A New Chapter

Yesterday was the last day I would look out the window to see if Blake's car was in the driveway.  The last time  I would get up in the night and look upstairs to see if his bedroom door was almost shut, the bathroom light on and the door cracked a little.   Just the way he likes it.  You see, it was our last night of "normal" ...  Blake went off to college today...

Happy and sad.  We are excited for him.  Gary and I both relating to our own experiences at his age.  For the absolute blast he will have at Western Oregon University.  For the new chapter in his life.  This part is necessary.  It's the next step in Blake's process of growing up.  Growing into adulthood.

The sadness in my heart is mingled with excitement for him.  But as a mom I have to reflect...

Being pregnant... his bright blonde hair... a two year old who didn't want me out of his sight... long walks... bedtime stories... learning to drive...

When I looked out my window today I saw his black Subaru with the red mudflaps and wheels parked in the driveway.  Automatic thoughts of "don't drive too fast, come home at a decent hour."  The realization that he's not coming home tonight, or this week or next...

It sounds so sad and pitiful on my part and it kind of is... but doesn't every Mom go through this? 

So there you have it... raw from a Mother's heart missing the little boy who was, the teenager who gave us so much joy and worry...  hope for a bright future...

Blessings to you our little blonde haired, blue eyed boy!   You are in for the time of your life, embrace it!  We love you Blakey...

Blake

Mom and Blake

Blake and Dad

Blake and Chelsea (sister)

Mom and Dad

Final Show for the Season

Life has been busy and rewarding with so many shows this summer!  Show season is drawing to an end for Worthy Goods and we are looking forward to the mundane... cleaning house, grocery shopping, baking...

If you need a Worthy Goods fix before next Spring, you can find us year round at Monticello Antique Market Place ~ 8600 SE Stark Street ~ Portland, OR.

Our final show for the season is the Fall Premier Show at Monticello.  The show runs through October 2nd.  Participating vendors are restocking daily.  Come by for a shopping fix!

Worthy Goods pulled out all the stops with fantastic vintage treasures, handcrafted textiles and more...

On another note...

The premier issue of Folk Magazine is hot off the press!  Barn House is one of the featured articles with a spotlight on the Summer Country Vintage Marketplace hosted by the boys in July.  Congrats to Joe and Jermonne you guys are the best!

Debbie and I (aka Worthy Goods) are pictured in the article along with many vendor friends and wonderful customers!  The article and photos were done by the very talented miss Kimberly Taylor...

Looking forward to the gorgeous days of fall!
Laurie

Camas Vintage Street Faire

Saturday, August 27th marks the third annual 

Camas Vintage Street Faire

 For more information go to our Worthy Goods blog by clicking on the link below:

Camas Vintage Street Faire 

See you there!

Laurie

Behind the Scenes

At times I struggle about posting for the business my sister and law and I share, Worthy Goods, on this blog.  I don't want to be redundant... so if you want to hear all about how fantastic the Barn House Vintage Market was last weekend... pop on over to our Worthy Goods blog and check it out!  Click right HERE and off you go!

Today I'm taking you behind the scenes for a look at what happens when prepping for a show...

Often the purchase of some cool antique or vintage item will drive the theme for an event such as Barn House.

This year it was a pair of gorgeous turn-of-the-century iron canopy beds. 

Yes, I said a PAIR!

The beds were painted yellow and our original idea was to paint them white.  There were two compelling reasons to keep them yellow.  First, all the gorgeous patina would be lost.  Second, do you know how long it would take to paint canopy beds?!

After a color brainstorming session Debbie and I chose white, yellow and gray as the perfect color story for our space at Barn House.

Part of the design was to have our space chock full of gorgeous items made with linen in all three shades.  But there was one little obstacle.  We couldn't find gray linen anywhere!  We finally found the perfect gray and they were out of stock until mid July (too late)!

What's a girl to do?  Dye her own!  We had a Worthy Goods work day at my house and taught ourselves how to dye linen.  After a few set backs and phone calls to the dye help line, Debbie and I had several yards of lovely gray linen.

We are both easily excited and easily distracted.  So after successfully dying a few yards of fabric we had to see what everything would look like together.  We set up one of the beds in the yard and added a ticking mattress, a feather bed, two different options for curtains and the gray fabric.

Time to try things out.  The feather bed was cushy heaven...

After much planning and sewing, Worthy Goods ended up with several sets of gorgeous linen pillow cases, twin sheets, linen covered feather beds, pillows and table runners.

The results of all that hard work...

Our space at Barn House...

There you have it.  One small peek into what happens behind the scenes!  Thanks for coming along...   

~Laurie