Make a Vintage Looking Carnival Banner

 {picture by Karen Brady}

 Folk Magazine Show at the Springfield Extravaganza {note 1}

Catching up on "stuff" that meets you at home when you unload your cargo. Orders that need to go out are almost finished. The kiddos are cleaning {or at the moment they are opening tubs acccck} Ok, that is under control now.

Karen Brady took this picture {thank you}. Luke was happy to be there on Saturday; he was--
1. the security guy/// "you must pay before you take that tray." Oh, my.
2. The salesman//// "You must buy all this stuff on top of the cart, then you can buy the cart"
3. The entertainer/// telling good stuff to folks he didn't know.
{always a good thing to have a 6 year old help you sell.}

HOW TO MAKE A VINTAGE CARNIVAL BANNER

lots of folks wanted to buy ours--{really nothing to "make" just buy & dye! :) }
1. Go to Hobby Lobby {party aisle}
2. Purchase their cloth carnival printed banner, complete with a cute rope. It's wide maybe 4-5 feet & 12" to 15" high. {if you have a coupon it's around $6.00}
3. Tea dye it {tea bags, use hot water, swish in your sink until desired color. I swished then let it sit in the tea dye bath for 20 minutes.}
4. Dry in the sun and hang in your booth, embellish a party or put in a kids room! The font is really cute!

I have more photos to put up from the show........

Rural Society Show

 

  We had a ball taking a road trip to the Rural Society Show! The scene is a darling 100 acre farm. A myriad of vendors set up in her picturesque barn and outbuildings. Page has a fall show and it's worth your time to go!

 This is a sampling of the lovely vendors that were set up......

Stash Style. She will be in the FOLK barn this coming weekend as well. Pictures below 

Antebellum Farmhouse

Page's upper barn space so pretty!

Bloomsbury Loft {love these girls--}

& Urban Farmhouse

Some of the vendors above will be at the Springfield flea either in the 

Vintage Marketplace Area or the Folk barn.

Did you know some of the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint team will be there as well?! A video at the very bottom of all the pictures shows Annie working away, it's cute & inspiring!

Lots of fun stuff going on in Ohio! Hurrah

FOLK/BARN {SPRINGFIELD FLEA MARKET}

Bernard Storm & Fritzie 1908 {Matt's handsome Great-Grandfather}

Two days ago we decided to set up in the FOLK/BARN presented by FOLK magazine. Crazy as it seems to be doing this at the very last minute. Indeed we are in the Goat Barn, haha makes me chuckle. The main thing that pops in my head is  Maria in The Sound of Music singing "The lonely Goatherd". Who knows maybe McMaster & Storm will find a very cute vintage puppet theater for our space. {one week before, sure thing!} It is a very cute goat barn and the side windows pop open.

All I know is I won't be yodeling in the goat barn.....more like guzzling sipping coffee. Maybe I'll buy a Maria style whistle to boot!{ hmmm} Here is one of my favorite Design * Sponge's living in: the sound of music inspiration for fans!

Thanks to my friend Anne, who called me out of the blue 2 weeks ago and mentioned this event within an event. She will be close to me and if we are really nice our spaces might be right next to each other. Hoping for the latter......

Anyway, there is some vendors coming from the East Coast & the West Coast.
Check it all out here & here 
The Vintage Marketplace & Junkmarket will be going on as well.
See you soon!
 

Tomorrow the French Hen Farm sale starts! Lots of fun things going on!

Rummage Sale

Because I forget things! So you would like to know when, where & what!
Call it a yard sale, rummage sale, garage sale, tag sale- just be there.

When: June 2012:::: 15th & 16th 8am-5pm.
What: Children's clothing, household this & that, McMaster & Storm ones & 2-sies that are left.
Plus we are modifying our biz so you do want to come......fun stuff.
Where: My house email for address. Will be advertised in Dayton Daily News.
{P.S. My mom is cleaning out too so we'll have things piled!}

Instant Instagram

In the studio

 Weeee made it to the Instagram platform. User name is karagarber....follow for quick snaps, one of my favorite apps.

 My current read list: can you say p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s!

Vintage envelope filled with samples c. 1951

 My charmer

 Out & about; spotted this table

 Stock up sale on a closeout flavor

 Pretty towel; pop of color 

 Wee find: it's a teeny-tiny sweet little box

Organization continues 4 more shelves left in the office!

P.S. Rummage sale pile is getting bigger!

Pizza

Learning to make good homemade pizza.
It has been fun! Our Friday night tradition now......
My favorite dough recipe here. I change up the toppings, but love this dough!

iphone

I had an antiquated cell phone; as in it's the free one with the phone plan when your 20 months or so is up.  I've never had a smart phone, I didn't think I needed one.  As a matter of fact, all of my cell phones have always been very basic and that was fine.  However, lately I've been reading about how good the iphone 4s camera is; how you can run a business from it and all these apps that will make your life & business easier to manage. It's like a mini ipad with a phone!

Last Tuesday I had a phone conversation with a colleague and she exclaimed "maybe this is terrible to say, but I can't live without it"! She then proceeded to give me some reasons why. 

Yesterday we purchased one and I my husband haven't been this excited about a phone. It's amazing. Worth the price, yes. I love the camera.......these pictures here are from the iphone.

I have downloaded fun & useful apps and honestly it's like a mini computer in the palm of your hand.
{I sound silly as I'm most likely one of the few that didn't have one!}

I can accept credit cards if I decide to do shows--that is huge for me. 

This post feels silly to write, however, I do believe if you are a owner of an iphone I'm sure you understand. :)