2 Pitts of a Pear at fleattitude!

 Last weekend I got to attend fleattitude again.  Lots of fun, and lots of goodies. 

Today I thought I would share my favorite of all the booths .... and it wasn't really a booth.

 It was Brandon and Tonya of 2 Pitts of a Pear.  I love their stuff.  They are fellow dealers at Treasures antique where I work, and there on not two more talented people anywhere!

As you can see, they have rehabbed an old trailer into a sales room, and storage room on wheels ... I love it!  Don't you?

 My granddaughter, and junker in training, Eva, came along with me, and spent two and a half hours at the show with nary a complaint, this whole training thing might just be taking.  What a pro.

And the good news is, that Two Pitts of a Pear is going to be sharing their awesome goods and trailer show room at the next flea.o.logy on August 31st!!

Custom Pennant Banners!



The 'cool' banner I added to my bedroom décor!

 If you have followed me for long, you know that I am a lover of pennant banners. They say "happy" and "party" and "celebrate" and "holiday" to me.  I have made banners for parties, I made a banner as a gift for a dear friend, I have made banners for home decoration, I have made banners for my flea market booths, I have made banners for my son's wedding decor, and I have even made banners for my booths at the antique mall, and well, that is what started the stream that ended in the banner that I made this week, that was made as a commission, a first for me.

This is the banner I made for my friend Stacy, the lover of all things pink!

 

 

This banner hung in my booth at the Acorn Antique show in May!

 

This is the banner I made last fall to help celebrate the white mood of winter!

This banner that reads 'Toast Bar' is one of eight that I made for my son's wedding in May.
 

So with so many pennant banners in my life it was bound to happen.  First other dealers at the antique mall started calling to see if I would sell my shop décor pennants, like the one above that say's 'tea things' to customers ... I wasn't quite ready for that.  But last week I got a call asking me to do a custom banner for a customer who was having a special family event.  I called her back, and made arrangements for pick up.

Thus I got to make this sweet banner that says "baby blessing".  The customer was thrilled, and I got to make another banner!  Yeah!

Now I have made a big step and have actually offered to do custom banners for others, and I have posted it on the 'Reclaimologists and Other Crafty Chicks', on our joint Facebook page! 

 

This banner is made with handwriting graphics and a great floral medallion I got from Graphics Fairy.  I have also used German glass glitter, that will eventually tarnish nicely, on the letters and along the edge of the pennants.  The lace is hand punched, and the pennants hang from rayon seam binding.

Brambles in Provo

 Got a chance to sneak away to one of my favorite places to ooh and aah!

 Brambles used to be more floral than antique shop, but has made the transition to more antique than floral shop ... still lots of pretty flowers as you can see above .... Lisa's collection of vintage, shabby, rustic and romantic is likely to take your breath away.

 Lisa, was out the day I was there, but I got to meet her very friendly clerk.

 I am always charmed by Lisa's selection of items...

 ... and her displays are unexpected and whimsical ...

 

She is always adding new items at Brambles, so its definitely worth going back, again and again ... and of course there is always some little treasure that just fits in my heart, without giving my pocket book fits!

This time I took away these fun little vines, called Angel vines ... with their tiny round leaves, they look more like fairy vines to me, and they are currently twining around my kitchen window shelf ...

Thanks Lisa, it was a lovely afternoon, sorry I missed you!