news on the run - Atlanta Market

Don't these stools look inviting?

After 4 days of travel and high-tailing it through market, they looked wonderfully inviting to me.

                                                

If you follow the blog, you know that I was in Atlanta for the first of the 2012 shows.  I normally go for about 6 days... thought out, carefully planned days. This year, I didn't think I was going to be able to get time off at my hospital job, so when I did, everything was on the fly.  I was able to be there for 4 days total but two of those days also included travel, so you know how that goes.

...keep movin, don't sit down and don't look back...

I actually planned on not doing too many orders, just trying to see as much as possible in that short of a time period. But with the help of my mom and my sister, we placed a ton of orders...

my cc is still smokin'

I didn't get a lot of pictures... I actually think that cameras are not allowed.  I did sneak a few pictures to put on the blog and you can see my eye is drawn to the vintage vignettes...

I carry this line of French soap at the shop so after placing an order they also agreed to a picture.

another perk, when you go to market, is you get to touch and feel the quality of everything.  I am a touchy-feely kind of gal.  This is a fun industrial cabinet I found for my son's room... love it.

yes, Christmas and Halloween were on my list...

my Christmas for 2012 is going to be out of this world!!! A little of this and a little of that... mix it all together at the Barn and OMG... even tho. Christmas just ended ... I can not wait for next year.

We ran across room after room of fabulous goods!!!

I did get loads of blues but also one of my favorites... orange

Now that I am back I have so much to get going on.  I have aready received emails that things are shipping... time to get things cleaned up at the Barn and get the new product on the floor.

~L

back in Blue ...

I am obsessed right now with the color blue.

At Christmas I did Vintage Aqua in my kitchen and on one of my trees. I mixed in a ton of white and blue dishes and used a lot of silver and other mixed metals.  Since then, I can not get enough of the color.

I told my mom, when I go to market, we are going to be in trouble because the Barn will be transformed into a sea of blue when the product starts rolling in.  Lately that is all I see, my eye is drawn to it.

So when I redid this little spread at the Barn last week.... I couldn't help myself.

Even the curtains.... I had saved some old packing paper... because of the color... love it. But why not use it for curtains, it's cheap and looks awesome.

tweet. tweet.

feed the birds.

Euro bottle drying rack

funky vintage colander... perfect color blue

again... perfect color blue...cylinders included

the pan.. I almost died when I found this beauty

moss rolls with wood chips

Vintage Olive buckets

from Europe

I can't believe how fast these sell, but then again... love them.

funky script ribbon rolls

another look at the moss roll

I am thinking that I have to put my name on these beauties if they are still their, at the Barn, when I get back from Atlanta. They look good in this vignette but I think they will look even better at my house.  It is so hard to find vintage accent pieces if you are looking for a certain color or patina.

Since my computer sat at the geek squad over the Christmas holidays, I never did post photos of my house.  Because we are all SO over the holidays I am not going to go there.... But, I want to show you the color I am talking about.

Vintage Aqua

My tree and my dishes... and then I had to make my own wine bottle labels.  I couldn't find the right color at the wine shop... so why not make your own.  They actually turned out super cute. 

Aren't they fun.

I hope this post tides you over until I get back.

I will give full report and have pictures of the Atlanta Market as soon as I get home.

I still have not got my photo editing program up to speed. I can't put my photo signature on the pictures... Ugh, always something. So I expect everyone to play nice, No sharing without permission... thanks, I know you all understand.

ta-ta ~ L

clear glass - a fresh look

Need a fresh look after packing up your Christmas decor.

What's better then the fresh, clean look of glass mixed with your other favorites.

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You can't go wrong with the vintage chippy - wood barn doors in the background.

I then layered on the metal...

added a little birch and a Santos...

accented with some burlap, pearls... a touch or green and some black and white.

Then bring on the glass.

Look at this beauty.

Love. LoVe. LOVE.

Thanks so much for stopping.

Lots to do before leaving for Atlanta.

~L

peace. love. vogue.

The second round of Tee's are in.

(actually, more like the fourth but I forgot to post about them)

The first round sold so well I added some new colors...

The long sleeve thermals are now available in pink, grey, white and black. 

They are all printed in a fun Gray ink

Small, Medium, Large and XL

They look fabulous on and layering them with a jean jacket or scarf is super fun.  (...or with loads of jewelry like I do...)  They hug your curves so if you like a loose fit order up.

(also available in tanks and V neck tee... not shown)

Unfortunately, I can't load them to the web shop without my editing program (soon) so if you are in a hurry you will have to call the Barn 763.427.5321

spread the word.

~L

A new Year

... and so it begins.

I want to wish you all a Happiest of new Years.... finally.

Thank you all for checking in and for being patient with my computer crisis.

Let me tell you, a simple fix turned into a 3 week over-nighter at the shop AND then they had to do a system restore.  Thank goodness my picture files were all backed up BUT some of the other things you take advantage of having were not!! 

For example, all software programs that I downloaded are gone.... my photo editing program for one... Microsoft word (office) is also gone. Crap!

I was so excited to get to work on new photos and some much needed blog time, but NOW I have to get things in order first... 

 I know how to be patient and push forward until I get my results, but this is starting to stress me out a bit. Maybe that should be my word for the new year...patience ... hummmm. Don't know about that one.

Although, my computer has been at the shop, I have been trying to catch up on your blogs with my little iPad.  For the life of me, I can not figure out how to move pictures other then email them.  How in the world can I do a post from that silly thing???? If any of you know a good instructional link PLEASE send it my way.

As far as the new year goes, let me catch you up on things. 

1. Christmas at the Barn is 50% off

- we should have enough left to leave out another week.

- sales have been good... thank you everyone

2. All winter is 30% off and will be so all month.

3.  I have received one small shipment from Europe already

- yes, ahead of schedule

-yes, fun vintage goods

4. I have refreshed / redone 7 areas at the Barn

- yes!!! 7 fun new Areas

- I told you I am behind on pictures...

5. I leave for Atlanta for Market next week.

-I'm so excited

 6. Jeanne d'Arc Living just arrived yesterday

- I know many of you covet the Christmas issue but the January issue is always one of my favorites. I have not got it up on the web shop yet but I will this weekend. 

- get ready, limited numbers as always

I'm excited to be back.

~L

O Christmas tree

Merry Christmas.

 

Good morning.

I wanted to share with you my special little vintage tree.

A couple of weeks ago we had the old carpet ripped off the stairs AND took the banister down.  Added some special painting techniques and wa-la my stairway is open and looks like I have old barn wood down.

It is the perfect place to showcase my little tree with his vintage hardware.

You see him as soon as you walk in the front door.

the clock was my dad's... rescued by my sister and then given to me as a gift.

priceless.

O Christmas tree....

 Merry Christmas everyone from all of us at the Barn.

 Lori, Ashley, Darlene, Marilee and Cheryl.

Thank you all for your support at the Potting Co.

I can't wait to show you what is in store for next year.

See you soon.

~L