The SoMardi Gras parade was SO much fun! Friday afternoon I was finally able to meet up with the lady who had 9 totes of Mardi Gras parade decorations. If I had more time I could have done so much more to decorate the "Mardi Gras Tahoe". I will save the decorations...
Robin, my bestie and right-hand-woman at Bella Rustina and Antique Alley Arkansas, got married Tuesday (02-22-22). Her hubby, Derek, has been a porter at my shows for years and has always been exceptional help. The two lovebirds got to know each other at the shows and...
Most of the Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market billboards are up in Little Rock with more to come, the War Memorial Stadium locker rooms and cheerleader room are rented, and the concourse is almost full. I'm in that crunch time where I have a bunch of ads due, but...
I hope you made it through the ice storm okay last weekend. The roads were so slick - the boys received sleds for Christmas, so we decided to try them out on a steep hill on a nearby street. Big Caleb and Joshua got in the sled, pushed off, slid down the steep hill,...
I hope the weather forecast is completely off this time! Looks like we could get a bunch of ice and I'm not a fan. Little Caleb's school has already canceled class so I'm planning to sleep until I can't sleep any longer...actually I'll sleep until one of the boys...
It's official - Bella Rustina will take place inside the concourse of War Memorial Stadium March 11-13! I haven't had a chance to email an exhibitor invitation yet due to putting together artwork for ads that are already due, but the word is traveling like wildfire...
Last weekend we took our first ski vacation. We haven't gone on a real vacation in around five years, so we were definitely due. We took the boys and my brother and sister-in-law joined us. We flew to Denver, spent the night in a hotel across from Union Station, and...
I appreciate everyone who came out to the Antique Alley Arkansas Antique Show last weekend. In spite of all the challenges we were up against, many exhibitors had a very successful show. Successful shows help these antique dealers stay in the business and I'm glad we...
Setup began today for the Antique Alley Arkansas Antique Show that will be this weekend inside the Conway Expo Center. Exhibitors representing 9 states have filled 200 booths and what I've seen so far is pretty fantastic! If you or someone you know is a...