Renaissance Antiques

One of my favorite spots is the Renaissance Antiques shop in Corpus Christi. It has a very different flavor. It feels like a shop you might find in Austin. Kind of has a Bohemian feel.
It is right next door to Betty's Trash to Treasures where I have two booths.
The upstairs is dedicated to vintage clothing and cool accessories.

Today, I was handed the keys to my very own display cabinet. I am just plain giddy!! I feel like I've been invited to sit at the cool girl's table.

Southern Hearts

I am thrilled to have been invited to become a consignor at Kingsville's newest store, Southern Hearts. It's a fun shop owned by sisters Michelle Smith and Mary Kathleen Yeary. I got moved in last night with the help of my husband and my son. The store opened this morning sharply at 10:00am. They have done a marvelous job in setting it up.

The store is located on King Street, right across from the Chamber of Commerce in the Frontier Center. They are planning to even have artist's workshops, make-it and take-its, and girl's nights out in their creative art studio located in the shop.

I will sell furniture, jewelry, pictures, and other goodies there.

Stop by when you get a chance; you'll love it.

Picture this!

Lately, I've been on a photo display kick. This afternoon, I found a frame that I had left in the workshop and decided to do something with it. My husband says it is HIS shop. Whatever. I would rather that he claim the kitchen.

Since I have a suitcase full of doileys and laces, I sorted through them until I found one that was a suitable size. I draped it over the wire on the frame, fanned it out and stapled it to the frame. I like the look. I will most likely make more of these.
Before my shopping trip to Warrrenton, I saw a door mortise used as a little shelf on Becky's blog so I added them to my mental shopping list. This one was bigger and a little different than the others. It looked like a great place to attach a photo. I love shopping up there. I wish that I lived closer. If I did, I would be there every day it's open. (except when it is killer hot)

Mega-shopping in Warrenton

Part of the fun of shopping at Warrenton is the friendly faces I see. Here, I am standing with Debra, Robelyn, Cindy, and Sandy. People come from all over to participate in the fun. I wish that I could bottle all of the creativity that is wandering around the place. I also wish that I could post the links to their blogs, but Blogspot is being a brat not being nice today.

I also stopped in to see Theresa. She hosts a super blog party that I love to attend. I sadly missed it this year. :( My time was split between seeing my Mother-in-law, my parents, and SHOPPING!

Since I only got to shop for 2 days this time, I didn't get to go everywhere I wanted. Most of the people in this line were headed to Marburger Farms. Maybe next time. There were cars as far as the eye could see. It took us about 15 minutes to travel 1/2 mile.

You never know what you will find. If a giant moose is on your shopping list, you're in luck!

It's amazing how many lovely treasures can be packed in one tent. I filled up the back of the truck at this spot.

This sign would be fun at a birthday party. I would have liked taking more pictures, but when I am shopping, I am on a mission and forget to take my camera out of my pocket.

I found the perfect way to cool off at Hilltop. Now we're talkin'! It sure was nice to sit in air conditioning for awhile.
Apparently, they move the cows to another location during Antiques Week since cattle do not normally go shopping. Better watch where you step. We are in Texas!

Chalkboard messages

I came across some very pretty frames and decided to make chalkboards for them. I particularly like to find beautiful frames with ugly or damaged pictures inside of them because those are the ones I can get for a song. (please do not ask me to sing; you won't like it)

I made these for my booth at Betty's. I am happy to be able to post to my blog again. Something went wrong with my old laptop and it wouldn't let me upload pictures to the blog. I had no problem uploading them to my online shops or emails. Computers frustrate the daylights out of me sometimes.

Warrenton is Party Central

One party that I really don't want to miss is Theresa Cano's blogger party that she hosts during the Antiques Show at Warrenton. I am already looking forward to the next one. I even stayed an extra day so that I could attend.

Robin of Magnolia Pearl stopped by to hug Theresa's neck. If you haven't seen Robin's designs, then do yourself a favor and check them out. She has a style all her own and it is magnificent.

Malisa of Pent Up Photos and Theresa. Malisa takes some really cool vintage-looking photos.

During our party, Michelle Delgado of Wonderfaux Studio gave us a demonstration of how to use Annie Sloan chalk paint. The paint, along with her techniques, gave a nice look. I may have to give it a try.

Karen and I had a nice chat and I hope to see her again at the next party.

I also had a nice time visiting with Carolyn LeCrone of CarLe Etc.

Carolyn was a special guest of Theresa and displayed her treasures at the party.

Photo courtesy of Anne Lorys

Me, Theresa Smith (TOT) of Time Worn Interiors, Anne Lorys of Fiona and Twig, and Amy Boland from Gypsy Chix.

Dixie of French Lique had just purchased this awesome frame. Do you see the hint of green around my eyes? LOL

I met several other fantastic ladies, but it got dark and I don't get good pictures without good light. Oh, well! It's really surprising that I got this many pictures. I am usually too busy gabbing!

HGTV at Warrenton

Look who I ran into this time at Warrenton: Emily Henderson! For those of you who have been living under a rock, Emily is the 5th season winner of Design Star on HGTV. She was here to not only promote her new series, Secrets From a Stylist, but to help promote a new HGTV show featuring Junk Gypsy. I figured that she would be absolutely melting in our Texas heat, but she held up pretty good. I enjoyed visiting with her and found her to be very personable and welcoming.

HGTV's tent had all kinds of creativity and SWAG. I picked up a pink hat which came in handy with the scorching sun we had.

They offered an old door for us to make our mark on. I signed my name just above the H. I rather enjoyed that.

In November, HGTV will premier the new Junk Gypsy show. I can't wait to see it. I really love their style.

If you ever get a chance to go to Warrenton, do it! It is so much fun. They always have a Fall Show and a Spring Show. Hope to see you there!

Gypsy bag giveaway

Just thought I would tell you about a wonderful giveaway - Jill of Gypsy Brocante is having a giveaway that I'm hoping to win. I'm a good sport, so I am giving you a chance, too. Of course, I have ulterior motives. LOL

More door parts repurposed

In my last post, I showed you how I repurposed the door panels. Yesterday, I repurposed the narrower horizontal portions of the door. I made them into coat racks. I just love the old wire hooks. They are so cool. I figured out a way to make the ends look more finished also. I cut the end of the board at a 45 degree angle then wacked it off straight again so that I could have something to go on the end. I cut another 45 degree angle on the end then nailed the piece to the end. I did this for both ends.
Do you know the trick to getting your hooks evenly spaced? Well, you measure the length and divide that number by how many hooks you are going to use plus one. Therefore, if you have 3 hooks, divide the length by 4. The number you get is the length of space between the ends and each hook. Just like that! I think they would look great in the laundry room or by the door.

Door panels repurposed

When I bought the door, I was planning to make a hall tree out of it. Unfortunately, it didn't survive the trip home. In case you are ever hauling several doors, take my advice - do not stack the doors. The ones on the bottom stand a good chance of getting broken. The constant bumps just pounded and pounded away.

Since I deal in salvaged materials, I am accustomed to looking at junk vintage treasures in a different way. I banged the door apart the rest of the way and pulled out the panels. I put all the pieces in the shop for another day. Well today was another day. The panels spoke to me and here is what they said:

LOL. They both said that they wanted to be coat racks. Didn't you hear it too?