Let's Go to the Booth!

So, like I said, I bit the bullet and took all my jewelry to the booth this weekend.  I had handled it so many times, that it was hard to leave it.  The Bean asked me how I was going to feel when people bought it at the Barn Sale and that made me think.  But, that will be different - I will see them pick it up and admire it and buy it.  I will know it went to a good home.  At the flea market, I don't know if it will be admired or stolen or torn apart or made fun of or what.  

The day before I took it out I had the idea to paint the front of all those berry baskets with chalk paint so I could write on them.  Genius if I do say so myself.  I was going to make signs and couldn't think of a good way to attach them so this answered  all of those problems.  Then, literally, as I was getting into the car to leave to go to the booth, I went out to the shed in the backyard and grabbed that wire grate and a bag of clothespins.  I knew that the head was going to be tall and I needed to fill in that empty space.  I also found a template online to make signs that look like chalk on chalkboard and printed those out explaining what everything is - Bakelite, Catlin, etc.  

When I originally bought this head, I thought I would use it to model a hat or something.  It works great for this purpose though.  I did get two calls from the flea market to see if I would sell her.  Uh, NO?

I put the feedsack pendants on a lower shelf along with the Bingo marker bobby pins and check bobby pins.  I love the feedsack pendants because I thought of the idea, figured out how to make it work and  they look good in the end.  I don't mean for that to sound egotistical.  It's just that I don't do tutorials or look up how to do things, I just figure them out.  And, I did!  I went to a big craft fair today and three different jewelry vendors asked ME about MY necklace.  So, I took that as a compliment.  Look at me all with the big head.....:)

The rest of the very crowded booth.  I have the very best lighting in the entire store with a giant florescent booth completely in my booth.  it is great for displaying and for shopping, but not so much for photographing.  

It's pretty crowded since I had to clear off four shelves for the jewelry.  I cannot believe that stupid Merry Mushroom cookie jar is still there.  I hate that stuff and would like for it to be GONE.  

My Razorback section - that head shouldn't be there though......  Now that I think about it, I don't think that giant mirror was there today.  Hey - that would be a nice sale.  That's a vintage picnic basket on the right.  Old hot hats, the required painted frames, a Hogopoly Game Board and a 1950's Tailgating Pendleton Blanket.

Wicker stool and matching mirror I spray painted.  I think it would go in a college apartment.  That house is something else - its really quite cute, but it has a purpose.  There is a light fixture inside with a nightlight bulb so the whole house lights up.  but, it has ANOTHER purpose - guess what - what would you put in a wooden box with a flaming light bulb?  Huh?  Huh?  If you guessed paper towels, you would be correct!  I think the house is sweet and without the light, it kind of looks like a decorative birdhouse to me.  

Stuff, stuff and more stuff.  I thought that partyball would have sold by now too.  

Blurry photo - pottery, dishes, glass bottles, costume jewelry.

View from the front.

Jewelry and ephemera section.

And lastly....

GIANT shoes.  Actual game worn Arkansas Razorback Football Cleats.  They would be great for a Razorback collector.  I think I will pull them and put them back on ebay now that football season is upon us.  Much to the delight of The Breadman.  And much to my dismay.

I hope you enjoyed your trip to Prairie Grove, Arkansas!  If there was a hotel, you could spend the night.  But there isn't, so hit the road!  You can all stay at my house!  Yea!