Acorn Antique Show ~ Ogden, Utah.

This past weekend I was fortunate to get into the very popular Acorn Antique

Show here in Ogden, Utah.  The lady who puts this great show on had a few

dealers cancel on her and I was able to secure a spot at the last minute!  I

was very happy about this as it is next to impossible to get into this show as

she has all of her regular dealers there from one show to the next.  Yeah me!

I have been selling online for 10 years this June and I've never been in a show

before.  How crazy is that!  Here is a side shot of my booth.  I wanted to have

a spacious area for people to walk around in so I decided to have a u-shaped

booth.  There is nothing more annoying at an antique show than walking into

a booth and being afraid that you are going to knock things over!  I hate that!

Even as it was, I had people jockeying for room in here if you can believe it!

My front display got quite abit of attention from my antique glass claw foot

table to my cute mannequin.  Everyone wanted to buy the skirt (it's my own

personal one from Victorian Trading Company) so I decided to put a price on

it...that pretty much sealed the deal as it was quite an expensive skirt and

people probably thought I was nuts!  The lamp shade on her head was my

hubby's idea and it sold right away!  Darn, he's good!  (*_*)  The rose

adorned lamp also got a LOT of attention, but no one purchased it.  Maybe

 they thought that it was just a little too over the top for them!

Lots of sweet things for sale here from bisque lamps to tole sconces to

tole trays, antique telephones, hobnail glass, antique chintz and more!

More fun STUFF!  My oversized Blue Boy and Pinkie prints darn near sold.  A

couple came back no less than three times to look at them, but it was a no

go in the end...darn it anyway!

The view on the other side of the booth.  This end was more of the French

style side and the other side had more of a Cottage style theme.

Love this pair of antique table chandeliers!

Lots of French style Cameo Creations pictures, a charming picture of a couple

playing cards and a lovely 1940's Cordey lamp from the Cordey China Company.

Love these adorable lamps!  They are made of bisque and have the most

adorable pink trimmed shades.  They did not sell (what the heck?!) so they

will be available for sale on the web site soon!

So there you have it...a little glimpse at my antique booth.  I took these pics in

about 30 seconds before the show started so they are not the greatest, but

you get the idea.  It sure was a fun show and profitable too!  That is always

a nice bonus!  (*_*)

On another footnote, I visit a lot of blogs out there on a daily basis and love

to leave comments, but I am one of the affected people these past four or

five days who have not been able to do so.  I'm not ignoring you gals, I just

can't leave comments!  I hope they get this fixed soon because I love letting

you all know how much I love what you are doing out there in blogland!

Have a GREAT long weekend!

~Stacy~

Outdoor Treasures at Treasures Antique Mall!

One of my favorite places to visit is Treasures Antique Mall in Springville, Utah.

It is about a 35-40 minute drive from my home in Salt Lake City, but it's

always worth the trip down there.  The best thing about this antique mall

is that there are TWO huge buildings side by side and a great outdoor area.

The yard area is quite big and it's a great place to find cool old stuff for

your yard and garden.  Noel, who is one of the dealers at Treasures, has

fantastic reproduction ironwork and garden decor and the selection is awesome!

One of the things that I am in the market for this year are some great

cast iron urns for in front of our garage.  Something like these ones

would be amazing!  They are so pretty and weigh about 200 pounds!

Noel has a really great selection of these urns both in a rusty finish

and an old weathered aqua finish.  Fantastic!

I love these pots and urns!  Aren't they beautiful!  I love all of the swags

and roses and check out those gorgeous large weathered aqua pedestals!

There are also some really great statues that feature

goddesses, cherubs and more!  Love this statue!

Another great treasure was this awesome wooden tote.

Here is another fabulous statue and a cute little girl statue.  Now

that I am looking at this picture, I see things in the background

that I didn't notice while I was there...hmmmmm...

Wow ~ look at all of this stuff!  I don't know about you, but I'm in

heaven just looking at it.  Those large arched pieces that you see

in the background are two-piece arches with attached benches

that come together in the center.  They are gorgeous!

There are all sorts of amazing things out in the yard from garden

decor to brass beds to antique washing machines!

More urns and statues waiting for their new owner.

Here is one of the completed archways with the bench attached.

Check out that awesome statue to the right!

I hope you have enjoyed my little tour of the Treasures Antique Mall

yard area.  I took tons of pictures inside the mall too which I will

show in an upcoming post or two.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Stacy~

My Kitchen Hutch ~ Decluttering In Progress!

In my quest for decluttering my home and preparing for an upcoming

antique show, I reworked my kitchen hutch the other day trying to find

things to sell while doing some decluttering in the process.

I know, you are looking at this and saying...that is decluttered?  Well, yes

it is my friends!  I took two whole boxes of STUFF from that crazy cabinet!

The appliances on the bottom shelf can now be accessed without having to

move everything to get at them, my cupcake collection is now on one shelf

and the top shelf has dishes that I can easily use without moving STUFF!

The top shelf houses pretty vintage dishes and a tole tray was added

to the back for abit of pretty eye candy.  I love tole trays, but I have

since removed them from my walls (trying to declutter you know!) and

they are sitting in a box downstairs waiting to be used again someday.

This pretty fabric is actually a valance from a vintage twin

bedroom set and it adds a little bit of "pretty" to the top.

Some of my cute vintage dishes including an old English pitcher,

a pretty teacup and a lovely Limoges covered butter dish.

A closeup shot of my vintage china pieces.

Every cabinet needs a little bling!  This pretty tiara was given to me

by my friend Paula who came over at 2:00 a.m. last Friday to watch

the Royal Wedding with me!  Isn't she nice!  The other little pieces

are vintage collar pins from long ago.

This adorable petite teapot was purchased from my friend Chris

over at Tutti Chic many years ago.  I still love it!

The middle row houses my cupcake collection that I make

and sell on my web site and in my Etsy shoppe.

A closeup of some of my faux confections.

You really can have your cake and eat it too!

This sweet antique card was given to me by my friend Paula (there she

goes again, she gives me the best stuff!) and I couldn't resist adding

it to this vignette.  I just love the look on her face!

The bottom shelf holds my pink appliances.  I used to have my mixer and

crock pot on my kitchen counter.  So glad to have them cleared off of there.

I must admit that I don't use my Kitchenaid all that much, but it sure looks

cute sitting there!  The tiered cake that you see is from an Etsy seller

named "Frippelous".  She has really adorable stuff!

I love my pink chopper and my crock pot and use them all of the time including

yesterday when I whipped up a big batch of homemade soup.  Yum!

Another view of the bottom half.  This cabinet is actually a newer one that I

have had for about 10 years or so.  I went to a shoe store, of all places, that

was closing down and they had shoes displayed on it.  I asked them if they

would be willing to sell it and they said yes!  I'm so glad I bought it ~ I love it!

I hope you have enjoyed having a peek at my kitchen hutch and

I wish you all a very lovely day.  Thanks for stopping by!

~Stacy~

Pretty Pink Organza Flower Pin Tutorial

Fabric flower pins and hair accessories are all the rage and I don't see

them going away any time soon!  Today I thought I would give you a

quick tutorial on a variation of these lovely accessories.

The first thing you will need is some fabric.  For these pins, you will need

the type of fabric that will literally melt or singe the edges.  The fabric that

I am using here is a lovely lightweight organza fabric.  You can find this fabric

in the bridal section of any fabric store.  Silk is also great and I will show

you how to make ruffled silk rose pins in my next tutorial.

First, cut out your fabric into circles and how many circles you cut will depend

on how many layers you want your flower to have.  I cut out 12 circles for

this pin and used a small saucer as a template.  You can make it any size

you want, but you probably don't want to go any larger than a large saucer

so the flower retains its shape.  Don't worry about the edges.  As you can see,

my edges look rather ragged as I cut them out in a hurry, but it doesn't matter

as they will as be "burnt" smooth anyway.

Using a candle as I did, or a tea light, which is probably the better method,

take one layer at a time and gently rotate it above the candle flame using

both hands.  You will get the hang of this quickly, but it does take abit of

practice.  I have had burnt fingers and singed fabric!  You have to find just

the right height...too high and the edges won't melt and too low and you will

singe your fabric.  I also try to gently cup each layer upward while I am burning

the edges so it gives each layer a slightly rounded upward look.

As you can see, each layer starts to take on a petal-like appearance.

When you are all done, your petals will look something like this.  They don't

have to be perfect.  In fact, imperfection makes them rather nice I think!

When cutting your circles at the beginning, you can keep them all the same

size or make each layer slightly smaller than the last which I did.  I actually

cut five large circles, four slightly smaller ones and three smaller ones yet

to give the flower an authentic look, but it's just a matter of taste.

This is what happens when your fabric gets too close to the flame!  Be careful

when doing this, you don't want to start your table, or worse, your house on fire.

Be patient and let the flame work with you, not against you!  In case you do

make a few holes in your fabric, don't worry, you can always "hide" them in

between your other layers.

When you have all of your layers done, gather each size into a group.

You can now see the petals starting to form in this picture.  Then stack

each group on top of each other from the largest to the smallest.

Now it's starting to look like something!

You can now do any adjustments in the look of the flower by moving the

layers around so everything looks even.  If some of the edges are not to

your liking, use your candle again and redo any funny looking edges.

Remember, it doesn't have to be perfect!

Now is the time to sew the layers together and embellish your center.  The

possibilities are endless at this point and you can use a pretty vintage button,

new "bling" buttons or anything you desire.  I like to use pearl buttons or

seed pearl buttons for these flowers.

I actually like to sew the layers together with a few tiny stitches before

adding the center pieces, it just makes it abit easier.  Add your button

or pearls to the center with a few quick stitches and your center is done!

Your flower is almost complete ~ how pretty is this!

They remind me of a gorgeous ranunculus!

For the backing, cut out two circles of matching felt.  I like two circles

instead of one to give the back more strength and stability.

The circles should be abit smaller than the largest petal layer so they

don't show from the front or side of the pin.  I like to use my pinking

shears to give it a nice clean look.  Get out your hot glue gun and

glue the two circles together around the edges and in the center.

Now hot glue the felt backing to the flower.  Don't worry, it won't melt

your fabric!  Now you are ready to attach your pin to the back.  You

can pick up these pins in various sizes at any craft store.  Some people

like to sew these on, I do not!  Sewing them is so fiddely and using your

good old hot glue gun works wonderfully.  There is no way this pin is

going to come off, it is on there for good!  (*_*)

Here is your finished back.  Don't use too much glue or you will have a mess.

Use just enough to cover the back of the pin and press it down gently.

The finished product!

These are so fun and easy.  They are great to make if you are

wanting something to do while watching tv and you can have tons of

circles cut out in different fabrics and colors ahead of time.  Then while

the mood strikes you, just sit down and make yourself a pretty, romantic

accessory to wear this spring!

On my next tutorial, I will make a rose pin using silk fabric.  They are also

very easy to make and end up looking like a gorgeous floppy garden rose!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

~Stacy~