Show Pics

We're in the middle of the show, so things are crazy, but I thought I'd share a few pics with you.  These were taken on my Iphone, so they are, ahem, well, not great pics.  But hopefully you get the gist.  Here's our booth, all dressed up and ready to go!  Little tip for those of you who do shows: a few years ago, we started taping down oilcloth fabric as a "floor" for our booth; in the fall we use this white with red polka dots, when we used to do spring shows we used a pink oilcloth with strawberries.  Anyway, it instantly brightens up the space -- and most vendors don't think to do it.  It can make your booth really stand out!  Just be sure to completely tape down all the edges so that no one trips!

The vintagey looking pink/gold/silver trees on the top shelf above are new for us this year.  I love them so much that I've been hoping that no one will buy them so that I can keep them!   Bad business decision, I know, but LOOK at them -- so pink and sparkly!!

Kari had the inspired idea to hang some of our vintage hankies on this feather tree -- I think it is super-cute and a great way to display the hankies! Building on her idea, I set up a lace display tree on the other side:

Well,  I hope you enjoyed this little tour of our booth.  Tomorrow is another long show day, followed by packing up what's left, hauling it home, and then finally some exhausted couch time with a bottle of vino and  hours and hours of L&O on my DVR!  (But that's just the calm -- or the bottle of vino -- before the storm: have I mentioned that I'm hosting an elaborate Alice in Wonderland/Mad Hatter themed tea party for my daughter's belated birthday -- this weekend?!?!  In t-minus 3.5 days???  Holy cow.  I can't think about that now. More to come on that later!)

Hope you're having a great week!

More Show Prep: Vintage Crafting Kits

Saturdays at our house in the fall are busy with football watching.  Lots and lots of football watching.  We follow 3 teams (TCU, LSU and the University of Texas) -- so that can be a big time commitment!  I love football -- love it! -- but I have to do something while I watch so that I don't feel too guilty about all of those hours.  Last night, while we watched Wisconsin beat Ohio State (helping out TCU a lot -- thanks, Badgers!!) I put together some crafting kits to take to the show this week.

These have sheet music, vintage papers, flash cards, a vintage glittery greeting card, a tag with laces and trims, and a spray of velvet flowers.  I think they came together nicely, but will they sell?  Who knows!  We've been doing shows for years, and it still surprises me from year to year what sells and what doesn't.  (If these are not a hit at the show, they'll soon be appearing in my Etsy shop.)

I used my new Moo cards as the tags on these -- so fun!

Well, I'm off now  -- more linens to iron before the show!  Hope you had a delightful weekend!  :)

It's that Time of Year Again

It's show time!  My friend Kari and I don't do nearly as many shows as we used to -- it's just too hard to juggle childcare and our other jobs, etc. to do a bunch of big shows.  But we still do St. Martin's Joy of Giving Market here in Houston, which starts next week.  After that, we'll do a small show at my daughter's school, and that will be it for us this show season.

So, now we're in the thick of the getting-ready frenzy.  There are piles of laundry to soak and then iron.  We've been collecting these fantastic vintage towels all year -- aren't they awesome?  I wish we had twice as many!

 

Meanwhile, in the dining room, little sugary boxes and houses are boxed up and ready to go to the show:

Even the living room is full of show stuff: boxes of vintage inspired glass garland (in silver and pink!), huge bags of lace, and bins full of vintage linens. 

I think I might have mentioned before that I have a very patient husband.  See what I mean?  :)

If you live in the Houston area, come see us at St. Martin's Episcopal Church's Joy of Giving Market, next Tuesday, October 19 (preview party night) through Thursday, October 21.  I'll share some pics from the show next week!