Here I am once again, deep in the heart.
My niece Cindy and I flew to Austin on this trip, rented the UHaul and headed off to antique nirvana. First stop, Uncommon Objects in Austin. An unbelievable store filled with so many ideas and fabulous antique finds. The inspiration here was getting us off to a good start!
90 minutes later I found myself stopping at the end of the first giant field in Warrenton and saying to Cindy, "Here we are!" I drove her down 10 miles of heaven. We were arriving earlier than usual, so many of the dealers were not ready. The traffic was still easy and when we came to the end, I could tell Cindy was ready to jump out and dive in. We stopped to say hi to Donnie and buy some goodies and headed on to a field in Warrenton. Not much was accomplished as the sun was going down but I managed to score a 10' zinc covered, oyster shucking table! Wow. I already have a Xmas display ready for that!
We need to get going again this morning, but I close with this image below.
In the midst of these fields of chaos, I see this lovely dog just sleeping on the grass, enjoying the day. She was also such an amazing color- I had to shoot her for her overall calmness in this mass of objects. Antiquing is great, but this is really the life!
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That looks just like my dog. He really does have the life amidst all of my junk and antiques, too!
That tower of button jars is to die for.
Thanks for posting from Warrenton! Love that 'there but not there' dress form on the table...window screening? Hope you two have a blast!!
Yes- That dress was made of metal screen and then painted. Brilliant!
Welcome to Texas! Sure do wish that I was there. I only live 3 hours away but still haven't made it there yet. Every year I tell myself....well, maybe this Spring I'll get there. Have a great time.
Sandyt
Love the pictures (especially that cool table with the white paint pealing away to reveal the blue underneath. Always wanted to go to Round Top but haven't made it yet, so thanks for giving me a "taste"
-Sue
What a cool place!
Aww..Deb. Your escapades sound so fun. I love the way Cindy was about to 'dive' in. Aaahh... into the sea of antiquities. I just lurv those big doll heads. I'd love to find something like that over here. They remind me of Tiny Tears, with no hair. Sort of baby doll-ish but macabre at the same time.
Anyway, continue having fun!
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Helen
Debbie, We chatted tonight at Leftovers.. it was so great to meet you..I was in that dorky "OMG I am meeting Oprah Winfrey" mode..i dont think i even told you my name..once I left i regretted not offering to treat you to dinner or invite you to sunday service at our church in Brenham..i am sure yall will be hitting the fields early though...GOOD LUCK finding great deals.. Holly Mathis
http://shabbymama.blogspot.com
www.hollymathisinteriors.com
Debbie, We chatted tonight at Leftovers.. it was so great to meet you..I was in that dorky "OMG I am meeting Oprah Winfrey" mode..i dont think i even told you my name..once I left i regretted not offering to treat you to dinner or invite you to sunday service at our church in Brenham..i am sure yall will be hitting the fields early though...GOOD LUCK finding great deals.. Holly Mathis
http://shabbymama.blogspot.com
www.hollymathisinteriors.com
Coming all the way from Utah tomorrow! yee haw!
Love this post, as always. You are so inspiring and I thank you. What caught my eye here was the very patinated copper dollhead mold that ended up in my shop in Santa Cruz, CA! What a small world we live in.
While I am here I wonder if I might be allowed to view your retailers blog? I feel like I am beginning to lose faith and think it might help to talk to others in the same sitch. Thanks, Debbie!
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