I've been looking for an affordable mid century sofa for SO-o-o-o long. Finally, yesterday I ran into this beauty! It's in amazing amazing condition, comfortable and boasts 90" of awesome vintage goodness! Plus I love how it pulls the color from the paint by numbers!
Time for my tomato-less salsa again! I almost missed the tomatillos at the market, but thank goodness I could gather up all the fresh peppers to make a much larger batch than last year! Take this, multiply by about 4, add some lime, some salt, and some cilantro, whirl it up in a food processor and see below!
Voila! Salsa! Perfect for a snack, for cooking with rice, in chili, etc. Off to the fridge they go so the flavor can meld together before I put small batches in the freezer! It's a little spicier this year but I'm sure I'll be really happy about it on a cold winter's day!
So I didn't make it out of my booth much this year because well, there were a few people! I snapped this pic as I was running back from the bathroom-and yes you can only imagine the line for the ladies room.
Here's my booth just before opening! All set up and ready for shoppers! I want to live here, oh wait I do! YAY! I feel SO very lucky to do what I love for a living! Next time I'll have to bring more cupcake pillows! They sold out in a matter of minutes!
The NEW cherry pie and bike designs were a popular choice plus my new corner cabinet display worked like a charm! And the little minty shelf added some pizazz! More display items this trip-the car was SO full, there were things tied to the roof and I had to hold my suitcase on my lap and computer bag at my feet on the way there! Our neighbor behind us could not believe we could fit our whole booth into a suburban. What can I say, my Dad and I have mad packing skills!
Vintage housewares! I love hunting these treasures down! I love merchandising the collections by color! And I love it when an item jogs a customer's memory and sends them back into the kitchen with their mom, grandma, aunt etc. I sure get to see a lot of smiles! And get aload of all those trays!
SOLD! My collection of state glassware was gone in a flash! Early birds got the worm on this one! Last but certainly not least, a huge thanks to my parents who helped me man the ship!
This sign down the road directs you right to the spot! Isn't this sign fantastic! SO inviting!
A shot of where all the deliciousness grows!
Here's the little apple shed! There's even a little cider press inside that I'd like to give a whirl!
Mmmm...just one of many varities!
Great sign!
I brought some NEW squillow pillows with me as well as a few new designs! The bikes and the cherry pie proved to be super popular and the squirrel of course charmed it's way into many a shopping bag! Thanks to Renegade and all the new customers as well as those returning!
Fave items this month are: the bendy guitar doll that hangs out in my studio, the red maple leaf tray, the tulip glass, the tins are fantastic, the 4 flowery mugs, and the odd tea towel that looks like it suggests corned beef and brains is one of my favorites from my collection! Plus see that map thing on the left, you can scroll through and one side gives you the state and the other side the capital! What a smart learning tool, so simple too!
My blog and stores have been so very quiet, I hope you’ve missed me. I know, I’m behind on color of the month, bringing you fun new vintage items, new artgoodies products etc, but all with good reason. I’ve been away for weeks helping my parents sort, have garage sales, and move. After a long long wait (emphasis on the long) their house is sold and they have moved to the family cottage! Congrats Mom and Dad! Love you!!!
Now back to work I go! Come out to the Vintage Bazaar in Chicago this weekend at the Congress Theatre on Sunday and find me with a booth of vintage goodness! Plus don’t forget Renegade Chicago is right around the corner Sept 11-12th and artgoodies booth will be stocked up!!!
I may do it another weekend too, what d’ya think???