Movin' and Groovin' cause that's my style!!

     When anyone asks me how I'm doing, I have a habit of saying "I'm movin' & groovin'".  Not sure why/when I started doing that but I've found it usually brings a smile to the ask-er's face.  AND, it's a very truthful statement---I am almost ALWAYS movin' & groovin' with some project, show or life event.  It's slowing down that I have problems with---it has to do with my ADHD I'm sure.  Sometimes I even have mild anxiety attacks and can't seem to focus on one task or another.  God is helping me with this and I'll share more about that in a later post.

     Here are a few pictures of this past weekends show at the Gypsy Market in  Spring, TX.

My Brayden, waiting patiently while I set up my booth--AND he was helping as well!

    

It's an odd shaped booth but I think we managed to make it look bright and happy

Some of those teddy bears went home with someone else!





Mardi Gras on steroids?!?!

 

 

     Our next show will be at our shop in Winnie Tx.  We've got BIG news coming about that event, but I'll save that for another post!!

 

God Bless All and Any who read this,

Pat, My Kitschy Closet

www.mykitschycloset.etsy.com

 

CRAZY Busy Schedule!!

Ok, so for those of you who don't really know me, the following schedule is normal for me:

                                               January 8-10-Winnie Trade Days (just passed this last weekend)
                                               January 16 - Winter Wonderland Fashion Show - (my grandson
                                                                                    Brayden is modeling in this one!)
                                               January 22-24 - Liberty Faux Real Trade Days
                                               January 29th - 30th - TENATIVE - holding an estate sale at my
                                                                                    mom's house

                                             February 5 - 7 - Winnie Trade Days
                                             February 20 - 21 - Antique Elegance Vintage Clothing Show-Dallas, TX

                                             March 3-5 - Gypsy Market, Spring, TX
                                             March 11-13 - Winnie Trade Days
                                             March 19 - Good Oil Days Festival (I actually run this one!)


There's actually more but I got tired just typing it all!!  These are all great events and if you're in the area or there-bout's please come check them out---here are the links to each event.

      Winnie Trade Days - www.larrysoldtimetradedays.com
      Winter Wonderland Fashion Show - www.humblecc.com
       Liberty Faux Real Trade Days - www.facebook.com/FauxRealDesignCo/
       Antique Elegance Vintage Clothing Show -http://antiqueelegance.info/
       Gypsy Market - www.gypsymarket.net
       Good Oil Days Festival - www.goodoildays.com

Lots of this stuff will be packed and taken to other shows--aagggghhhhhh!

Brayden's 'soulful' look--guest he's practicing for his modeling debut!!

As you can see, I've got a VERY full schedule over the next few months!!  But I do sooooo love going to shows and meeting new people--and hopefully making some money too!

Please be sure to check out all these great websites and come by and see me if you're in the neighborhood!  ;)

Until then,
God Bless all and any who read this,
Pat, My Kitschy Closet
www.mykitschycloset.etsy.com




                                            


                                            

Catching my breathe!

     Sorry I haven't written lately but my last show pretty much kicked my 'patootie'!!  We were at the Houston Vintage Festival which was at the 1940's Airport Terminal Museum and Hangar.  We were in the hangar with numerous other vendors and, although we had a good time, it was a fairly slow show for those of us who were not in the main building.
     The hangar was not air conditioned and trust me, it's still WAY hot here in Texas in mid-September!! The promoters were awesome, they did an excellent job advertising and bringing in the people---kudos to them!--but the layout was just not cohesive enough for a great show for the vendors in the hangar. 
     The main show was in the air terminal museum which is where the crowds flocked---our hangar was 2-blocks away from the museum and people just didn't much want to walk in the heat or even ride the pedi-cab's! 
     All-in-all, we did ok.  Made a little money, met some wonderful vendors and nice customers and had a pretty good time!

    Here's just a few pictures I managed to take: 


    

My new friend, Odette

Our booth!!

My crazy son



Contestants for the Miss Houston Vintage title

Me showing of my great vintage clothing!

She really looks like Marilyn!!

Another contestant

great DJ!!

fantastic live entertainment

And of course, my wonderful grandson, Brayden---doing his thing as Capt. America

God Bless all and any who read this,

Pat, My Kitschy Closet



 

Movin' on Up!!

     Fall is usually a VERY busy time for me.  This is the time when those hot temperatures start to cool down and folks begin to think of the holiday season, i.e. Thanksgiving turkey dinner (or Tofukey if you are a vegetarian like me--and yes, there really is a food called 'Tofurkey'!!) and lots of Christmas joy!

     As of September, I will be attending 2-shows/events each month until January....Whew!!....it makes me tired just typing it!  Here is a quick glimpse of my schedule for the next 4-months:
                   
                                         Sept 11th - 13th --Winnie Trade Days, Winnie TX
                                         Sept. 19th - Houston Vintage Festival, 1940 Airport Terminal Museum

                                         Oct. 9th - 11th - Winnie Trade Days, Winnie, TX
                                         Oct. 22nd - 24th - Gypsy Market, Spring TX- Klein Multipurpose Center

                                         Nov. 6th - 8th - Winnie Trade Days, Winnie TX
                                         Nov. 13th - 15th - Fleafest - Lake Charles, Louisana

                                        Dec. 4th - (tentative date) Insperity Holiday Market - Kingwood
                                        Dec. 11th - 13th - Winnie Trade Days, Winnie TX

     As you can see I've got quite a busy schedule this fall!  AND I work a full-time REAL job!!  But I really, really love resale, especially vintage clothing & accessories--it makes my heart go 'pitty-pat'.  I've got my Winnie show this weekend---I've got a permanent shop there---and then next weekend is the Houston Vintage Festival.  I'm very excited about this shop as it seems to be mainly vintage/retro clothing and such.  And it's in a 1940's air terminal as well as a 1928 hangar---now that is way cool!!!!  I'll be sure to let you know how that one goes. 

     In the meantime, here are just a few of the wonderful vintage items I will be taking to the Houston Vintage Festival:

Lovely double-knit tunic top from the 70's

This is only one of the over 30 vintage cowboy shirts I will take to the show!

The picture doesn't do justice to this lovely 1950's dress

This is a great dress from the 1980's

A fantastic groovy 60's dress--just needs some white go-go boots! 

another great vintage western shirt

This is a very sweet 70's summer dress



A little bit of this, a little bit of that!

Thanks for reading my blog and please leave a comment and let me know what you think!



God Bless all and any who read this,

Pat, My Kitschy Closet
www.mykitschycloset.etsy.com



                                
                                        

                                

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hello to everyone out there in the blog-o-sphere!  My name is Pat and I am a textile artist---at least I consider myself to be one!!

I've worked with many different forms of art medium over the years and finally found my 'niche' with fabrics/textiles, trims and such.  I LOVE vintage fabrics and trims but have found that so many have not aged well---dry rot is a particular problem if the item wasn't stored properly! And yet, while the overall condition of the item is questionable, there are still many good sections that can be reclaimed to create something beautiful.  And that's what I try to do with my purses---use vintage fabrics, trims and more to create something useful from something no longer useable. 

And I'm in love with all periods of vintage clothing, although I do favor the 1930's - 1970's (and maybe some 80's too--those clothes are crazy cool!)

I will be blogging as much as possible and hope your will enjoy my posts and follow me here and elsewhere.  I will be posting tips on removing stains that seem permanent as well as things like conversion charts comparing vintage sizing to current day sizes.

There will be instructional posts on how to make purses from worn-out vintage clothing and so much more!

Please consider joining my blog as we take a walk down this adventure we call life!

God Bless all and any who read this,
Pat, My Kitschy Closet

Please enjoy a few pictures of the treasures I've found--I will post pictures of my purses soon:

1890's skating coat

Vintage square dance dress

1960's Go-Go dress-groovy!

Beautiful 60's day dress

One of many of the men's shirts we sell

A great looking double knit tunic top

And of course, my wonderful grandson, Brayden!!