time flies!
If anyone knows what happened to January, clue me in cuz I’m looking for it! I cannot even believe that Warrenton is just around the corner! Half of me is terrified and the other half can hardly wait! Cole’s opens Thursday, March 25th!
I’m just back from a buying trip with my friend Sandi! My dining room has been transformed into a hard-hat area! My motto: price and pack!
I can’t wait to tell you all about our adventure and adventure it was! Have you ever been in the midst of an experience that wasn’t exactly funny as it was unfolding but you knew eventually it would be? That’s what happened to us. We started out heading north as the blizzard of TEN made its way across the country!
Seriously, it would have been impossible for us to pick four worse days to travel! I’ll tell you all about it but right now it’s just not that funny….I think I need a few more days! I’m still on my hands and knees kissing the ground!
In the meantime, Warrenton is creeping up so I thought I’d show you a few of my favorite shots from my space last Fall….get us in the mood!
All that Ironstone makes me salivate!
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I sold my personal collection of vintage house numbers….it was hard to let them go but it was time to make room for something else! Out with the old….in with the….well, old!
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How ’bout the cute butterpat “tree”! It didn’t sell but I can’t make any promises it will make it back in the Spring! You can always tell the things I really want to keep cuz I put crazy prices on them! I’m so glad my Chippy friend, Lauri, didn’t see it….if she had I’m pretty sure it’d be in Georgia right now!
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I sold all those little bowling trophies to the same lady….she was giving a birthday party for a friend that’s an avid bowler and she was going to have them put on the cake! Too cute!
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This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever done! (Yes, thank you, this would be ME patting myself on the back!) Two awning parts hung flat with beautifully crazed Ironstone soups in between! The backstamp was fabulous so I turned one soup around to show it off! The awnings sold first thing…I was sad my friend Theresa didn’t get to see them….she has a real thing for awnings! By the way, she’s my SweetTalk Pal this month! Be sure to check out her blog!
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Not sure if my love of words is a knack or a sickness….I will say this….it keeps me entertained for ten days! Sad! One of my favorite sayings…..
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Are you excited? I know I am! Cole’s is located at the corner of Hwy. 237 & FM 954 in Warrenton. We have new show hours: 10am – 7pm everyday from March 25th through April 3rd. Tuesday March 30th is my birthday and it’s also our late night, open til 8pm! I’m sure I’ll be passing out something tasty in honor of my big day!
My space is #126 on Waco Drive and I sure hope you’ll stop by to say “hi” and take advantage of Cole’s air conditioning and indoor plumbing….you laugh….a day in those fields and you’ll be selling that piece of information! Mark your calendars and I’ll see you soon!
The March give-away continues! Be sure to leave a comment cuz you win, you pick the words! Drawing for the winners March 2nd!
February 16th, 2010 at 5:54 am
I’m excited! And I am totally shocked it’s so close! I have been out on local buying trips every weekend trying to stock up, like I actually need a thing
great post!
February 16th, 2010 at 6:09 am
You are so right about the indoor toilets, you’ll be glad you stopped for this and…of course to buy all your pretty things. I did see those awning sides and loved them, but yes they already had SOLD on them. That my friend is our favorite WORD in this biz
Thanks too for the mention, see you real soon.
February 16th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Yummy!everything you have is always 2 die 4! oxox
February 16th, 2010 at 7:42 am
I’m loving the chest that the house numbers were in. Lots of great stuff. Yup. I’m getting ready, too. I DO love to shop! Now, where is more money? ~Mindy
February 16th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Our trip still seems surreal to me! However, all the stuff in my garage waiting to be priced and packed is totally REAL! Trips like ours are what memories are made of! Despite that darn weather, I wouldn’t have traded it! Kisses!!!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:38 am
I can’t believe the show is upon us!! I love that butter pat tree! Cool! Lauri will die when she sees that! Have a great week!
TOT
February 17th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Oh how I wish I lived closer so I could visit your lovely shop Janet! I love your taste-very similar to mine!
February 17th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Great pictures! You have some great things. I never thought of collecting house #’s:) hhmmmmm
I hope you sell everything at the show! I know how crazy it is getting ready for one. My daughter and I are doing one in a few weeks. Good Luck:)
~Debra
Blog:Capers of the vintage vixens
February 17th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Aaawww……..reminds me of when I met you last fall! What a great booth you set up and you were the cutest thang in your pink Mexican dress! Meeting you was one of the highlights of my trip. I am going to be very late this time – March 30 is my daughter’s 16th birthday and we are having a party the weekend before…………….I know, I know, just WHERE are my priorities? I will get there, though, and hopefully come by and see you sitting in an empty booth! Have fun packing and pricing – and if anyone wants to get in the mood, the Boerne Antique Show is the last weekend in February – February 27 and 28 at the fairgrounds in Boerne! Consider it an appetizer………..it really is a good show!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Oh I can’t believe it is almost here too. Yayyyyyy!!!!!!! And just plan on saving all them butter pats for ME. I am planning on selling lots so I can spend lots on butter pats. I love your pedestal bowls too, might have to have one. You always have the best stuff. And you know I will be there for your B’day. Love ya, lauri