Paris Vintage Shopping Trip Day One

After a very exciting flight from Dallas, (we had to land in Newfoundland due to a medical emergency) we finally arrived in Paris to meet the rest of our group. Since the Dallas ladies were four hours late (we have ladies from Ohio, Maine, Illinois, Rhode Island, Maryland) we threw our luggage in our rooms and headed out the door for our first walking tour.

First to the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens..

Off to Paris

GiGi just got back from taking our first group of ladies to Paris. I'm leaving tomorrow with another great group of ladies. It looks like we may have some rain...

 I'm so glad

that Paris looks beautiful

rain

or shine

Stay tuned for Posts from Paris!

Best Antiquing in Texas

There is simply no competition. The Round Top / Warrenton / Marburger Farms Antique Week is by far the most amazing Antique show in Texas, if not the country. Miles and Miles of Cities, Buildings, Tents, Fields, as far as the eye can see, filled with wonderful, searchable, dig-able Antiques and Vintage
We saw fabulous displays

Interesting Items everywhere...

So many textures and colors

The thrill of the Hunt that never disappointed

We filled the van to the top, then drove happily home after 3 perfect days of shopping bliss...
to appear soon at the Red Shed

Bunnies, Roses, & Cool Old Stuff

Four Great Reasons to drop by the Red Shed! Beyond the ordinary Easter decor, handmade and one of a kind... Just in! Some really cool "old stuff" Fresh from Antique Week in Round Top, we brought back a van FULL of the most fun, gorgeous, and unusual vintage and antiques we could find! Fun "new stuff" Vintage style We have been hunting and pecking to find that unique piece that has Red Shed Style. Love the vintage handwriting print and the magnet board made from chippy architectural pieces and hardware. Roses, Roses, Roses Our Rose Gardens are overflowing with beautiful, fragrant blooms! Bring your scissors or clippers and take home an armful! Someone told us this weekend that you should do something everyday that makes you Really Happy. Let us Thank You for making us happy! Clip some roses to brighten your Easter table. If we are not at the shop, please help yourself. P.S. We just got in a new shipment of our Heavenly creme brulee Candles! (guess that's a fifth reason!) Red Shed Hours Mon - Wed 9am - 5pm Thur - Fri 9am - 7pm Open Good Friday Saturdays 10am - 3pm Open the Saturday before Easter The Red Shed French Antiques & Travel 317 Church Street Grapevine, TX 76051 817.310.6006    ©2012 Red Shed French Antiques & Travel | 317 Church St. I Grapevine TX I 76051

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Round Top, Warrenton, Here we come!

We are leaving early tomorrow on a Hunt and Gather expedition to the Round Top / Warrenton Texas, Antique Weekend. I thought it would be a good time to introduce you to my new baby I got for Christmas.
Definitely my Junkin, dream car....Town & Country with stow n go seats

My husband rigged it up with these great carpets that are velcro'd down so they won't move when pushing in furniture..

 Not quite as big as the cargo van we rented last year seen HERE..

But I bet we can stuff it pretty full and we have been known to beg, borrow, & steal, & bribe, to get someone to haul a LARGE item back for us.... To be continued.....
(Let this also be the "before" picture, because it will never be that clean again!)

From Rags to Riches

I Loved this little table the second I set my eyes on her in a the little town of Mabank,Texas! I could just feel her history..she had been great once, but her beauty had wained....

No she wasn't that pretty with her peeling laminate and weather damaged surfaces, but did you get a load of her legs? I guess I'm a leg woman (my hubby has yummy legs). Well I knew she had potential.

How about those legs now?

Sigh..And just as soon as I got her all fixed up, she went to live in The Big City with someone who only loves her for her looks.
Valarie

Not a tutorial

Usually if you write blogs you are also reading blogs. I saw the cutest name of a blog the other day called "Can't stop making things". I just loved the name, because we love to try different methods to make great decor for the shop.
I recently used a water decal transfer method (which I saw on the Graphics Fairy Blog )to make these great containers using some wonderful vintage glass canning jars, canisters and candles.

I also found several of the French Graphics on Graphics Fairy

It was a little tricky to get the graphics right, and a few tries to figure out how to handle the decals, but then it was pretty fun!
I saw another transfer method for wood on the blog called A Lapin Life , using a wood workers tool. She swore that it was really easy and her new fave transfer method! Me? Not So Much.
I wanted to make a Bed & Breakfast sign and had a cool board, unfortunately.....

 Right out of the gate, I started a fire in my kitchen...

 Next it melted the paint from the from the board on to the paper....not what I was going for...

Then it welded the paper to the the board. OK, so it was my first try. I am going to assume that the "wood tool" cycles hotter and colder, or wasn't done heating up or something. My board was very textured and was also painted. So I may try again on another surface, but I'm an "I need a satisfying experience within 15 minutes" kind of girl, or I move on to something else...

So I got out my paint brushes in order to have just a little instant gratification.
Valarie