Our 3rd Annual Vintage Tag Sale

In hindsight, it's ironic to think that I stared at this chalkboard, with this exact message for the days leading up to my sale.

"In all things, remember to give thanks."

So how does one find thankfulness lying sick in bed, unable to get up the morning of a day that you have spent a year preparing for, and weeks and weeks of countless hours working towards?

By counting my blessings one by one, and feeling my heart begin to overflow with thanksgiving.

Thankful for family that worked so unbelievably hard to do what I couldn't.

Thankful for the ability to have every detail finished the night before.

Thankful for a husband who washed sheets, and made tea and toast, and entertained sick babies so I could rest.

And thankful for each one of you who came out and showed your support, and those who couldn't but sent their encouraging words.

I am truly grateful, and very blessed.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. 

Luckily, my dinner isn't until this weekend.

I feel the need to include the fact that my mother baked 50 of these gorgeous pies the day before the sale! Then she sold out.

I did manage to enjoy a piece of her pumpkin pie the next day. 

It was delicious.

Vintage Tag Sale Gift Certificate Contest

With only two weeks left until The Grower's Daughter Vintage Tag Sale, my list of things to do is thankfully getting smaller.

For the next two weeks, I'll be hosting a contest for a $25.00 gift certificate that one lucky winner can use at the sale!

Here's how to enter:

1. Share the following link on your blog or Facebook page.

The Grower's Daughter Vintage Tag Sale

2. Come back to this post, or the Facebook page which can be found here (Facebook Event), and leave a comment letting me know where you've shared the link. Be sure to include your name.

On Friday, October 11th, I will draw one person from all of the comments left on here and on the Facebook page and the winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate.

The gift certificate can only be used at the sale, in the full amount.

Only one entry on the blog, and one entry on the Facebook page per person please.

Good luck!

- Maria

Vintage Tag Sale

It's that time of year again!

On the 12th of October I will be hosting my annual Vintage Tag Sale.

Come shop the shed for amazing antique and vintage finds, unique gifts, home decor and other curiosities.

Produce and seasonal decor will be available at The Market Stand, and Bremfield's will be serving hot coffee, apple cider and fresh baked goods! 

Fall hand-tied bouquets will be available for your thanksgiving table and you can place your order now for your fresh baked pies and pick them up the morning of the sale!

Also, just a few minutes away is the Two Brothers and A Barn Sale. It's literally down the road. Make it a day trip and shop the Vineland and Balls Falls Craft Shows, both with in 10 minutes from the sale.

Here are some photos from our last sale.
The Grower's Daughter - Vintage Tag Sale

Join the event on Facebook here.

This year, due to the need for more space, we've found a new venue:
The Corner of Regional Road 20 and Victoria Ave
West Lincoln, Ontario
L0S 1C0

See you there!

- Maria

A Day In The Country - Antique and Vintage Show

All Photos - The Grower's Daughter

I hope you're having a lovely weekend.

This morning, my parents and I drove out to Caledonia for what was to be an amazing antique and vintage sale: A Day in the Country. It was a collaboration of some of my favourite vendors and I was pretty sure it wasn't going to disappoint.

And it most certainly did not.

I did take my camera along to snap some photos, but being a rather dark (though surprisingly cozy) Quanza hut, they aren't the prettiest. However, they will at least give you an idea of what I got to browse all morning!

Enjoy.

PS. The show is on again tomorrow. See this previous post for details:

A Day in the Country

Only Kim and her husband could make a Quanza hut this inviting. Recognize those gorgeous urns?

The booths were full of a variety of things: Chippy rustic pieces, 19th century antiques, painted furniture and architectural details.

Beautiful things filled vignettes everywhere you looked.

This was one of my favourites. I just loved this little blue cupboard (though there were a dozen beautiful cupboards, any of which I would have taken home!), and the medicine cabinet, but especially that garden rabbit. Oh, and I did come home with a pretty little white cupboard, but I will post photos of that next week.

She always has the most curious collections of things and as a result, it usually takes me a long time to browse through everything. Of course, she pulls it all together beautifully as well, coming up with perfect displays.

I believe this was another vendors cabinet, and it was also quite nice - it was a faint green.

Until I looked at this photo, I didn't realize I had missed that lamp! I've been looking for one similar to it and now I wish I would have seen it.

And another beautiful piece - this one was very old, and very gorgeous. I was particularly amazed at her collection of ironstone. She has some extremely unique pieces, and some very old pieces. It's always so tempting!

Isn't the wear just perfect on this piece?

A Day in the Country - Antiques & Vintage Sale

Happy Wednesday.

I just wanted to pass along an invitation I received to an upcoming event that I am very much looking forward to:

A Day in the Country

Antiques & Vintage Sale

Remember these lovely booths at Christie's that I posted on a while back?

Tattered and Torn

Feathers

Well if you've been dying to check them out again, as I have, then come out to their sale and expect to come home with amazing finds!

Here are the details of the sale since it may be a bit hard to read the original invite:

Saturday, November 19th from 10 until 4

Sunday, November 20th from 10 until 4

903 Haldibrook Road. Calidonia, Ontario. N3W 1N5

No early birds and bring your mittens because it might be a little chilly, despite being under cover.

email - tatteredandtorn@shaw.ca

Hopefully I'll see a lot of you there!

Happy Thanksgiving and Photos From The Tag Sale

All Photos - The Grower's Daughter

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had our first of two dinners yesterday (it was to die for), and the second is next weekend. I've popped out to see the annual Thanksgiving shows in town, and we've spent the most beautiful long weekend together as a family. It couldn't be more perfect.

The past weeks have been a bit of a blur as I've been preparing for my annual sale. I honestly couldn't have been more happy with how everything turned out. I had so much help and perfect weather. Everything came together beautifully!

I managed to snap some photos after setting up on Friday night - something I'm never able to do! So, for those of you who could make it, here's a look. And for those who did come out, thank you so much! I love meeting readers, and chatting with friends, and doing once a year what I love to do most.

'Till next year!

These are the Thanksgiving bouquets that my parents made - they were stunning!

And my mother, who is super talented, supplied dozens of delicious tarts and cookies for with coffee in the cafe. Needless to say, the tarts were gone before I could even get over to sample one! I wasn't able to photograph them as they didn't come out until the next morning when things were insane (though I wish I could have because they looked so deliciously perfect!)