Strawberry Festival Vintage and Craft Market

Are you having Farm Chicks withdrawals? Or...were you not able to go to Farm Chicks this year? Here's a way to get your vintage fix. Come to the Strawberry Festival Vintage and Craft Market at the Moran Prairie Grange (6106 S. Palouse Hwy Spokane, WA) on Saturday June 22nd from 10am to 4pm. Many of your favorite vendors who were at Farm Chicks will be there... including Sisters Creed. So save the date...get it on your calendar now...and we will see you there!! There will be Strawberry Shortcake!! Admission is FREE.  Don't miss it!! :)

 Farm Chicks 2013

Photo by Arianna Johnson

What a WHIRLWIND of a weekend!! Farm Chicks was pure joy for Sisters Creed. We had the BEST TIME being vendors at this incredible show. We have been anticipating and planning for this show months and it's hard to believe that is is already...over. It's feeling a little bit like the day after Christmas around here. I hardly know what to do with myself. :)

The lovely Serena Thompson hosts the most incredible antiques and vintage show in the nation. People come from all over the United States (and other countries) Hello Canada!!...to attend this annual event. We met the most amazing people...customers and vendors alike...who share a passion for junking, antiques, and vintage decor. It was perfection. An enormous building filled with thousands of people...over the course of several days... who GET IT!! It... being the junking passion and lifestyle. Thousands of like-minded people gathered together...the creativity was off the charts!! Everywhere I looked I was inspired. Amazing...just amazing. If you haven't found your way to the Farm Chicks show yet...you simply MUST.

Here are a few pictures from our booth... they aren't the greatest...but they will give you an idea of our set-up for the show. We had an absolute ball!!

 

 

 We even have a Sisters Creed Intern (as my daughter Reilly likes to be called.)

A heart-felt thank you to the lovely Serena Thompson for allowing us to be a part of this amazing event!! A sincere thank you and big hug to all of our spectacularly talented vendor friends who have encouraged us to follow our dreams. A HUGE thank you to our amazing customers who show us such love and kindness. We enjoy meeting each and everyone of you and hearing your stories, ideas and plans. You inspire us in so many ways. Thank you to all our friends and loved ones show us so much love and support. A BIG FAT ENORMOUS THANK YOU to our amazing families who cheer us on and allow us to do what we love. Thank you for husbands who rassle kids, haul, lug, shore up, fix, restore, weld, and handle all things technical and computerized. Thank you to kids who have had to inch their way around projects for weeks and sometimes eat cereal for dinner so we could prepare for this show...and still cheered us on. Hugs to siblings who also contribute in many ways with their constant support. Thank you very much and we love you all!!

So now what? Rest and Relaxation?

No...not even close...

We will see you here in two weeks!!

Sincerely,

 Sisters Creed 

 Kristin, Victoria, and Stacey

THIS WEEKEND!!

FARM CHICKS IS HERE! Saturday 9-6 and Sunday 9-4 at the Spokane County Fairgrounds.

COME SEE US!!

The Weekend We've All Been Waiting For Is Nearly Here!!

Are you counting down the days until Farm Chicks? We sure are. We are excited, a bit panicked, and really looking forward to this once-a-year AMAZING SHOW!!. This weekend we did a dry run...taped off our booth space and plotted it all out.

Some items are still in mid-creation!!

Let me just assure you that our booth will be packed to the RAFTERS with stylish and fun finds!! This is only one person's furniture... See the taped off areas? Those are place holders. See squares, within squares, within rectangles? Those are...or will be...furniture stacks. Need furniture? I think we've got you covered...armoires, tables, chairs, hutches, dressers, coffee tables...you name it...I am pretty sure we've got it!! Not to mention bins and bins and bins of fun smalls, decor, linens, pillows, antiques and collectibles. June 1st and 2nd is going to be an exciting weekend!! AND...we have another CRAZY week ahead for us. But we love it...right? RIGHT!!

DON'T FORGET... that there will be load-out/carry-out service for shoppers!! Thanks to Spokane's Air National Guard 242 Booster Organization!! All of the people doing the carry-outs will be active and retired Air Guard members. They will be accepting donations to benefit their charity. This service is worth it's weight in GOLD!! Especially if you have ever had to lug out a big piece of furniture yourself!! So bring your trucks and trailers and fill them up all while supporting the Air National Guard.

Also, have you downloaded the Free Farm Chicks IPhone App? If not...DO IT!! All vendors are listed, including the types of merchandise they sell, a vendor map, and all kinds of other fun things and information. Locate all your favorite vendors... and you can arrive with a map and a plan to maximize your shopping experience!! There are lots of new vendors this year...so much talent. You are going to love the show. Can't wait to see you all there.

Sisters Creed has three booth spaces #'s 237, 238, 239  in Bay 3.

SEE YOU SOON!!
 

A Fun Saturday At Down The Rabbit Hole

We had an absolutely spectacular Saturday being vendors at the Down the Rabbit Hole Vintage Home and Garden Market hosted by the lovely Gladys and Celia of Junebug Furniture and Design. The setting was beautiful...outside in Celia's lovely yard, beautiful pine trees, and  a little creek running through it. The weather was GORGEOUS and we were so happy to see all of you wonderful people who came out on that sunny Saturday!! We had so much fun chatting and visiting with all of you!! You are such an inspiration to all of us and we loved hearing what you planned to do with all your many finds. Thank you for all your kind words and sweet compliments. You all make being in this business an absolute joy!! We look forward to seeing you again.

 Here are a few pictures:

 

A huge thanks to Gladys and Celia!! You ladies are always superb hostesses and make everyone...customers and vendors alike...feel loved and appreciated. It was a pleasure being a part of this wonderful event.

On a side note...Victoria had an eventful ride home. Somewhere outside of Newport a deer ran into her!! Luckily she was not injured...wish we could say the same for her truck. :(

Things are never dull when you are a junker...always something surprising around the corner!!

Now we are hitting crunch time and counting down the days until:

It will be here before you know it!! Hope to see you all there. It will be AMAZING!!

Sincerely,


Sisters Creed

 Getting Ready!!

Post written by Victoria

I am getting so excited about Sisters Creed's two upcoming shows....

Saturday May 4 is Down the Rabbit Hole with Gladys and Celia of Junebug Furniture and Design

Saturday June 1; Sunday June 2 Farm Chicks with Serena

I love to see our returning customers. When you remember our booth; spot something that you love, or tell us about something you bought from us and are enjoying in your home.... it really warms my heart !! I love to meet our new customers!! I am sure that our vendor friends can relate to what I am saying about all of our customers (old and new) who appreciate our home & garden goods and who are "kindred spirits" in many ways because they "get" what we do and love our unique re-purposed vintage style and understand  when I talk about the pure joy of the junking hunt for unique and wonderful finds -- that wow factor that never gets old; and then the creative time spent turning these finds into the goods we display in our booth !!

It is 5:30 am on Saturday morning... I am heading out to the shop ( my husband Ken's wonderful playground ! ) with a great cup of coffee; it is day light now and my most favorite time of the day -- I am watching three small deer munching the bright green grass under the bird feeder - and I am so thrilled that it is a day off from my career work - and I am ready to create which is my real passion!! I am now putting my I-Pod into my speaker set up and the first album from my play list is pure vintage Rod Stewart !! Album # 2 coming up is Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon. There is just nothing like "rocking out" -- a dated term I am sure -- to my favorite and very eclectic play list of music while I paint, patch, re-style to my heart's content. I am in heaven - it just doesn't get better than this !!!

The vintage car that Ken is restoring.... a 1967 Chevelle Super Sport is out of the shop at the moment. It is being primed and painted... so he has graciously opened up his workshop for my furniture projects. This shop is huge - 50'x50' - with all kinds of great lighting; every tool imaginable and shop equipment and accessories to die for... I love his awesome industrial table which pneumatically raises up and down which is a back-saver.

 

So many great tools for the repurposing trade...like all his saws. I love this one that is mounted on a rolling table and turns every possible way to accommodate the need. I love the smell of sawdust and freshly cut wood... must be my timber & sawmill heritage!! Ken is teaching me just how to use it properly which I must say is a fine art. 

Then here is a picture of his amazing drill press... it has every "bit" known to man - for wood, for metal, for glass, etc. I just used this very odd-shaped paddle type wood bit which has made the most wonderful large round holes for the garden trug I just created out of vintage spindles and wood pieces from an old door frame. Come see it at Down the Rabbit Hole !!

Ken is a meticulous restorer and will help me glue, clamp, cut metal & wood, and he actually makes replacement parts for some of my fabulous finds. I may have the creative eye but Ken is teaching me the finer art of restoration. I am absolutely thrilled with this new found knowledge and skill. I have my own studio which is wonderfully creative.... full of fabrics, trims, vintage inspiration... located in our bonus room upstairs above our two car garage. For the first time in all my years of creating; I actually have a spot for just me and my creativity. Believe me, I feel so blessed to have this space now that my children are grown!! I will be up there later while my furniture projects are drying.

But for now; I wanted to share just a little bit about my time here in the shop.

See you soon at...

Sincerely,

Victoria

The Vintage Whites Market Salt Lake City 2013

What a weekend!! It was incredible. We had the most fantastic time in Salt Lake City. This gorgeous vintage show was held at the Salt Lake County Fairgrounds in the beautiful Grand Building. What a great location!! As we are originally from SLC, when we heard where the market was going to be held we knew right away that it would be a terrific location. IT WAS!!

The Vintage Whites Market girls, Jana and Vanessa, are absolutely amazing. We are so appreciative of all their hard work, time, and effort that went into this lovely show. The Grand building looked fantastic. I still can't get over the entrance. Wow!! All those dangling globes and bikes. So cool!!

We loved participating and being inspired by all the other amazing vendors. As a special treat for all the shoppers and vendors alike... there were some pretty incredible people attending the Market.  Ben Ashby, Editor in Chief for Folk Magazine, was there, the amazing Jo Packham creator and editor-in-chief of Where Women Create, and our dear friend the lovely and talented Celeste Shaw of Chaps fame...not to mention lots of other wonderful and inspiring people.

Several of our VERY TALENTED vendor friends also made the trip from the Spokane area to SLC to be in the show. It was so fun to see Coquille (Coquille 'vintage' Couture) and Brian (Junk Nation Review) Gallagher, Jennifer Wood (Funky Junk Antique Show), Michelle Craft (3 Craft Chicks) and several other wonderful people in Salt Lake of all places. We also so enjoyed meeting all the talented and creative Utah vendors. There were so many amazing booths and wonderful things to buy, in addition, the SLC shoppers were out of this world!! So excited and enthusiastic. We loved meeting all of you..and we hope that we have tempted you to take a road trip up this way to attend some of the extraordinary vintage shows that the Spokane area/Pacific Northwest has to offer. You won't be disappointed!!

The VWM was extra special for us because it was the perfect blend of business and pleasure. It was so fun to have many of our long-distance family and friends that normally don't get to attend our vintage shows be able to come...and bring their friends...and get excited about all things VINTAGE!! Not only that... but a group of some of the most amazing women from Spokane came down to shop and support all of us who were there. It was wonderful.

I have to say that I have never been around such a loving, supportive, and encouraging group as the incredible people in the vintage world. They are such amazingly generous people and we feel so blessed to know and love them.

Here are a few pictures...

Here are a few people you might know...

We love that Celeste!!

We love these talented ladies too!! Funky Junk Jennifer and VWM Vanessa.

I wish I would've taken a few more pictures but we were BUSY...which is just how we like it!! Thank you so much Vintage Whites Market for letting us be a part such an AMAZING event and THANK YOU Salt Lake City for showing us the love and being so supportive, inspiring, and enthusiastic. It meant the world to us and we can't wait to come back!!

Sincerely,

Sisters Creed