Mother's Day Plant & Garden Fair

This Saturday, May 12th, 2012 is the 15th Annual Plant and Garden Fair in Camas, Washington.  It used to be held in downtown Camas, however, it was changed to a new venue last year.  It is now held up at the new Camas High School.

Camas Antiques was always an active participant when it was downtown, however, with the change of venue, the store isn't right in the middle of it :).  To help celebrate Mother's Day, Camas Antiques will be holding a special sidewalk sale for their customers.  Several vendors, including myself, will be setting up some spaces out outside the store with vintage and garden items for sale.

Have a Wonderful Mother's Day!

Christa

Springtime Junk

It has been a busy springtime in our household.  We finally received some long-awaited sunshine this past weekend and the whole family spent the time outdoors.  

We are getting ready to get some goats.....yes, goats.....(for those who know me, that's crazy talk for me...lol)  We live on small acreage that has been taken over by blackberry vines.  I love blackberries....I really dislike the vines.  They are so intrusive.  I don't like using herbicides and other chemicals, so, we've decided to make a place to house some goats who can assist us in getting our little piece of heaven under control :).

In the past few weeks, we've squeezed in a few opportunities to hit some of our favorite junking places.  I found a wonderful dress form last weekend at an old thrift shop (one of my favorite things to find!) and my husband transformed this old drawer into a little shelf.  I added some old sheet music to line the shelves and it would look cute on a desktop lined with all my office and crafting supplies.

It had bright blue handle that I painted a nice neutral brown color...(much better!)

We also are assisting my in-laws with moving and downsizing from their huge house into a small home at the beach.  Imagine my surprise when my father-in-law pulled these out of the attic in the garage.....OH MY!

All of them are 18" tall, so they are quite sizeable.  There were six of them in all, including an "N", which is what our last name begins with.  Guess what is going to be hung up next to my front door?

30 years ago, my father-in-law worked for a scrap metal company in the Portland, Oregon area.  These letters were ones that he saved from the scrap metal pile (I cringe to think of how many other treasures have been sent to the scrap metal piles over the years!).   He brought them home and stored them in the attic hoping someday to do something with them.  I was ecstatic when he gave them to us. 

I hope you are having a wonderful Springtime!

A sweet little arrangement that my husband made me from an a
birds nest that he found and some local moss.....what a guy!

Blessings!

Christa

Happy Birthday Camas Antiques!

Camas Antiques is celebrating their 8th Birthday! In honor of the celebration, they will be giving away a free gift to their first 50 customers on Friday and Saturday. Special sale prices will be offered storewide through Sunday. You will find items in my space at 15% off :).

I spruced up my space earlier this week with some of the treasures I brought home from a farm auction last weekend. We rolled in last Sunday with a full pickup load and my Expedition packed from top to bottom! All of these treasures will be added to my booth over the next month.

Blessings!

Christa

Camas Antiques

305 NE 4th Ave.
Camas, Washington
98607
360-834-4062

Hours:
Mon -Sat 10am-6pm,
Sun 11am-5pm

So Quiet You Can Hear the Crickets Chirping.....

It's been quiet on my blog....time gets away from me and before I know it it has been three months since my last post. The winter months are always busy in our household. This year has been no exception.

In late October, my mom fell and broke her hip. She came home and stayed with us for 3 weeks while she recovered. Thankfully, she has made a rapid recovery is out and about enjoying life again.

During this season, both of our boys are active in sports. We have one in wrestling and the other is in basketball. All of the practices, matches, and games make for a full week. This past weekend was the last wrestling meet of the year. As much as I love watching them participate, I'm always thankful for the breather that Spring brings. We don't do spring sports, because we have so much we like to do outside in the yard.

Several weeks ago, I planted some seeds for tomato and bell pepper starts. For the last 4 years, I have purchased my seeds from Victory Seeds in Mollala, Oregon. They specialize in heirloom and non-GMO varieties of seeds. Its important to me that my seeds are non-GMO and I like that I'm supporting a local company. Starting your garden from seed is also much more economical than buying plant starts. A pack of 25 tomato seeds is the price of one medium size plant at the local hardware store or Home Depot.

I envision having a quaint cottage style green house someday, but for now I am content with a table next to a sunny window. I recycle my yogurt cups as containers for the growing seedlings. The little plants started popping through a few days ago.....several months from now these will go out in our garden.

We have plans for putting in a larger garden this year. The hardest thing for Pacific Northwest gardens the past two years has been the unusually wet springs and summers. It feels like I grew more slugs than vegetables....lol! I'm hoping for some good garden weather this year!

Blessings!

Christa

Holiday Open House at Camas Antiques - November 11-13, 2011

This weekend is the Holiday Open House at Camas Antiques. I ventured down there yesterday afternoon to stock my booth with festive treasures and did a little rearranging.

The front window was dressed in beautiful shades of white and silver and just glimmered. It was beautiful. Check out the Camas Antiques blog for photos of what awaits you :)!

Location:

305 NE 4th Ave

Camas, Washington 98607

Contact:

JoAnn Taylor

360-834-4062

Hours:

Mon -Sat 10am-6pm

Sun 11am-5pm

Vintage Friendship Images to Share

As I sit here, I am getting ready to go meet my best friend from school for a much needed visit over coffee. Her birthday was last week and I bought a gift for her earlier this year at an antique show. It's a little book titled "Friendship True and Sweet". I'm guessing it is from the 20's.

I was drawn to this book because it had a poem in it about Old Friends and New Friends. Years ago, I had given that poem in a card to her and I thought it was cool to find it again in an old book.

I scanned in a few of the poems and images to share with you....my blog friends.

Enjoy!

Lavender Love

On his way home from the beach this weekend, my husband stopped off at the Astoria Farmer's Market. He surprised me with a fresh bunch of lavender from Latitudes of Lavender. Awww....He knows what I love.

We discovered the lavender growers several years ago when we walked through the downtown market and I kept smelling fresh lavender. It took us quite a while to find them because we could smell the lavender 4-5 blocks away from where they were selling. It was so fragrant! We just followed our noses :).

It didn't take me long to divide up my lavender and spread it throughout the house. Each of the pictures below are part of the original bunch he brought home.....

In the Foyer

On the Kitchen Counter

Above the TV

And Finally...

On my Nightstand

A ten dollar bunch of lavender can go a long way to freshen up your decor!

Blessings!

Christa