The Farm Chicks Antique Show… is this weekend!

Did you mark your calendar? Are you counting down the days to The Farm Chicks antique show? Well, we have one more vendor to show you before you head to the show this weekend. By the way, if you go to the show we would love to have some photos and guest reporters. Take a couple booth shots, things that you bought and tell us a little about your experience.

We’d like to introduce you to Joy from "Auntie Joy" she’s the one in the middle.

How did you get started in the antiques/vintage business?
I started in the antique business almost 10 years ago.  We have a
little barn on our property and my husband agreed to turn it into a
store for me to sell my vintage treasures.  I set the date and when it
was clear he wasn’t going to make the deadline, we decide that I would
use the front three rooms of our old farm house and the covered porch.
I totally enjoyed that but a few years later, after the birth of our
"surprise" baby that I had at 45!!, I decided he should get the
barn ready so Baby Sam and I could have a place to work. I love having
my house back and the commute or daycare is not an issue!! 

I
have evolved from having the store open 6 days a week, and doing a few
outside shows a year, to having a few sales here and doing several
outside shows. This is when I gather my treasures, pack a trailer and
go on the road.  I think that is so much fun, meeting lots of different
like minded collectors and the fun party atmosphere of an event.

It
is difficult to say what my favorite vintage materials to work with
are.  I really love it all.  It seems as though I have the most of old
fabric, trim, buttons and sewing things. I love quilts, doilies, or for
that matter anything made with textiles of any kind. 

What are some of your favorite vintage materials to work with?
I enjoy
using vintage fabric to make aprons, patio umbrellas and hand bags.  I
try to be diverse as I can and thankfully my husband is very willing to
help so I also buy furniture that we paint, fix or re purpose
completely.  I have 3 adult boys that often make things for me to sale
with vintage materials.  They do potting benches, bird houses, shelves
and whatever we can think of, they are all very creative.  My oldest
son is screen printing my logo on bags and fabric for me to use  on
projects I am making for The Farm Chicks Sale. 

I
am very attracted to pastel colors, so I try and stay with that palate
so that everything kind of blends together and has some cohesiveness.
I feel like part of what I do is inspire people to use everyday things
in creative ways. I only buy things that I would like to have in my
home.  That works for me because I feel like I can be excited about
what I really love and I might just be the only one…
I hate waste
and I have a habit of hanging on to just about everything, You just
never know when it might come in handy!  I find so much pleasure in
being able to do a project and not having to make a trip to the store
for supplies.

What can we expect to see at your booth this year at The Farm Chicks Show in June…er this weekend?
I am
re purposing tool and tackle boxes with vintage wallpaper, lace,
buttons and other vintage items, making aprons with vintage fabric and
trim and using paint mostly recycled, to paint used furniture.  I also
will be bringing old chandeliers, mannequins, a few pretty dishes, some
vintage clothes and lots of quilts and linens.

Thanks so much to Joy and all other other fabulous vendors who gave Vintage Indie an inside look into their booth. We hope you have a fabulous show ladies!