Homestead Spring Antique Fair, May 24-25

************Just a Reminder******************

Are you ready to attend another fabulous Antique Show in Texas?  Well mark your calendars for the Homestead Spring Antique Fair in beautiful Hico Texas, hosted by Brenda and Mike James.  The show starts on May 24 and runs through May 25 and in one week you can start shopping.  Admission is $2 with all proceeds being donated to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and is well worth it.  Show hours are 10am to 5pm each day.

 

All photo's via Penn River Designs

 

If you follow them on Facebook, you'll see their most recent post shows where Brenda Harding of Penn River Designs has displayed her things in the front window of the store.  You'll definately what to check out the awesome things she's found on her travels.  See her blog below for so many more pics.

And speaking of awesome things, just look at the great list of vendors that are coming to the show.  You may know of some of them and perhaps some are new to you.  I'm sure they've been searching for the perfect treasure to bring just for you.  Here is the list of Homestead Vendors:

Accumulations, Austin Tx: Mickie & Brandy Shults

Antiques on High:  Bob Porter

Bloom & Bee Swanky, Waco Tx: Amy Bradshaw

Blue Chelsea Treasures Leta Altom

Ellis Antiques: Sue Ellis
 

Jo Carol

Carol Casey, San Antonio Tx 

Cowgirl Gypsy:   Deanna Turley

Crazy Horse Antiques: Lynda Harkins

Crimson Blu Studios:   Kari Bishop

Daphne Nicole, Hubbard Tx: Daphne Radke

Devine Antiques:   Carmen Castaneda

Garden Antqs Vintage, Huntsville Tx:   Theresa Cano

Junk Yard Dog, Glen Rose Tx: Deidra Cockerham

LaLa's on the Range:   Laure Savory

Lisa Monroe

Paper & Lace, Meridian Tx: Shayla Bean/Lisa Hall

Penn River Designs, Fredericksburg Tx:   Brenda Harding

Reborn Ally:   Ally Michael

REDO, Stephenville Tx:   Michelle Brown

Jeannie Russell

Showtime Antiques, Ft. Worth Tx:   Bill Cutler

Stokes & Company, Abiline Tx:   Dalia Stokes

Salvage Junky, McKinney Tx:   Debbie Wallis

Sparks Interiors & Antiques, Stephenville Tx:   Donald Sparks (Check out his booth on Marburger Farm blog)

Texas Trash: Ashley Crim

Amy Young  Just in case you are curious who all has displayed at some of the past shows, check out these blogs, you'll see so much inspiration:  

**Lilly's Lace**  
**Ruby Grace**  
**Katherine Robertson Photography**  
**Junkology**

Brenda of Penn River Designs

In my previous post I hinted of an awesome vignette that was created at the Homestead Store in Hico.  Well I have more news for you.  If you will check out Brenda Harding's blog, Penn River Designs, you'll see her awesome vignettes she's created at the store.  Or, just click on the this link to view the pics.

She'll be at the Homestead Spring Antique Fair in Hico Texas.  Hope this convinces you you don't want to miss this awesome event.

May Urban Market & What's Next

Another fabulous Urban Market Houston Antique Show has come and gone.  I always look forwarding to doing this show and since it's only a day and half you better buy it or it's gone.  As one customer said when she stopped in to ask if the pair of floral chairs she had seen earlier had sold, I said yes they are gone.  She said well she should have bought them the first time when she saw them.  My favortive saying is "the best antique is the one that got away"! 

Thanks to all the customers that came out and for all that stopped by to say hello.  Several of my favorite things I had recently found went to new homes, which is always exciting to hear where they are going to place their new items.

Here are pictures of my booth:

The bed in the second picture was really unique.  It had great old milk paint and when I bought the bed I immediately thought of someone.  Funny, she's the one that bought it.  Several more things in these pics sold and many more items sold that I didn't take a picture of, but here's another view:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

We are gearing up and getting ready for our next show, which will be a first for us.  It's the Homestead Spring Antique Fair in Hico Texas.  Hico is such a sweet place, quaint, and just has a down home feel.  Of course with the Homestead store owners, Mike and Brenda James, hosting this event is going to be a great time.  There's always an interesting vignette in their place that you'll love looking at. Check out their Facebook Page to see who recently set up a great vignette there.  It's also a sold out show and will have vendors from all across Texas coming to display their items.  I've come out and shopped this show for years but it will be fun being a vendor here. The show is set for May 24-25 (my birthday weekend).  I hope you'll mark your calendars to come out to this show.

Our next show after Hico is the Junk Hippy Roadshow in Rosenberg on July 13.  I may do another show in between this one, so check back to see where I'll be at.

So many changes are happening for me in the next few months.  I know sometimes we don't always embrace change but for me I'm really looking for to it!  I hope you'll check back to see where the road is leading me.

May Urban Market

The May Urban Market Show in Houston Texas is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 4 from 3pm-6pm and May 5 from 9am-4pm:

 It's a great show with a great group of vendors.  Check out their website for more info.  I would love to see you there!

Happy May Day.

Donald @ Marburger Farm

I hope you'll check the recent post on Donald Sparks on the Marburger Farm blog:

His booth was amazing and loved his displays.  You'll love all the pictures I took of his booth.

He'll also be at the upcoming Homestead Antique Fair in Hico Texas on May 24-25.  Come out and see all the fabulous dealers that will be at this show and besides it's my Birthday Weekend and I'll be there too.  We should have a celebration.

Antique Alley, Cleburne Tx

We had such a fun time at Antique Alley in Cleburne Tx this past Saturday.  We loaded up really early and hit the road.  This was only our second time to come out to this show and I do believe I'm hooked.  I met some awesome new vendors that liked just my kind of things and bought several things from them.  I was really pleased with all the items I found on this trip.  There is just so much to see since it spans 37 miles of being able to go treasure hunting.  Take a look at what caught my eye:

We first stopped at Faith Meadows and found Paper and Lace right away:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

I always love what they have displayed and can't wait to see their awesome things in the upcoming Homestead Antique Show in Hico at the end of May.  It'll be our first time to be there too as a vendor.

Next we headed on the down the road to Whipp Farm and came across this booth:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

She had a lot of interesting things.

From there we drove and stopped and found many treasures along the way.  Here are my finds:

My favorite find was the really old Chandelier.  I may have to keep this one for awhile.  You can see our newest finds in the upcoming Urban Market Antique Show on May 4th.

Here's another view to include the tall column:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

We did have to make one detour and check out Robelyn's booth in Hillsboro:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

She had so many great things in her booth.

It was a fun day searching for treasures.  Hope you had a great weekend too.

Agnes @ Marburger Farm

I hope you'll check out the newest Marburger Farm post, where Agnes of Gatherings booth this past Spring is featured:

Click on the link above to see so many more pics of her space.  She has such talent for finding and creating great displays.

Saturday Flea Market in Lufkin Tx

This Saturday is antiques weekend in Lufkin Texas and we will be setting up at the Flea Market that Heritage Antiques and Art Shop hosts each Spring and Fall.  This will be our first time to be here but I've been in this shop several times. 

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There are tons of great vendors that will be here like Ann Perry of The Tin Rabbit,  Marion Rogers of Bits and Pieces and so many more.  It's a great venue to be at and if you are near Lufkin this weekend I hope you make plans to come out:  Happy Friday.



Spring Antique Week

Each Spring and Fall I take a working vacation to spend it in Round Top/Warrenton Texas selling at the Antique Shows.  For the past two shows I've been at the Marburger Farm Antique Show in Round Top Texas.  Many years prior to this I was in the heart of Warrenton at the Zapp Hall show.  Spending time at both shows is great as I still have many friends at Zapp Hall.

I was able to search for new things in the evenings and spend time with friends.  There's just such a buzz in what we call "the fields".  Spending time at the shows allows me time to restore my soul and see friends that I normally only get to see twice a year.  I still have a full time job and this September I can say I'm finally eligible to retire.  I don't know if I'll actually retire but the feeling that I can is great.

Visiting all the shows here, you can tell there are many vendors that pour out their heart to set up at these shows.  It takes a lot to spend anywhere from three weeks to 10 days (as I do) in a cow pasture, but I love it.  I love the new people that I've met, the friends I've made along the way, the awesome displays I see, and just the great junk that normally you can't see any other place other than here.

There was so much to see during this show. I don't think I've seen this many vendors before at the shows and the customers that came out I believe broke records.  There were cars in both directions at any given time of day and you normally only see this when everyone is heading home in the evening.

I wanted to quickly share with you a few spaces that caught my eye.  There were so much more that I can share with you so these are only a few for now.

My space at Marburger Farm:

 

 

Donald Sparks space at Marburger Farm:

 

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

He'll be at the Homestead Spring Antique Fair in May in Hico Texas.

Agnes' booth at Marburger Farm:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

I loved this garden display she put together.

Theresa of Time Worn Interior's booth at Marburger Farm:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

All the vintage ticking pillows and mattress looked great in her booth.

and Stash at Zapp Hall:

Source: Uploaded by user via Theresa on Pinterest

I hope to show you much more in the upcoming weeks.  Thanks to all that came out to the show to see me.
 

Highway 237, Warrenton Texas (Repost)

************  Re-post from last Spring ************ 

I don't know what it is about this small Texas town that always seem to draw me here.  There was even a draw here way before I begin setting up and selling at this place.  Maybe it's the beautiful countryside that reminds me of growning up in the country (actually not too far from here).  Or all the beautiful activities that can be done in this area, going to Festival Hill, stopping at Royer's Pie Haven to pick up scones, visiting Rachel Ashwell's beautiful store, just to name a few.  We come out to this area several times a year even when it's not even time for the big antique shows to start.

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Have you seen the gorgeous bluebonnets that are blooming in Texas and they'll be lots blooming there too.  I love the drive there, it's actually very relaxing.  Well the anticipation of wanting to hurry up and arrive sometimes makes the drive just fly by.  My second home for almost the next two weeks.  It's my vacation, my soul vacation, as my Junk Sisters call it. 

It's a fun time, undescribable really, you just have to go to experience it for yourself.  Life seems sweeter there, food taste better and it's just an amazing place to be.  You don't need to dress up and wear fancy things, no reservations are needed, dress is casual, people are friendly, and getting to experience the goodness of being in the middle of a cow pasture couldn't be better.  You wouldn't think that being in the middle of a cow pasture would be so great, but it really is.

There are treasures that can be seen for miles.  It's a sea of goodness waiting to be discovered.  You could be overwelmed by all the awesomeness here, but just take your time and truly enjoy just being in the moment.  When I'm here, I love to wake up really early (renting a place near the show makes this convenient), I mean how could you sleep in with all that's here, and just walking the grounds in the early morning before having to open up is so relaxing. 

There's just a peacefulness here, people are stirring, vendors are getting things ready for the day, but there's this quietness that just sets the tone for the day.  Yes you'll hear a big rig driving by or cars starting to stir on this stretch of Highway 237, but somehow I just tune all this out.  I love hearing the birds sing as I make my walk through the ailes of tents and displays that can be seen in all directions, seeing the morning dew still on the things left outside of the tents, and wondering from what part of the country people have traveled from to be here.

You can smell bacon frying and breakfast cooking and then you know it's going to be a good day.  Coffee is already brewing and you can sometimes hear laughter coming from inside the few restaurants that are already open for business. I'll save a seat for you!

If you are looking for big box stores, you won't find them here.  But if you are looking for one of kind treasures, friendly faces, a small piece of Heaven, then this is the place to be.

 

Marburger Farm Spring Show

Can you believe it's time for another Marburger Farm Spring Antique Show.  The time just flies by from season to season and it seems like we just left the shows.  The trailer is loaded down and packed and both trucks are full of treasures, from industrial to garden items and everything in between.

I hope you come and see us on opening day Tuesday, April 2nd at 10:00am. Be sure to arrive early because lines start forming early and they'll be waiting to get in the gate.


Don't forget we are not in the Gulf Warehouse Building this time, we'll be in Tent A-D4. The Marburger Farm Blog Party is also scheduled for opening day at 3pm. Please bring light refreshments if you can.

Look out, here we come!!

(image: via Google)

Junk Bonanza Show Giveaway

Backdrop Vintage WON!!

Calling all bloggers and Facebookers who love the Junk Bonanza!

How exciting that they are adding a Spring Junk Bonanza for the very first time, April 18-20 at Canterbury Park near Shakopee, MN!!

Ki has asked that several of us bloggers participate in a prize package giveaway for the show! (and they will provide the swag!)  I'm always so honored when Ki asks me to do this.

Another exciting thing is that they are going to give prizes to 20 of you!

Each winner will receive:

* Two VIP Early Bird tickets to the Bonanza, good for entrance to shop Thursday 2 hours before the event opens to the public, and good for regular admission Friday and Saturday, too.

* A a copy of the new Spring/Summer Flea Market Style magazine

* A $22 gift certificate to the Ki Nassauer store to be used at the Bonanza

and

* the Early Bird tote bag! (they will ship the rest to you; the tote bag you will pick up when you arrive at the Bonanza!)

Junk Bonanza 2012 from Ki Nassauer on Vimeo.

Now this is one show I've always wanted to go to.  Maybe one day I'll get to shop with them, but in the meantime please enter my giveaway.  It's only open until Friday so hurry and leave me your name and don't forget to include your email address.

Good luck.

And I'll be back to show you pics from the Huntsville Antique Show this past weekend.

Happy First Day of Spring

I hope you've had a wonderful first day of Spring.  It's been absolutely gorgeous today in Texas.  I couldn't have asked for better weather.  The blue bonnets are starting bloom, the birds are sining, and there's just an air of excitement around.  Why you ask, because the Texas Antique Shows literally start tomorrow!

No, Marburger Farm doesn't start for a few more weeks and some of the other shows like Zapp Hall won't open until next Friday.  The fields around Warrenton Texas will be filled with shoppers bright and early tomorrow.  I know Cindy will be unloading at Tree Park Antique Show tomorrow and the Curious Boys are headed out shopping early tomorrow morning. Christie is working on getting her floors and tent put up in Sommerfeld Place and Renee has been taking loads down since last week to Bar W.  So...will I see you there.  Sure hope so because I can't wait to hit the junkin road!

Huntsville Events

Just wanted to send out a reminder that the Huntsville Rusty Chippy Vintage Hippy and Garden Show is this weekend in Huntsville Texas.  I've decided to do a Garden Party in my booth this time and I'm bringing tons of garden furniture and garden related items.  I'm hoping to make it look similar to this:

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Also, don't forget there's an Herb Festival at the Wynne Historical Home in downtown Huntsville. 

Looking forward to seeing you if you come out to the show.

It's My Son's Birthday

and being the proud mom that I am, I'm so happy to be celebrating this day with him:

(here they are at Royer's, he's the one in the middle, one our fav places to eat in Round Top)

I can't believe he turns 31 today.  It really does seem like it was just yesterday when we were bringing him home.  He came home on March 17th, St. Patrick's Day.  We are so proud of the man he's grown up to be.  I'll share more with you when I return.  Happy 31st Birthday son, we love you!!

And a big Happy Birthday to Ms. Bella too!