~ivory vintage market comin' right up~

coming up fast now....

come on out for a visit if you live close enough

~you won't be disappointed~

Saturday June 25th

9am-4pm

@

Elgin Hall

14250 Crescent Road
Surrey, BC

I'll be there with lots more goodies

vintage and handmade

see ya there!

Tracey

~father's day blessing~

usually i head straight for the humorous cards for father's day, but this year i found this perfectly worded card

~He is dedicated to providing for the needs of his family~

~He seeks wisdom and shares it with those around him~

~He realises the influence he has and strives to lead by example~

~He demonstrates the strength of his faith and devotion~

~He admits his failures and asks for forgiveness when needed~

~He shows compassion and unconditional love at all times~

As a father who is faithful in nurturing and caring for his family day by day

May you experience much joy and blessing as you celebrate Father's Day

Have a fab day,

Tracey

~plum worn out~

i've got to tell you peeps

june has me plum worn out

vintage linens

all the extra end of year stuff with the kids

and then our Vancouver Canucks hockey team went and made it to the finals!!

(go Canucks!)

which means lots of cheering and viewing and burnt burgers 'cos no one can leave the game to watch them!

vintage pillowslips in the breeze

~i am counting the days till summer break~

and hopefully the sun we haven't seen too much of yet

summer strawberries

but i am thankful for the breath of fresh air a visit to your blogs is to me at the end of a long day

always inspiring as i catch a glimpse of your lives and projects

i appreciate you and am looking forward to spending more time with you all in the summer:-)

oh yes, and I am super excited to receive my chalk paint order from
 Robyn Story Designs and Boutique
 can't wait!!

Robyn is still generously offering free shipping, yup, FREE SHIPPING
go check it out!

Tracey

~chalk paint giveaways and free shipping~

hello peeps!

trying to get your hands on Annie Sloan's chalk paint?

i sure have been trying, we can't get it up here in Canada YET...

so i have to tell you about this sweet deal

Robyn Story Designs and Boutique are offering for a limited time

 FREE SHIPPING

on chalk paint orders from their online store

~and~

they also have a great giveaway going on, but i'm gonna win that so don't even bother!!

here's what it includes:

you'll also find a great start-up chalk paint giveaway at Blue Creek Home

okay, i'll let you enter that one:-)

oh alright, here's one more from Molly Susan Strong

hop on over to see what these generous ladies have on offer!

Tracey

~blogger gremlins~

well peeps, i have been reading your sweet posts

and i know some of you have been reading mine

but blogger gremlins are not allowing us to leave comments, grrr

and i am so NOT anonymous!!

i know, it's super frustrating 'cos we all have a lot to do in a day!

here's some advice from Rochester girl (thanks Cristina!)

i tried the first piece of advice and it did work

#1. when you log in with your username and password, uncheck the "stay signed in" box

#2. in your settings, change from "embedded comments" to "pop up box"

so it seems i am able to comment on some blogs again

but if i don't respond to your comment, you know why....

thanks for understanding, and here's hoping things are back to working soon:-)

Tracey

PS. i had more photos for you but blogger is rotating all those today too!

~vintage florals, striped ticking and yummy french lavender~

can you think of a sweeter combination?

paired up vintage floral with blue ticking

and stuffed them full of yummy french lavender

tied together with pretty seam binding ribbon

they smell soooo good!

linking up to air your laundry friday
at freckled laundry

 

Tracey

~vintage market rocks~

this weekend we had the very first Old School Market in the quaint village of Clayburn, Abbotsford

~AND IT WAS AWESOME!!!~

 now if you're wondering what all the fuss is about peeps, we don't have a whole lot of vintage market going on up north here

~OR SO WE THOUGHT~

Lily and Rachel from Bird and Birch put together a fabulous event

i know i told them a hundred times already, i am so impressed by how well organised the market was, down to the tiniest details

AND they still looked cool as cucumbers, fresh as daisies, the whole day!! take a look at my photo, not so cool cucumber:-)

okay so here's some photos of my booth space taken by the incredibly talented Sari

go here to see them all

the market was packed out much of the day, and it was so exciting to see how many wonderful folks came out who appreciate vintage and handmade products

{just look at the wonderful sash windows}

the very best part of my day : undoubtedly meeting wonderful vendors and bloggers, many of whom i "knew" from blogland and our local bloggers network

it really is true, i already felt like i knew a bunch of the gals from their blogs, and they are all even sweeter in person - thanks to each of you who came by and said hi

Colleen of Vintage Home, lovely to meet you, and Shelley, at last. your antics in the corner kept me entertained and added a lot of energy to the market:-)

Rosie of Roses and Rutabagas, you gave me the best hug of the day and thank you for my sweet treat box to keep me going (can you believe I didn't have a chance to open it till market was done!!). Rosie has been a huge encourager to me since i started my blog journey a year ago

Sari of The Lovely in Life, my faithful friend, photographer, artist extraordinaire, thanks for visiting with me and taking photos and always thinking everything i do is fantastic whether it is or not. everyone should have a friend like you!

Janis of Rust and Ruffles, thanks for coming all the way out there and for always being so supportive of what i do and make, we want you at the next market girl. thanks for introducing me to blogland!

Lori  E of Family Trees may contain nuts , first market post i saw up in blogland!! thanks for stopping by and also taking fab shots, what a sweetheart

Becky of Cupcakes and Ruby Slippers, just love your blog name, thanks for saying hi and making yourself known

i know there were others, so forgive me if i left you out, drop me a comment and i'll add you in

so do you want to know what i sold?

a little bit of everything to be honest, the vintage goods were as popular as my handmade items

but i would have to say the all white pillows with graphics were the most popular item, they flew off the table, especially those with the french birdcage...

and La Tour Eiffel

i could write another whole post telling you about all the fabulous features of the old heritage schoolroom we had the market in (with a creek behind and church across the road ~ swoon, can you just picture life there a hundred years ago or what??)

i'm about ready to move to clayburn right now!

anyway, this was my very most favourite feature in the building, i could not stop looking at them all day and finally bugged Sari to take a photo for me

aren't they great!!! vintage schoolroom lights ~ i'm trying to figure out where in my home i could hang one....

anyway, if you've heard all the buzz about the old school market and you missed out

~DON'T WORRY!!~

June 25 we have the Ivory Vintage Market coming up in White Rock, you don't want to miss this one!

and if you were there and loved my booth, i have TWO tables at the market coming up

that means twice as much stuff

and i promise to have lots more wonderful pillows and treasures!

thanks for coming out and making the vintage market such a huge success!

hugs,

tracey

PS. Thanks Cath for showing me your beautiful heritage home afterwards, that deserves a post of it's own, i'm coming back in the summer with my camera:-)