Girls Day Out...

Time is ticking before I head back to school (work)

and it was time to go have some fun! 

A friend and I spent yesterday at a couple of 

antique malls, lunch & her home!

My favorite part of the day! 

She has quite the creative flair decorating with 

old, new, antique, flea market, Good Will finds!  

It had my mind spinning with ideas!  

This little gem she bought at the "SToP"! 

It looked so cute in her home among old books 

& many other typewriters that were focal 

pieces in the room! 

This bird cage was another Whistle Stop

purchase! She added a little tag that read

"fly away home". 

How sweet is that? 

This metal piece was bought at The "SToP's" 

Shopkeeper & Friends Antique & Artisan Market.

She lined the top with vintage brass hose nozzles.

  A stack of books as a floating shelf... 

all graduating sizes, coordinating colors, 

and inspirational titles make it the perfect

resting spot for this little bird & nest. 

Old time card racks were filled with notes,
tags & quotes. Such a fun conversation piece
in the entryway!

I have some new inspiration for my new office space
& projects for the "SToP"!
Creative inspiration is all a girl needs! 

Sorry,folks! Went to the workshop

to take pic's of the finds and

... battery dead in the camera. 

 It just doesn't seem to hold a 

charge anymore! Need a new 

battery or new camera?

...hmmmm ?  

Anyway I will try again

tomorrow! 

So, on the way home I started thinking... 

scarey thought... me thinking! 

I go back to work (school) in 14 days! YIKES!

And I'm not the least bit ready! 

...or organized to add to my daily "to do's".

In order to get my "life" 

(aka... bookwork/ETSY store/Whistle Stop's 

long list of chores/house cleaned)

I need some incentive!!!

(also, was inspired when I visited 

Andrea from Faded Plains the other day.

... loved, her office!)

So, here's the plan...

... move my "office"... just to the other

side of the room... where there is a little

more room to "be organized"! 

AND

to "re-organzie" & "re-decorate" without

spending any money! The goal to use

what I have... use what I can re-purpose...

make it fun... make it cute... make it work!

I will keep you updated on the progress! 

Now, I just have to run it by the "Mr." 

and get him on board with the little move!

It's only across the room!  

I need a wall of this! 

{Pottery Barn}

Summer Home Show...

... pictures now on the web.

Go take a look!

Do I hear? ...

Woke to the rumble of  thunder... hoping it would pass us by. 

This is when I wish my 500 square feet store was just a little bigger! 

I hope the tents put up by the boy scouts are secure & protecting all

the Rescued Furniture we have under them! 

Off to the "STop" to prepare for the open house...

rain or shine or thunder storms 

can't keep us down. 

The show must go on!

... just one favor Mother Nature

rain, rain go away

The Whistle Stop has plans today! 

p l e a s e!

The Show must go on!

Despite the heat index of 110 today...

Despite the fact that the power is out today...

Despite the fact that there is 40% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow...

... some severe they say! 

The tents are up & set up has begun! 

We will be there tomorrow come rain, storms,

or power outage for our Summer Home Show,

with the shop & two tents full of furniture unless

mother nature sends us to Kansas! 

Hope to see you there...

at The Whistle Stop,

not in Kansas! 

Take a run through the sprinklers and

stay cool! 

Summer Home Show at The Whistle Stop...

... less than two weeks away!

 

A parade of chairs... all lined

up and ready for our 

Summer Home Show! 

There's lots more in storage ready to go 

& there's still 12 more working days!

I think the "Mr." will be ready for

a little R&R when this show is done! 

Summer Do's...

This is where I've been... 

...doing a little gardening!

 ... doing a little playing 

with with one of 

my favorite guys!

...sewing wedding invitations

for our oldest son & his girl! 

... getting The Whistle Stop

up & running on facebook! 

(hey, gotta keep up with 

the times! Go like us

if you "do" facebook! )

... working on a new endeavor!

(I was asked if I sell patterns

for my designs... now I'm 

designing patterns.)  

... working on opening an 

ETSY shop on line!

... working out 3x a week

at my son's nutrition & 

training store.

(you'll have to trust that I am

because I'm not going to 

put a picture of me "dying" on

the eleptical!)

... preparing for our 

Summer Home Show 

July 21st, 22nd, 23rd? 

What have you been

up to this summer? 

Well, I finally got it done... 

...just not sure if I've done it right? 

The Whistle Stop Country Store 

is now on facebook!

Still some things to learn! Like how to 

add the fb button to my blog. 

Havin' a bit of trouble... and

out of time to work at it right now.

Go like our page if you would please!

We would appreciate it from the bottom

of our hearts! 

xoxo

Antique Market...

SHOPKEEPER & FRIENDS 

ANTIQUE & ARTISAN

MARKET

2011

"went off without a hitch" !

More pictures to come! 

Shoopkeeper & Friends... Count down is on!

 Good Morning!

Last day of prep for our

Shopkeeper & Friends 

Antique & Artisan Market!

Lots to do!

Just like the mama & papa 

birds do in the Spring! 

...building their nests 

...getting it just right 

...tending to their babies 
... making sure all is just right 

Sounds just like the 

The Whistle Stop! Only our

baby (the "SToP") is going 

on 19 years and with each event 
there is still lots of building 
& tending going on! 

The "Mr."  has been building, 

repurposing ...tending to all

the projects for tomorrow's show!

...the bird house posts are done. 

... all 13 of them! 

... fillin' the nest with
old button hair clips & more!

... the flowers have bloomed 

... we are working hard 

like good mama's & papa's do 

so by morning 

the "SToP" will be ready to 

fly! 

Come out and play with

us tomorrow!

Shopkeeper & Friends

antique & artisan

Market

9-4

11 vendors

with wonderful handcrafted, 

repurposed & old goods

&

the W.S. has added some 

great finds as well! 

Come hungry... the "MR." 

is sharing his other talent

California Tacos!

*{proceeds will give us a head

start to help our adopted family 

this Christmas}!

Look What's Coming to Shopkeeper & Friends...

Take a look at what Faded Plains is bringing to the

Shopkeeper & Friends

Antique & Artisan Show

Hop on over to her blog to see more!

I can't wait to see everything on Saturday!

THE WHISTLE STOP

Country Store

SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH

9-4
Ten vendors join us on the grounds

around the shop!

primitives

handcrafted

garden art

farmhouse wares

repurposed goods

mini quilts

altered art

The "Mr." will be servin' up his

famous California Tacos.

{Proceeds will give us a head start 

to helping a family this Holiday season!}

So,grab some friends and come

spend some time at 

the "SToP"!  

Sherry & Linda... from Junktion 42

These two gals have been customers of the "SToP" 

for some time. One day Sherry came in and asked 

if I would post a postcard for her up and coming 

show at her home... "of course!", I said. 

The card had the greatest, repurposed junk pictured!

 I knew I just had to go!

I arranged for a friend to work & the "Mr." and I

headed to IA for a fun day of shopping... or so we thought.

... and here is the funny part of the story.

We found our way to her home and when 

we pulled up in the driveway I said to 

my husband, there's nobody here. 

Right then I realized... 

I looked down at the postcard and YES... 

I had the wrong date! 

 Good thing the "Mr." is a really a patient guy! 

So, I for one can't wait to see some of the 

wonderful, repurposed junk that Junktion 42 

will be bringing to the Shopkeeper & Friends show!