Fantastic Trip to Brimfield

This week a few of the Shop Girls, and some husbands, went to Brimfield.   The weather was beautiful and the spirits were high.   Here are some pics of some of the sights.

This is John, Nancy's husband, taking a breather and holding one of their finds. 

The people from this booth were from Alabama.  They had some great displays.  This is actually a vintage chicken feeder holding some ironstone platters.  I bought some old feeders that are now in my booth holding some beautiful plates.

Vintage dress forms are getting harder and harder to find.  Here are some beauties.

Corrabelle Rose, Donna Corrs from Michigan, was there.  If you get Romantic Country, you will remember her in Issue No. 112, this past summer.  http://www.corrabellerose.blogspot/  I took a lot of pictures in her beautiful booth.  I actually bought a small shabby metal cart from her.  It is going to be a wonderful addition to a half bath, holding towels and vintage powder tins.

This was a great old cupboard that Corrabelle Rose had in her booth.

Architectural salvage is so big in Brimfield.  This was a huge piece.  I could see it being used as a head board in someones bedroom.

Jan LaVoie from Painted Prettys in CT, had some great Shabby Chic pieces.  I ended up buying a great big old Shabby Chic farm table from her and her friends.  Can't wait to put in my kitchen. 

There's Jan's reflection in the mirror of this wonderful green vanity.

Ornate upholstered burlap furniture was everywhere.  This great couch was being worked on.  Wish I had the room for this beauty. 

These old factory carts were very popular.  People are using them for coffee tables.  What a great look.

I hope you have enjoyed all the pics.  This was one of the best trips to Brimfield that I have ever had.  I went with my friend Donna, and met up with some other Shop Girls, Karen K. and Nancy D. for lunch.  I also saw Wanda from White Home Collection.  The displays and the ideas that you get from Brimfield are unforgettable.  Even if you don't buy a lot, the experience is unbelievable.

The Shop Front Window

Maureen, Peter and myself changed the front window the other night.  This is one of my favorites.  Who am I kidding, I love all of them.  It is so much fun to create these windows, and then  hear what the dealers and customers think about it. 

My 15 Minutes of Fame on Fox 25 Zip Trip

Since I knew Fox 25 Zip Trip was coming to Wrentham on August 6, I decided to email them about the Wrentham Country Store months before hand.   Just two days before the show, the producers called me, and asked if I would like to be on the show, live. They told me to bring a table with a few things from the shop, and talk for about 2 minutes.  I thought, why not, it would be great publicity for the shop.  When I drove up to the common that morning, there were hundreds of people everywhere.  I parked the car, and ran over to where they were shooting with my table and box of wares.  I had about half an hour to wait, and was I getting nervous.  

This nice man standing near me, George Elias of Wrentham, helped me out quite a lot.  My mouth was getting dry, and he happen to have a mint on him, and he also took most of these pictures for me.  If you go to Fox 25 zip trip.com, you can see the entire interview.  It was quite an experience.  We actually have had many people come into the shop that saw the show.  Some people even wanted to buy exactly what I brought with me that day.

Kim Carrigan of Fox 25 was very gracious.  She took endless pictures with everyone.