Last Saturday was Caleb's birthday party - Remember how rainy it was? I scheduled his party from 2PM-5PM with the original plans of everyone being outside playing on the bouncy house I rented. Instead, I had 14 kids running from the wet bouncy house to inside my...
I went shopping at Counting on Each Other and Lawanda found a frame I could use for my crewel art I recently acquired! It didn't last long because little Caleb stumbled on the chair I had leaned the crewel art on and dumped my art into the floor, shattering the glass...
Hope you're enjoying the Fall weather! On Sunday afternoon I took the boys to a local fall festival and we enjoyed it. On Saturday I visited a vintage market to recruit more exhibitors for the November 7-8 Bella Rustina in Rogers. We have an amazing lineup and I want...
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...