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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Many Thanks To Rita And Christie of The Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks

Well it's been a whirlwind of a last month .. but it's been a good whirlwind !

Last month about 3 weeks before the Market we had to call Rita and Christie and graciously cancel being there ..which was really hard to do. I'm one of those people that once I make a commitment I don't like to break it. But this was a situation that just couldn't be helped.

Well a few days later Rita came up with an idea for us to be able to come and sell at the market ..

They have a vintage truck at the entrance for a cute display ..and she thought that us selling out of the truck would make it easier on us so we didn't have the huge 2 tent setup we normally do. I immediately took her up on it .. they were trying to meet us halfway to get us there and I most definitely wanted to meet them halfway to get there.

So it all worked out .. I ended up going on my own .. and setting up and selling which worked out beautifully.

Oh my heavens was it ever a hot hot weekend in the high 90's and 100's and being near that black asphalt was no dream ..but hey I was just thankful to be there. So on Friday in the afternoon when it got way too hot ..Should I say Sweltering ! ... I got a bag of Ice and plopped it into the plastic tub my merchandise bags were in ."yes I took the bags out" .. and put my feet down in all that ice ... and within minutes I was feeling so much better. Saturday Proved to be another day of icing the feet ..and my mini foot pool caught on with some of the other sellers ..galvanized pans were being bought and sold from seller to seller for mini foot pools .. LOL !

Thank You To Rita and Christie for offering up a way to sell at the Market ! ...I had the best time and really enjoyed setting up in the Vintage Truck !

Thanks to Dean and Sylvia and Rita and Christie and everyone else who came and checked on me periodically for food and water .. you were all such a blessing !

And A big Thanks to everyone who came out in the "Sweltering" heat and once again shopped and supported all the small business that makes up "The Vintage Marketplace" ... I cannot tell you all how much it means not only to myself but each seller out there to have you all come !

So for those of you who live to far off or who couldn't make it to this market .. Here's picts of our setup in the Vintage Truck next to the entrance of the Market ..

For Picts of the Entire Market be sure to visit "The Vintage Marketplace" FB page HERE

And Look for new offerings being Listed in our ETSY shop .. Starting this Saturday Sept 14th 2013.

Have a Great Weekend ..

Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Chateau de Fleurs December Artisans and Vintage Vendors

The Last Marketplace of the year 2010 took place this last weekend. We had a wonderful time ..Our spirits were lifted to see all of our Friends and Customers..It's so great to get 2 full days to just enjoy such great people !

It's so hard to believe a years worth of Marketplaces have taken place... it seems like it was just January and Rita was contacting us to take place in her and Christies First marketplace ..and Abbey and I hadn't been selling anywhere except online in the last 3 yrs so we took a week to consider if we wanted to. We came to the conclusion we would try it One time and make a more permanent decision from there ...AND as you already know here we are a year later and 4 Chateau marketplaces later not to mention we threw a few others in too and now have to shops opened. It's been quite a busy year and as I look back now I can see why we've said we're TIRED ..LOL !!

We are already looking forward to next year ...and the First Chateau de Fleurs Marketplace of the year in March. Our minds are already switching up gears and thinking what we will bring into the new year ..new ideas and new styles. It's a great thing to work in the Vintage Arena ...always creating, and displaying and challenging yourself to do new and different things.

Thank You to Christie and Rita for a Fabulous year ...if it wasn't for them ..I'm not sure what direction my life would have turned this year ..God did a Great thing when he placed them both in our lives !

Thank you to all of our Customers ...you're the best ..!!! We Love to see you every show rather you buy something or not ! And we are so grateful to know that when you purchase something that you love a piece that we have chosen or created which keeps us moving forward.

The show this last weekend was awesome ...and now being a little more seasoned after 4 shows ..I had the time to get around and take "ALOT" of pictures of everyones shops to share with all of you. So sit back and enjoy !

(Above 3 pictures are of Sandra of "Under the Sun with Me")

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( above pictures ...Rita Reade of Mammabellarte)

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(above Julie Nutting)

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(above ...Lisa Loria)

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(above... Sheila of Tattered Goods)

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Nancy Kruz ..put together a raffle for the Womens Resource Center in Oceanside to help Women and Children ...all of the Vendors donated offerings to a big basket and tickets were bought and the basket Raffled off Saturday night ...