I’ve been so ready to share more details of our Vintage Market weekend with you! We literally worked like dogs to get it all ready, and by Wednesday, closed the shop so we could get it all finished.
On Thursday, we had vendors begin coming in, and I finally decided it was time to bring in the big guns for us to finish everything.
Natalie, my right hand gal, was there working away & our new intern, Kaitlyn, was there and worked all day, too, styling furniture, hanging art, and a million other things.
We brought in the talented Kristy from Counterpart Brand & Design to do some chalk lettering…she was amazing!! I’ll show more pictures of them in the next Vintage Market posts!
Poor Lori got poison ivy on her foot, and STILL painted & waxed a billion pieces of furniture in a couple of days. Okay, not a billion, but at least 6.
Mr. Evan G. Cooper himself came in to do some flower arrangements & create a tent-like swag over the snack bar. If you guys don’t know of Evan and his ridiculous skills, follow him over at his blog here & check out his work on his site, Evan & Co. He’s crazy about styling and event planning…and man, is he good at it! When I asked my friend if he would come down to help out, he gladly hopped in the car, beautiful flowers in tow.
Oh, P.S. he already blogged about his drive down to Perfectly Imperfect here.
He brought his friends Hillary and Lindsey to help out, and they got to work on assembling the “tent.” We used a vintage yellow buffalo check quilt as the showstopper…i LOVE this bedspread and I wish I had a spot for it!
Evan made beautiful arrangements in Chalk Paint cans…kind of a signature for us. I love flowers in those cute, cottage-y cans!
Here’s our “tent” all assembled….it was hands-down my favorite part of the look we created for the market. Thanks to my friend, Evan, again for all his hard work! It was one thing I didn’t have on my list and that was such a blessing for us!
Notice the signs in the background–those House of Belonging beauties were launched at our Vintage Market, and those larger ones are designs you can get exclusively at our shop. My sweet friend, Tiffini, outdid herself & we’ve sold all but one! Each one has a scripture or saying on it that means the world to me…and I’m thrilled to be working with Tiffini to offer such meaningful art for the home!
P.S. these aren’t listed on our online shop yet, but please let us know if there’s one you see you’d like!
We used the sheet music paper chains (we carry) and handmade pennant banners (papers from Hobby Lobby).
I had grand plans for the snacks, but in the end we stuck with simplicity and served lemonade, cotton candy, bags of honey wheat pretzels, double bubble and jelly beans. It was one area we didn’t have to fret over too much–and were able to focus on meeting and chatting with readers and customers.
The large arrangement Evan put together was AMAZING. I would just walk by and stare at it! It made the table…
That and the pink gingham fabric we used to top the beverage server.
Can’t wait to show you all the pictures from the market…stay tuned & have an inspired day!
I love it all!
Debbie
Thanks, Debbie!!
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shaunna
It looks great! I know it was a success. I wasn’t able to make it, but looking forward to next year. Thanks for being an inspiration.
Blessings,
Janee’ Hassell
Hey!!! That’s me!! Thanks so much for asking us to be apart! I think that larger centerpiece is on of my all time favorites! LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors!
“Mr. Evan G. Cooper came in”– It sounds like I flew in from some foreign land. hahaah
Ha! Well, you are a celebrity!!
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shaunna
I love everything about this post and shop!! Today is my birthday and I wish I lived closer so I could come in and spend my birthday money at your beautiful store. What a happy post for a happy day! Long time follower..love it!
Looks divine, so wish I lived near but at least I can admire from UK via your site, so has motivated me to reinvent old pieces, thank you Shaunna 🙂
I realize you are stretched to the limit already, but I do believe this is “magazine ready”. Would love to see more.
REALLY wish I lived close enough to check out your shop in person! Congrats on the Market — the photos look like you had an amazing day! 🙂
Looks simply AMAZING, dear friend! You are so talented and it sounds like you had a pretty incredible team! If wishing made it so…… I would have been your first customer!
So sorry I couldn’t be there with you all! Looks like a wonderful collection of pieces and “Mr. Cooper” did outdo himself with the flowers! Love it all and you too!
Congrats on Market. It looks lovely.
I wish I could have been there.
Hey there, Love Love your new store, I an a designer in NJ who is very interested in the brown buffet/desk in the photo above. Right now it looks to be housing the floral arrangements however is it for sale if so I would love to purchase it. I have been looking for something like this for a while. Please let me know and we can discuss the details.
Thank you Karen
MARKET VERY BEAUTIFUL! CUTE PICTURES! Inspiring!
Stunning, just stunning, everything!!!
Love it all…think my most fave elememt (and they are all divine) is the flowers. Is that weird? LOL…I just love how they add just the right pop of color and freshness to the display! Good luck!
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