tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74415285349883079492012-02-07T15:14:27.669-08:00bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914057099768177098noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441528534988307949.post-46470214353529580822012-01-24T13:59:00.000-08:002012-01-24T16:42:40.511-08:00

Joe and I went to a sale on Thursday night That was fun!No getting up early , we were already in Portland sothat was a plus. Unfortunately, I must be a morning shopper. I only found 2 little things to buy. Luckily , Joe did better. He tagged this gorgeoussofa table. It needed a fresh coat of paint. Around here if it needs painted in Winterit gets done in the living room Yesterday I had four

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We awoke this morning to this, two of our large lilacs were brought down by the heavysnow.They actually landed on my car but Joehad moved them by the time I ran out to snap a photoThe lilacs are old , from the 1940's when the little cottage was first built. We've been slowly trying to remove the older growth ( they are all as tall as the roofline)Apparently, Mother Naturedidn't think we were

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If you're planning on coming to the Junk alvation showin Hillsboro , Oregon on  Saturday  , February 4th print out the coupon to receive $1.00 off the admission price See you there!

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:( I haven't been able to leave comments on anyone's blog for a couple of weeks now. This is the message I get... "Your current account does not have access to view this page." Then it asks me to log out and sign in again. It even allows me to do the word verification , then I get the same , "Your current account does not have access to view this page."  Starting over with Wordpress doesn't

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Monticello show dates: Friday, December 2 thru January 1 Opens at 8:00 am (opening day only) Monticello Antique Marketplaceis located at 8600 SE Stark Street Portland, OR 97216 (503)256-8600 Church bird house that Joe made from reclaimed woodand an old porch pillar Can you spot the water bottle ? ha ha Old, orchard smudge pots became tree holders :)  This was a bar before Joe got to working

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This chair is the best...under the pale green and pink Victorian coupleupholsterywasBurlap...    and linen.What a chair ! It has a Big Comfy feather cushionwhich I did cover ina soft brown burlap. The rest of the chair ,it was just waiting to be uncovered Every surface is covered in gessoto make the prettiest*carvings*so gorgeous I am loving the deconstructed look but this would be

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I like all the Rachel Ashwell products at Target. I'm sure that I would love everything at her shops in California but I don't see that roadtrip in my near future.So...Target it is.We have a vintage cast iron bed that sits up higher than the modern bed skirts with a 17" drop. So ...I took a RA white dust ruffle and cut it off of the flat base that goes between the mattress and boxspring ( adding

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I did it... I finally created a Facebook page for bella. There are ALOT of Bella's on Facebook , something to do with a vampire , lol. I always say.... "I was bella before there was Twilight " :) So on Facebook you will find me as bella , b is for bella b is for bella is the name of my soon to be Etsy store Ok , I put that out there so now I need to follow through :) soon. First, we will be

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This is the house that Joe built..... the foundationand the builder.   Lots of people see Joe at sales and shows with me and assume that we do the vintage junking and selling full time as a team. Which has been true for the past 18 months. In "real " life Joe is a construction contractor. Uh ,oh . That's not good these days :)There's not alot of that going on.Which works for Joe 'cause he

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It's  Monticello Fall Show time!  I can't believe it's almost here here . the doors open at 8:00 am tomorrow , September 9th To be honest, I wasn't sure how we were going to pull this one together. It's been an amazing summer for shows! Lots and lots of vintage goods have found new homes But I think we did it. The booth is full ( stuffed ! ) with new , vintage goods. Today I'll be pricing to

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The Barn House Boys have done it again ! Simply one of the Best shows here in the Pacific Northwest.What a Fabulous day with Fabulous friendsand Customers Here are some photos of my space in the Barn.This was Thursday night before I loaded it up with all the "smalls" Joe and I got there early Friday to finish up  My Favorite piece , an early 1900's Cortecelli Silk thread spool cabinet. It was

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Joe and I discovered this Amazing Tramp Art piece recently. It is the Eiffel Tower done completely from old cigar boxes. I cannot begin to imagine the hours that it took to create this Gorgeous piece This is the very top - the doors are on the tiniest hinges that open - I think it was to hold a photo The person that we bought it from purchased it at the old Peacock Mansion in Albany , Oregon.

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The Barn House Boys  just posted the line up for 2011 Vintage Country MarketplaceJuly 30 ( see their website for times , directions and admission prices ) Be sure to save the date!! The Line Up...... A Cottage Industry - Camas, WAA Thing For Roses - Sherwood, ORAuntie's - Silverton, ORBella  - Forest Grove, ORBrocanteur Vintage - Camas, WACalamity Jane - Ridgefield, WACamas Antiques - Camas,

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Farm Chicks is over for another year. It goes by so incredibly fast that when it is over you realize there were booths you didn't get to see , people you never got to visit with and photos you never had a chance to take. dear Kristin , you'll have to trust me on this 'cause I didn't get pictures but there was SO much industrial goodness that you would have happily spent all the

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Yesterday we did a pre-set for our next show . The weather finally co-operated! We drag everything out to the drive way and set up our space as if we were at the show. It works great 'cause then we know exactly what pieces we will need. And I'm not standing in my space trying to figure out how to make it all fit when I only have a day to get it all set up.  Joe made another potting bench - of

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I borrowed this top photo of our space from Monticello's blog( thanks  , Joyce ! ) We have stocked and re- stocked the garden show Several times the past 3 weeks. I wanted to show you the awesome birdhouse that Joe had made but it sold the first day of the show!  So....he made another one.Hard to believe but I think this one is even cuter :) It's a sweet blue gray color with a white roofIt's a

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Monticello Antique Marketplace Spring show will open at 8:00 am  April 8th Here are a couple of sneek peeks of our booth Joe and I are headed back this morning to add cheery daffodilsand primroses Also to take more photos!Joe built a fabulous birdhouseand a potting bench from vintage architecual finds. Did I mention they were fabulous? What am I going to do when Joe actually lands a real job?

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 My favorite chippy white and gray cabinet Finally got it's make - over ! It was Perfect.Except for the green paint it had behind the bare wood shelves. The outside of the cabinet is original white over gray flaky paint.Not sure where the green paint came from ? ? ?It wasn't a "bad" green , it just needed to be gray. Now it is and I get to cross something off my to do list I like the

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Junk Salvation starts at 8:00 am sharp tomorrow morning!Come a little early to get a good spot in line :)Heres a few sneek peeks of my booth. I met Linda and Dixie today - what a couple of sweethearts See you soon! 

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 It's here! It's gorgeous! It could be yours!I will be giving away one copy of the brand new 2011 issueof Jeanne d' Arc Living MagazineBeautiful and Inspiring HomesIts more like a soft cover book than a magazine.  My friend , Sylvi , at Little Cottage carries this beautiful magazine in her online shop if you'd like to order one.She even offers free shipping  But.... if you're feeling lucky leave

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    It is about time for me to post! Time does fly , doesn't it?   I've missed you all. :)I did do some lurking here and there to see how you were over the Christmas holiday. Like all of you we were busy. The Monticello show was , in a word , amazing! We had such a great show that we decided to keep the party going. :) So... Bella is in the window for the month of January I took these 2

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Here are more photos from my Christmas spaceat Monticello Antique Marketplace  Do you just love the Christmas goose? I finished up the 4 French Provencial chairs. Painted gray with white caned backs , they are dreamy.  The ruffled seat covers are a cotton / linen blend. Perfect! Lavender sachets for gift giving and stocking stuffers. I'll add more photos tomorrow :)

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I just had to share -Linda and Dixie are bringing their Junk Salvation Show to Oregon! I know , I know....I'm not even set up for the Christmas Show yet and I've signed up for another show. A double space , too! How could I pass up this show? I've heard great things about their previous shows and it's ONLY 12 miles from my house. Be sure to save the date!!I'll post more details as we get closer

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 Last month at the Coburg Antique Fair I went shopping while Joe stayed in the booth selling ( yes ,he's a keeper :) Yesterday, I (finally) unpacked the tote with my Coburg purchases, I had completely forgotten about the3 vintage film reels I bought. Here was my first thought " oh , these will sell quickly"  Then that little lightbulb came on and I realized they were just what I had been

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Every once in a while someone will ask "how did you get started in this business?"You know , I think partially it's in your genetic make-up. Years ago my Grandpa would go to auctions every weekend near his home in Wisconsin. Later in the Summer he would price and stage all his treasures and have a Big sale. Sound familiar? He was a junker before junking was junkin'!I started renting a small

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Each month atMonticello Antique Mall a dealer has the opportunity to stage the front window of the shopWe spent the day Thursday doing this.... I've known for a few months that I would be doing the October window so I've saved some"pops"of orange for a bit of a Halloween feel without going overboard. This concrete owl is wonderful -he actually has glass eyes.More than Halloween decor for Fall I

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We had a great time at the Barn House Fall showshow yesterday.It was fun helping with all the fabulous shoppers that came bright and early to see Joe , Cindy and Joy's magic transformationof the barn. And such a transformation it was!My job was to take their treasures to the SOLD area. A hard job but someone's got to do it :)The best part of the day was seeing one of my veryfavorite shopper /

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Three times a yearMonticello Antique Marketplace will clear out the Salvedge Garden area,invite guest vendors to set up a spaceand put on a fantastic special show. This Friday , September 10th at 10:00 amthe Fall show begins.Here is a sampling of my space....What do you think of the French Provencial chairs?Joe and I just finished those up.Speaking of my fabulous , construction guy husband....

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(Photo courtesy of A Day in the Life )This last Saturday Joe and I were vendors at the Clayson Farm Anique Show in Yakima WashintonI had great intentions of blogging about this show but never did. That , as they say,was"my bad " I hope you didn't miss it!Leslee puts on one of the best flea markets here in the Northwest.You need to bring a truck to this one.Lots of great vendorsandlots of great

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I am so thankful for that day 2 years ago when Joe from Barn House stopped by my booth at the Oregon City Street Fair and said "I like your stuff" I think I had a silly grin plastered on my face the rest of the day after he invited us to be part of their Awesome flea market.The weather was perfect, the customers exceptional (except for one - excuse me, you are suppose to pay for it before you

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At the July Expo 2009 there was this darling cast iron loveseat with a matching chair. Reasonably priced, too! Probably "cause it didn't have any cushions. Well , I can fix that and pulled out my cash,So for a year now we have been moving these 2 pieces out of our way whenever we needed to get into the garage.I finally " bit the bullet " and got them done in time for Barn House. I used 24" x 24"

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We are headed out this weekend to do some last minute shopping for the upcoming Portland Antique Expo. We are in Building E - H37.We have lots of new merchandise since we almost sold out atFarm Chicks - ( thank you again :)Expo opens Friday at 8:00 am with an early entry fee of $30.00 - yikes!! Don't they know we are in a recession?!!$30.00 will get you in the door all 3 days.Saturday the

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When I blogged about my Blue Canoe medical cabinet, I mentioned a large piece of coral would look perfect on top. A Big piece - all by itself. Now just imagine my De - lighted surprise the next time we went to Monticello Anique Marketplace and my friend , Joyce , had this beautiful piece of coral for me.From her personal collection....how awesome is that?It is so beautiful - just as I

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You know how I love rust......so when I saw this rusty medical cabinet that Blue Canoe brought to the showI think I heard it call my name. I've always wanted one. I think this one is special - it has the original mirror. I put a few seahells on a plateau and set on it for decor. I'd like to keep it pretty simple on top so as to not detract from the piece.I think a BIG piece of corral on top

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We are back from a fantastic Farm Chicks show.This show goes by so incredibly fast for us , sometimes its a little hard to remember all the details.Something that's not hard to recall is how incredibly FUN this show is!Here's how our booth started Saturday morning. Always over packed 'cause I don't want that one thing you wanted to have been left at home :0) Its fun to look at photos and say That

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Four more days until Farm Chicks!Can you say Countdown! Here's my latest completed project..... lined shop carts to hold all your treasures. The inside liner is either blue and white or brown and white ticking.They are pretty dang cuteand Functional. I think when your done shopping you could roll it into the laundry room and use it as a hamper. Dual purpose - I love that! I'll see you all in a

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Yesterday I gathered up all the vintage crinolines that I've purchased over the past year. I save each and every one that I find to take to the Farm Chicks show. All the girls look so dang cute in their crinolines and cowgirl boots. There are 17 crinolines ,2 are pink ,one yellow super - poofy one and the rest are different shades of white.They kindof look like cotton candy , don't they?PSMy

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Look at this littlest train case!The one on the bottom is a regular size train case to give you perspective.The top one is so little, its half the size of the kind you usually find.Just adorable. I also found some English ironstone to take to Farm Chicks.I love ironstone so its always a decision of what to keep and what to let go. I finished my project so I'll post photos soon.Monticello Antique

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Hello!We had a fabulous time at the Barn House Season Opener.Busy , busy , busy !! Thanks to everyone who made the drive out to the farm.It was a gorgeous day and we hated to leave but we'll be going back in July.Put the day on your calendar ( right now )You won't want to miss it.So I've been obsessively sewing these darlinglavender sachets to take to Farm Chicks.My house smells heavenly - it

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A couple of weeks ago , Liz at Seabold Vintage Market( who I had the pleasure of seeing at the Monticello Garden Show ) posted about Dan Marty. He has this cool industrial cartI have the same little cart( well , I actually have 4 of them ) but the liner was too shabby even for this shabby girl. So ..... back to the sewing machine. Its a little bit more girly girl than the original butI like

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Junk envy - sigh! You should see all the great finds at the Garden Show.I took a few photos of my space but you really need to see it in person. Everyone did a fabulous job. There is so much rust I think I may need a tetnus booster :0) I love rust! The show starts Friday morning - April 9th at 10:00 am and will continue through April 28.

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I 'm not quite ready but I'm close! Monticello's Home and Garden show starts a week from tomorrow , Friday April 9th. All the vintage is washed , packed and price!Can I get an Amen? That is such a job. After a while you feel like that poor girl in the Fairy Tale .The one they won't her let out of the room until she spins all the straw into gold? My mantra for two weeks has been" Can I be Done?"

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Kristen over at Faded Prairie Is having a GiveawayA $25.00 BarnHouse Gift card.Enter here before Friday for a chance to win!

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With show season coming up quickly, I have beenworking hard. Since my job is buying and selling good old junk / treasures it's really not hard to motivate me to go to work. It's a tough job but someone has to do it :0)I found this sweet chalkboard , it's found its way to the booth atMonticello Antique Marketplace already. I love this old , wood La France wine box.You'll be seeing it at the

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Here it is - I'm an official Farm Chicks vendor! This will be the third year that Joe and I will have the pleasureof joining some of the Pacific Northwest's finest dealers.Click here to find out more information!

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I was pretty excited to see the following article in the Sunday edition of The Oregonian. Many think decor will gravitate toward whatVerena Paepcke - Hjeltness and Scott Boylston ,design professors at Savannah College of Art and Design , call" handmade , unique qualityitems that will last for decades , creating less waste in the process".That would mean glamorous , sumptuous , rich fabricsand

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I think I may have mentioned a bit of a Starbucks obsession in my last post.Here is portion of my mug collection Oh I forgot ... I don't collect ANYTHING! LOL!I didn't take a picture ( 'cause it's rather pathetic) BUTI actually save all my empty Starbucks cards , too. I think I have over 200. I may need therapy.:0)

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Warning : Pictureless post ahead.Sorry , no photos :0(I just wanted to pop in and wish you all aHappy New Year! See you all next year!

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The tree is up and the presents are wrapped. I finished our new stockings( they are a little bigger than the last ones :0)I baked pumpkin pies and the cheesecake. Hams are purchased and ready It looks like everything is ready for the big day. But the most important thing is to remember the Reason for the SeasonWishing you All Christmas Blessings!!

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I've got some sneak peeks for you from the MonticelloChristmas show.We're ready and waiting for you to join us starting at 8:00 AM Friday , December 4thHow do you like my space? I just love how it turned out.I'll have more photos for you in the next day or two,everyone did a Fabulous job! Better yet , grab your camera and head on over.

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Are we there yet? Is it time to set up? There is no room left in the Inn. We are bursting at the seams here in the little cottage.Have I mentioned it's only 800 square feet? Oh , several times ? Sorry, it's just getting so darn crowded! The totes are packed with great vintage treasures,it's all priced ( whew!)Look at the tiniest little dome that I found , it sets on a silverplate tray.I wonder

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Hi , my name is Sue and I am a blogger slacker. Yikes! Where is the Time going? Its been 3 weeks since I last did a post. I know there is a countdown to Christmas going on out there somewhere. I'm not really sure I want to Know how close it is!I have my own little countdown going on . Just 29 days until the Monticello Christmas show.There is still so much to do.Fortunately we have had incredible

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BS- what was the first thing that came to mind? Hmmm, probably not the image I was hoping to create with my business. LOL! It all started with a vintage stamping set that I found at a Flea Market.The letters were perfect for stamping my distressedpricing tags.bella shabby - Wait ! I can't stamp a shortened versionBS all over my tags - Some things need to be thought throughwhen choosing a business

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The Coburg Antique fair was a great success. We sold a Lot of stuff ( the load going home was considerably lighter )which was a very good thing because ..... at 4:30 in the morning while I was out shopping( yes , 4:30 AM - the park opens at 4:00 to all shoppers )( yes , it was Brutal being there at that hour ) I found a huge vintage white cabinet for our focal pointat the Monticello Christmas

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Sunday September 13 Original Coburg Antique Show Coburg , Oregon. 8:00 am -4:00 pm Free Admission and ParkingGreat FoodLive Musicand 300 Antique DealersI've been pricing and packing the totes for Sunday. I'm noticing I have a bunch of pink this and that. There's a darling old pink paint cabinet , a huge Morgan Jones popcorn chenille ( it's a cutter ) , pink folding chair and some barkcloth with

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Is it not the best white , peely paint cabinet? We went to Barn House on Saturday to see Linda and Ludmil 's fine Texas wares. I did not expect to find my elusive white cabinet there. I've been searching and shopping for just theright one for months. While painting the living room I took the current ( heavy )cabinet out. My plan was to not bring it back into the house , I didn't have a plan for

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Last week end we headed for Clayson Farm in Yakima, Washington. Why have I never been there before?! It's only 4 hours away fromthe Cottage . This sweet truck greets you at the gate. Lenette , who owns the shop Garden Girlin Yakima was there. She has the Prettiest flowers and does a superb job displaying them. This is Leslee's vintage barn. Is it not the cutest? They actually moved this to

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We had the Best time at the Barn House Flea Market. Even the 90 degree plus temperatures could not put a damper on this more than Fab - u- lous event. We went up Friday afternoon to set up our space. Several vendors had already been there for 2 - 3 days creating the most amazing eye candy displays in their booths. I have to say that by the end of set up my feet were the same color as my brown

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We're headed to the Barn House Flea Market!! Yes , it's Almost here , just 2 more days untilthe most anticipated show here in the Northwest.It's time for the Barn House Flea!!Saturday July 18th8:00 am -3:00 pmFree Admission Click on the link to the Barn House Boys blog for some VERY Important NEW directions due to construction.They'll tell which way to go so you won't get LOST! We don't want to

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I thought I'd best get the rest of the photos uploaded while I can still recall who's booth is whose. This is Debi's booth. If you didn't get a chance to see her fine wares at Farm Chicks she'll be set up at Barn House in July. See you there , Debi! This is Garden Girl , who is really Lynette. She has a shop in Yakima. If her shop is anything like her space it has to be the cutest thing in

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Farm Chicks is over for 2009 . If you missed it this year mark the first week-end in June on your calendar for 2010 for the next Show / Party. Teri and Serena are the BEST! We made it home safe and sound after a Busy 3 days in Spokane and an all day drive on Monday. This year we by-passed the Tri-Cities on the way home and it made for a faster trip home. Garmin is my new best friend!Alex

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It's a party and you're all invited. Click on the tractor to go to the Farm Chicks blog , the girls are throwing out a warm welcome!They've posted a map so you can see where we're located.Bella Shabby is booth #113 in Bay 1. Hooray!!If you click on the Farm Chicks map at their blog , then click it again in the new window , it will pop up so you can actually see the numbers and the spaces. I'll be

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Saturday we went to the Season opening of BarnHouse. It opened at 8:00 am , I think we were there at 8:04 . It was packed with shoppers! I tried to take a few photos( actually remembered the camera! ) but it was Sobusy with shoppers that it was a bit difficult. Items were going out the door so fast that I didn't have time to take photos of all the lovely vignettes.Everything was displayed

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Thanks to everyone for leaving a comment for the apron giveaway. Every comment made was a donation for Baby Bella.Thank you, Thank you , Thank you!I put all the names in a jar and out poppedUnique Unique Designs.I just added Marcie to my blog roll so go take a peek at her Fab - U - Lous ( 3 words , right , Debbie?)blog. I'm so glad you all stopped by and I hope to visit each one of your blogs in

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It's a Bella apron giveaway.Here's a Sweet apron - size 10-12 but it has long back ties so really sizing is just a number. It's all done in an Amy Butler print from the Midwest Modern collection. I love Amy's prints :0) Long ties in the back to make a BIG bow. You'll also receive the premiere issue of Apron*ology Magazine from Somerset studio. So here's what you need to do to beentered in the

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This is Alexandra Elisabeth also known as Alex. She is my favorite 17 year old grand-daughter At Christmas time we made a trade. If I would sew a tote for her friend then she would model purses and aprons for my Etsy store and the Farm Chicks show. Little does she realize how many aprons I plan to sew!My Etsy store is actually open but not well stocked. But guess what? I already had a sale! How

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Last Friday didn't start out the greatest for sales. We drove 40 miles to an " estate sale " only to discover that it was an antique store selling their wares offsite from their store. They had a few things I could use though. Two more camp toasters for holding photos.(Thank you for letting me know what its original purpose was , I would have never guessed. )The second estate sale was the real

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This is going to be a short post, I can tell right now For some reason I have Hindu text replacing my sentences at random. What did I do ?Look at this gorgeous bridal party photo The wedding veil below has a 6 foot lace veil and an orange blossom head piece..My new blog header is a photo from my Grandma's wedding. It's one of my very favorite photos. I love the way they are posed in front of the

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Just a quick post ...I'm still getting ready for the Christmas Show at Monticello. By Tuesday I should have my house back from the pricing and the packing madness .. hooray!! But I found this little widget on someone else's blog ( I don't remember where) and wanted to share it with you. You can make your own signature , it only took once for me to figure it out so it's relatively easy. Here's the

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