Monday, March 7, 2011

Chateau De Fleurs


Hello my Sweet Hearts...
I had the bestest weekend ever, I hope you had a wonderful one too!
I knew that on Saturday there was going to be a wonderful show, Chateau De Fleurs, at Christie Repasy's house in Fallbrook, CA. Fallbrook is a ways from my house & I wasn't sure I wanted to drive that far, but when I woke up to blue skies, the sun shining brightly & a temp of about 76 degrees, I knew I HAD to make the trek & I am SOOOO GLAD I did! It was truly FABULOUS!  ;)


First of all I fell in LOVE with Fallbrook. What a charming place, with all the small town quaintness of a little berg in Texas...I could TOTALLY live there!
Walking up to Christie's house,  I was greeted by this vignette with one of my favorites, a vintage bicycle with a basket full of flowers...I knew I was in the right place.


The glimmer of white tent tops surrounded me,


along with this wonderful vintage bed, set up right at the entrance...yummy!


You might remember, I just worked with Lisa Loria on a new blog design & I knew she was going to be at this show, which was one of the reasons I wanted to go. I love to get to know my bloggie friends better & really wanted to meet her & see some of her art in person...she is AMAZING! 


What a talent!! She & I talked like old friends for a long time & I adored everything about her. She lives not too far from me & I'm hoping we'll have a chance to get together again...maybe we could play 'ART'!


Thankfully, we will be working together soon, as she wants me to help her create a
cohesive look between her blog & print work.
Lisa's art is filled with so much whimsy & color, I just love working with it...I can't wait!



After talking Lisa's ear off I headed over to see Christie's shop, Christie Repasy Designs,
right there in her house. I mean really, a dream come true!
Who wouldn't want there store to be literally in their own backyard?


Christie is renown for her gorgeous floral designs, but it's her ROSES that takes your breath away & reminds you of a much sweeter time & place.


Her shop was delicious all in pink & hardwood, so feminine. Can you imagine falling asleep on this beautiful bed surrounded by roses? What sweet dreams one might have.


You can see Christie's work at her on-line shop, Chateau De Fleurs  & find out a little bit more about her on her blog. She has this show at her house 4 times a year & the next event will be June 3rd & 4th, so you just might want to mark your calenders & go...I know you'll enjoy it, I sure did!


Now along with Christie, another presenter of Chateau De Fleur is Rita Reade of Mammabellarte & blog fame. She is creative beyond belief & teaches classes in soldering, which I have wanted to take since I met her at a show in Redlands a few months back.


I LOVE her style, everything in dreamy creams & whites. Look at this birdhouse, screw the birds...I want to live there! LOL


So much more to see...I will have to break my day into 2 posts, or no one will ever get through it all!
That's just how much cool STUFF was at this show!!
Thanks for coming along with me, I can't wait to show you all the rest of my day at...
Chateau De Fleur!

XOXO
vintagesusie

Friday, March 4, 2011

Round Top, Here I Come Again!!!


I don't know if the great state of Texas is ready for me again or not....
but I know, I sure am ready for TEXAS!!
That's right y'all, vintagesusie is headed to the Spring Antique Festival in Round Top & looking to find some of her FAVORITEST things on this earth.


I'll be headin on over to the bestest booth in town first...does it look familiar??
That's right, it's the home of 'The Junk Gypsy's', conveyor's of all things filled with
JUNKY GOODNESS!
I gotta get me some tee's & some hat's & some junk & some...


Junky Love! {that sound's nasty!}


Then, I'll search out my favoritest bead & vintage charm booth...


have me some of Bud's world famous PIE...


& maybe get me a little pinch of this.
{how dare y'all, I was talkin about the horse...get your minds outta the gutter, lol}


I'll be hangin with some of the 'Bestest Bloggie Buds' in Texas...
Miss Charlene of 'My Heart's Ease' bloggie fame & Miss Diane Cook of 'rosa & josie's', jewelry designer & teacher extraordinaire, along with some of there girlfriends flyin in from every which way...
it sounds so incredibly awesome, I'm gettin excited just thinkin about it!

{she was sellin limes, isn't that odd...or were we drinkin Corona's, I can't remember}
Of course on Sunday, March 27th, we'll all be going over to Miss Teresa's of 'Garden Vintage Antique's' for her Blog Party...I wouldn't miss that for the world!
And if I'm really lucky, there will be a little...


'Trash Talk' & Miss Debbie & Cat Daddy love! {meoww}


There will be lookin for that SPECIAL can't live without it, something...


Lemon Sisterbelle's cupcakes...


fields that go on forever...


Texas skies...

and me, with a big ole grin, wearin my cowboy hat thinkin...
I'm the luckiest girl in the world!
Stay tuned, there's so much MORE to come..  ;)


XOXO
vintagesie