Guest Reporter Timi on The Farm Chicks Antique Show
Farm Chicks…….Those Ladies
Know What They are Doin!
What a fantastic fun inspiring
show! Despite the pouring down rain and waiting in a line out
in that pouring rain for about 30 minutes, this show was well worth
it.
The Farm Chicks know what they
are doing! This show was well organized, had great items, everything
was reasonably priced, and all of the vendors were there because this
is their passion. Even the ladies whose booths got stuck out in the
rain were trying to make the best of it.
(Pictured left,line in the rain)
Cool Chicks not so cool……..Don’t
you know about this new thing called an umbrella?????
This was the first time me
and my
Cool Chick Posse had ever attended a Farm Chick Show. I don’t
think anyone there anticipated the turn out they had, I know we didn’t.
The first few hours of this
show were INSANE! You couldn’t move, you couldn’t look at
anything, and you certainly didn’t want to "think about" something
before you bought it. It would have been gone as soon as you set
it down.
I had nothing in mind that
I wanted or needed when I got there. I really just wanted to experience
this show and The Farm Chick phenomenon. Well, it wasn’t long
after entering the show that I and my Cool Chick Posse caught Farm Chick
Fever. We all had initial necklaces, and were searching for cute
skirts, aprons, and cowboy boots. You couldn’t help but get caught
up in the energy and fun happening around you.
The vendors in this show were
fantastic! There was such a huge variety of items from beautiful hand
crafted things to wonderful unique vintage items. All the vendors had
great booths, with lovely displays, plenty of help in their booth, and
despite the overwhelming crowds they all had smiles on their faces.
These ladies truly love what they are doing. I left inspired to
get home and start makin’ things happen! Not sure what that is yet but
I’m feelin’ it!
Some of my favorite vendors
there;
There wasn’t one booth in
this show that we walked by because it didn’t look interesting to
us. We stopped at every booth and shopped every booth. As usual…………I
found items I didn’t even know I needed!
These are some of my finds.
The cutest shopping cart
in the world! Purchased from Tickled Pink…..Look
for her in Portland
Pink vintage sweater with
my Farm Chicks pendent necklace. It’s fabulous!
I decided I needed something
to drink, so I made my way through the crowds to the back of the building,
once back there, back by the concession stand where there was NOBODY
I looked to my left and amongst the cute banquet tables covered in cute
table clothes I saw a sight that made me laugh so hard, yet it should
serve as a lesson to all women.
There they were….MEN!………Sitting
at the tables bored out of their minds! Staring in to space, trying
to make small talk with the other men, and drinking endless cups of
coffee. These men where all great sports when I asked to take
their picture. I wanted to e-mail it home to my husband to show him
what he was missing! These men are my heroes! I hope their wives made
them a fancy dinner and showed their appreciation when they got home.
Ladies……..let this photo
be lessons to you……………..If they aren’t interested don’t
drag them there! It’s just cruel!
On Sunday morning over coffee
my Cool Chick Posse decided that we would be making our reservations
again as soon as the next Farm Chicks show was announced. This
was so much fun. We saw beautiful things, met some wonderful ladies,
and had a girl’s weekend we will be talking about for months!
If you love junkin, and everything that encompasses that, sign up for
the Farm Chicks Mailing list and attend their next show! Gather
up your best junkin girlfriends and make your plans. I guarantee this
trip will leave you inspired as well as be in your top 5 of BEST TRIPS
EVER!
Have fun!
A special thanks to Timi Weathers for her fabulous guest reporting for Vintage Indie. She runs the Cool Chick Club and writes her own blog A Girl Named Timi. If you can, head over there and thank her for bringing The Farm Chicks excitement to Vintage Indie Mag.