Terri, Carol, Susan, Tela, and Robin) making our daughter Kristen’s bouquets, garters, signs, decorations, etc. for her December 10th wedding.  It was a labor of love from start to finish, and it all turned out so beautifully!!  I’ll share some pics now, but I’m planning on doing a post on the things we made and how it all came together.  My daughter and I had some ideas of our own (surprise, surprise…), and then once we discovered “Pinterest”…it was all over but the “pinning”!!  She was sending me emails almost daily with ideas, ideas, ideas…(love her little heart!!)  And, she’d say, “Mom, we could make this or we could do that…” – and you know who did most of the making…(but, that’s ok – it was going to be the most perfect wedding ever no matter what…glue gun burns, etc…you know what I mean!!).   So, we eventually had to draw a line and make decisions – and we DID! :)  The wedding was held in Key West on the beach…palm trees, sand, sunshine – and a few decorations – and it was picture perfect!  The bride and groom…well, they were just sweet happiness and love running over – and, yes, I was the typical mother-of-the-bride…kleenex in hand!  She’s our one and only, and now we’ve got a son too!  And…his wonderful family, well what can I say…we just love ‘em!!!

So…here’s a peek into the fairy tale beach wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hewitt Jr…

Here comes the bride…(and her proud Dad)!

 

(She walked down the aisle to “Somewhere over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - click for the youtube link – it was so perfect!!  (And…started the happy tears!!)

And…don’t forget the happy groom, Tom, ushering in his mother (Terry)  AND mother of the bride (me)!! 

Here are cuff bracelets I made for myself and Terry (I put a little piece of Kristen’s dress on each one – taken from a sample of the fabric – not from her dress! ha ha!).

Saying their “I do’s”!

Yippee!!!

On the pier…don’t ya just love…….LOVE??

Now, rewind to the rehearsal…sorry, kind of jumping around!

The girls go through their goodie bags – stenciled with their names (and…if you notice on the left, Ellen’s dress just happened to match the bags – too cute!), and filled with some fun surprises – a vintage purse, jewelry…and more!  Oops…did I mention some cute Christmas socks??

Kristen wore my (very 70s) peasant-style wedding dress for rehearsal…she looked adorable!

A picture of the happy families…yep, we’re a bit silly!

OK…cheese!!!

(Jim, Me, Kristen, Tom Jr., Terry, Tom, Kim, Sean & Matt)

Dad and daughter, ready to go to breakfast on the morning of the wedding…a special time!

A few decorations…(thanks to all who helped!!)

Guess who’s table???

Placemats were scanned from an antique atlas – Ohio (for the bride), New Jersey (for the groom), and Florida (for their present home and the wedding).  We made burlap holders for the silverware and topped them off with a little raggedy rolled rose.  A few sprinkles of “fake” snowflakes (and seashells and buttons) were scattered about too!

The chairs all set up and ready to go…and the threat of some rain passed us by…(prayers answered!)

And looks like we’re ready for a reception too…

The tables were set except for the flowers – had to add them later because they wanted to blow away!

And here are the cakes…so sweet and SO delicious!

   

Topped with some Scrabble letters for just a little more fun…

OK…just a little bite!

Taking a break from dancing…(and no…there was no break dancing!)

And…before the wedding…

I followed the photographer…these will look amazing…

Our baby girl….so beautiful!

The bride-to-be with her bridesmaids.  I love each one – they’re all such good friends, and worked extra hard to make it special for Kristen too – thanks girls!!

Kim (matron-of-honor/sister-in-law), Katelin, Ellen, Kristen and Rachel (and their vintage fabric, button & jewelry bouquets)

And for us Buckeyes, you know you have to bring a little O-H-I-O…anywhere you go – and obviously a wedding is no exception!!

Here’s their sign!!

And…..

Tom and Kristen are truly a match made in heaven and are soooo happy together – anybody who knows them, can see it!  We wish Tom and Kristen the most wonderful blessings in life!  (And…did I mention grandchildren for us??? wink, wink…)  We love you both so very much, and are so proud of you too!

 

And then the morning after…nothing left on the beach except for the dance floor (I think the girls danced it right into the sand!!)

And last, but not least…how about a big ol’ island “Merry Christmas” from Key West???

Like the title says…there’s nothing better than a wedding in December…

Wishing you all the blessings of the season!

Merry Christmas!

Kathy

And…P.S.  (Cuz you know there is always a “P.S.”…)  After the new year (and by the way…Happy New Year too!!) I’ll be sharing pics of everything we made – and details, details!