Whew! Another crazy weekend in the books. On Friday I drove to Nashville, Tennessee to visit The Great Junk Hunt. The show included 3 large buildings of booths. I was thrilled to finally go to a "vintage market" with lots of vintage like my shows. I made lots of new...
I found the cutest crewel art at South Main Creative last week! I stopped by to talk to Erin about the Rogers show and of course had to look around. "Grandmama" carefully stitched this 16"x20" art featuring a cat at the back door in 1977. The crewel art didn't come...
Last Friday - Saturday I joined the Woman conference put on my New Life Church in Conway with my neighbor and life group. The conferences are always so good! After the conference I went to the ceremony in memory of my friend Carmen Thompson (owned Carmen's Art &...
My friend Carmen passed away recently and there will be a dedication ceremony for her this weekend (see details above). Carmen owned Carmen's Antiques in Conway for many years and joined us numerous times at Bella Rustina and Antique Alley Arkansas as an exhibitor. If...
Whew! What a weekend! Bella Rustina had a slow start on Friday, but customers made up for it on Saturday and Sunday! I'm still worn out, but so thankful for everyone's support. I was afraid the amazing weather and the game at War Memorial Stadium would keep customers...
I'm amazed it's already September! The fall Bella Rustina is upon us this weekend. Above are some photos of items I took today as items came in the building. On Thursday everyone else will move in and it'll look like Fall (and some Christmas) has exploded inside the...
It's been a busy week so far! I've been invited to go on TV three times for the September 5-7 Bella Rustina. I went on Channel 4 news at noon on Monday, The Vine this morning, and will go on Arkansas Style next Tuesday. I look forward to seeing all the great stuff...
Today Erin and I had a booth at the UCA Conway Daze for incoming Freshmen. Erin did an awesome job designing and setting up the booth. We gave out candy, stickers, and 750 free tickets for the September 5-7 Bella Rustina. It's amazing how this generation loves vintage...
I learned a lesson last week! Dora (The Explorer) joined me for my walk and got spooked and ran away. I looked for her for days before getting a call from Maumelle Animal Services saying someone brought her in. She joins me for my walks occasionally and we walk down a...