Athens Texas-Winnie & Tulula's

On the way home Friday we couldn't miss our last stop of the day at Winnie and Tulula's.  The shop is ever changing and there was a new dealer there, Oohs ‘n Aahs Antiques & Complementals, Gayle Brewer.  Her things really caught my eye.  Check out her space:

She had it decorated so cute!

Loved the pink metal bed I think the most.

Here's another view of the her booth.

Next, I couldn't wait to see Liz and Fran's booth ~ I so wish you two had a blog, hint hint!

Look at the dreamy linens on the bed.

This cabinet calls my name everytime I go into their booth.

They had lots of cute Valentine's in their space.

This booth below was of Ethel's booth:

While there Gloria shared her news for the shop.  She said sometime after this Spring they are going to have a Sweet Pea Bistro inside the shop. 

They will serve Soups, Salads, Gourmet Sandwiches, Desserts, Coffees and Signature Tea.  How exciting you can eat and shop in one place.  Be sure and visit Winnie and Tulula's the next time you are in Athen's Texas.  Visit their blog for details.

Quinlan Texas-Jo Harmon

After we left Canton yesterday we headed on down the road to see Ms. Jo.  I love stopping by with her.  She always has a smile and the best things too, but I really enjoy talking with her as much as I enjoy shopping with her. She's one of the sweetest and most genuine people you'll ever meet.

Jo is located at the Hunt Country Trade Days in Quinlan Tx.  She always has things pulled on the outside and her space is packed with great things.  Many local vendors shop with her and if I lived closer I'd shop more often too.  Here's what you'll find at her place this weekend:

She always has lots of concrete items

And her husband is making these wonderful Valentine Metal Wreaths.

If you are looking for gardening items, she has it.

More new things she just brought in.

Most people would like to keep Jo a secret since she has such great things, but I think she needs to be shared more with others. She's always bringing new things in so you'll never know what you'll find with her.  You can find Jo at the Hunt County Trade Center, 9065 FM 751, Spaces #18 & 19, Quinlan, TX 75474; the trade center is open Saturday and Sunday each weekend.

I'll show you what I found in Canton and it will all be for sale during one of the next posts.  We also stopped at one other place, so check back to see where it was.

Canton Texas Shopping

Not even the weather could keep us from heading out to the Canton Texas Flea Market this morning.  Yes it was cold and raining and no there weren't many other crazy people out as ourselves and even most of the outside vendors closed up shop, but we still had a good time and found a few things.  We would have went yesterday but the weather man said it was raining and we thought today would be a better day to go, less rain and all, yea right.  The vendors said it rained more today than yesterday.

We mainly shopped in the buildings, so I wanted to show you who all you can find at Canton, in case you're brave enough to head out there tomorrow or Sunday.  We first stopped at the Civic Center on the Canton grounds.  This was Maggie of The Veranda's booth:

Loved the Dr Pepper sign.

Another view of her booth.

Next is Lillie of The Junk Palace:

The umbrella and chandeliar were so cute!  Lillie can be found in Winnie & Tulula's in Athens too.



She was ready for Valentine's Day.  She made some really cute ones.

This is Ethel's booth:



Loved the buggy wheels she had in this display.

More white things in Ethel's booth.  Ethel is located in the Winnie & Tulula shop and she has her own shop in Tyler Tx.

Next we headed to the Arbor's.  I always love seeing Carolyn Westbrook's pretty things:





More of Carolyn's displays.

Finally we stopped at Troy and Rod's booth of The Junk Exchange:



This is one of the chairs they slipcovered that you may have seen on their blog.

There's more shopping places that we went to, so check back tomorrow to see who else we saw.

White Wednesday with Oprah

Welcome to another one of Kathleen's White Wednesdays.  For today's post I wanted to share what inspired me to write this post. 

Awhile back my mother bought me a subscription to the Oprah Magazine. This month's cover really spoke to me. Do you want to know why? Oh come on play along. Do you think it was the pretty pink flowers that caught my attention, well they did remind me of Spring, but no not it. You are getting closer.

So, do you think it was the white column in the background.  I do love a pretty white column.  They are so versitle and can be used anywhere.  No, not it, keep guessing.

Ok, do you think it was the pretty white mirror that you can barely make out in the background.  No, but I love it though.

Or the pretty white chairs with the pink flowers on top.  No, but that was a good guess.

Ok, I'll reveal what drew me to this issue.  It was the pretty white table that Oprah is sitting on.

I thought I've had a similar white table and have sold it for a good price before.  Maybe I should have kept it a bit longer and maybe could have gotten a few more dollars for it.  You know when something comes out in a magazine how it seems to skyrocket prices on things.  So, I got curious and decided to look at the shopping guide to see just how much the table was.

Are you sitting down?

The table is listed by Circa Antiques for $6800.00.  Yep, you read it right.  NO need to adjust the screen or get your reading glasses, that's the asking price.  Pocket change right?  Well, let me tell you, if I could possibly get even half that amount, heck I'd settle for a forth of that amount, I'd be one HAPPY CAMPER or Antiques Dealer.  Tell me what your thoughts are?  Would you pay this amount for a table like this?  It is fab, don't you think, but is it $6800 fab, that's my question.

Be sure and hop over to Kathleen's blog and check out the other White Wednesday participants.

Your Prayers are Needed

My blogging friends your prayers are needed today.  Baby Witt is still going through a tough time and I'd like to ask that you please lift him up in prayer and his entire family so that they will know what decision to make on his behalf.  We know God answers prayers and he needs a miracle.  As you go throughout your day, please say a prayer for him.  Check his blog and please leave his family a note to let them know you are praying with them!

Also, Amy of Bloom & Bee Swanky has requested prayer on behalf of two of her friends.  One of her friend's grandbaby's was in a fire and is in the Parkland Burn Center in Dallas and the other friend was admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure.

I know each of these families would so appreciate your prayers.  I too want to thank you for taking the time to pray!

Barn House Market

Joe and Jermonne of The Barn House are having their Grand Opening of their Online Marketplace this Thursday, January 28th, and they are having a preview into what they'll have online.  I am so excited for them.  I have dreamed about being able to attend one of their flea markets at their farm and now I'll be able to buy some of their beautiful things online, as will you.  This is exciting news for them.  Check out their blog for details.

Also, be sure and check out the latest issue of Somerset Life because they are featured here.  And, the other exciting part is that they will be featured in the upcoming issue of Flea Market Style Magazine that is set to hit the newstands on February 23rd.  I've seen the article in Somerset Life and it was fabulous, but I can't wait to see the Flea Market Style Magazine for the shoot of their place.  Exciting News indeed for the Barn House guys!

I want to share Something with You!

I recently came across a new blog, Dreamy Whites and was just blown away.  Maria's home is so pretty and well I'm just speechless at the beauty of it, her decorating style is just absolutely gorgeous.  And...she lives in a modular home.  Wow, I can't get enough of her style and to top it off Lori at Frugal Farmhouse Design posted more pictures of her home that you can read about here.  Go check out Lori's post she did and then hop over and check out Maria's new blog.   Just absolutely gorgeous!

(Photo's: Frugal Farmhouse Design)

Leftover's-What a Shop

Everytime I visit Leftover's Antiques in Brenham I'm always inspired to come back and redo something in my home.  They just seem to find the best things and display them so appealing that you want to take it all home.  We spent last Saturday there after the show closed.  They are always so gracious to the dealers the Saturday after the show closes and they feed us!  I always enjoy spending time there and getting to walk around and see the displays and laugh with my friends is an added bonus.  I've been told you can hear us laughing across the store.

Here's what my caught my eye when I was there:

Loved this white bed and all that was displayed with it.

Of course you know if it's gardening items, it's going to always catch my eye.

And this pretty flower swag above this entrance was so pretty.

Enjoy more pictures of the shop:

I hope if you are in the Brenham Texas area you stop by and check out this place.  You'll be happy you did.  Check out their website for more details about them.

White Wednesday at The Red Barn

Since today is White Wednesday I thought I would show you all the lovely white things that everyone had at the Red Barn Antique Show this weekend.

We'll start out at Judy Hill's space.  She has such a great way of displaying white things and this buffet was just gorgeous:

Here is another view of her booth:

Theresa and Craig set up this time at the Red Barn. Her space was just over the top as it always is:

This white cabinet was just fabulous that she brought:

Here was Carolyn's Westbrook's space.  Her great linens and the touches of pink with the white were so pretty.

Here's another view of Carolyn's pretty bed linens:



Next was Linda and Ludmil's booth:



Wasn't this mannequin just great, loved the patina on it.

This was a fabulous concrete statue that Linda had:



This was Peg of French Vanilla's booth:



I always love what Peg does.  She just displays so great.

Here's another pic of Peg's space.  I really liked the screen in the background, and the lamp, and the table, I liked it all:

This was Mel and Brian of The Seed Box's booth:



Look at that Ramada Inn sign!

I have such a weakness for concrete planters:



And look how you can fill this one with all kinds of great things.  They are not just for plants anymore.

Hope you enjoyed the tour of the great vendors that were at the Red Barn this weekend.  You can view more of their booths here.  Be sure and check out Kathleen's blog for the other participants in White Wednesday.

What a Show

Well, I do not even know where to begin telling you about this show.  First, let me just tell you what the running joke at my house is.  My husband says, if you want it to rain all you have to do is do a show.  And that's no lie.  It seems that EVERYTIME I get ready to do a show it rains.  Hello Lord are you trying to tell me something?  It rained the week before, which made getting my things ready for the show a bit difficult, but you just learn to work around it.  Then, it rained on Friday set up day.  Fortunately, I have a cleaver husband who backed up the trailer close enough to the building and he could just unload and not worry too much about the rain, but the mud.  Well that's another story that I'm sure you'll be reading about on other blogs. Janet was a smart girl when she showed up to the barn in PINK rain boots and they were so cute.  I saw so many great people and thanks to all the customers that came out and bought.  Despite the rain on Saturday it was a great turn out and Sunday was just so beautiful and the day turned out to be a great day too. 

Okay, I know you want to know who all was there and what did their booths look like.  Well, these people go over the top when they are putting together their booths and displays.  Just so beautiful.  And I can tell you that Leftover's did no disappoint either.  We attended their party there on Saturday evening.  I'll do a separate post on this later in the week.

To start off, I want to show you my booth.  You know how it is when you are setting up a space and you have an idea in mind how you want it, well sometimes (for me at least) it works and other times it doesn't.  I was overall pleased with how it turned out though.



The turning rack sold.



Both cabinets went to a good home, thanks Lana, as did the garden chair.  I know Linda will have it looking too cute in her garden.  Can you see in the background I had tons of ironstone pilled high in aquariums.  I had taken a better picture of this display, but I guess I either deleted it or maybe it's still on the camera.



One of the candleabra's found a new home.  She said she was going to put it in her bedroom.  I'm sure it'll look pretty there.



The battery jar was a hit.  Several girls kept discussing where they could put it, what they would do with it, and one friend finally said if you don't buy it I will.  So off it went to a new home.



I had so much fun making these heart shaped Valentine's from roses from my garden.  There were a few hydrangea blooms thrown in too.  These all sold as did several of the cone Valentine's that I made as well.



This was the white shabby Mary statue that I had previously mentioned in a post.  Isn't she just beautiful.  I considered keeping her, but now Lisa is the proud owner.  All the spring wreaths sold as did the plate rack. 



Here's another view of the table decorated with ironstone, the cutest egg cups and old ledgers.



White mirrors and wicker, two things I don't think I'll ever tire of.  Can you see the burlap fabric I put on the walls.  I just loved the texture of it.



I had two awnings at this show and both went to new homes.  Gardening items always seem to be a hit during this show, the bird bath and several of the concrete platforms sold.  The cute medical/hospital metal stand also sold.



I did enjoy the touches of red and pink that I added this time to my booth.  I know it's hard to make out but there was a concrete Angel on the pillows.  She's going to look so cute in Lisa's place.

There's more to come later in the week.  I'll show you who all I saw and some of the other fabulous vendors that were there.