Round Top, Texas

Susan Rose and I had the extreme good fortune to head to Round Top, Texas this year for their annual antique fair, with the lovely Mary Emmerling showing us the way! It was like a dream come true! Rows and rows of tents spread out over acres under that big, blue Texas sky. Thank goodness we had Mary (a Round Top veteran) to show us the way or we might have been completely overwhelmed!  We came back to Phoenix with a whole truck full of amazing treasures for the shop and for some lucky design clients!  Stay tuned for what we will have in the store!

My heart just about jumped out of my chest when I saw this lovely sight... Oh, linen.  I do love you!

We were keeping our eye out for some amazing, one of a kind pieces for some design clients...

Your heart would skip a beat seeing all the amazing chandeliers lining tent after tent...

And, it is all so charming with chandeliers even hanging in the trees...

Trying to feed this beautiful, wild horse in a nearby field...  

I may have almost been bit! Luckily, he just got my bag, but it was a close one! They may be lovely, but be wary of wild horses!

Our favorite booth...

 She was from Michigan and simply walked down the beach collecting driftwood to come here and build this beautiful structure.  We were simply charmed by her whole set-up...

And, Round Top is certainly a fun place to people watch! Just one of the many characters we met and a sampling of some things not coming to the Willows...

What a fun week we had! Thanks, girls, for the great time!

boxes and boxes and boxes...

We found all sorts of fabulous boxes on our buying trip to High Point that are currently in the shop.  

We are so charmed by each and every different, unique little one.  

Come choose your favorite to take home today!

what i've been up to... {part two}

After our lovely girls' weekend in California, I flew out to High Point, North Carolina with Susan for a buying trip.  We have always wanted to go to the High Point Market and it did not disappoint.  We may have ended up with a bit of a dump hotel :) but we made the most of it, had fun and laughed the whole way.  Plus, we found lots and lots of new treasures to add to the shop!  Success!

So, a few high points from High Point (hehe... I am hilarious!)...

quick, it says no climbing!  susan, catch!

which patina do you want?

this beauty is coming home with me!

we decided against the peek-a-boo chairs :)

eat when and where (and what!) you can.  life at market :)

who said we had a dump hotel?  chocolates on the pillow?  oh, wait, that was my roomie ;)

west coast to the east coast

My beautiful travel partner, Susan

Well, last week got away from me!  I was in LA for a few days, then headed out to North Carolina and am on my way back to Phoenix at the end of this week.  Life is crazy, as usual!  But we're having fun and making the most of it!  Stay tuned for more about LA (and a little giveaway!), what's new in the shop, a mother's day event, and more!  

fixing up our room with some little treasures from cash and carry :)

our pantry.  only the healthiest :)