Fluffed my booth today.

Part of the center display area in my booth at Merchant Square sold yesterday.  So I had to get up there today to redo it and take some new items in as well.  Check out my displays.

This is the new display in the center of my booth.  A lot of vintage items plus a few newer ones.

This great Eiffel Tower has crystals all over it.  It really sparkles in the light!

 Got the peacock feathers bundled for sale and tidied up the top of this cute green desk (which is one of the pieces of furniture I think sold today). 

This is actually a large, wood carryall made by hand.  I filled it with burlap ribbon, a wood basket and a wood tray.  Love the rustic appeal of it.  That carryall would make a great garden piece!

Old box, twig chair, rusty bed spring, shoe brush and an old book.  

Love this little display shelf.  It holds a lot!

This is my rustic display.  I think it turned out pretty good!  Love all the wood boxes and trays.  They are so great as display pieces.  Be sure to visit my Facebook page, Judy B.'s Shabby Chic for more pictures.

Big 3 day sale this weekend at Merchant Square

Merchant Square is having their last 3 day sale and flea market this weekend before the hot weather sets in.  The sales will resume in the fall once the weather cools off.  So, get on over there if you live here and visit!  My booth is C-6 and I have just finished loading it up for the sale!  Check it out!

Here's what you see when you walk into my booth!  I have it stuffed full of goodies!!  Including one of the Victorian riding hats that I blogged about recently.  It is on the third shelf down in the china cabinet on the right.

I have a lot of vintage and antique picture frames for sale this time.  All in good shape!  Paint it yourself, or use as is.  They make great frames for smaller objects or collects on your wall.

The envelopes in the casserole dish are bundles of air mail envelopes with stamps from all over the world.  Great for scrapbooking, mixed media or art projects!

I just refilled this holder with ribbon, buttons and trims for sewing, mixed media art work or scrapbooking.

This cute little desk would be perfect in a child's room. Look at all the cubby holes for treasures!  And I have a lot of really nice vintage jewelry boxes.  The pink one has a secret compartment in the bottom!

And here's my industrial or salvage chic corner.  Lots of rusty things to decorate with.  There's also the guts of an old clock that would be perfect to take apart and use in steampunk jewelry or art work!

Please visit my Judy B's Shabby Chic Facebook page to see the entire album of pics I took this morning!  Hope to see you at Merchant Square this weekend!!  I'll be there every day!

Catching up!

Well, I've done a lot of shopping for my booth during the past week.  It has kept me running around and I am finally done -- for now!!  All that is left is taking most of it to my booth.  Check out the update pics I just posted on my Facebook page, Judy B's Shabby Chic.  There are two new albums that I created.

My first great find last Sunday were these cute boudoir lamps.  Definitely from the 50's or early 60's and in pretty good shape!  And they work!  I just don't have an electrical connection on this wall to plug them in.

Found yesterday was this great bust of a Roman (??) lady.  She'll be a great display piece for hats and jewelry.  And even some lace creations I have in mind.

I love this pink kitchen set!  They all match and they are not painted!!  One of the spatula's has a date of 1925 on it.  So I know they are vintage.  I'm thinkin' Tricia of Vintage Bliss needs these for her little trailer she just bought.  Will have to let her know!

Here is the main display you will see upon entering the doors of Merchant Square.  It is beautiful, wonderous, and very special.  A lot of the decorations I had in my booth early this week were scooped up by some of the staff and used to decorate this area -- especially the table in the center.  That left me scrambling for more, but I am happy that my display pieces are in front!  Click on the pictures to get a larger view.  Check it out!

Merchant Square is having their annual Noel Night on Thursday, December 2, and the store will be open until 8 p.m. that evening.  If you live in the area, please come and join us!  Things are on sale, there will be appetizers and punch, and you can begin your Christmas shopping!  It doesn't get better than that!

Winter updates in my booth

I have spent some time this week getting some Christmas/winter display pieces in my booth.  More coming next week, too.  Check these out!  And after that, check out the latest pics I just posted on my Facebook page, Judy B's Shabby Chic.

 I redid the table top.  I have had that giant cloche for several years.  And I purchased that round mirror earlier this year.  They make the ideal display piece for the glittered reindeer, feather ball ornaments and a couple of tiny white trees.  I also added silver balls to that tall glass container.  I love that container!  What a great display piece for any season.

I found this great vanity mirror at an estate sale this week.  It has roses on the base and the mirror is magnifying on the reverse side.  I cleaned it up using Ivory Soap, an old toothbrush, and good old water!  Took all that dust out of the tiny places and really made the mirror beautiful!  The small gold box was also found at the same estate sale.

Next cowgirl tote bag and more

I finished the next cowgirl tote bag late yesterday.  I like this one very much, too!  Wish I could remember where I got the images from in order to give credit.  I think it was Jack and Cat Curio, but can't find it on their Flickr page.  Anyway here she is:

I created this one with more of a girlie flair to it.  Liked the lace and flowers, but kept the rusty stuff, too.

Here's the collage piece at the bottom of the tote bag.  If you click on the pictures you will get an enlargement so you can see more detail.  Still haven't decided if I want to sell them or not.  Of course, I can't use two of them. 

Hit a pretty good estate sale yesterday.  Here are a couple of the nice finds for my booth at Merchant Square.  I am posting an album on my Judy B's Shabby Chic page on Facebook shortly.  You can see all the finds I have that will be in the booth shortly.

This is such a pretty cocktail dress in burgundy.  Lacy top and just below the knee.  Size 9/10!!  Perfect for the holiday parties ahead!

You're going to think I have hit my head and lost my mind, but I couldn't pass up this rusty, crusty ammo box!  The wire baskets were a freebee from my neighbor who was cleaning out.  I see so much "industrial" stuff in magazines and blogs these days that I can't pass up a few good ones to incorporate with the girlie stuff in my booth.

And old, broken down books.  These two books and old photo album were great finds.  I love to stack the books up and put something wonderful on top to make a decorative setting.  And, if you are into altered books, what better kind of book than one that is ready to fall apart.

The old photo album on the top has never been used.  But it has a "book plate" inside typed by the owner that it was to be the third album of a trip to the Grand Canyon and the Southwest.  Wish there were photos in it!

Check out these two vintage dresses

My BFF Joy and I went to Hollywood Regency about 10 days ago.  I managed to get several vintage dresses on sale.  Here they are:

This pretty formal is so retro!  It is the color of cafe au lait leaning towards pink.  I love this dress!  It is in fantastic condition -- no tears, no spots, no problems.  The zipper is metal which indicates that it was made in the 1950's or '60's. 

Here it is in full length.  Great full net skirt on this beautiful dress.  One-of-a-kind prom dress, don't you think?

Ready to salsa!  This pink confection would be perfect for a night in the club salsa dancing.  Lots of ruffles and the gentle folds of fabric across the hips!  Way cool.  And that old mink capelet from Alaska Furrier would be the perfect topper for this dress.

I have posted the entire album of pictures I took at Merchant Square today on my Judy B's Shabby Chic Facebook page here.  Check it all out along with the descriptions if you view the album.

Merchant Square sale Oct. 1-3

I was in my booth (C-6) at Merchant's on Monday.  I put in new items, rearranged things to give it a fresh look, vacuumed it out and then took pictures.  Here are just a couple of the pics I want to share with you.

New shabby white dresser

That pretty pink dresser sold last week.  Knew it would go quickly.

Items on top of the white dresser

Pretty clothes

Found these at an estate sale.  The top is a pretty peasant blouse style in pink with blue that matches the skirt.  The blue full skirt feels very silky and needs that plum colored petticoat to make it stand out!  The dark blue item is a pair of ruffled pettipants to be worn under the full skirts.

Vintage shabby items

The shabby shutters are there, lots of vintage frames, old paint brushes, Cinderella home window, and more industrial chic items like door face plates, hinges, and drawer pull face plates.

This is just a sampling of the items in my booth that will be for sale all week as well as at the upcoming mall sale.  I will be taking in a few more items before the sale begins.  Please check my shop Facebook page, Judy B's Shabby Chic for the September 27 picture album of the things I put in on Monday.