After Christmas redo of my booth at Merchant Square

A couple of pieces of furniture sold last week and I didn't have any in stock in the garage.  So I had to go shopping in Merchant Square for some good buys -- which I found!  Then I redid my booth and most of the displays.

Have switched from Christmas to birds.  I have a couple of bird cages in my booth now.  This pink chair is a child's chair in great condition and just darling for a girl's room.  Love that hatbox!

This is the dress form that is for sale.  I have dressed her in one of my slip dresses and added a fur collar.  Next to her is a great shabby easel that holds an old print, several old buckets and a blue sap bucket.  Lot of other goodies to see here as well!

This great piece I found this morning and bought from another dealer.  It is a really nice display piece.  Loaded it up with lots of old flower frogs, rubber stamps, another bird cage on a cake plate and a dress form.

I Love that old La Mode print.  It is an actual page from an old magazine.  In this huge bowl is an assortment of rubber stamps, sponge stamps and some Maya Road items.  For you scrappers, this is a good deal because the prices are very right on those stamps!

Have a few cowgirl items here.  Red straw hat, white boots, bandana napkins, old toy horses, old horse show ribbons, and a couple of old suitcases.

I also put out several new hats.  This one is a vintage Easter hat.  She's wearing old pearls.  Vintage pink gloves and a die cut that is framed.

Come on over to Merchant Square and visit!  New dealers are moving in now and many others are redoing their booths for the New Year!  

Redid some displays in my booth.

Here are some pics of the new displays and items I put in my booth at Merchant Square today.  Those of you who live locally and do scrapbooking might like to know I am putting my rubber stamp collection out for sale.  A few at a time, but I hope to sell most of it at great prices for you!  Check it out!

I love this shabby white ladder, little green potting table and the shabby frame.

Love music pages rolled and contained in this big glass container.  Great way to display the music.

Plenty of pretty things:  tags, decorated book, rhinestone bling, vintage handmade picture of a dancing lady.

Pearls and . . 

more pearls!!

Plenty of vintage sewing notions, vintage sewing box, old tiny sewing machine that is an antique, pin cushions, etc.!

A bowl full of rubber stamps.  All in very good condition and many unused!  At screamin' deal prices!

I love this old picture.  It is hand tinted and hand painted.  I have never seen one done so well, let alone tinted.  Beautiful piece!!

A lovely lace dress that is in beautiful condition.  Label says Scott McClintock -- I can always pick out clothes designed by the McClintock's!!

If you live in the area, please stop by Merchant Square and check out my booth, C-6, and all of the many other wonderful booths in there.  You can even have lunch at Pittsburgh Willie's!  He has a restaurant in there now that has the best hot dogs as well as an expanded menu.  Plenty of tables and there will be outdoor seating when the weather finally cools off!!  Come for a visit!

Restocking my booth again.

Besides neglecting this blog, I have also been neglecting my booth at Merchant Square.  Once I got back in town I was out shopping for items to put in my booth.  I also got back to doing some artwork.  Take a look!

Put these tags together to display and sell the vintage hat pins I found.  I covered the ends of the pins with the old photos of ladies with hats on.  The photos come from one of Tim Holtz' papers.

Some "Haute Couture" tags I made.  I had made a few about a month ago and they sold out right away.  So I have replenished my stock.  More projects are in the pipe line to get finished this week.  Also working on some repurposed clothing.  That should be interesting!  ((smile))

Was lucky enough to find a lot of pearl necklaces last week.  Great bargain, too, since they were on sale.  So I will be replenishing the pearls in the booth.  Haven't found any bargains in pearls until last Thursday.

I found this pretty plate one day as well as the glass candle holder.  I turned the candle cup/holder upside down, glued (don't you love E6000 glue??!!) a small porcelain knob on top of it, and voila!  A small cloche to protect a favorite trinket or keepsake you have!

This is the plate.  It is marked Germany and has pretty pink flowers and lovely raspberries on it.  So pretty!

It's time to destash my stamp collection so I pulled these out, priced them and they will be in my booth tomorrow.  They are clean and most have never been used.  I am a collector -- can you tell??!!  There will be more stamps coming to my booth in the days to come.

Something else I found recently.  These are heavy gauge wire light bulb covers to put over unprotected light bulbs.  I have seen them painted and used like a cloche to cover small items in a display.  I like the mini plant inside the one on the plate.

If you live close to Merchant Square in Chandler, be sure to check out my booth -- C-6.