Where does the time go? We haven't recapped the June show!!
The day started off a bit cloudy and overcast. As we were unpacking, it was actually a comfortable temperature. We had a better system for the "unload" portion this year, so it all seemed to go smoother. We were set up sooner than last year and we actually had time to take a few more pictures of the booth before shoppers came and picked their items.
We had a big white section this year. Karli had picked up this old desk earlier in the year and it served as a focal point for one section. The white and gray chairs above were the very first items to be sold (at 7:30 am---before the show even opened). We always take bets on what will go first. Neither of us guessed that one. We were happy to see them go to someone who loved them!
Along the back we placed a few more primitive and industrial item as well as the wine lamp that Dwight built. So many people stopped by to check it out.
The other side of the booth was filled with black furniture and some of our colorful items. This side also featured some of the kitchen items we'd been gathering.
We took our customary selfie before the crowds got too big. It was still cloudy until about 9:00 am.
We had a steady crowd from about 8:30 until 11:00. Around 11:00 it got pretty warm, but there were dark clouds building above. Around 1:00 the rain came. So we pulled everything we could under the tent. At that point the crowds really started to dwindle.
The sun came back out at 1:30, but the crowds didn't really follow suit.
We had so much fun seeing all our customers (many repeats from last year who remembered us) and meeting new fans. While the June show wasn't as successful as last year's August show, we still had a great time!
Karli's birthday is coming up soon. Almost every year she gets something homemade or refinished from Mom and Dad. I guess it is just important to me that her gift is something made or remade with love. This year will be no exception.
She is getting a New, Old Farm Table. She has a dining table now. In fact it is one I repainted for her ten ?? years ago. It is black and still in good shape......she may be selling it. She has been saying she wanted a larger one and she wants it to be white. She also likes the look of distressed, recycled wood on top. Great.....
I staged a house for resale last month and was partially paid with furniture. One piece was an old farm table that had been in the owner's shed for years. At one time the top had been covered with oil cloth. That had been removed, but the old tacks were still buried in the wood. These had to be dug out. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the top had then been recovered with Contact Paper...........why do people do that? The legs were dirty yellowed cream paint. Other than that, it was in great shape.
I did not have great success trying to pull or scape off the old Contact Paper which had probably been on since the 1970's. I ended up using the blow dryer to heat up the Contact Paper, making it pull up easier. I still had to do quite a bit of scraping.
Then I discovered underneath the Contact Paper that the top was painted the same yellowed cream. Oh NO.....Karli wanted a dark wood top. So out comes the stripper. Did I mention that I love to STRIP!
This old table had been used for years as a "utility" table for craft projects, planting, and as a surface for small home repairs. But, Karli said she wanted distressed. Dwight kept asking when I was going to get out the big sander and wood putty. I kept reminding him that this table had history and character, both of which would remain. Karli and Brent wanted a table that could be abused, one that had that rustic feel, kind of a Pottery Barn look.
I did repaint the frame and old legs white, (Karli's choice now), but I distressed them. The top got stained dark, leaving some old paint down in the pits. It then got 3 coats of Satin Polyurethane, (sanding with steel wool between coats.) Here is what Karli's New Old Farm Table looks like now:
And here is Karli's New, Old Farm Table at her house.....
(She would like me to let you know that she'll do a full post with the final look of the room soon) Happy Birthday Sweetheart! Kandy
