A Paris Street Market, September 5th 2015

Today is my mom's birthday!  Happy Birthday Mom!

I can't believe it's almost 2 weeks since A Paris Street Market, September 5th.  I worked very hard to prepare lots of new items for this market.  Among them, lots of vintage hankie scarves.   I want to thanks June's friend who purchased 8 hankie scarves just before the market!

Which brings me to my dear friend June's visit from San Antonio.  June has been traveling to visit me for years.  She visits me for my birthday!  She is like a sister.  We take care of each other... always.  This year was no different.   She was also here to help me with A Paris Street Market, especially since my market assistant (my daughter Laura) is away at college.  True friends wake up at dawn to help you!  Next month my dear friend Lisa will be waking up at dawn to help me with October's A Paris Street market!  I am so grateful for my true friends!  Thank you!  You know who you are.

Thank you June Leyendecker!  You helped me so much at the market.  We had so much fun Thursday as we enjoyed Voodoo doughnuts, found treasure at 2 estate sales and had lunch at Toast in downtown Littleton.  Friday,  more estate sale shopping then you helped me with the final preparations for A Paris Street Market.  Saturday, you were with me from start to finish.  I could not of done it without you.

 

 Isabel Wagner & June Leyendecker

The September market was fantastic!  Thank you to all my customers.  Among the new items I had lots of vintage pillows (most sold), many new Halloween theme garlands/banners, vintage linen garlands, bottle brush trees dyed orange, black, candy-corn colors

 and the best selling item...

Halloween Paper Houses

I love making these houses for Christmas.

Finally got around to making them for Halloween.

So glad I did.

Happy to know I am not the only one who likes them.

Sold so many Halloween houses that by the time I got around to taking photos (afternoon), my Halloween house display look pretty dismal. It's a good problem to have!

I have since worked to replenish my inventory of Halloween Paper Houses for the October A Paris Street Market and an event (TBA) with my other true friend, Amy Kozdron of the Pink Attic Cat.

The new houses are created using the new Halloween papers from some of my favorite scrapbook paper companies which I ordered shortly after September's A Paris Street Market.

I normally take pictures of my booth in the morning but we were so busy, it wasn't until the afternoon when I took pictures.  By then lots had already been sold.  I kept re-hanging my garlands/buntings to replace those sold.  Again, a good problem to have.  The sun was also bright, so many of the photos are rather dark.  I lightened them as best as I can.  Anyway, here are the photos! 

June Leyendecker

I had 27  new vintage hankie scarves, this is all that is left!

 

 

 

This display had about 55 Halloween Paper Houses.  Not many left! Have since re-stocked inventory.

Lots of Vintage Hankie garlands.  Priced by # of Hankies on the garlands.

 

Halloween Paper Houses with Bottle Brush Trees

My dear friend June is here visiting from San Antonio.  She is like a sister to me.  She will be helping me tomorrow at A Paris Street Market.

I was not sure if I had enough time, but I am happy to say I did have time to make Halloween Paper houses.  They are much like my Christmas Paper Houses but with Halloween paper and colors.  The little bottle brush trees have been bleached and dyed -- Halloween and Fall colors.  I have created many houses from vintage inspired papers to whimsical, fun Halloween papers.  A small battery operated tea lights fits right inside.

  

Here is the information on A Paris Street Market.   

Here is a Sampling of many Halloween Houses already posted on my Instagram account, Isa Creations Vintage.

 

 

 

 

Halloween! Garlands & Coasters using Sew Scary Fabric Line by J. Wecker Frisch & Dyed Bottle Brush Trees

Anytime J. Wecker Frisch has a new fabric line, I purchase it.  I love it all, but I especially love her new Sew Scary fabric line created for Quilting Treasures Fabrics.  Checkout her blog, Joy Studio.

I will have lots of Halloween items at A Paris Street Market this Saturday, September 5th.  Among them will be these Garlands/Buntings created using the Sew Scary fabric line (black fabric on the back).  I have fabric to create more, but those will be available at October's A Paris Street Market.  Here is what will be available this month, September 5th.

 

Here is a sampling of the 4 inch square coasters I created using Sew Scary fabric line. Love the vintage graphics!  They will come in sets of 4 coasters.  The fabric used for these coasters will be garlands for the October A Paris Street Market.  At least that my plan!

 

During the  Christmas Holiday shows, one of my best sellers are my bleached and hand-dyed bottle brush trees.  Dyed Halloween bottle brush trees  have been on my to do list since last year but ran out of time.  This year, I made time!  I hand- dyed a huge assortment of Halloween and Fall Bottle Brush Trees.  Here is a sampling:

Candy Corn! My favorite...

And, I also created more drink coasters using another line of Halloween Fabric, Riley Blake Happy Haunting Hexagon.  Here is a sampling: