wow, what a great weekend

it was a long, long, long winter around here, but we made it through and we got to celebrate the arrival of summertime at the "Vintage With Flair" show this past weekend.  and for once we were selling, not buying, hee hee!

the sun shone for the 2 days of vintage shopping fun in the charming tiny hamlet of Priddis, Alberta.  it is the most beautiful, lush, country setting.  the show and sale was a great success for all.  g and i had 2 booths, one in the hall and one in the giant tent.  we sold a ton of great junk and re connected with some old friends and customers.  plus made a few new ones.  here's a few photos of our stuff.  if you would like to see more photos of the whole show check out "Vintage With Flair" FB page and their blog.

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                                   metal trunk with applied needlepoint, says it all really

antique english silver, leather hat box with applied needlepoint

g and j hand painted this old door, in the bloomsbury style. it would make a great headboard or table top.

antique indian, nickle samovar

where is my mind?

ralph & shep

billie joe momento

tool box with applied needle point

the altar to fabulous boots

my favourite suitcase, it's an antique leather which I added the horsie needlepoint.

terra cotta baby

groovy embroidered, patchwork denim jacket

antique glass negatives applied to a terrarium, "the dandys"

victorian needlepoint/mahogany footstools, for the fireside.

antique brass, english, military door stops

my "world famous" (in my mind), embellished memory bottles

art nouveau claret bottle, with skully

honeycomb and wasps nest

detail of embroidered denim jacket

more vintage suitcases, all fixed up with needlepoint.  so pretty.

tray with more needlepoint!

it's all about the attitude and flower boots, for the high fashion look

in the tent

the wheel barrow was snapped up immediately! such a smart customer

handmade shades from barkcloth

muffin watches

button bling

buttons

you are a winner!

g

g and j made this

my pretty pony at the entrance

pastels everywhere at the entrance

i have no words! xxo

junk haul from the weekend

saturday was a beautiful day to do a little junking.  g and i were lucky enough to be invited to a private estate sale in the country.  then in the afternoon, we hit the our favourite hillhurst/sunnyside antique market.  nice and close and just the right size.  lot's of friendly dealers and some good scoops.  it was a really good day.

no clowning around!  he's a sprinkler! ha ha

it's an old trophy that somebody already modified for me

the red stick thingy is my favourite scoop of the day.  it's a foldable 12' survey stick from the mines.  it has beautiful solid brass fittings.

don't forget about my biggest sale of the year.  

Vintage With Flair,

 Friday, June 20th  4-8

Saturday, June 21st 9-4

at the Priddis Community Hall

some junky scoops were found on this snowy weekend

 well it looks like march is going out like a lion,  the thing is it came in like a lion too. 

grrrrrrrrrr 

so we said f**k it, let's put the RAV4 in all wheel drive and go hunting. 

 we hit a few out of the way thrift stores and then spoiled ourselves, and went to our favourite antique mall in calgary.  inside avenue antiques always seems to have something for anyone i have ever taken there.

 it has a real good mix of quality dealers, and they keep their booths fresh.

here's a question for my millions of followers.  i think that black and white bowl is a dean stanton, but i don't know if he has ever ventured into the ceramic world.  any "Calgary art" experts out there who could help me figure this out?

Inside Avenue doesn't have a web page, but they do have a blog.  http://insideavenueantiques.blogspot.ca/

we got the car, the design magazines, the plastic chinoiserie vases, the 45's, the big cracker tin (it holds my new/old vinyls perfectly), and those 2 asian ceiling tiles at the antique mall.  i'm doing up the guest room in a "collected chinoiserie style", so stay tuned for some progress there.

 that studio ceramic teapot was a thrifty scoop.  it is he palest aqua with a blush of pink.  i just love it.  we can't figure out it's mark, but we will.  my guess it is from the late 1980's.

i've also been gathering up vintage, grandma needlepoints which i'm using for some new creations. they will be special,  just  for the Vintage With Flair show in june.

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