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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Country Living Fair
Here are just a few more pictures from The Country Living Fair. These were taken by Beth on her iphone. I just love this Abraham Lincoln statue in the chair!!!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Sayurday At The Country Living Fair
The country living show at the historic Ohio Village... a village built in the 1970's to depict an 1800's town.
The cute little lemonade stand that kept Bill, Dad & I fueled all weekend.
The cute little lemonade stand that kept Bill, Dad & I fueled all weekend.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Another Day At The Fair
It was a fun but long day at the fair. So many people... The crowds were unbelievable. Here are a few more pics as promised... Enjoy!!!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Country Living Show
The booth is set up and Beth and Bill have done an AWESOME job... as usual. I am going to update the site every day while the show is on to give you a fresh look at the booth every day. Plus a few other shots of the comings and goings of the show if there is time... HOPEFULLY NOT!!!
This is the bedroom under the first tent which was my tent. I bought the E-Z Up tent which Beth said "Ain't so easy".
Don't you just love this bed!!! Its great to work in a booth where you can literally hide under the bed to get away or nap when you get tired. LOL. Then move to the next room during lunch and sit in your own kitchen to eat after you get your meal out of the corner butt'ry. Plus you can move onto the sitting room and plop down on the couch, put your feet up, sip some wine and visit with friends or work on the computer. Its HOME AWAY FROM HOME!!!!
This is the bedroom under the first tent which was my tent. I bought the E-Z Up tent which Beth said "Ain't so easy".
Don't you just love this bed!!! Its great to work in a booth where you can literally hide under the bed to get away or nap when you get tired. LOL. Then move to the next room during lunch and sit in your own kitchen to eat after you get your meal out of the corner butt'ry. Plus you can move onto the sitting room and plop down on the couch, put your feet up, sip some wine and visit with friends or work on the computer. Its HOME AWAY FROM HOME!!!!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Nothing Says "FUN" like loading for a show!!!
Well we are loading up and getting ready to move on out (next week that is). I thought I would shoot a few pictures of our progress. We have created these piles of our wares everywhere and finding the room to move can be trying at times. When attempting a simple maneuver such as crossing the room (we all know how well I do with that) one gets to feeling like Columbus circumnavigating the globe. We have enforced a strict NO FLY zone for Beth since she is also still in her boot and only has the one good foot left. There will be no attempts to JUMP ANYTHING. We now MOVE things over and out of the way. LOL.
Everyone is working. This is my dad who was kind enough to fly in from Florida and help tag merchandise. He works for room and board.
As Beth completes the vintage paper covered boxes she is making nice neat piles. Wait until I show you whats behind me.
These are the one of a kind feed sack chairs. They are AWESOME. And comfortable too.
Here are a few of the large apple gourds. I love the way this picture looks. These are just a few of the items we have ready to load. To see more... we will see you at the fair.
Everyone is working. This is my dad who was kind enough to fly in from Florida and help tag merchandise. He works for room and board.
As Beth completes the vintage paper covered boxes she is making nice neat piles. Wait until I show you whats behind me.
These are the one of a kind feed sack chairs. They are AWESOME. And comfortable too.
Here are a few of the large apple gourds. I love the way this picture looks. These are just a few of the items we have ready to load. To see more... we will see you at the fair.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
We're going to the Country Living Fair!!!
We are so excited to be exhibiting at the Country Living Fair- our 1st time!
The Country Living Fair is hosted by Country Living magazine and is "where the pages of the magazine come to life". This Fair is Open to the Public, so we look forward to meeting lots and lots of folks at the show. We will bring a wonderful variety of our handcrafted offerings. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Beth at Primitiques (primitique@comcast.net) or call Beth at 610.459.1776. Stephanie can be reached at samplers2@yahoo.com. See you at the Country Living Fair.
Join us in Columbus, Ohio as we bring the pages of the magazine to life with the fourth annual Country Living Fair. Shop the more than 100 exhibitor booths for antiques, vintage furnishings, crafts, gifts and collectibles. Enjoy food tastings, cooking demonstrations and the harvest/gourmet market. Attend decorating and crafting seminars and meet and mingle with the editors and contributors of Country Living for a weekend of fun family activities.
DATES: September 18–20
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADMISSION: One day $12 door/$10 advance
Weekend Pass $20 door/$15 advance
Early Bird Weekend Pass $30 advance only
Enter Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. and beat the crowds! Tickets go on sale June 1st
LOCATION: Ohio Village
A charming 19th century village conveniently located just off I-71 @ Exit 111, across from Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
EVENT PARKING: $5
TICKETS & INFO: Stella Show Management
1-866-500-FAIR
www.stellashows.com
Monday, September 7, 2009
How Did You Do That?
Today we received a kind email praising the look of our Goodes. Its always nice to hear a kind word of approval. As it happens this email included a simple question which we have found we are asked quite frequently... How did you do that? I have to say that I never really have a good answer to questions like that. Simply because some times I just don't know the answer and some times I just don't want to tell. I am not trying to be aloof or arrogant by any means its just a simple question that need only a simple answer and here it is...
The best answer we can give to your question is to say years of trial and error. It doesn't matter if its a piece I finished or a piece Beth finished. I have known Beth for several years and we have honestly never discussed our techniques in completing projects. Kind of like grandma's pie that won a blue ribbon at the fair. You always wonder what the secret ingredient is but you never find out. And really... if you did would the pie taste like grandma's? Not hardly. There is always some flick of the wrist stirring technique or that extra pinch over 1 tsp of something that you just can't get and grandma would never think important enough to mention. LOL. I asked my memere' (french grandmother) how she made her fudge 20 years ago and knew I was in trouble when the first ingredient was 10 lbs of sugar. That was it... game over... I was done. It wasn't until she explained that having 9 children and a few farm hands did not afford her the luxury of making things in small quantities. It only meant more work when she would have to make more fudge just a few days later. So when she made it it wasn't always the same. It wasn't ever written down. It was in her head and if she was short on one thing she could compensate a bit with something else. The "MAKE-DO" theory as everyone likes to say. I look at it this way when asked... some things you just don't ask and some things you just don't tell. Techniques in finishing projects and secret ingredients in recipes are a few of them so I really don't know the answer to that question. Having said that I can also say that even if I knew I wouldn't be able to duplicate it. There is always something I find daunting about trying to mirror someone else's technique. We have ALL tried it at some point and most of us have come to the conclusion that it is best not to try. After 25 years of learning by doing I find it much easier and less frustrating. As we like to say "We can screw things up enough on our own. Who needs someone else's technique to make it worse".
The best answer we can give to your question is to say years of trial and error. It doesn't matter if its a piece I finished or a piece Beth finished. I have known Beth for several years and we have honestly never discussed our techniques in completing projects. Kind of like grandma's pie that won a blue ribbon at the fair. You always wonder what the secret ingredient is but you never find out. And really... if you did would the pie taste like grandma's? Not hardly. There is always some flick of the wrist stirring technique or that extra pinch over 1 tsp of something that you just can't get and grandma would never think important enough to mention. LOL. I asked my memere' (french grandmother) how she made her fudge 20 years ago and knew I was in trouble when the first ingredient was 10 lbs of sugar. That was it... game over... I was done. It wasn't until she explained that having 9 children and a few farm hands did not afford her the luxury of making things in small quantities. It only meant more work when she would have to make more fudge just a few days later. So when she made it it wasn't always the same. It wasn't ever written down. It was in her head and if she was short on one thing she could compensate a bit with something else. The "MAKE-DO" theory as everyone likes to say. I look at it this way when asked... some things you just don't ask and some things you just don't tell. Techniques in finishing projects and secret ingredients in recipes are a few of them so I really don't know the answer to that question. Having said that I can also say that even if I knew I wouldn't be able to duplicate it. There is always something I find daunting about trying to mirror someone else's technique. We have ALL tried it at some point and most of us have come to the conclusion that it is best not to try. After 25 years of learning by doing I find it much easier and less frustrating. As we like to say "We can screw things up enough on our own. Who needs someone else's technique to make it worse".
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