Fiona and Twig

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Tweaking My Booth...

I'm having so much fun! I just can't quit playing in my fab new playhouse!

Seriously, this move down to the first floor has totally reinvigorated me, and coupled with all the inspiration I brought home from Warrenton, I feel completely inspired and re-energized.

Thanks to mall owner Bobby, I now have a new marketing tool guaranteed to lure unsuspecting shoppers into my lair (insert evil, conspiratorial cackle)...

CLICK ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE! MY STUFF LOOKS BETTER SUPER-SIZED, hehehe!

You see the white, fence-looking shelf to the left?

Yeah, that one there.
It fits perfectly at the foot of my vintage baby crib, and butts right up into the main flow of mall traffic.

People have to look at my wares even if they don't want to, I'm everywhere!!! (insert second, even more conspiratorial cackle mixed with thoughts of possible world domination, hmmmm...)

Notice my fab signage going on there?

World domination, baby. Think globally, start locally, isn't that how that saying goes?

Okay, so it pertains to recycling or conservation or something altruistic. Don't begrudge me my right to artistic license. ;-)

Pretty stuff, huh?

I'm trying to stick to a more neutral color palette...more creams and creamy whites (or dreamy whites, to borrow from my friend Maria)! And you'll notice in the pics ahead that I'm incorporating more of what I've been seeing around the blogosphere and in Warrenton....more natural elements like seashells, Spanish moss, wasp nests, all that cool stuff which adds visual interest and texture. Layering in lots of old books, with and without their bindings, just 'cuz they look so stinkin' cool without, wouldn't you agree?

I know it's been quite the trend to incorporate Catholic imagery into decorating for quite some time now.

But I come by my love of this trend honestly, I'm a Catholic gal through and through, and have done years of penances to prove it. Believe me!

You would seriously either be mad at me or high five me if I told you what I paid for this beautiful green floral bowl. Suffice to say, I made out like a bandit.

That's all for now.

I likely won't be able to get back in to tinker and play until next week.

Since all good things must come to an end, so must my extended vacation. I'm back to work in a couple of days, but I'm ready to head back. After all, gotta finance all the shopping trips I'll be making to re-stock, right?

Thanks for looking, and let me know what you think!

Have a wonderful week!

THE ONE, THE ONLY, WARRENTON BLOG PARTY!

And a good time was had by all....especially yours truly!
On Sunday, March 28th, Theresa Cano of Garden Antqs Vintage played hostess to the most rockin' collection of bloggers ever assembled under a Texas sky!

I'm going to break this post up into two parts....the first part is going to be a star studded, who's-who post with many of your favorite bloggers. Part two, which may be posted tomorrow, or maybe later this week, will feature some of the incredible goodies we attendees were treated to.

So without further ado, here are the pics I managed to snap when I wasn't...

Chowing down!
Making new blogging buddies!
Ooohing and aaahing over the creative blogger name-tags many of us made for the party!

And shame on me for not getting a pic of Garden Antq Teresa's name-tag! But in all fairness, Ms. Theresa is a little whirlwind of activity during the party, she is Party Hostess Extraordinaire personified, and thus hard to pin down.

Let's get started!

Here's a bit more of my own name-tag...I basically just embellished a show ribbon with this, that and the other. It seemed to be a hit with my fellow bloggers!