Saturday News

We had a fun day in Canton today. It was a little cold, but quickly warmed up. There weren't many vendors and I really didn't find very much, but enjoyed being out of the house. I'll post what I found tomorrow, but until then, I wanted to show you Judy's space. As always she just inspires me:

Kentucky Weather Update:

I spoke with Theresa late this afternoon and they have electricity. She did mention that it seems to come on and go back off in some areas. Let's just hope and pray it's on for good. She said you just don't realize how good it is to have a bath, be able to wash clothes, and to have electricity! Here's hoping that things will quickly improve for all that were in this ice storm.

A package and an Award!!

Lisa of Antiques and More nominated me for The Lemonade Award, and to top it off she sent me a sweet package full of goodies. You are too kind Lisa; I really appreciate your friendship!!

Here are the rules: When you receive The Lemonade Award, you are to pass it on to other bloggers who you think show great attitude and gratitude.

Then, you must:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 8 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

Each time I receive an award it is really hard to only nominate a certain amount because I like each one on my side bar. Here goes my list:
1. Mayron and Marcie of Unique Unique Design
2. Cindy of Yapping Cat
3. The Red Shed girls
4. Renee of A Junk Queen
5. Debi of Junkin Yaya
6. Patti of Delighted Heart
7. Tiina of Dream in Cream
8. Donna of Gather

Stop by each and everyone of these blogs; you'll be inspired by their individuality and their creativeness!!

Ice Storm Hits Kentucky

One of the worse ice storm that Kentucky residents have seen in a long time, at least since 2003, has hit really hard these past few days. The difference with this storm is that it's affected the entire state. Theresa from Time Worn Interiors called today and indicated they are facing possibly two weeks without power, electricity or heat. She's said it's the worst storm that she's ever seen hit this state, which has far exceeded even what Hurricane Ike brought in. She said they've been without electricity for two days and the lines for gas were very long. She wanted everyone to know that follows her blog she will probably be without power for a while. If you want to check on her, you can leave her a comment on this post and I'll make sure she receives it. We usually talk several times a week. Here's hoping Kentucky residents are back up and going before long and most of all we hope and pray that the elderly residents are looked after. If you are in Kentucky and still have electricity or know someone that's there, the authorities are encouraging everyone that can to check on their elderly neighbors. Here's a small clip on what they are going through:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyRli2RK7kU

Blog Shop-Open For Business

I've posted new things for sale on my Blog Shop. To see the items, click on the picture:

Fab-u-lous!!

As Deb of Talking Trash would say...FAB-U-LOUS was the only way to explain yesterday's shopping trip. We started out by stopping by Curious Goods first and visiting with the Curious Goods girls. Check out their blog for other great pics of this day! Here were pictures of their beautiful shop:

Here's Margo and I inside Curious Goods. Check out her blog for the continuing story of this trip.

Junkin Buddy, myself, and Donna of Curious Goods was giving us directions to the new shops in town. Can you believe there are 10 shops in Malakoff!!

Then, on to the Grand Opening of The Junk Palace. There were so many shoppers (lots of bloggers-it was a mini blogger party); what a great time we all had. Lillie and Margaret (who is also in her shop) have a great eye for finding things and displaying them. It was just so beautiful!! Here is what we saw, introductions first:

Here's Margo and Lillie, owner of The Junk Palace. You can find Lillie at Canton each month as well at The Veranda; check out her blog for more info. And...stay tuned for another secret about these girls and a shop owner in Athens (don't you just love surprises!!).

Here's the famous Talking Trash girl, Debbie, her equally famous husband "Cat Daddy" (he's probably going to get onto me for not showing him smiling, but then again maybe he was smiling on the inside) and Valerie of The Red Shed.

Here were more customers/bloggers, Renee's friend, Renee of A Junk Queen, Deb, Patti of Delighted Heart, and Junkin Buddy Marion. I did not take pics of Mayron and Marcie of Unique Unique Design, or Judy of JHill Designs, or Amy of The Funky Monkey or even Maggie. Sorry girls I was so in awe of everyone and everything. Just like Patti said on her blog it was just like the paparazzi was there with all the flashing of cameras.

When you first arrive to The Junk Palace, they have two display windows, which I'm sure will be changed periodically. Who knows maybe they'll be changed tomorrow with all the selling that was going on:

When you step inside the shop there a garden table and arbor to greet you. Have a seat, take your time, enjoy the ambiance of this shop:

Hey Lauri, they had butter pats!!


A pretty candleabra!




Another cute vignette:

From there, we stopped at Gloria's shop in Athens, Sweet Pea. Gloria's shop is located on Hwy 19 in Athens and she's going to open another shop right around the corner. I'll be doing a post about her grand opening very soon along with some surprises I have in store for you!

The last stop of the day was at my new friend Ann's place. It was so magical and calming, I could have spent hours here. She's invited us back real soon, so I'll be posting pics as soon as we return from visiting her.

Love the "DREAM" words. This probably best describes Ann's place, very dreamy!


I love how she used an old column base, sat on a table, with candles.


Of course this pretty white dresser and slip covered chair was just beautiful paired together.

Ann paired unlikely things together, like this white table and house vent to create shear magic. I think I should somehow talk her into decorating my house.

Look at all the pretties here!

What a great time we had visiting each of these places!! Be sure and check out the blog sites I mentioned for more great pictures and stories of this day.

You're going to be blown away!!

Okay even though we got home really late and I'm pretty tired from our road trip half way across Texas (or so it seemed), I couldn't not post something tonight to entice you to stay tuned for tomorrow's post. Awesome is the best way to describe all the great shops and things we saw today and all the blogger buddies we met up with. Junkin buddy, Mr. Daisy and myself had a great time looking and looking and looking. You won't want to miss it tomorrow!!

The reflection in the mirror shows some really pretty things, don't you think?

Never Enough Leftovers

We attended the Leftover's Antique Shop party this past Saturday and there were so many vignettes to see not to mention that it was packed wall to wall with customers. We had a great time catching up with friends, eating, and seeing all the great things that shop always has to offer. If you've never been to this shop, you must make plans to come out and see them. They are located on Highway 290 in Brenham Texas and if you are coming out this Spring for the Antique Shows this must be on your list of places to stop. Here's something to entice you to come out:

The Junk Palace

Lillie from The Junk Palace in Malakoff Texas is having her grand opening of her new shop on Saturday, January 24th at 11:00 am. If you ever shopped at The Veranda in Canton Tx, you've no doubt seen Lillie and Margaret's things. Lillie has decided to open a shop and from what I've seen in pictures, it's going to be fabulous. They will have mimosas and eye opening coffee!! Junkin buddy and I plan to be there early, hopefully one of the first in line. See ya there!!

(PHOTO: THE VERANDA--DOESN'T IT LOOK LIKE A BOOK COVER, MARGARET TOOK A GREAT PICTURE)

Let me know if you are going so that we can meet up there. I've had several already email me that plan to attend.

Part 2

As promised here's Part 2 of the dealers that set up at the Red Barn Antique Show this past weekend. We had such a great time, met some new people, saw our faithful customers, and was so inspired with the booths there.

My space at the show.





Several shots of Peg of French Vanilla's booth; loved this door.




Several views of Judy Hill's booth.



These were pics of Melanie and Bryan of The Seed Box Antique's booth.


This was Linda of Willow Nest Farm's space.


This was Sweet Pea from Athens booth.

Don't miss another opportunity to see these awesome dealers again. They'll be back in the Summer in June for the Summer Antique Show at the Red Barn. Tomorrow I'll show you what we saw at the Leftover's Antique Shop's party. And, of course you'll have to see my new project or casita as it's being called!