A grand Sunday at Sand Point Antique Market

Lisa and I had such a good time on Sunday doing the Sand Point Antique Market. Thanks to all of our customer friends – new and old, for stopping by our booth and buying our stuff! I am going to be able to fit my car in our garage for the first time in YEARS as a result of lots of inventory going to Sand Point, and less coming back. I’ll post a picture of both of cars INSIDE our garage early next week. (We are in the middle of new tile floors going in two bathrooms, so the tile guy’s equipment and supplies need a safe place to be this week. And if you are looking for a great person for tile work, I’d be happy to recommend Florian.)

So now Lisa and I get to focus on our personal Christmas preparations and celebrations for the next several weeks. Baby Claire will be here in 11 days!

Sunday - It's the Sand Point Antique Market Show

We realize it's such an extra busy time of the year with so many fun things to fit into every weekend, but we hope you’ll be able to join us at the Sand Point Antique Market this Sunday, December 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’re bringing all our Christmas 'good stuff', as well as a sleigh-full (well a ¾ ton truck and two cars’ full) of items perfect for gift giving, decorating and entertaining. Lots of newly repurposed and vintage treasures will be waiting for you!

Sentimental about shopping bags

While cleaning out a hall closet (with a great deal of purging involved), I ran across this collection of shopping bags I have saved from our travels. I put the brakes on my purging progress! Is there anyone else out there, besides my friend bj, that saves shopping bags because they are sentimental? Every once in a while, I’ll part with one of my “special” bags to return a borrowed book to a friend. They rarely notice the bag. I am reminded that it’s only a bag.

So I have pared down my bag accumulation. I’ll probably go to junkers’ heaven still hanging onto my bags from the glove store in Rome and the tea shop in Paris. But if you’re buying something from us at the next Sand Point Antiques Show (December 6), don’t be surprised if your purchase gets put in a nifty bag. -- Beth

Sunday at Sand Point Antique Show

Our Sunday as vendors at the Sand Point Antique Show was one heck of a fun day! Lisa and I enjoyed visiting with so many of our customer friends and making lots of new ones. Our friendships with fellow dealers continues to grow, and when they complimented us on how good our booth looked – well we felt like we were sitting at the grown-ups table! And before I go any further, we’d like to thank the owner of the show, Dennis Eros, for our very nice location and all of his help making this show so successful.

When you do a show like this, it doesn’t matter how early you wake up, there is never enough time before the doors open. So I sadly didn’t take any pictures of other booths. Please visit My Sweet Savannah for some terrific pictures of the Queen of Tarte’s to-die-for space. Cindy’s style amazes me. Deb and Bob’s Retreat space was absolutely dreamy! As always, we love seeing Linda of Luluz (and we met her new buddy, Buddy) and JohnBob. The Sand Point Antique and Design Market blog has photo snippets of many of the other wonderful booths.

At one point, I called this child’s wheelbarrow a wheelchair. After two days of working on a cold concrete floor, that is probably what I secretly wanted.

Rusty bedsprings holding botanical prints from the 1930s. These large rusty metal spheres were hugely popular.

My favorite part of this shot is the mirror reflecting other parts of our space.

The pipe and faucet handles were wrapped with wire to hold photos or cards. Jill of Horseshoe in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle bought lots of them. It’s always great to meet other junk-loving souls who get what we are doing.

This china hutch still needs a home. But it enjoyed its adventure to the big city and back.

Message boards in and out of a rescued cage.

And still our favorite vignette of the show – our tablescape mixing it up with book covers as placemats, rusty pieces from a farm and timeless transferware. This charming table and two chairs are also still waiting to be adopted.

Please mark your calendars for December 6 for the next Sand Point show. We’re reserving our space for it today!

Sand Point Antique Show Here We Come!

Here is a sneak preview of a tablescape for our booth at this weekend's Sand Point Antique Show. The show is Sunday, October 11, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cough up the higher admission price and get in the door bright and early at 8 a.m. For more information on location and admission prices, visit their site.


Remember these ugly duckling lamps?


Here's two of them all gussied up and ready to go out the door on Sunday.

The third one has been adopted for our home, and I'll show that reveal as soon as it's ready.

Sunday is going to be a tiptop show. Please come by and have a bunch of fun with us!

My new torch

Here’s my favorite new tool – a propane torch! I’m going to use it to darken metal finishes. I have promised my retired firefighter husband that I promise to be extra, extra careful while using it outside. I set up a place in our backyard, with a hose nearby. Our nice neighbors on one side will be able to see what I am up to, but they are used to my crafting shenanigans. My husband had the brilliant idea to use our retired charcoal barbeque kettle as my work platform. Stay tuned for a picture of the junk lamp candelabras that will be making their debut at the Sand Point Antique Market on October 11.

Sunday at the Sand Point Antique Market

Lisa and I always have the best time when we visit the Sand Point Antique Market. Of course it is fun to shop and find some new beauties to bring home. But the best part is seeing so many people we like a whole bunch - vendors, customers and friends.

Our first stop was Debi Ward Kennedy's Retreat booth. Boy oh boy, can she create a spiffy display. We loved it. And she and her husband, Bob, only decided three days before to do this particular show!

Our next jaw-dropping stop was the duplex booth for Barn House and Queen of Tarte. I had been stalking them on their blogs for the past several months. So I was really looking forward to seeing their wares in person. What stunning style! And they were a delight to meet.

Here's our friend Madonna giving me bunny ears while I try on this vintage coat.

Lisa and I plan to be vendors at this show later this year. We'll keep you posted when we add it to our calendar.