RUSTY CHIPPY SHOW

Hey, Y'all!
The bluebonnets are blooming along the blacktops so that must mean SPRING is almost here in south central TEXAS. And that must mean...
ANTIQUING & JUNKIN' SEASON is upon us...yay!
We've been hitting the roads picking and 

finding all kinds of funky and wonderful things for our space at Hermann Antiques Mall in Brenham, TX 
and for RUSTY CHIPPY SHOW coming up this weekend!

It's our third year to do this FABULOUS show at Walker Fairgrounds in Huntsville, TX and we're so honored and excited to be a part of it!
We're planning a "Flower Market" booth full of everything Garden, blooms, herbs, and vintage. 

In addition, there will be fantastic vendors from all over Texas and the U.S. setting up their goods--everything from handmade jewelry to rustic farmhouse to beach cottage to retro-chic to just good old GRADE-A-JUNK!

Until next time,

Peace, love, and

all the good stuff

TAKING IT ON THE ROAD

Hey, Y'all! 
Garden Cat Vintage 
kicked off the New Year as a vendor at the recent Brenham Winter Antiques Show. Despite the miserable cold January rain that fell outside, things were warm and cozy inside the Washington County Events Center during this weekend show. We took along a pair of wicker rockers, a lot of garden and farmhouse items, as well as a set of Mission style furniture from the early twentieth century.

 

 

It was fun to do this antiques show which has a rich tradition and long history in the Brazos Valley of central Texas.

The Brenham Winter Antiques Show included lots of terrific vendors including our dear friend, Garden Antqs Vintage. Her space was beautiful as always!

Next up for Garden Cat Vintage is some BIG news for our space at Hermann Furniture and Antiques in Brenham...Stay tuned!

In addition, we're going to be setting up at Rusty Chippy Show March 14 & 15 in Huntsville, TX!

And perhaps most importantly, it's only seven weeks until Texas Antiques Week!

Until next time,

Peace, love, and

all the good stuff!

 

SPRING CLEANING

Hey, Y'all! Compared to the excitement of setting up Garden Cat Vintage at Zapp Hall Antique Show, Rusty, Chippy, Hippy, Vintage, and Garden Show and JUNK Hippy Roadshow, these last few weeks have been quiet at the hacienda. In this quiet time, I've been working on some long overdo deep cleaning and organizing. Not too exciting, but believe it or not, I'm more inspired and full of creativity after taking the time to sift through weeks of junk mail and boxes of stuff we should have gotten rid of a long time ago. 

I've always enjoyed how a space feels just by moving furniture around and freshening it--without going out and purchasing a lot of new box store stuff. I recently purchased this old rose watercolor and it inspired a new layout in our room. I stacked a screened cabinet on top of a homemade  bead board cabinet we've had for years. Together the two pieces look like they've always been together. 

Hubby's sweet grandpa made me the little white birdhouse for my birthday years ago. I like the simplicity of it crowning the old cabinets. 

The metal piece on the wall is from an old screen door. To the left is a mantel shelf I bought at a Dallas flea market about 20 years ago. It's got a new spot above an old chest of drawers full of my favorite decorating books--all of Rachel Ashwell's, in fact. The bed skirt and hooked rug were purchased at yard sales.

Time was the only investment in the redo. But if you begin in one room...it leads to refreshing other spaces!

Since we share an office and I have enough collections of books and magazines to open my own library, something had to be done to corral all the STUFF. Our desks, once facing each other in the 

center of the room, got scooted to the perimeter. Next all the book cases and shelves got placed together on the same wall and a once china cabinet 

got a new life as a vault for stacks of vintage fabric and Bark-cloth. Now I can find the glitter, ribbon, and latest Flea Market Style in seconds! 

 

Since I was on a roll, I reworked our Garden Cat Vintage booth at Hermann Antique Mall too!

HaPPy SpRiNg, sweet friends!

Until next time, 

Peace, love, and 

all the good stuff!