Travel Attire
These paper dresses are amazing! Imagine them in an acrylic frame … What a statement piece!
Furniture Facelift
Check out these recent ‘before and after’ facelifts from Marroquin Custom Upholstery!
Marroquin’s work is second to none. They produced a beautiful custom-made headboard for me that I love! Give them a call if you have a tired piece of furniture that “needs a little work”!
To Market, To Market
I have some exciting news to share! I will be participating in the latest temporary venue at Dallas Market Center this weekend with three of my most creative friends…Dana Pugh (Tattered Style), Gloria Burson (A Modern Glo) and Lisa Johnson (Cut and Paste). This creative temp show is called Vintage Home FINDS and you don’t want to miss what we have in store for you!
We will be showing under the name of my vintage line’s name, Stash {vintage finds} and you’ll find us in the North Hall, along with other vintage dealers and Trailer Cakes in their vintage airstream! We hope to provide interesting industrial pieces perfect for you to use as display in your store, as well as art to resale. We’ll be available to help you come up with one-of-a-kind display and styling to give your space a facelift for the new year! If a personal consultation is what you need, just ask, and we can arrange a visit to your retail space.
To make FINDS even more fun, all buyers are invited to participate in the “On The Road To FINDS Giveaway”! Participants can pick up FINDS “Road Maps” at information booths, Red Rooms and registrations areas to start on their journey though the Temp Show. To qualify, buyers must visit three different FINDS locations (one must be FINDS in Market Hall) and drop their completed forms at a FINDS information booth for a chance to win great prizes. Highlights of prizes include: a Stella Scooter; Kindle Fire Full Color 7” Multi-touch Display with Wi-Fi; Bose QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones; Garmin 4.3” Portable GPS Navigator with lifetime map & traffic updates; Flip Video Camera; Sofia Cashmere Travel Set; Gift Certificate towards a luxury luggage set; Agloves, mobile device friendly gloves; and a “Build Your Own Road trip” including rental car, gas, restaurant gift certificates, and hotel expenses.
We can’t wait to share our finds with you! Please share this exciting information with your friends that have a retail store and may be coming to market this weekend! (Talk them into bringing you with them!)
We have your shopping bags ready to be packed with ‘Stash’!
Some of our favorite friends will be part of FINDS too! Bud Royer is bringing his pies, candles and latest hit, Royers recipe card box! Would this collection of over 100 of the cafe’s recipes make a nice addition to your inventory?
Our friends from Dwell With Dignity will camp out right next door to us! They’ll have a space full of donated goods that will be professionally styled much like we saw at last year’s Thrift Studio!
Will we see you there?
Swap And Shop
You’ve got stuff you wanna get rid of and so do our friends at The Gypsy Wagon. Why not bring your retired goodies to The Gypsy Wagon’s first ever Outdoor Swap and Flea!?
Sunday, January 29th is the day for peddlin’! Come hang out with their Airstream, Gertie A-Go-Go, her food truck friends, and customers-turned-flea market vendors, as they take to streets for an old-fashioned flea sale and swap meet. Between 11am-5pm, folks can peruse the booths of 20 hand-selected vendors who are looking to get rid of treasures, junk and whatever else they want to swap/sell. It’s a 6-hour long, take-it-or-leave it, bargain-hunter’s paradise!
The Gypsy Wagon’s booth will be set up inside and out of Gertie A-Go-Go. Prepare for crazy massive deals on winter clothing, retired store displays, clearance items, a mess of sussies, and whatever other randomness they can find!
Be on the lookout for the exceptional Ruthie’s Rolling Café and Trailercakes food trucks who’ve been invited to come out and sling the best honest-to-goodness, melt in your mouth grilled cheese sandwiches and cupcakes to the crowd, from 11:30-1:30pm. Show up hankerin’ for Ruthie’s artisan breads and spreads, and Trailercakes’ frosted cake bites!
Interested in becoming a vendor in the Swap-N-Flea? Download an application from the Gypsy Happenings page here. $30 gets you a spot at the Swap-n-Flea (and you get a cute tee)!
Space Cadet
You don’t have to spend an arm and a leg at an office supply or storage store in order to mark off the “Get Organized” line on your resolution list! Look around your home, or local thrift store, and get creative!
Keep a decorative bowl by the door and establish the habit of dropping your keys there as soon as you walk in. You’ll never lose your keys in your house again! I also love to use them in a shelf in my closet as a pretty way to store my jewelry…
Glass containers also make a pretty jewelry display…
image via french garden house
A multi-tier pant hanger doubles as ribbon storage…
image via creativing keepsakes
What in the world would we do without ziploc bags? I use them for everything! They’re a must for keeping small toys or game pieces together.
image via thrifty decor chick and real simple
Take a look inside this medicine cabinet! I love the way they used the magnetic containers for rubber bands and hair pins…
image via decorology
These vintage suitcases are prefect for storing old memorabilia and makes an interesting vignette.
image via decorology
Did you have “get organized” on your list of resolutions? What’s your favorite organization tool?
It Girl
I have a new girl crush…I’m in love with Zooey Deschanel’s vintage style and indie songstress croons. I’m thinking we could have a great time shopping flea markets together! Christmas albums aren’t my favorite things, but I think I could listen to her “A Very She and Him Christmas” all year long.
I just found out that she is co-founder of the blog, Hello Giggles and I can’t wait to start following! You’ve got to check out her great Top 10 Tips and Tricks for a Winter Body!
TOP 10 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR A WINTER BODY
by Zooey Deschanel
Ladies, winter is coming up and we have to get ready. With the equinox just 5 short months away, what does the modern woman need to do to get ready for sweater season?
1. Start practicing with your parka. Wear it around the house, to a barbeque or to the beach. When a dude says, “You look hot,” say, “Thank you, this jacket is certified to minus 60% below zero.” Then wink. You know what he means ladies, right? Right?
2. Try doing everyday stuff with mittens on. Like typing. Have fun! E.g. ahudfnjk;afbdjfbjkls093u84urahlu = happy holidays
3. Eat gingerbread willy-nilly. You’re welcome.
4. Q. It’s the holidays! Calories don’t count, right? A. Correct. You must adopt this attitude to successfully attain a winter steaze.
5. Fly some family members out to see you, preferably more than can fit in your apartment or house.Make them share towels. Watch the magic as it happens.
6. Rock some Christmas tunes at work. People will love this. No one loves ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ more than your co-workers. Play it loud.
7. Time for pajamas! You sweat at night? Too bad! You have to suffer for a winter body.
8. Festive sweater time. Get comfy in your sweet Cosby with X-mas trees or a menorah. Let everyone know what’s up.
9. SPF 1 zillion. Do it.
10. If it doesn’t have a crust, don’t eat it. All the best winter meals start and end with pie. Embrace this, now.
Well that’s all I have. Attaining a winter body is a challenge, but with enough perseverance and ambition, you can do it. I know you can.
Now watch this sweet video and let me know if you think Zooey’s cool too…
Jingle Swells
Let me guess…your calendar is already filled with holiday parties, but you haven’t a thing to wear… Well, there’s no need to break the bank when most of your cash is tagged for holiday gifts! Consider starting with a neutral base, like a little black dress or a classic winter white suit (things you’ll likely have in your closet already), and add an eye-catching piece of jewelry and heels and you’ll be the belle of the Christmas ball!
rhinestone cuff, Dab Chick Vintage gems
bold orange abstract geo necklace, Ezza Exclusive
Noir statement ring, shopbop.com
Thrift and vintage clothing stores are great places to find statement pieces. Jumbo earrings like these, are all you need to stand out in a crowd… Hope this leaves you with inspiration to feel glamorous for your holiday soirees!
vintage Larry Vrba earrings, image via Karla’s Closet blog
Mix It Up
Match-matchy is not for me…that’s why I’m putting these Bygones Flatware Bundles, from BHLDN, on my wish list! They’re beautifully mismatched vintage silver-plated utensils gathered from flea markets and estate sales across the country. These imperfect sets are perfection to me!
Each bundle, set of 10 pieces, $68
I also love mixing up my china. I have a hard time passing up a pretty vintage plate at a garage sale or thrift store. If you lack the time to search for these treasures, you can rely on Greenhouse Design Studio to pick the perfect unmatched set for you!
This sustainable company even offers a gift registry! Brilliant! Find all of Greenhouse Design Studio’s mismatched goods here.
Here’s a little “mixed up” table inspiration…
via stylemepretty
via weddingbee
Do you like to “mix it up” or are you the “matchy-matchy kind?
Star Light, Star Bright
These vintage inspired star light fixtures are as close as you’ll get to the real deal!
Michael West, owner of West Vintage Trading Company, ages the metal used in these fixtures and God ages the wood…He calls this look “farm punk”…and I love it!
What in the world would I do with these, you ask? I would hang them on my fence in my backyard, close to my deck…perfect for a Texas bbq!
Michael will even put your own custom spin on your star by painting the star or staining the wood to your specifications. Aren’t they fun?
Would you paint your star a color? Where would you put your shining star?
