Pictures from our Booth at the Homestead Hico Show...

What a GREAT time we had!  Thanks to all who came out to see us at the Spring Homestead Hico Show last weekend.  Close to 1,300 guests were in attendance and I felt like several times they were all in my booth.  Thanks for being patient as we checked out as fast as we could.  Great weather (although it was questionable as we set up on Thursday), great vendors and great hosts.  I am attaching some pictures of our booth, but I need lessons on taking pictures outdoors with the sun shining in!  If you enlarge the pictures, you can see them better.  As you can see, turquoise was my color this show.  It looked so good against the old rock walls of the Homestead shop.  Although we are not in the tent with everyone else, I love being up here with this incredible backdrop.  I had Jennifer and Ronnie from Lone Star on one side of me, Kevin and Katherine from Wheatland General Store next to them and Kathy & Deidra from Girls Gone Junkin' in front of us...What a great time we had!  I will post pictures of other vendors from the show later in the week...Great Stuff!

Who is Going to be in Hico for the Show????

A new dealer that I am so excited to see, House Wren.  I have heard great things and am getting my checkbook ready!  http://housewrenaustin.blogspot.com/

Another new dealer that I LOVE!  Maggie at the Veranda (you Canton shoppers know her).  I will need even more checks!
http://the-veranda-canton.blogspot.com/

My buddies from Girls Gone Junkin' will be back!  We share laughs, merchandise and Fried Pickles!
http://girlsgonejunkin.blogspot.com/

Another Canton favorite, The Junk Palace is coming and she always has WONDERFUL stuff!  I can tell I am going to be broke before the show opens!
http://junkpalaceofcanton.blogspot.com/

One of my favorite dealers....Lisa from digs will be there again.  She is a personal favorite dealer to Jewel!

My friends from My Someday Place are coming back...Wahoo.  Wonderful and talented folks!

I was sad to hear that Georgia from The Screen Door was not going to make this show, but got the wonderful email from her a few weeks ago that she will be there....Hooray for us!

Another favorite is Bloom & Bee Swanky.  She will be on the other side of the tent this year for all you regulars.
http://www.beeswanky.blogspot.com/

And of course, out hosts!  The trip to see the Homestead Store is the cherry on top!  Incredible Stuff!
http://homesteadhico.com/

Working frantically to wrap up all the details for the Homestead Spring Show in Hico this weekend (May 13th and 14th).  I love this show....and you will too!  Some wonderful dealers and a great time (I have only listed a few of the dealers here)!  I hope to see everyone there.

Some Saturday Procrastination Finds....

Okay...I had some painting to do to get ready for the Homestead show in Hico next weekend (you gotta come...I will post some pictures from the fall show early next week).  In my true procrastination way, I ended up out junkin' instead.  My garage is already full but I just KEEP ON BUYING!  I love the stuff I got...and as you can tell, I am still procrastinating as I post to the blog....I better get to what I need to do and paint. 

The New Couch was Okay....

I bought a new couch and could not wait until it was delivered. I sold my old couch to a friend and patiently waited.  I waited for 2 weeks and it was finally delivery day!  They brought the couch in, set it in place and waited for my reaction.  It was okay, it was just not what I expected.  The couch was brown and the wall behind it was brown.  It just did not have the impact I wanted.  Don't get me wrong, it did what I wanted in the room which was to give me more, comfortable seating....It just was not as breathtaking as I had imagined.  After a few weeks of fluffing and new pillow buying, the couch started to grow on me.  Then it hit me, I needed to have some kind of dish or platters about the couch along the windows!  I have a few that I was planning on selling and I knew exactly where to get more.  The next morning I went to my friend Amy at the Funky Monkey and she of course had just what I was looking for.  Mom had the plate holders and now I was in business.  I am much, much happier with the couch and the room now.  This was just the touch I needed to get the effect I had hoped for.

Spur of the Moment Booth Re-Do...

Do you ever just get the itch to decorate????  On the spur of the moment I headed to the garage to see what I could find to redo one of our booths.  As I picked around, I noticed a lot of black....so I loaded up the SUV and headed to the mall!  We had this booth in shabby white accented with greens and quickly, I had most of the green out.  I brought in the white metal bed (which I love) and before you knew it, I had a HUGE mess!  5 hours later, it was finally where I was happy.  Every time I get that itch, I try to remember how I was feeling about hour 4 of the redo..."Why, of why did I start this project".  But it does not work and I once again head for the mall with a car load full.  Here are a few pics of 5 hours worth of work...can you say perfectionist!

Look What My Friend Dorothy Made Me!!!!

Last fall at the Hico Homestead show, I saw these wonderful old metal tables that had been painted to look like clocks.  I admired them the entire show and have forever regretted not getting one.  Well my friend Dorothy from the Shabby Y put on her creative hat and made me one!  Isn't it GREAT?  And, you don't have to worry about daylight savings time with this one.  I walked all over the house trying to find just the right spot and finally landed on the hallway that leads upstairs and is the wall you see when you walk out of the guest bathroom.  It is so beautiful and even more special that someone I love made it.  Thanks Dorothy....you are the BEST!

Prom Season....

We barely had this wonderful velvet dress in over a week when it sold.  They told me the young girl who bought it was beautiful with red hair.  She was with her Dad and he bought it for her for Prom.

This dress sold today....don't you know whomever bought it will be beautiful. 



This girl must have been TINY!  They told me she was very cute and in love with the dress.  She put it on layaway and came back the same day and paid it off....don't you know she was excited!



I was there when this one sold.  The girl was there with her Mother and Sister and she looked beautiful!  She told her Mom she wanted a vintage dress and wanted to go to the Lone Star Mall to find it.  She had black hair and the dress fit perfect.  Everyone watched as she twirled and admired!  She attracted a crowd.  Her little sister said she was going to wear it to her prom when she was old enough also.

I love that young girls are seeking out vintage dresses to wear to their Proms.  It is about this time of year when start to sell these wonderful old gowns.  We have sold 5 in the last month!  I did not get a picture of the 5th one...sold tooooo fast!  I know all these girls will be the Belle of the Ball!