tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26908439395173874972024-03-16T02:08:26.623-05:00Sisters' TreasuresSISTERS' TREASURES...We're two sisters who love anything vintage, antique, and fun (not necessarily in that order!).Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-53939908987521103452015-03-02T08:42:00.001-06:002015-03-02T08:43:26.677-06:00It's Less Than a Month Away<p dir="ltr">Can you believe it? Antiques Week at Warrenton and Round Top starts this month. Elaine and I with our Sisters' Treasures will be back at the Zapp Hall Antiques Show. <br>
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Congratulations, Carol! I'm so excited for you that your first show was such a huge success (although I'm not surprised because you put so much planning and effort into it). Hopefully, Elaine and I can make it to Florida for one of your NEXT shows! I hope you have some "serious" down time planned now! :)<br /><br />
BetsySisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-64812560849843928192014-04-08T23:30:00.001-05:002014-04-08T23:30:19.923-05:00New Additions at Vintage Market<div>.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0lAzYDblptmdqLfKs6lKLYwzHsmFVQxTe8k4ZYUgLLlXUUtyAOLtXIQOEvh67h0TFys3sRSOyGMhpxKJ89KMVGKOA9faueK7XcvL2wpkIgOUwF2FFagu2WM4ijsdTlP-HHEokkswUiw/s640/blogger-image-1900071191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0lAzYDblptmdqLfKs6lKLYwzHsmFVQxTe8k4ZYUgLLlXUUtyAOLtXIQOEvh67h0TFys3sRSOyGMhpxKJ89KMVGKOA9faueK7XcvL2wpkIgOUwF2FFagu2WM4ijsdTlP-HHEokkswUiw/s640/blogger-image-1900071191.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> Our space at The Vintage Market in Uvalde, Tx, was due some updating so I headed over with a car full of goods. Once there, I decided the back wall needed some height and a door to hang some items so I went to the antique mall across the square from our shop and found a painted teal door that was a good price.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKctMqVc1BB-ClK30lWSA_vnBta6IdWzGKTCH40Wo7o2FOTeIc1fzlCAuQ1GqEDFxzwURYfl4SkFjc78lAOZRD6jAZwDjb0-0UsMP2ScfDRu3PeyqUwYP1OrOCYr2FltmAbw9WbZwGQ4/s640/blogger-image-637045112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKctMqVc1BB-ClK30lWSA_vnBta6IdWzGKTCH40Wo7o2FOTeIc1fzlCAuQ1GqEDFxzwURYfl4SkFjc78lAOZRD6jAZwDjb0-0UsMP2ScfDRu3PeyqUwYP1OrOCYr2FltmAbw9WbZwGQ4/s640/blogger-image-637045112.jpg"></a></div><br><div>While looking around the mall I found an awesome six and a half foot tall wooden tool cubby. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUo5YhVEMPr4yoAZIaiUKyzNImnBNkPzQ6AtLVl4ciUn8ptwED4DHlVN_1QbwUlQIdzXMLVcyvTDrSZ4TXxkcRj2snsV72GtGw5oTWV7PrTSqNeFQNvpr7KBcxZ_U8CROTv7uUpIT3L4/s640/blogger-image--385244096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUo5YhVEMPr4yoAZIaiUKyzNImnBNkPzQ6AtLVl4ciUn8ptwED4DHlVN_1QbwUlQIdzXMLVcyvTDrSZ4TXxkcRj2snsV72GtGw5oTWV7PrTSqNeFQNvpr7KBcxZ_U8CROTv7uUpIT3L4/s640/blogger-image--385244096.jpg"></a></div></div><div> I found out it had been used as a display piece for a dealer but they were ready to sell it and at a fair price so I made the purchase and got my friend Party Jett (one of our shop owners) to help me bring it over. Here it is in our space showcasing some garden pieces. 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Unfortunately things don't always go as planned and such is the case with this show. </div><div> A little over two weeks ago our mom got very sick and had to be hospitalized for two weeks. She only got out a week ago and because we knew she would still need extra care as she regains her strength we made the decision to pull out of the show. It's our plan to go and shop for a day or two but I would like to encourage anyone who's able to attend this amazing show. Check out the Show Daily on Facebook for a schedule of all the shows.</div><div> We have so many vendor friends participating in this show so let me just say if you want to find just about anything in the antique vintage, junking world , I'm sure you will find it there.</div><div> We hope to be back in the Fall but in the meantime, follow us on Facebook to see where we'll be.</div><div> Betsy</div>Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-33046741102080024082014-03-03T00:21:00.000-06:002014-03-03T05:42:21.083-06:00Treasures Within The TreasureYesterday (Saturday) I went to a moving Garage Sale and spotted this great old camel top trunk.<br>
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At the sale I opened the trunk and saw that the shelf that fit inside it was in very good shape and the price was right so I bought it and took it home.</div>
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I got it out to stage all my shopping treasures for a picture and took out the tray and noticed there were two paper rolls in the bottom that looked like maps.</div>
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When I got the maps in the house and opened them, I realized they were advertizing maps. Both of them had multiple maps attached at a binding much like an old calendar binding.</div>
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The first one was from the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman with a Texas map dated 1927-1928. On the back map their was a map of the United States and Alaska with pictures of the presidents up to the current president of that time: Calvin Coolidge.</div>
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The second set of maps are from The Progressive Farmer and dated 1938. There's a Texas map and a map of the North American continent.<br>
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Sadly the maps are very brittle and have tears in the bottom parts. I've tried to research them online but haven't found anything. I may call the Institute of Texas Cultures this week to see if they know about how to display them so they don't have any more damage and if they can give me some clues as to their worth. </div>
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I definitely felt I found the hidden treasure with in my treasured trunk purchase.</div>
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<br>Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-61483967137818378022014-02-25T08:16:00.001-06:002014-02-25T08:16:28.328-06:00It's about Time....That title can be interpreted several ways such as:......... It's ABOUT time I wrote another blog post! (blog writer sheepishly hangs head then rolls eyes and says.. "Whatever!") ha! Ha! I could go into a long list of excuses, but suffice it to say, life has been a bit chaotic with our family, but all is better so .. I'm BACK!!<br />
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However, the meaning I'm going to talk about today with the title: It's about Time......... applies to the countdown to the biggest antique/junking show in Texas and one of the biggest in the states.. <a href="http://www.antiqueweekend.com/indexmain.html"><b>Antiques Week</b></a> (or weeks depending on which of the many shows within a show we're referring to)!<br />
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Elaine and I and her son, Dan are setting up at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zapphall?fref=ts"><b>Zapp Hall</b></a> again in the same location next to the fabulous Royers' Cafe! <br />
We're having a Spring Garden theme but will be bringing Dan's fabulous repurposed hanging racks<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not the best picture of one of his racks but the chippy bead board piece in the back is just one that Dan has created.<br /></td></tr>
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I've been doing some painting on some items like these benches getting them ready.<br />
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Plus this swan got a shabby makeover and it ready for the party!<br />
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We have a new announcement to make at Aunt Maudie's Attic in Seguin, Texas-- we've added a new booth. A fellow vendor who had the front window space (across from the <a href="http://curious-boys.blogspot.com/">Curious Boys</a>) moved to another town so we got her space along with the space we already have (which is/was packed to the gills!).<br />
Since we're the view a customer sees when they look to the right upon entering the shop, we put our awesome primitive, chippy cupboard and a buck (that wasn't so lucky) to great our customers.<br />
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As you round the corner, we used one of my favorite finds this summer, an industrial wire rack to show off some of our industrial goods and give a little peak inside the booth.<br />
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Inside the booth we added some vintage garden metal like this fantastic turquoise motel chair. Just barely in camera view is our cool cast aluminum love seat.<br />
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A cute vintage blow mold Santa and rusty metal "fun" also aline the inside of our space.<br />
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In case you didn't 'bag' the BIG one this year, we'll let you buy this one and claim you did! (we promise not to tell!) :)<br />
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We took advantage of newly created room in our original booth to add this fun pale yellow vanity and the awesome mirror above it.<br />
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We still have lots of great vintage Christmas items for sale.<br />
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We put an old screen door on the back wall to showcase Elaine's son, Dan Reinhard's fantastic coat racks he created with antique bead board, reclaimed from a train depot being torn down.<br />
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(We want to give a BIG shout out and thanks to Glenn and Joe AKA The Curious Boys for helping us with our booth! We love you guys!)</div>
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Whether it's a modern Christmas or a country Christmas or a traditional or (non traditional) Christmas or a vintage Christmas, I just LOVE this time of year. I have evolved over the years from decorating my house to look like a full out Christmas shop to getting the basic tree and a little garland in place due to careers and circumstances, but no matter what, I love all the looks, smells and sounds of Christmas. Most importantly, I never forget the TRUE meaning of Christmas, the birth of my Saviour, Jesus Christ. Many years ago, I bought a cute framed sign at a Peddler's show that said, "My house may be filled with Santas but my heart is filled with Jesus".<br />
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Even before I got in this crazy antiquing/junking business, I loved vintage and my grandma's little Mica village under the tree was one of my favorites. Sadly I don't have any pictures of her little scene, but I did inherit the village which is now deteriorated and gone. I am always on the search for mica houses and if I'm fortunate enough to find any for a good price I buy them. Last year, I created little domed village scenes with them and sold all.<br />
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This year Sisters' Treasures decked our shop and booths with vintage Christmas and soon my home will follow. Here's a few pictures from our various spaces:</div>
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At <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageMarketHomeGarden">Vintage Market Home and Garden</a> in Uvalde, Texas we a little pastel Christmas going on.</div>
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Also at the Vintage Market I <strike>stole </strike> rather "borrowed" this idea from <a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ff/4d/12/ff4d125ca415f3198d410bee10c8b3c2.jpg">Pinterest</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This scene is from our cottage at Fredericksburg Trade Days. Can you remember when the ceramic trees were popular (back in the 70's I think)? Well, the popularity has resurged again. We've sold all but this one (which will be available this weekend after Thanksgiving at Trade Days). :)<br />
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Aluminum tinsel trees from the 50's and 60's are still in HIGH demand and we have this one (you just need to find a color wheel light). This is at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/auntmaudies.attic?fref=ts">Aunt Maudie's Attic</a></div>
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Also at the Attic are darling lace stockings Elaine created along with these cool burlap and lace bags and the awesome repurposed bead board coat rack that her son Dan Reinhard made.</div>
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I know I should be blogging about Thanksgiving and I do want to thank God for all the blessings He has given Elaine and me with this fun business and to our families. I pray He blesses your families also. This is "The Season" in the retail world so we're getting you in the Christmas spirit, Vintage style!</div>
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For the third year, Elaine and I are taking Sisters' Treasures on the road to Gonzales, Texas. We will be vendors again at the Rusted Gingham Barn Sale this coming Friday and Saturday, November, 1 & 2. Suzanne Sexton and friends have been doing this sale for five years and have continued to grow with new vendors and more customers.<br />
It's set at the JB Wells Showbarn which will also be hosting a youth rodeo. You can find more info about it at their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RustedGingham">Facebook page</a> or on the <a href="http://www.rustedgingham.com/">Rusted Gingham</a> webpage. Suzanne was on Great Day SA last Friday to promote the show. You can watch her segment <a href="http://www.kens5.com/great-day-sa/The-Best-Bargains-Are-At-The-Barn-Yard-Sale-229281551.html">here.</a><br />
Here are some pictures of our booth last year:<br />
We had lots of Christmas things and they were a big hit.<br />
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We also took some garden things and sold a few of those items:<br />
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We also do well sellling frames:<br />
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The following pictures are from our first show at The Barn Sale in 2011. We had lots of Christmas there also and sold a LOT of it.<br />
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We sold this cute bistro set first thing.<br />
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Here is Elaine getting our check out counter ready.</div>
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The two wild and crazy sisters who love to "dress in true "BE Original" style.</div>
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This is how our show (or rather Pre-show) started out, with a blank tent at the biggest Antique show in Texas and specifically at the most fun show within a show, Zapp Hall Antique Show. We along with some paid workers, unloaded three trailers.<br />
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Instrumental in getting our major set up done was Elaine's son, Dan Reinhard (in the aqua shirt in the above picture) who graciously took off a day of work to help us set up our tent. My vision was to have our tent be like a French Brocante (or flea market), where people could wonder through our pathways to see the different wares we were offering. We have such diversity in our stash, I thought maybe (just maybe) this would give it some assemblance of order! I had one lady comment half way through the show that it reminded her of a French Flea Market, so I tried to contain the Happy Dance in front of her but gushed to Elaine.......... At least someone "gets it"! </div>
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These are pictures of our vintage, industrial, primitive section. The cool work table with the aqua drawers sold and nearly all the deer horns sold.</div>
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We also had our painted furniture section which got switched around some after selling some pieces.</div>
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We had a red section which included Christmas treasures.</h2>
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Our most popular category was garden and patio metal, in particular, chairs. We sold three sets, plus several solo chairs and one glider and bird cages.</div>
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Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-8909343545089103282013-09-23T00:24:00.000-05:002013-09-23T15:02:44.733-05:00An Update and Last Minute Musings First of all, I wanted to give everyone an update on Elaine's husband, Ray's surgery. If you didn't read my previous post, I'll briefly recap. Ray went for a routine physical and from the x rays taken on his lungs they found a mass on both lungs. One was benign, but the other shows cancer so on Sept. 19th Ray had surgery at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. They had to remove part of his lung and were able to remove the mass. Some of his lymp nodes are being tested for cancer and that result is still upcoming.<br>
Ray made it through a five plus hour surgery ok but was in extreme pain after (as one can imagine just thinking about surgeons cutting open your chest). On Saturday, Ray had trouble breathing so he was put in ICU and a breathing tube was placed down his throat. Again, Elaine said the pain was terrible and he could only use a I Pad to communicate. That afternoon after God sent some of their close friends from Brady to visit, he took a turn for the better.<br>
Today (Sunday), I'll post what Elaine reported on Facebook:<br>
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Elaine and Ray and his family and ours cannot thank everyone enough for all their prayers and thoughts while he is going through this. Please realize, your prayers have helped more than you know. We continue to ask for prayers for good results of NO cancer anywhere else and quick and steady healing for Ray and comfort and strength for Elaine and Ray's daughters, Catherine and Angela.<br>
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This past weekend I just finished up Fredericksburg Trade Days and feel rather exhausted as I tried to also finish packing this for our BIG show this starting Sept. 27th at Zapp Hall in Warrenton, Texas.<br>
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Tuesday, is move in day with the help of Elaine's son, Dan Reinhard. Then I'm excited to have several fantastic friends in this biz help me out. On Friday and Saturday, Lori Allen and hopefully Sheryl Westerman (both from Trade Days) are coming to help and will have some of their fantastic paper creations and jewelry for sale. Then on Sunday and some days the following week, Lisa Love Harris of The Garden Cat will be helping me and bringing her fantastic murder mystery book and some of her treasures to sell. The last weekend, my friends from Hondo, Sharon and Doug Schueling are coming to help and then hall back my RV...... Am I blessed or what?? I cannot express my gratitude enough for these special friends. Not to mention, so many others have offered their support and the ladies of Zapp Hall, Cheryl LeHane and her sister, Karen and their Sister/friend, Deela have offered to help. I feel so grateful and humble and give God the praise.<br>
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BetsySisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-6929151810357596052013-09-19T00:07:00.001-05:002013-09-19T09:16:46.218-05:00Perspective Guess what, it's one week and one day from the Greatest show on Dirt (as Debbie from <a href="http://www.talkingwhitetrash.blogspot.com/">Talking Trash</a> often said in her blog) of the biggest show in Texas that happens twice a year in the little towns of Warrenton and Round Top and several other small towns as well. It's been called "Antique Week" but as time has gone by it has morphed into a longer and unorthodox show consisting of dozens of "shows" within this big show.<br />
In the "official" news magazine, <a href="http://www.showdaily.us/">Show Daily</a> they do a great job of including every venue and highlighting when each show starts plus which vendors are at the different shows.<br />
This Fall, we (mainly me dragging Elaine along) decided to do the Fall show and debated about which Venue to set up at. Our friends, Diane and Roger, owners of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blends-Georgetown-TX/190187017663999">Blends- in Georgetown</a> have set up at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zapphall">Zapp Hall</a> along with our friend Theresa Cano of <a href="http://gardenantqs.blogspot.com/">Garden Antqs Vintage</a> so we applied and got one of the last spaces they had.<br />
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We got excited and started focusing our purchases on things for the show, then Elaine's husband Ray got a report from a routine check-up that a spot or mass showed up on a chest X-Ray that Elaine insisted he get. After several tests, they actually saw a spot on both lungs but one was the bigger concern. As more tests and procedures were set up, plans started to change about the show. The surgery to remove the mass was set for September 19th with 3 to 5 days in the hospital and then bed rest at home. It became obvious that Elaine couldn't do the show, so while I was on vacation in Maine, I started praying and contemplating and determining whether I would do the show alone or cancel on the kind ladies who run the Zapp show. </div>
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I have never been to a French Brocante (flea market) but I've read lots of blogs of those who have attended some and in my mind, I see our space as little streets of Paris with various antique and vintage wares displayed for sale. Here are some images I found online of vendor spaces at a French brocante:</div>
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I am so grateful for family and friends stepping in to help like Elaine's son, Dan Reinhard who is taking off a day from work to help me unload the trailers and set up the booth next Tuesday. Our friend, Lisa Love Harris of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Garden-Cat/128791580555935?fref=ts">The Garden Cat</a> is going to help me and a few others have volunteered plus we have some names of people who we may hire to help. Along with all of that, Elaine's husband Ray has told her that he should be ok if she wants to come over part of the time to help (but that will definitely be a wait and see).</div>
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<span class="text Rom-8-28"> Blessing to all and if you read this post before tomorrow morning, June 19th, we thank you for any and all prayers for a successful surgery that takes around 7:30 AM.</span><br />
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Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-20328461500643860532013-09-09T17:01:00.000-05:002013-09-09T17:01:26.521-05:00Road Trip to Maine My sweet sister and business partner, Elaine Reinhard-Lang agreed to accompany me on a cross country trip to Maine from Texas to deliver my boyfriend's truck to him. Our younger sister, Arlene Marshall wasn't able to go on this sister's trip this time but hopefully on our next adventure we'll all get to go.<br />
In case you're wondering, that trip was over 2400 miles and we made it in two and a half days and managed as only junk dealers do to work in a couple shopping exits!<br />
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Our first night was spent in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, so being the ever vigilant junker, Elaine asked the attendent at the gas station if there were any thrift stores near by. Guess what?? There just happened to be this America's Thrift store about a quarter mile from the station! We managed to buy some vintage costume jewelry items, some was even on SALE! We got a few other items and were on our way.</div>
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We made it all the way to Tennessee before the next urge hit us! A small sign on the interstate said Sweetwater, Tennessee Antique district. We looked at each other and decided it was time for a "rest" break!</div>
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We found this giant antique shop located in an old warehouse and it was like candy to a sweet addict! The shop was owned by two people but the way it was laid out and the amount of great merchandise made us think it was a mall. The prices were very fair and it's just a shame we were both flying back to Texas because it was tempting to buy a lot. We fell in love with a vintage folding shopping cart and couldn't refuse the fair discount the owner gave us. We figured where there's a will there's a way, so we weren't even concerned about getting it home (foolish us!).</div>
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Torrential rains throughout Virginia the next day put a stop to further shopping. By that time, we were getting very tired of that Dodge Dakota truck and just wanted to get to Maine. We did stop one more night in Virginia and then drove through eight states before making it to Maine. I love the rolling hills of Virginia and Pennsylvania but the rain kept us from doing much car window sight seeing. We did get a kick out of this exit in Hartford, Conneticuit... wondering if it was intentional to put an asylum exit with a state capitol exit.</div>
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Speaking of the capitol of Conneticuit, it looks like a fairy tale castle (but I'm wondering how many fairy tales take place inside)! ha!</div>
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Once in Maine, Elaine only had a few days before flying home, so we had to cram in some sight seeing AND antique shopping. On Sunday, we took her to a great antique/vintage auction in Burnham, Maine and we almost had to pull her away to get her to leave! ha! We were both wishing we had a U Haul instead on a plane ticket to go home. Elaine won the bid on a huge box lot of vintage Christmas decorations for an unbelievable price.</div>
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Here are some of the most unusual (and valuable) mercury glass ornaments she uncovered in one of her boxes.</div>
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Here's a few other items we got at the auction and on our trip.</div>
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We were in envy of this fellow who's truck was loaded down with treasures, Beverly Hillbillies style. In fact we found out we weren't the only Texans at this auction, but we didn't get to meet the other fellow Texan (or else we probably would have asked if he had any room to take back some of our purchases)!</div>
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In case you're wondering why we drove the truck to Maine I'll briefly explain that my boyfriend is originally from there and decided after retirement that he can't take the Texas heat anymore so he moved back. For now this will be a LONG distance relationship, but on the plus side, I get to make trips to Maine and do some shopping! ha!</div>
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We did take Elaine to the coast twice so she could see the beautiful Maine fishing towns.</div>
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Here she is in Belfast, Maine at the dock that was filled with sail boats and lobster boats.</div>
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Elaine and I are standing in front of the Rockland lighthouse. It was a LONG walk on uneven granite slabs to get there, but it was worth it.</div>
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Just so you'll know, this is my guy, Willie. He is NOT into antiques but was a great sport and took us to the auction and some yard sales.</div>
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Remember the cart I mentioned we bought in Tennessee? Well who would have thought it would be such an ordeal to mail (and so expensive) but it was. Part of the problem (and it's a good problem for a junker) was that Willie's niece and I bartered scrapbooking supplies for two awesome warehouse carts. We had to figure out how to get all three home. In case, you're wondering after going to the post office, UPS and even calling the airlines to see if I could check it, we found out Greyhound Bus Co. is the best and least expensive way to ship bulky items.</div>
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Here's our package which amazing arrived in San Antonio, Texas undamaged. Here's what we went through all that trouble to ship:</div>
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I apologize for this long synopsis of our trip, but I hope enjoyed going with us on our trip.</div>
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Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-84969870755764070062013-08-14T07:55:00.000-05:002013-08-14T07:55:17.548-05:00Vignettes......<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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When you see an amazing display like the one above from my friend Theresa Cano of <a href="http://gardenantqs.blogspot.com/">Garden Antqs Vintage</a> from a previous Warrenton Show at Zapp Hall, does it make you want to enter her booth? I know it draws me in and makes me "swoon"!<br />
The trend among many dealers at antique malls and especially vintage and antique shows is to merchandise your goods by creating captivating vignettes. It's purpose is two fold (or three or four ..fold) and that is to capture the attention of the shopper to make them want to shop with you and to give them new ideas for utilizing these items in fun and creative and sometimes off the wall ways! <br />
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This scene was created by Cynthia Strait, one of the owners of The Vintage Market- Home and Garden in Uvalde, Texas. There are so many items in this display that are for sale, but the cohesiveness of her design makes the eye wonder up, down and all around, taking in all the elements, enjoying each one.<br />
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Stacking is a technique that Patty Jett with Old Gold who's also a co-owner of The Vintage Market- Home and Garden, does very well! When you're limited for space (and frankly, what dealer doesn't feel limited for space! ha!), going vertical by stacking or layering is a great way to create a movement of the eye and to draw in different pieces. If you stare at this scene for a while, you'll keep seeing new pieces and wonderful vignettes.<br />
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Taking advantage of the space you're given at a show is what we did at the Petticoats on the Prairie show, which took place in an old wool processing warehouse. A stairway was on one side of our booth, so we created a scene and used lighting (I apologize for the poor quality of the photograph) to draw the eye up the stairs.<br />
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Simple details like these purple flowers (which are real!) captivate one's attention in Patty Jett's space.<br />
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When doing an antique show, making a giant first impression with a jaw-dropping display like the talented couple of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/perspectiveantiques?fref=ts">Perspective</a> created at the Petticoats on the Prairie show last Spring, leaves people talking about it for days and taking pictures (like I did) and sharing it (like I'm doing now). Isn't this display magnificent?<br />
Check out a close up of that white dress on top of their booth (I borrowed this picture from their Facebook page.. be sure and "like" them when you go to their page).<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"> Another "making an impact" vignette from a past Warrenton show is this awesome tablescape created by the talented ladies of </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/The.Sweet.Pea.Collection.Athens" style="text-align: start;">The Sweet Pea Collection</a>. This is one of the first scenes I saw when I stepped into their booth and was captivated by it. (This was from the Spring 2012 show).</div>
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Vignettes, are all in the details and no one does "details" any better than our friends, Joe and Glenn, otherwise known as <a href="http://curious-boys.blogspot.com/">The Curious Boys</a>. They specialize in crusty, rusty and in my estimation- gorgeous one of a kind finds and display them beautifully. Their only problem is- as soon as they get a display set up, it sells and they have to start all over again! What a dilemma, right? ha! Don't all of us dealers wish for that dilemma?</div>
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What we do at our Sisters' Treasures booths and shows is to create a scene to give our shoppers ideas (which I know is basically what all these wonderful vendors I've hi-lighted have done). Here's one last picture from our space at The Vintage Market in Uvalde, Texas where the theme is "beach-y garden"</div>
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My question for you is-- Do vignettes in shops and antique booths make a difference to you as a SHOPPER? (my answer is obvious from this post), but I'm curious to know how you feel!<br />
Have a wonderful time antiquing/junking/shopping this weekend!<br />
Betsy of Sisters' Treasures<br />
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I've come to a conclusion after a lot of recent junking excursions, and that is....... I need a TRUCK or a trailer or quite possibly, BOTH!<br />
What's a good junker to do when she goes to the flea market and finds an awesome vintage industrial rack, only to find it won't fit inside her SUV? Well, after calling her sister (and business partner), Elaine to lament her problem and contemplate how and who could she bribe to come get this gem, she eyes the situation and decided, that rack will fit on TOP of her car and she has a ratchet strap to hold it up.<br />
Only problem is, I don't have a luggage rack and don't particularly want to scratch my roof. So, I engage two of the security guys who work for the flea market to help me with my dilemma and we come up with a plan.<br />
As any good junker should, I at least come prepared with a bed sheet in my car to put under the rack and one of the guys and I hoist this baby up and over the top of the car! Voila'! It works, but they suggest I get another strap to secure it since I let them know I had over 40 miles to drive home.<br />
Thank goodness, I'm at a flea market, because just about anything you can imagine can be purchased at a flea, so I went in search of another strap or strong bungees..... Bungees it was and once secure, I was on my way!<br />
Beverly Hillbillies.... you have nothing on me!!! I can load a car with the best of them when leaving my treasure behind is NOT an option! <br />
Of course, I filled the inside of my SUV up with treasures as well. It was HOT and I was not a pretty sight when I left the flea, but I was smiling and nodding with satisfaction sighing the mantra... "Where there's a will, there's a way!"<br />
Just in case you wondered, here's the rest of my great finds on this hot Wednesday morning at a Texas flea!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got six of the these great industrial light fixtures which I was told came from a Wendy's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found one of these awesome aluminum, vintage patio loungers before and sold it immediately, so when I spotted this one and the price was right, I snapped it up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These aren't antique and most likely not vintage, but I imagine the corrugated tin used to make these decorative flags was vintage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thankfully this display cart folded down flat with the shelves removed for packing. It's a royal blue. Do you think I should paint it a different color?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got these wooden crates from a vendor we met when Elaine went with me to the flea earlier this month. I love our business because we meet some of the nicest people, everywhere we go. I think his name was Pablo and he remembered us and was a delight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found this cool industrial basket which is becoming harder to find at a decent price to resell. I love the handles on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the sales of luggage has fallen a bit lately, I couldn't resist this vintage American Tourister round case. The inside is in mint condition and I'm a sucker for the shape.<br /> On a personal mission, I found my sweet Mom this walker with good wheels and more importantly, a seat for when she gets tired. She loved it and especially the price compared to the new ones.<br /><br /><br />So there you have it, despite the heat, treasures can be found at the fleas in Texas in the Summer...<br />Word of advice........ start very early and take a frozen bottle of water along. By the time you're thirsty, it will have melted enough to give you refreshing ice water!<br /><br />Happy flea-ing my friends.<br />Betsy<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-74767047344489769142013-07-25T00:05:00.000-05:002013-07-25T00:05:26.728-05:00A Traveling Tale of Two Sisters We Sisters have been busy this past weekend and this week.<br />
First of all we spent the weekend at Fredericksburg Trade Days where we changed up our mini "rooms" with different vignettes. (Of course, I not being a photographer person, didn't get pictures of all our changes). <br />
We decided to go out of the cowboy boot business (at least for the time being), so we had a big clearance sale on our boots outside and the boot area became a vintage wedding space.<br />
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I lugged our two TALL manni's up from my house in my car and thankfully wasn't stopped for the kidnapping of two inanimate "women" in the back of my SUV! ha!<br />
We dressed them and our cute vintage "girl" in a 50's wedding dress and matching bridesmaid and flower girl dresses. (A woman bought the little girl dress for her grand daughter to go as Marie Antoinette for Halloween).<br />
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We created some vintage bridal vignettes on our "boot" shelf.</div>
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We even included some vintage items for the groom, like this awesome white dinner jacket with cumberbund and bowtie.</div>
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After Trade Days, Elaine and her hubbie, Ray hopped on a plane to Florida Monday morning for a family vacation with all her guys.</div>
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I spent the last two days "fixing" our booths in Uvalde (Tuesday) and Seguin today (Wednesday).<br />
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Thankfully we've sold some things in both places and brought back metal and "stuff" from Trade Days to add to our mix. Here are a few pictures from our space in The Vintage Market- Home & Garden (Uvalde).<br />
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And here are some new looks at Aunt Maudie's Attic (Seguin).</div>
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Wow, I'm tired and we're only half way through the week! (tee hee). </div>
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I think it's my turn to go a vacation next! (That will have to wait until next month though)</div>
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Thanks for "traveling" with us!</div>
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Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-59420328711952257572013-06-30T09:06:00.002-05:002013-06-30T09:06:36.602-05:00Oops, We've Done it Again! If that got your attention and you're wondering what those two wild and crazy sisters are up to----<br />
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Well, wonder no more!!! After swearing off spaces in antique malls at the beginning of this year, we not only retracted from that statement by becoming vendors at Aunt Maudie's Attic in Seguin, Texas. You can read about that venture <a href="http://sisterstreasures.blogspot.com/2013/06/were-back-in-antique-mall-aunt-maudies.html">here</a>.<br />
Our good friends, Patty Jett with Old Gold and her daughter Megan Thomas with Salvaged have a wonderful speciality antique mall in Uvalde, Texas called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageMarketHomeGarden">Vintage Market- Home and Garden</a>.<br />
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I (Betsy) got a call from Patty at the end May, shortly after we had signed on with The Attic, and she told me a space was coming open at the first of July and did we want to rent it??? This is such an awesome shop and the ladies who co-own this do such amazing displays with their booths, we decided to say YES!<br />
So yesterday, (Saturday) I moved in with the gracious help of my good friend Patty. She not only helped my with moving my things in that day, she came over on Friday with her trailer and helped (she basically did most of the work! ) loading her truck and the trailer.<br />
After working all afternoon on the space, I'll reveal our inaugural photos of our space. We went with a lot of garden iron and some great antique and primitive pieces then I added some romantic touches that we are known for. Here are the results (so far):<br />
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We love the colors of the beach and summer, so we added lots of shades of blue along with our chippy whites.</div>
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We have more metal birdcages along with a great primative shelving unit. This is the Garden theme area.<br />
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I love this zinc wash tub (minus the stand). It would be awesome built into a potting bench or a patio serving area for cold beverages.<br />
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Here's a better picture of the fab 50's motel chair and a cute little corner shelf I painted.<br />
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Here's a different view of the birdcages and bird bath.</div>
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We got this wonderful chair from the Curious Boys (you know how we vendors just pass on our merchandise among us).</div>
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I recently purchased this awesome early 30's to 40's kitchen cupboard from our friends Betty and Willie Mund of D'Hanis.</div>
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Our other corner, but this might need more work!</div>
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One last picture of the chippy cabinet. IT HAS ISSUES though, so it's coming back home.</div>
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Come see us at the Vintage Market- Home and Garden shop. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and occasionally they open on Sundays.</div>
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Why oh why is it so hard to part with rusty metal???<br />
Every piece in this picture including the 3 tiered garden rack in the back and the bird bath AND the rusty metal chair in the back left are all SUPPOSE to be for sale. BUT they all look great in my front yard so I try to rationalize keeping them with lame escuses like, "I've wanted a glider forever!!! It's so hard to find ornate wrought iron garden sets at a good price!! I could use that three tiered plant stand for my succulents!! and the escuses go on and on!!! However, I'm suppose to be trying to make a living with this antiquing business, so what I buy Is suppose to go to one of the shop spaces to sell!!!!<br />
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Today, one of my pickers called to say she had a few things I might be interested in so these were my purchases. Even my cat, Trouble, thinks I should keep these finds!! ha!</div>
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I already have three rusty 50's motel chairs but I'm thinking that these two new ones would look great with them!!! The kid's adirondack chair is adorable and will probably get a coat of old white ASCP. The little rusty terrarium on the bench needs new glass, but it's still cool. The bench came from an estate sale I attended on Wednesday and despite my love of all things old and rusty, I'll have all these things available at one of our spaces SOON.</div>
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Speaking of spaces, our newest location, Aunt Maudie's Attic is having a <strong><u><span style="color: blue;">Grand Opening</span></u></strong> shindig tomorrow, June 22 from 9 am to 5 pm.</div>
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If you're in the area, please check it out. All the spaces are full and it's worth it see what new things </div>
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<a href="http://curious-boys.blogspot.com/">The Curious Boys</a> have added to their space. It's always fantastic. Plus Beverly with <a href="http://glorybscottage.blogspot.com/">Glory B's</a> space always knocks my socks off (and my wallet cash)!! </div>
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Here's a montage of our space:</div>
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So, am I the only one who hates to part with their business purchases??</div>
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Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you find lots of wonderful vintage "junk"!! Hopefully, if you're in the selling part of this business, you won't have as hard of time as I do, letting go!!</div>
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Happy hunting... I'll be out there too!</div>
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Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-13750482602821266772013-06-08T23:30:00.001-05:002013-06-09T17:26:07.869-05:00We're back in an Antique Mall.. Aunt Maudie's Attic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A brand new antique mall has just opened in Seguin, Tx, so before its opening, Elaine (who lives near Seguin) heard about it from one of our favorite vendors and a great friend, Beverly of <a href="http://glorybscottage.blogspot.com/">Glory B's</a>. When we heard she and the fabulous <a href="http://curious-boys.blogspot.com/">Curious Boys</a> were going to be vendors there, we decided to give the mall business another shot! <br />
Lynne is the owner, who has relocated from New Hampshire. She didn't even advertise for vendors and was almost full at opening time which was this past Friday.<br />
We basically gave our space a "primitive-vintage" theme, with several fabulous pieces of primitive cabinets.<br />
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Elaine found this fab, antique pie safe with its original metal screening in Brady (I think). I have a real weakness for pie safes and cabinets although, I own zero!!<br />
The first picture is our flagship piece that Elaine's son, Dan bought at a local auction. He added the beadboard back and reinforced it and we left it the gorgeouse orginal aqua finish.<br />
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This picture shows the color better (although I did enhance it a bit! )<br />
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This mid century buffet has some beautiful bakelite drawer pulls. The great egg baskets on top were purchased from a dealer couple from Iowa.</div>
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This is part of Glory B's space. I always am in awe of Beverly's style with Glory B's. Her vignettes are drop dead gorgeous!</div>
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These donut-like rings are made from out rusty metal ducting (I think). Love them.</div>
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Our "neighbor", Sarah has fantastic frames at great prices.</div>
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This is the top half of our other piece of furniture, a chippy kitchen cupboard with pull out bins at the bottom.</div>
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Elaine and I did our first show with the fabulous ladies of Petticoats on the Prairie (the Rodeo Queens) in Ballinger, Texas, this past weekend. We had a fun show where we sold some fun things and met a lot of fantastic shoppers and amazing vendors and enjoyed doing the show in a one of a kind venue, a wool and mohair warehouse, restored by the Bickel family of Ballinger.<br />
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This building was a must see and will make a great events venue if the family decides to use it for that. It's three stories (we were in the basement by the freight elevator which proved very handy). The Bickel family were so gracious, helpful and welcoming, we really appreciate all of their hard work in getting the warehouse ready for the show.<br />
We concentrated on a Garden Party theme and took a lot of wrought iron, patio items and plants to enhance that theme.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you looked into our booth, this was the scene on the left side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a close-up of the above scene. We sold a lot of the small concrete doves.<br />
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Here's a zoomed in view of the scene above. Several of the flower frogs were sold.<br />
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Part of our space had a stairway to a trap door which were allowed to display on. Elaine created this great vignette.</div>
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There were so many talented vendors at the show and I confess that I didn't take pictures but one group just went beyond amazing in creating an unbelievable display for their booth. They are called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tina.hommelhagler#!/perspectiveantiques">Perspective</a> and I hope they will be ok that I "stole" this picture from their page to give you a glimpse of their talent.</div>
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They built this wall and then created this breath-taking display. Please check out their page to see more of their space.</div>
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We had a great time as I said, and after getting a good night's sleep in my own bed, I can look back and enjoy all the fun times and more importantly the wonderful people we met (plus all the great friends we'd already made who we got to see again).</div>
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Check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petticoats-on-the-Prairie/111992208851250">Petticoats on the Prairie</a> facebook page for more pictures. We want to thank each of you beautiful ladies with Petticoats on the Prairie for doing such a fantastic job of organizing and running this show. All of you are "tops" in our book!</div>
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Yesterday, March 18th, my sweet sis, Elaine, my boyfriend, Willie and I spent Elaine's birthday, cleaning, purging and reorganizing my shed. It was dirty, and very hot (100 degrees at one point) and back-aching work, but we were determined to clean out the front of the shed to see what we had that could be sold, fixed for Sisters' Treasures or used at home.<br />
The largest majority was piled into a huge stack to set out for our semi annual citywide trash pick-up<br />
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It was hard to give up some items that I had hoped to "fix", repurpose or for sentimental reasons keep for memories' sake (like the bentwood rocker I bought in Spain when I was just 17, visiting my sis, Elaine and her husband when they were stationed in Germany) The rocker has a broken leg that would be very difficult to fix, but I have hung onto it for years because of the sweet memories and the fact that it was first piece of furniture I ever purchased. I guess it's time for it to go. The upholstered chair's leg also broke and to be honest, I didn't want to reupholster it or attempt the leg repair, so it's going also. Some items on the stack I had rescued from a salvage pile in the past with great intentions of " repurposing, but obiviously my good intentions and reality aren't jiving! ha!<br />
We also took 600 lbs of metal to the salvage yard and got some cash for it but forgot to take pictures! :(<br />
Recently we got a new tin roof on our house, so Elaine came up with the idea of using the old tin as a flooring for the outer shed area to attempt to keep my "keepers" a little cleaner!<br />
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This will be my staging area for projects waiting for upcycling and items for sale (plus our storage area for the lawn mowers).<br />
This side still needs work, but this will be my "project work area".<br />
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We're going to put down tin for this ground area also. I'll post pictures on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Sisters-Treasures/140650476012937">FACEBOOK, Sisters' Treasures</a> site once I have it done.</div>
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I don't think I need to lament too much for projects I've given up on, do you?? ha!</div>
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Now, if I can only get to the inside of the shed and work magic there, I'd be (exhausted) but one happy camper.</div>
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I want to give a HUGE shout out to Elaine for spending her birthday doing extreme manual labor and to Willie for enduring the heat to help us with this vast project!</div>
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We of Sisters' Treasures fame are just two "wild and crazy sisters"! </div>
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When one (that would be Elaine) calls the other (that would be me, Betsy) and says, "What are you doing?" to which I reply, "Thinking about going garage saling!".... what does a junker do, but</div>
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Forget high gas prices, the high mileage already on my Journey and the fact that I'd be gone most of the day, THIS is what we live for (in fact what most junker/antique/vintage dealers I know, live for........... the Thrill of the Hunt!</div>
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In fact on Facebook I saw a post from Ki Nassauer's team of Flea Market Style magazine and Junk Bonanza fame on her new page, FleaQuest asking "Would you rather Be out in the field on the hunt for junk OR be back in your workshop creating with the pieces you've found?". For me the answer was..... in the fields hunting. And hunting (and finding) we did. Here are a few of our purchases:</div>
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Of course, Elaine and I are both creative souls, so I couldn't resist working a little creative magic on the frames. One was missing some of the decorative trim molding, so instead of tediously replacing all of it, I got out my new sample jar of Annie Sloan Old White paint and went to work.<br />
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I added a clear glaze and then the dark glaze to antique it then dry brushed gold metalic paint to finish it.</div>
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Oh, I forgot to mention one more thing................. I made a little stop on my way home to get a sneak peak at a terrific estate sale in Castroville, Tx and of course, I couldn't pass up a few purchases.</div>
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We just finished a great February show at Fredericksburg Trade Days and started with a new look for our cottage. My guy, Willie and our brother, Dennis came up several times to enclose the back porch and part of the front porch. We did this for several reasons, one to gain more "room" space and more importantly to be able to close faster without having our merchandise damaged with the tarps we cover them with, blowing off . There is still a little more to do, but we've already received great reviews for the new walls. This allowed us to show off our advertising signs we have for sale and other architectural salvage items.</div>
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This is the other side of the wall and eventually we'll add doors to this outer clossed in porch.<br />
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We left one side open so we can have easier access to bring furniture in and more importantly...... load furniture into customers vehicles! As you can see we gained an extra "room" by closing in one end of the porch.<br />
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Aren't you groovin' for this fab retro sofa? This "bad boy" is actually a massage couch (but we're missing the cords to plug her in). </div>
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The new walls gave us more space to display pictures like this great midcentury paint by number, four seasons set.<br />
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In keeping with the midcentury theme, we added this great atomic, space age Lux clock.</div>
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On the opposite side of the porch we went with an indurstrial, office theme, showcasing lots of file drawers.<br />
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Opposite the file cabinets we offer this school locker, a great chippy pink desk and a couple of paper cutters.<br />
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Elaine found these amazing vintage lanterns, made of a type of canvas and metal.<br />
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On the side of the cottage is where we have our rustic metal and lawn pieces and such.<br />
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One quick look inside, shows a great collection of aqua ball jars with the coveted zinc lids. Love these!<br />
I hope you enjoyed a little tour of our February show at Trade Days. Have a blessed day.<br />
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Sisters Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12790513211119726106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690843939517387497.post-5097372423687893052013-01-31T23:57:00.000-06:002013-01-31T23:57:17.308-06:00The Tale of a Junk Garden .. part 2 I can't believe that I'm writing two blogs in one week after a 4 month sabatical, but it's true. I'm really tuned into my Garden Junk theme, so I thought I'd show you how I Winterize our plants .. Junk style.<br />
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We have the good fortune to have a built-in atrium to keep our plants cozy (and alive) all Winter long. Our home is built in a U shape with a garden area in the U. We have a fiberglass roof to filter in the sun and during the Winter we put up a rather ugly but useful wall across the part of the atrium that is exposed. With so many plants crammed in to weather the cold, it looks like a tropical jungle with plants, on the ground, on raised objects (i.e. garden junk) and hanging from the low rafters. The picture above is one portion of it.<br />
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I've added chippy statues like that angel to keep "watch" over my plants.<br />
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I put an old child's rocker to use, holding a blooming bougainvillea, while a rusty sifter houses some succulents.<br />
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my favorite rusty, chippy birdcage doesn't house any birds but looks beautiful among the old ferns.<br />
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I've used old urn shaped lamps for accents and chicken feeders and hibachi grills for succulent planters.<br />
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A groovy midcentury swag lamp doesn't work but blends well with all the hanging plants.<br />
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Another view of the swag lamp shows off our ferns and the old fountain that houses more junk style succulents.<br />
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A dusty old water jug and a plaster cornucopia accompany more plants.<br />
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A rusty child's metal chair holds a repurposed plastic shell salad bowl which now houses assorted succulents.<br />
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With the help of this atrium, we've managed to keep annuals like potato vines and impatients and coleus alive for several years.<br />
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I even let some of my succulents "put on the Ritz" as I married them with vintage silverplate dishes.<br />
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With the warm weather we've had this past week, it's tempting to put my plants outside, but old man Winter came back last night with freezing temps so I'm so grateful to have this atrium to keep my plants alive and thriving.<br />
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