The Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks ... This Friday, Saturda, & Sunday

SAVE THE DATE! Okay Gals, It's SHOW TIME. June 6,7,8...2014. A show you don't want to miss. Shoppers fly in from all over the U.S. Just outside the city of Temecula,CA in Rainbow . A beautiful setting under old Oak trees. Come on out and have 3 days of shopping fun. Easy access just off the 15 Freeway.

 

 

See Ya there on Friday Morning !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vintage Marketplace .. 2 days and the fun begins !

All ...

 

Well we have been on standby mode all week not knowing if we were going to make it in the end to The Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks ..and today we got the green light !

 

YIPPEE !!!

 

As I mentioned in my last post things have been a bit back and forth for us lately due to family illnesses. One being my Dad .. He's still not well .. but he's a trooper and want to come help me at the market so as long as he is up to it he'll be there as always to help out ..

 

I thought I would give you all one last sneek peek ..

 

Of our 2013 version of our Sweet Magnolias Farm "Farmhouse Pumpkins" ...

 

 

We will have a limited amount of these this year. Abbey is hard at work still getting them ready it's been very last minute for her with all that's been going on with my dad ..

 

 

Come Join us Friday Morning .. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. ...

 

 

Oh and P.S. we won't be in our normal space under the trees ! But don't worry you can't miss us .. we'll be greeting you all this time right at the entrance ...Look for the Vintage Truck and there you'll find us !

 

Hugs and Blessings to you All !

 

 

Starting the New Year out RIGHT !

Yes ..Abbey and I ... and our Sweet Friend Christie ..started the New Year out with Perfection !

3 Vintage Girls ..go Flea Marketing !

Yesterday the 3 of us ventured out for a fun day at a nearby Flea Market ..and did we ever have fun !

Our Bags and Carts were filled to the brim .. and the truck came home fairly full.

Christie found some fabulous pieces for her home and shop ..She has such a great eye for her beautiful French Style .. and she even took the time to display them all and share them at her blog Chateau De Fleurs . Take a peek and check out the fabulous wicker vanity and matching chair she got !

Abbey and I found a bunch of vintage lace and doilies which we were on the hunt for ...( No I didn't take photos ..they made it to be washed before I even thought of doing that ..LOL ) as we have some new product we are working on for our shows coming up in March that will need alot of  vintage lace ( are you excited ) we are ! .. Yes we are already working on show product. We have learned you can never start to Early !

We also found a couple great pieces to offer in our Etsy Shop ..

This Great wire basket ..isn't it a cutie !

SOLD

And this old Sea Blue Glass Bottle ..with the most beautiful decorative embellishments...

Both of these can be found HERE

So Yesterday's fun is over ...and we are now back to work once again and looking forward to March for the next Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks ..

Until Next Time...

A busy life and a fun filled weekend ..

It's amazing how life changes ....
In January of 2010 My life had come to a cross roads ..
A decision was before me ..and of course I went to the Lord in prayer over it.

I have always been a long time ..Junker , Antiquer and Creator .. I grew up with it and as I got older it grew on me.

In 2010 I was struggling and wondering where to go with life ..what do for work ..and how to accomplish it all. I really needed some answers and guidance ..and of course I was patiently awaiting the Lord for that guidance ..and as we say here at Sweet Magnolias Farm.. "Work While you Wait"

"Working While you Wait" was a quote from a little book given us from a friend many years back ..however I can't remember the name of the book as we passed it on to a friend ..and I hope it has been passed on since ..as it was an amazing book that really gave you encouragement and hope in Christ ..when life seems to be at a holding point.

Anyhow that quote struck a cord with us ...as we were truly in a holding pattern in life and wondering when circumstances were going to change ..and what do you do... will "Work While you Wait" was just perfection for us at the time ..and it worked out in the end ..In God's perfect timing our holding pattern lifted and we moved forward.

Well once again in early 2010 my life faced a similar situation ..and I decided to "Work While I Waited" .. and In January ..or February can't remember which date ..I was contacted to take part in the Chateau De Fleurs 1st Marketplace. I took 2 weeks to think and pray it over ...AND

The rest is History as they say ... Here I am over a year later and I'm still doing what I love ..being blessed beyond words ..and so Thankful for where I'm at today in life ..

I'm busier I think today than I have been in years ..always working in some capacity.. or filled with friendships that I have made in the last year that are such a blessing to me.

I've met such amazing clients that I now call my friends .. life is in bloom and what a beautiful bouquet I have been given.

Speaking of Friends

This last weekend ..Abbey and I spent the Day with a Very Good Friend Sheila of Tattered Goods ... we went off to the local flea market ..and never expected to see friends from the Vintage marketplace we all sell at ..



Of course I was busy doing some serious buying (you know the kind you can't leave because you don't want to miss something) ..so I didn't get to take part in the photo ..but Abbey did ..then Shiela of Tattered Goods .. Eloise of Junk Fairy , Christie Repasy of Chateau De Fleurs and Robin of Furniture Queen ..

Who knew we were all thinking about going flea marketing !

What a Blessing ..to find friends along lifes highways in unexpected ways !

And of course we had a great time at the Flea Market .. We came home with fun finds ..in fact we were a little concerned we weren't going to fit in the truck ..but Alas our specialty packer Abbey who can get just about anything into any car ..made it all fit just like a puzzle ..Thank Goodness !

So as today turns to tomorrow ..and the day after and the day after .. I continue to work ..I contiue to give thanks to the Lord for a good life and good friends ...and whenever that day comes that life must take a turn ...but it won't quite make the turn in my timing ..I shall again Work While I Wait ..because His way is the perfect way I have found !

Wishing you all a Beautiful Week ahead ..and just a quick reminder that our Barn Sale in our Etsy Shop ends this coming Saturday the 25th ..

Plus I have added well over 20 new offerings in the last week ..if you'd like to take a look click HERE

A Funny Flea Market Sunday !

Well what a Funny Day it was yesterday !!

Well Abbey ...told me Saturday night that the long Beach Flea Market Special weekend was scheduled for Sunday and she wanted to go ..So I gave no thought and said sure ..Yesterday Morning we arose early all piled in the truck and headed down the road ..just a few minuted into our drive someone said ..it's kind of strange they are having it over memorial day weekend ..and someone else replied Yah ..Then all of a sudden I remembered that I picked the flyer up for the special show and had placed it in the console of the truck ..will to double check we were headed in the right direction on the right day we pulled out the flyer

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Wrong weekend ...Nope it's not till next weekend ...So we had a good laugh ..and then realized we were all dressed and pumped up for a great Flea Market day and now no where to go ..Well Gee one of us got the bright idea to turn around go home and google CA Flea Markets ...and see if there was one going on somewhere that we didn't know about ..LO and BEHOLD ..there was ..and it was only a mere 100 miles from where we lived ..heck that was just an hour and a half drive and we hadn't ever been to this one so we all decided....it would make for what we call " A fun Pooh Adventure" ....this happened to be the Santa Monica Antique Market !

Well after stopping for a Quick McD's sausage biscuit and orange juice and fill up on the gas tank we were off ...

Will first of all this Country Gal ..isn't much for big cities and never having been to Santa Monica I guess I never really thought about the fact we would be driving right near downtown L.A. ...I thought the drivers out where we live are nuts ..well I give it to you L.A. you are down right radical drivers ...I think they are all aiming for an early death !!!

We finally arrived to our destination about an hour and 10 minutes later ...grabbed our old roller cart and headed for the shops.

We had fun for any adventure we go on is always fun in some way ..but it wasn't as fun as we had hoped ..at least for us Treasure Tramps. We love junking and if you want junk well at this show we really didn't find any. If you love Vintage Clothing, jewelry, High end glassware, and imports ,..then this is the show for you. Nope we were looking for some good old 100% bonafide Junk !!!

Well it wasn't a total loss as we did shop from 1 Gal ..."Judy" she had gobs of wonderful antique Linens and Our Favorite Antique Lace and lace trims ...French and Irish ..which Abbey and I have a sickness for ! Abbey and I have Gobs and Gobs of antique lace and trims .... we can't help ourselves every time we see a piece for a great deal it ends up coming home with us

Well below are a few picts of the show we shot for you to enjoy.

No the gal above is not either of us ...just a passer-by that happened to get in the shot
Nope Not us either !! LOL ..just a nice booth full of some really cute shabby'd furniture

O.k. here's the Booth we shopped from ...the tubs here on the end are loaded full of lace trims ..this picture is after we scavenged through and bought a whole bag full...Oh how we could have bought it all if Money only grew on trees ...!!



And there's Judy the gal we bought from ..her and her partner ..had some great stories of finding linens and laces ...Something many of us only dream of.

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Alright Now for picts. of the trims we bought ....

Aren't these just gorgeous !!! ...Abbey and I started making a new line of Romantic Country Dolls this week ...which we are using all the antique laces on ...can't wait to share them with you all ..we will be listing them on our various selling places this week and will keep you posted when and where ...

Some More Beautiful pieces and isn't that little Bib in the bottom right corner a cutie ..Abbey spied that little gem !!

O.k. Abbey was so ahead of me in finding some of the really cute pieces ..she found this baby bonnet in old tan check homespun, and these little Cotton undies with lace trimmed legs ..they are even monogrammed ..and then a piece of lace from a slip ..that is just breathtaking !!!

And Lastly ..some more Gorgeous lace trims ..that just make my tummy do somersaults !!!

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The show was smaller than we realized too ...So it didn't take very long to get through and after we were done ..which was only about an hour and a half maybe 2 later we all kind of wondered now what ...considering we had traveled 100 miles ...Well our favorite Antique Mall was having a Memorial Day Sale ...and it was on the way home so we stopped there ..walked around for a few hours and then had lunch at our favorite BBQ Joint Lucilles ...Then it was home and were we ever exhausted ..but it was a good exhausted ...It was a fun day and a Great "Pooh Adventure" we found a little pot of honey and it was delightful !!!