Colorful Warrenton!!!!

The Warrenton Antique Festival is always a great and COLORFUL time!  I bought a few things which I blog about next, but here's what my camera caught that I thought you might enjoy!  

A huge, rabbit pinata!

  

A wheelbarrow full of larger than life carrots!

Pretty and sweet Easter decorations under cloches!  What DOESN'T look good under a cloche?

I collect vintage Coca-Cola art/signs so this pretty red club chair caught my eye!  

Hubba-Hubba....a Surfer Boy!....and his embarrassed side-kick, who wouldn't show her face!

A beautiful, sunny Texas day showed off these colorful canisters.  I NEED those purple ones!

Looks like Cougarville wasn't getting any action....and NO...I didn't buy the sign.  :)  But THOUGHT about buying the Coca-Cola table and chairs.  

Pretty pillows and other "Frenchy" looking goodies.....oh la la.....

Some colorful and funky mushrooms...........

A hair-dryer that my friend, Susan A., almost bought.  She loves Mid-Century Modern and had dreams of making it into a funky lamp!

We stopped by and chatted with the Junk Gypsy girls.  Susan A. even WORE her Junk Gypsy tee-shirt. 

Mirror, Mirror on the rusted wall.....we didn't by one, but we sure had a ball.  (my attempt at poetry)

More fun Paris stuff...and the best part....their cute AIRSTREAM!  I WANT ONE!

And of course....colorful signs!

Turquoise lovelies!

Super Cool Vintage Price Tags!  Pricey....but worth it. They were in great shape. 

Vintage clothes and Prom Dresses.  Oh the stories those dresses could tell.  Check out the fox stole on the red dress.  Mrs Franklin used to sit in front of me at church every Sunday morning when I was a young girl.  She had a similar fox stole and it mesmerized me.  LOL!

Birds would LOVE to come live in THIS birdhouse!

Spring Texas Flowers are looking good!  The petunias won't last much into the Summer, but they sure are pretty and colorful now!

It was a beautiful day to hang by a pond, or under a tree and look at pretty things.  Check out the ORANGE School Lockers in the background and the pretty chenille throw in front.  

I ALWAYS drool at this booth and dream of taking one home with me....or having a handyman build me something similar.  The sink is a continuous running fountain.....it's a nice sound to listen to under the trees while potting new plants.  

A Texas Sized Rooter....holding corn for our little squirrel friends. 

And this sign IS NOT TRUE....there are great deals to be found in Warrenton.  All the little towns along the way have sales of their own so we decided to stop before heading home.  This particular place was a little tee-shirt/jewelry booth and they had nice things but we were already shopped out from Warrenton.  I just thought the sign was a HOOT!  :)

Check back in a few days and I'll show you what I bought..................................WOOOHOOOO. 

Industrial Art Market

On our way to the  big Warrenton/Round Top market we found a REALLY Cool New Place called the Industrial Market.  They run there shop...OFF THE GRID and have a handful of Solar Panels to keep them that way.  It's a General Store, Herb Farm,  Water Garden,  Art Gallery, Zen Garden and more, all rolled into one beautiful place.  Check it out....Industrial Country Market

We loved this place from the Git-Go.  We got there 30 minutes before they opened, but they opened the fence and let us come on in.  The first thing we could see is how PROUD they were to to Texans!  Don't you LOVE the way they displayed their metal art....On Bed Springs!

What a great, artistic way to re-cycle old garden hoses.  If you look closely you will see the hose at the top is shooting out water to make this one, cool garden fountain.

You know me and my love for old bikes......it's a great way to divide up spaces, right?

The water garden was beautiful with iris and water lilies!

Behind the Water Garden was a Art Garden.  The artist had taken all sorts of recycled items (bottles, vases, marbles, dishes, even toilets and created and walk through garden.

An interesting wall made with bricks and bottles!

As you can see this cool market is out in the boonies...but beautiful boonies...nonetheless!

We liked these bowling balls....they reminded us of something from outer space.

And here are the toilets....SEE...I Wasn't Teasing!??!?!

Usual art with chains, tubes and plastic!

Another view from the water garden.........

These folks were growing some very healthy looking herbs and plants.  This is their greenhouse with an elaborate, but organic watering system.  AND there were free samples of herbs, if you asked for them

A pretty arbor decorated with colorful bottles.....leading to the rose garden!

A bucket full of bluebonnets.......Texas's State Flower!

Succulents growing in an old, recycled tin ceiling tile.....

I've seen Bottle Tree's but never a Bowling Ball Tree before.

My shopping partners for the day.....we had a blast!  Check out my blog in a few more days and I'll blog about the goodies we found up the road in Warrenton!  

The Barn Sale Was a BLAST!

We knew this was gonna be a hum-dinger of a day so we borrowed my friend's husband truck so we could be sure and buy all we saw that we wanted....no matter what size!  How's THIS for a Texas Sized Truck!?!?!?!  The Barn Sale was about a 2.5 hour drive from Houston so it was nice to cruise down the highway in this "Cowboy Limousine." 

It was a beautiful day for a Barn Sale.  It had been raining in Houston when we first started the trip but the weather was moving East and by the time we arrived.......Cool breezes and blue skies!

This is the first booth we  saw and it didn't disappoint.  There were lots of architectural antiques, which I LOVE!!!

I didn't know what these were or what they were made of  (the tall color tube-like things) but when I saw them in last year's  Barn Chicks post I knew I had to have one.  Turns out they are chicken feeders....who knew...well, probably YOU, but I'm a Small Town girl, not a country girl and I didn't know what they were.  I bought the purple one on the very far left (just behind the shopper), and my friend Tyra bought one too!   We wanted a chicken coop too (is that what you call it?) but didn't get one this year. 

And just to PROVE we were at a Barn Sale.....check out these HUMONGOUS cows that were lounging about just next to the sale

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And speaking of lounging....how about this cute little cowpoke!  He was enjoying a bit of sunshine (and Cheeto's) while his family ran the hot chocolate stand.

This booth has beautiful, antique Christmas tree ornaments just like my Grandmother had on their tree.  We loved the way she decorated her booth and marketed her wares with the beautifully, chippy windows!

Suzanne, the Barn Chick who threw this shin-dig introduced me to her sweet husband and told me he cleans out his barn for her once a year so she can have the barn sale.  This is the third year she's done it.  So, just to prove the sale was in a barn, I took a picture of the hay bales. The hay seems to be a good back drop for this vendors rustic Christmas decorations.  Don't you think?

This is precious Savannah.....she's been working for many, many weeks on her pretty beaded jewelry.  She has quite the eye and probably will become a jewelry designer or maybe a cowgirl, and most likely a blogger! 

And this is darling Rachel.  She has the sweetest personality and lots of creative ideas.  No doubt she will be a big success in whatever she does in life. 
Tyra purchased this old washtub made of metal.  We are thinking it's going to be perfect on her back porch as a soft drink/beer/ice holder, especially during the warms months (and in Texas that about 10 months out of the year)!  There are plugs in both sides so it will be easy to drain. 

As we were leaving the Barn Sale and telling the Barn Chicks how much we enjoyed it....I saw this cute little cow-poke walking in with his daddy and just had to get his picture.  Isn't he precious? 

After the barn sale, but before we hit up the local antique shops, we needed to re-fuel.  We were told this was a wonderful local place to get lunch and it was true!  So, we went through the cafeteria type line and ordered up the sampler platter which had a bit of everything.....brisket, chicken, ribs, sausage, potato salad, beans, cole slaw, bread, pickles....but hey, we didn't get dessert.  We are trying to watch our figures...LOL!   

All in all, it was a great day to get out of the city, meet some sweet fellow blogging friends, buy some cool stuff and enjoy the weather!  I am NO LONGER A BARN SALE VIRGIN!

Check in next time to see what else we bought!