More Marburger

This is my third and final post about my trip to Marbuger Farm's opening day for the fall show on October 2. There was so much to say and show that it took me three times to fit it all in! Don't miss out on either of the two other posts.

Today I want to showcase some vendors whose spaces I loved and/or whose stuff was particularly memorable.   

This message was a hit! It was as funny as the merchandise was good at the booth of Two Sisters, Echoes, and Kat's Creek Antiques. 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up is the distinctive style from Magnolia Pearl. She designs funky and comfy clothing and her booth was buzzing with patrons trying to get some whimsical and romantic frocks. 

 

Pretty cool exterior of the Magnolia Pearl booth.

Luxurious Louis could be found a few spaces down from Magnolia Pearl. Marco from Branded Luxury Unlimited  had quite the selection of Louis Vuitton. 

For the true fan, how about some clear plastic chairs with Louis covered seats?

 

Travel in style with these trunks.

Gloria Becker of Many Monkeys Later was one of the only vendors who I noticed showcasing holiday merchandise. Her handcrafted Santas were exquisite. 

I really wanted to get this UT one.
Love all the vintage Texas accessories!

I have a little affinity for sock monkeys. (Except when they are on the adult footie pajamas.) 

 

A reminder of my school days: a French horn! I was in our school's band (shout out to all you former Marching Hornets - pretty much everyone at our tiny school was in the band and we put on a killer street show in Christmas parades across Central IL!) and I played the French Horn. Pretty terribly I  might add. We still have it and I told my mom to put it in the backyard over the winter in hopes it will look like this one!

Old carnival ride seats, anyone?

Several of my great finds came from the tent that contained both Wild Weedz and Carla's Town and Country. These ladies had fun decorative accents and the most beautiful dried flowers I have ever seen. 

 

These mailboxes drew me into the South Porch Antiques space. How great is this display?!

Most all of the merchandise here was already tagged 'sold.' Such good stuff!

As I took a closer look of the frame of the booth, I thought it looked familiar.

When I saw this sign, I knew I had seen them somewhere: Country Living Fair in Austin this spring!

The couple travels all the way from New York - that makes for two trips already to Texas this year! Wow.

This space was a girly girl's PINK paradise! Pink was certainly the trendy color this year for the fall show, which I have to admit surprised me. But it sure looks great here at Willow Nest! 

I have shopped with them before at City Wide and they always have great displays. 

Well looky there - more holiday decor...just now noticing the vintage pink ornaments! 

I love her combination of rusty with romantic.

This booth is designed by the talented Judy Hill. I feel badly that I didn't get more pictures and that I didn't have a chance to say hello - there were just WAY too many people shopping around in there! Her space was so inviting and many of her items already had that sold tag too.

Fun animal number prints.

I'd guess they are pretty valuable based on the $1,750 price tag.

The above photos and this one below were part of the Acanthus Studios space. I think their business description on their business card is just perfect: "exotic accents inspired by nature."

Here is a shot of the shoppers and the grounds on Opening Day:

More PINK!

In the sea of business cards I brought home, I think this great display is from Lauri Evans Designs.

Another favorite I recognized from the Country Living Fair in Austin this spring:
Tricia from The Red Door Antiques.

Her business may be named with red, but I was seeing pink here too!

How cool are those brushes all stacked up?!

Great old college sweater.

She finds great vintage signs!

Love the black and white theme on this wall.

In addition to pink, the other color that kept showing up was GREEN...in the way of monkey brains that is! Also known as hedge apples, bodark, bowwood, or bois d'arc, these green grapefruit looking things are from the Osage orange tree. And I LOVE them! My mom even sent me a box of them last fall.
Read more about them here.  

This display is from Leftovers Antiques space. 

While many of my favorites were vendors I have seen before, I did admire for the first time the creations of Selina Vaughan. How funny to be sporting my Funk's Hybrid seed sack tote made by my friend Caitlin and then come across a booth selling a similar concept with the exact same seed sack!

It is strange to be recognizing towns near where I grew up 1,000 miles away on designer purses!

I loved getting to talk with the designer - here Selina is with one of her bags. 

And last but not least - this space was my all time favorite. It caught my eye immediately when I first arrived as I was cutting through the first barn to get to Theresa's building. Marie and Rhonda of 2 Girls Stuff put together a spectacular tablescape. I made the pictures extra large so you can better see the details.

That little piggy went to market and SOLD!

I hope you enjoyed seeing this glimpse into Marburger's fall show...and I hope to see you there at the spring show. Mark your calendars; opening day is Tuesday, April 2! 

Have a chic week,

~Sarah 

Marburger: Blog Party and Garden Antqs Vintage

Post 2 about my trip to Marburger Farm's Antique Show last week shall center around one very special vendor, her gorgeous space at the show, and the fun gathering she hosted. I am of course referencing the one and only Theresa Cano of Garden Antqs Vintage and her annual Blog Party. 

I am so appreciative to Theresa for so many reasons: she has inspiring displays, her merchandise is always so well-priced, some of my favorite pieces I bought are from her, she is super sweet, she encouraged me and countless others to join the world of blogging, and she supports all of our blogs. She gives so much to the junk community! But most of all, Theresa offers great friendship to so many and I am blessed to have her and her husband Cruz as friends.

Had it not been for Theresa, I probably would not have even gone to Marburger. Having only gone one time for about an hour, I was under the mistaken assumption that all items there are out of my price range. But when Theresa said she not only buys there but also would now be showing there, I was quickly convinced that I should give it another try. And I am so glad I did! If you had similar thoughts, I encourage you to visit in the spring - I brought home a car load and the prices were as good as those in the fields of Warrenton. And the experience is even more enjoyable with all the eye candy - ahhhh! It is so fun to shop and see beautiful vignettes. (More photos of what I saw in future posts!)

Theresa's space was the first one I headed to after arriving at the farm. According to the VIB (Very Important Blogger) pass, we would be issued official VIB badges; I was anxious to mask my amateur status with this little tangible proof of credibility. It is funny (and sad) how much that little badge made me feel like I belonged there more! VIB's even got a swag bag - I felt like royalty!

Theresa had the entire Gulf building, which not only was huge, but was also air-conditioned! Though it was pleasant when I first got there, the AC was a welcomed treat for the blog party that afternoon. 

  

Bikes were everywhere this year! Theresa had several. I think that rusty bed frame sold first thing on opening day.

This gorgeous old pie cabinet made my heart skip a beat.

I didn't even notice the skeleton poster before! Old school is cool.

Old religious relics are also a trend now. Theresa had lots!

I loved this scene so much that I had to take the chair on the left and the black chippy oval frame home with me. Both will be at the Barn Sale on November 2 and 3!

I would love to have Thanksgiving dinner at this table!

 

 

 

Look at the attention to detail in this cubby box. It's the little things that make one a great decorator!

Here is a better shot of the chair I got. I already purchased the frame and tried to convince a friend she needed this chair - when she said no, I said yes!

Here is the lovely lady preparing for the Blog Party. 

Lots of bloggers here to celebrate!

The blog party was lots of fun; it was nice to put faces with URLs! 

There was even a camera crew from Texas Live to capture the scene and get an interview with Theresa.

 

 

Theresa, thanks for all you do!  What an awesome experience as a VIB - thank you for helping make that possible.

Have a chic week!

~Sarah

Marburger: An Unforgetable Farm

This teacher took a field trip today: sans kids. I quite literally made a trip to the fields and enjoyed every second of my time at the Marburger Farm Antique Show's opening day. A huge thank you to Theresa and the Marburger team for extending an amazing opportunity to bloggers with their VIB (Very Important Blogger!) pass! This gave me the perfect reason to take a day off and experience one of the country's finest shows. I have been briefly just once before, so I was excited to see what all the talk was about. A teacher always has to justify the instructional purpose of a field trip; this field trip provided me lessons in history (tons of old stuff to see), fine art (gorgeous paintings), sociology (some great people watching), horticulture (learned the names of some dried flowers), design (no explanation needed), and economics (withdrawing cash from an ATM that isn't your bank is not cheap). 

They gave us a press badge and an awesome swag bag! 

I was rushing trying to get there at 10 for the opening bell, and then traffic came to a stand still. 

 So I killed some time capturing the scenes around me. 

I passed the future home of the Junk Gypsy Company!

Love this great old sign:

 

20 minutes later, we are still moving at a crawl toward the farm.

The first sign that I have arrived!

As you can see, about a hundred cars beat me there. FYI, the gates open at 8am on the first day. I shot for 9:50 but rolled in around 10:30 due to the traffic (I later learned that a funeral procession went past the farm at 9:30). Another lesson learned in time management!

I'm here!

And one of my first stops is always to the bathroom; I love the juxtaposition of traditional outhouses next to the luxury potty trailers. I shopped and talked for about an hour before I made my first purchase:

Wine not? I mean, it was just after 11 and I was going to be there all day! 

I had the opportunity to meet Tara from the Marburger staff in the office. She was super nice and told me that some special shoppers were arriving by helicopter later in the day. I was in the thick of shopping when I heard the chopper announce its arrival. Do you see it there in the distance?

I quickly made my way over to the make-shift landing pad in the cow pasture. 

No celebrity sightings here, though there were some lovely security guards on hand.  

I love seeing the officers on horseback in Warrenton and Round Top.

 

I don't know where the passengers would store all their purchases in this ride!

Yet another mode of upscale transportation - is this some kind of Ford limo? Is that a quad cab?

Remember the view of the barren tents in my last post? This is that same view today.

And here we have a true celebrity sighting! This is Rachel Ashwell, the founder of the 'Shabby Chic' design concept. 

I needed a lesson in how to straighten my accessories before taking a picture with this gorgeous lady!

This sweet soul is Marie, the wonderful hostess who gave me the amazing tour of Rachel's bed and breakfast, The Prairie. She is an absolute doll and I was as excited to get my picture taken with her!

I missed the opening bell, but I did catch an adorable girl doing a little photo shoot with the bell.

We didn't need much instruction in meteorology to know it was time to get going when these clouds rolled in.

Just as I got to my car, I got a little unwanted lesson in ecology. As I changed from my rain boots (which weren't needed at all - the ground dried out completely from the weekend's rain) to flipflops at the car after shopping, I saw something move in the grass. I looked closer to see one of the scariest looking spiders standing about two inches from my toes. At the time I didn't know what kind of spider it was, but upon describing it to Theresa and Cruz, they were certain it was a brown recluse. I started researching this species tonight and was thinking of posting a picture, but it freaked me out so much that I had to stop. Should you choose to know more about this kind of spider, that will be your homework. 

There is so much more about which to write! I hope you will check back often to see several more posts about my amazing field trip to the farm. I will close with some pictures of a few of the great items I brought back from Marburger. 

Hard to see with the lighting, but two twig wrapped trees and a rusty glass-topped side table.

I am in LOVE with this little chair. Thank you, Theresa!!!!

I hope you enjoyed reading the first installment of today's trip!

Have a chic week,

~Sarah