Magpie Ethel

My Favorite Time of Year Roadtrip

This upcoming weekend is the Farm Chicks Antique Show.  The show is something I look forward to every year and this will be the sixth year I have hit this show.  My mom and I do a mother/daughter road trip to Spokane, and shop the show, eat at Chaps, meet blogland friends and just have fun.

I drag my cart along with me to fill.  If you happen to go to the show and see this cart, I will be nearby...look for me and say HOWDY!

You will see my little blog badge attached to the cart. Hopefully the cart will be full of treasures.

Seriously my favorite weekend.  My favorite show.  I can't wait. 

If you are curious about past shows, you can hit the category on my right hand sidebar marked FARM CHICKS. 

Farm Chicks Finds

I found a few things at Farm Chicks.  I am spoiled by my estate sales, so I don't always purchase a bunch.

I did find some fun stuff tho.

I am going to hang this enamel soap container in my bathroom.  It will pop against my turquoise wall.

I am loving this kite string spool with the chippy pink paint.  I am thinking it may make some sort of neat rack to hang something on.

I did a happy dance when I found this beauty of a bathing cap!

I also bought a bunch of galvanized containers. I am redoing my backyard and getting rid of the terra cotta pots.  That project will be another post.

This is the one item I wish I could have found a spot for. It was a great chippy metal white bench that would circle a tree.  It was in two pieces that you could use separately, but I just could not mentally find a spot where it would live (plus it was a higher price tag at $430).

Fun finds.  Fun shopping, Fun Weekend.

Farm Chicks Love

This was my fifth year to visit this event with my mom.  Once again it did not disappoint.

We stood out in line waiting to get in...I don't mind waiting and that is part of the event for me.  Everyone in line is excited and chatty and you meet fun people.  I met my blogging buddy Kim from Camp Whimsy a few years ago while waiting in line.  This year there was a junking celebrity chatting with the people next to me in line.  Recognize Ki Nassaeur from Junk Revolution?  The line got much longer before the gates opened.

The thing that makes this show so exciting is that everywhere you look there is eye candy.  The displays and goods for sale are truly amazing and well put together.

How about this vintage car that was for sale?

This is what made is so unusual (not unusual because I was in it, but because it was a cozy bench tricked out vintage style).

This umbrella was similar to the one that I scored the other day for $2 at an estate sale.

These were real chickens in the chicken wire skirt of this mannequin.

The back wall of this booth had big black and white pictures of cows enlarged to decorate it with. The metal green and red structure was an old jungle gym that was really nifty (but unable to fit in my Subaru).

Instant strawberry collection.

You have all seen these gems before on my blog.

I loved this wedding cake made from recycled parts.  I saw a lucky buyer walking around with it later in the day.

Thank you Serena for another wonderful Farm Chicks show. I will definitely be back next year with my mom.

The display at the entrance to the show definitely summed it all up for me.

Same time, same place...2012.

One Of My Favorite Events

I am driving to Spokane this weekend with my mom for one of my favorite events of the year.

I love the Farm Chicks show and this is the fifth year that I have gone.  I will be posting about it when I return...hoping for lots of goodies and eye candy and a meal or two at my favorite spot Chaps.

Yippee!

A Good Package

I have been looking forward to this package arriving in my mailbox.

I pre-ordered the Farm Chicks Christmas Book when I was at their show in June.  The book arrived and I can't wait to read it.

It is waiting on my nightstand ready to open at bedtime...I know I'll be having some holiday dreams tonight!

Farm Chicks, The Finds

Here is what filled my little cart at Farm Chicks.  I didn't buy a ton, but bought fun stuff.  I am a bit spoiled by my estate sales, so don't tend to overdo it...

Two old cottage cheese containers (old stock, unused) in a great pink color with good graphics. An old communion tray that I thought would be fun filled with tiny glass bottles and a single flower scattered here and there.

And this little handmade doll from Hutch Studios.  The butterflies are from the studio also.  I just like the simplicity of the doll and the little sign on her lap that reads "I like people who smile". I think this little gal pairs well with the pink of the old cottage cheese container, and I think I will display them together.

Like this (ignore the glare)

There is a t-shirt vendor that does peace themed items. I have bought from her before and though this design was great.  Also bought two galvanized cherry picking buckets.


A great green tin container that I was told was for flowers at a cemetery in front of a gravestone.  That doesn't bother me as i love the green color and the fact it is made of tin.

Two decks of playing cards with a book reading cat, some old beads (to be used for sequin trees) and two great photo holders made from old molds.

A pink tin bowl with original labels from these vendors.   It is filled with sequins that I bought for my sequin trees. (I must have had them on the brain while I shopped)

And of course a Farm Chicks t-shirt...

I'm wearing my t-shirt tomorrow when I hit my weekly sales. Hoping it brings me good luck....

 

Farm Chicks, The Show

This it the fourth year that my mom and I have road tripped up to Spokane, Washington for the Farm Chicks show. This year it was sunny. I did not get a speeding ticket.  We did not get lost. It was a good weekend.

As I said the sun was out and the line was long.

One of the fun things about this show is that people are here not just for an antique show, but for an event.  They wear blogger badges and cowboy/vintage attire. A trio of women in front of us made some great crowns to wear.  There is just an undercurrent of excitement and fun.

My mom and I at the show.  This is the milk truck that greeted you as you entered..it was a great place for a photo!

One of the things that is so fun about this show, besides the quality of the vendors, it the great props and whimsical eye candy.

Clouds float above the milk truck.

And there was even a special license plate.

This awesome cake was mind boggling.  It was created for a soon to open bakery called Cake, that is associated with my all time favorite place to eat in Spokane called Chaps.

It even had a huge industrial beater on top and flowers. Frosting piped around the center added great detail.   It was truly a sight to behold...clever, clever!

There was a ton of cool stuff at the show.  The bar was set high with what vendors brought to sell.  Here are some of my favorites.

Loved the oversize letters and the giant ice cream cone cut-out.


I was in love with this piece of advertising. They had filled the interior of it with straw and vintage books - only in red.

I thought this old coffee grinder was amazing (with a matching amazing price tag). It was about three foot tall and just cool.  I seem to really be drawn to the unusual and unpractical.

 

Most of the display in this booth was made from cardboard. Simple cardboard.  Was extremely clever and unusual and easy to transport. (Hutch studio)

My cart was full of goodies and we are ready to head back to the hotel.  We hit the show both days.


A truly fun weekend. My next post will be Farm Chicks, The Finds.

Remember the red, white and blue Fourth of July parade is headed to Etsy tonight at 5 p.m. pacific time.

Home, Housekeeping, Farm Chicks and Red, White and Blue

Whew! What a fun and fantastic weekend.  Will be doing some longer posts on the Farm Chicks show soon. Here are a couple of shots from  the show...more to come. 

This is what you saw as you entered the show...A old Carnation truck. Totally adorable and lovely with vintage fun.

This was one of my favorite Farm Chicks displays.  It was for a new bakery that is opening called Cake. (associated with my all time favorite restaurant Chaps). I'll have more shots of this unusual cake...but here is a peek..they had even piped it with icing trim!!!

Crazy few days ahead. Ben has his graduation ceremony tomorrow night. His high school does an all night party for the graduates...I have volunteered for a 3 a.m. shift!

The red, white and blue parade is about to hit Etsy as well. Wednesday night at 5 p.m. (pacific time) I will be listing some patriotic goodies.  I've already pulled out some decorations at my house!

A whole patriotic group of spun head gals and Uncle Sam's.

 
A couple of sailor hats made from vintage newspaper.

A couple of sailor style baby shoes embellished for the holiday.

Time to play catch-up after a weekend away and get Ben officially graduated.  Farm Chicks posts coming soon....promise.

Laundry, Grocery shopping, catching up on email....happy day, but first a good nights sleep.

Time For A Roadtrip

The first weekend in June always finds me Farm Chicks bound.

The show is about an 8 hour drive away to Spokane, Washington (also known as the apple state - hence the apple in the photo).  This is a tradition for my mom and I...a little girls weekend. This will be our fourth year of hitting the show.

I can't wait...will have lots to share next week.

Off to the show! Ye-haw!

These Boots Are Made For Walking...

...walking to the the Farm Chicks show this June!

Serena is having a fab giveway, where one lucky person will get some special VIP treatment at the show this year. I would love to be that lucky person!

This will be my fourth year shopping this event...I wouldn't miss it for the world. If you haven't been to this show before, I can't say enough about it...it is awesome.

 
YEHAW!!!