Oh my HEAVENS....The PRESSURE's on....Interstate Visitors flying in for the Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza....!

Oh I just had to pop on & share this Vintage Friends....!!

Just when I was worried all those balls I have in the air were gonna come crashing down around my head I receive the most WONDERFUL phone call from Natalie in Newcastle asking me to reserve two Early Bird tickets for herself & her Man as they're flying down from NSW to attend the Extravaganza....!

To say that I'm THRILLED to discover I've inspired & enthused someone so far away to attend the Show is an understatement....!!

Natalie Love you've just MADE MY DAY....I PROMISE you're gonna have a FABULOUS time with us....!!

*** If you're planning on attending the SVJ-X & haven't booked your Early Bird ticket pick up the phone or send me an email....It's NOT too late & I'd LOVE to hear from you....!! ***

Cheers for now,
Tamarah  :o)

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When - Friday 3rd June & Saturday 4th June 2011

What Time - Friday: 12noon - 1pm (Early Birds ONLY - Bookings Essential)
1pm - 6pm (General entry)
Saturday: 8am - 4pm (General entry)

Where - ASHBURTON SCOUT HALL, 337 High Street, Ashburton (Melways ref# 60 E10)

Parking - Ample FREE parking for our Customers is available adjacent to the Scout Hall. There is also free parking available in the streets surrounding the hall.

Wheelchairs & Prams - The Scout Hall does not currently have ramp access however, the step into the hall is quite low & we will be able to assist anyone in a wheelchair wishing to visit....!!
Mums & Dads with prams are welcome however, due to the amount of people moving about the hall it is preferable (when possible) prams be 'parked' in the foyer while you're shopping.

Amenities - There are no public toilets available on the premises for our Customers.

Entry Fee - $5.00 General Entry (per person), $15.00 Early Bird Entry (per person).

Payment Options - This will vary from Vendor to Vendor so to be on the safe side, make sure you bring plenty of cash. There are ATM's just down from the Scout Hall in High Street & Safeway is 300m up the road for EFT withdrawals.

Vendor Enquiries - If you're interested in participating in the NEXT Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza scheduled for this coming October, please contact me at shabbyvintagejunk@hotmail.com

What IS The Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza....?

Hello fellow Keepers Of the Past everywhere....!

I hope this post finds you well & enjoying a FABULOUS week....!  Personally speaking I've been flat out like a lizard drinking promoting the FAST approaching SVJ-X....Between emails, phone calls & dashing out to deliver flyers all over the city, it's pretty much been 'head down bum up' for me....At some stage I actually need to take off my Organiser hat & put on my Specialist Vendor hat to work on the MANY pieces I need to get ready for the Show....!!!!!

Anyways....The point of this post is to share with you a conversation I had yesterday with a journalist who asked me to describe what the Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza was & how I believed it differed from the current vintage shopping experience being offered to those learning of the event for the first time.

I hesitated as I replied, very aware how easy it is for words to get 'lost in translation' before responding carefully, that the Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza was a Vintage Furniture & Homewares Show where our visitors, be they vintage enthusiasts or otherwise would find Vintage Treasures to enhance & adorn their homes, wardrobes & lifestyles.

I added that the combined creative talents of the 18 x Specialist Vendors participating, promised a unique shopping experience for our visitors which would delight them visually & perhaps inspire them to use vintage in ways they may not have considered previously.

I stated emphatically the SVJ-X is NOT to be confused with a flea market or trash & treasure event where customers have to wade through new & 'imported' mass produced items to find that Treasure nor when they did, would it be an item requiring repair or follow up service when they took it home.....!!!

Describing the individual spaces within the hall's layout as a series of 'themed boutiques' I explained the design & layout internally would allow our visitors to peruse each space at their leisure....So much so I envisioned their time at the Show would be that of a lengthy & relaxed nature.

Finally, I volunteered the Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza was a unique vintage event based on shows I'd attended in the US over the last year & while we currently have vintage clothing events, a show if this nature offering Vintage Furniture & Homewares, is new to the vintage market here in Australia.

Do you think anything could get 'lost in translation' here....??

Well I must away....As MUCH as I miss you all....With just 23 days to go until opening day I can't afford to sit around....!!!!!

Cheers for now,
Tamarah  :o)

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When - Friday 3rd June & Saturday 4th June 2011

What Time - Friday: 12noon - 1pm (Early Birds ONLY - Bookings Essential)
                                        1pm - 6pm (General entry)
                        Saturday: 8am - 4pm (General entry)

Where - ASHBURTON SCOUT HALL, 337 High Street, Ashburton (Melways ref# 60 E10)

Parking - Ample FREE parking for our Customers is available adjacent to the Scout Hall. There is also free parking available in the streets surrounding the hall.

Wheelchairs & Prams - The Scout Hall does not currently have ramp access however, the step into the hall is quite low & we will be able to assist anyone in a wheelchair wishing to visit....!!
Mums & Dads with prams are welcome however, due to the amount of people moving about the hall it is preferable (when possible) prams be 'parked' in the foyer while you're shopping.

Amenities - There are no public toilets available on the premises for our Customers.

Entry Fee - $5.00 General Entry (per person), $15.00 Early Bird Entry (per person).

Payment Options - This will vary from Vendor to Vendor so to be on the safe side, make sure you bring plenty of cash. There are ATM's just down from the Scout Hall in High Street & Safeway is 300m up the road for EFT withdrawals.

Vendor Enquiries - If you're interested in participating in the NEXT Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza scheduled for this coming October, please contact me at shabbyvintagejunk@hotmail.com

Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza - EARLY BIRD TICKETS - The HOTTEST Ticket in town....!

Dear Vintage Friends....!

With the Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza FAST approaching you need to start planning your strategy....Having attended some FANBLOODYTABULOUS Shows in the US, I can say from experience....Strategy is a M-U-S-T because shopping an AWESOME vintage show can be somewhat overwhelming....There are so many BEAUTIFUL Treasures vying for your attention it takes all your concentration to focus on the task at hand....!

This June for the first time we're offering Early Bird tickets....That's right....Some lucky folks will get to shop the Extravaganza ONE FULL HOUR before the doors open to ALL of your 'Vintage Friends' waiting outside....!!!!!

Our Early Birds will be the FIRST to see the AWESOME displays & WONDERFUL Vintage Furniture, Homewares & Treasures we've sourced just for the Extravaganza....

What will your strategy be....?

Have a GREAT weekend everyone....!!

Cheers for now,
Tamarah  :o)

When - Friday 3rd June & Saturday 4th June 2011

What Time - Friday:  12noon - 1pm (Early Birds ONLY - Bookings Essential)
                                       1pm - 6pm (General entry)
                      Saturday:   8am - 4pm (General entry)

Where   -  ASHBURTON SCOUT HALL, 337 High Street, Ashburton (Melways ref# 60 E10)

Parking - Ample FREE parking for our Customers is available adjacent to the Scout Hall.  There is also free parking available in the streets surrounding the hall.

Wheelchairs & Prams - The Scout Hall does not currently have ramp access however, the step into the hall is quite low & we will be able to assist anyone in a wheelchair wishing to visit....!!

Mums & Dads with prams are welcome however, due to the amount of people moving about the hall it is preferable (when possible) prams be 'parked' in the foyer while you're shopping.

Amenities - There are no public toilets available on the premises for our Customers.

Entry Fee - $5.00 General Entry (per person), $15.00 Early Bird Entry (per person).

Payment Options - This will vary from Vendor to Vendor so to be on the safe side, make sure you bring plenty of cash.  There are ATM's just down from the Scout Hall in High Street & Safeway is 300m up the road for EFT withdrawals.

Vendor Enquiries - If you're interested in participating in the NEXT Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza scheduled for this coming October, please contact me at shabbyvintagejunk@hotmail.com

Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza - Vintage Furniture & Homewares Show: An Invitation....!

It is with the GREATEST of pleasure I extend to you this invitation to join us at the Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza - Vintage Furniture & Homewares Show....!

Whether your vintage passion is for country, French provincial, industrial, Shabby Chic, granny or pretty vintage, the FIFTEEN hand picked Vendors participating in this AWESOME Vintage Show will be able to accommodate your EVERY vintage desire....!!!!!

The first FIFTEEN people to book & pay for their Early Bird Tickets will receive a handmade tote (PERFECT for carrying all your Vintage Treasures) made from recycled canvas awning.... shabbyvintagejunk@hotmail.com ....! 

When - Friday 3rd June & Saturday 4th June 2011

What Time - Friday:  12noon - 1pm (Early Birds ONLY - Bookings Essential)
                                       1pm - 6pm (General entry)
                      Saturday:   8am - 4pm (General entry)

Where   -  ASHBURTON SCOUT HALL, 337 High Street, Ashburton (Melways ref# 60 E10)

Parking - Ample FREE parking for our Customers is available adjacent to the Scout Hall.  There is also free parking available in the streets surrounding the hall.

Wheelchairs & Prams - The Scout Hall does not currently have ramp access however, the step into the hall is quite low & we will be able to assist anyone in a wheelchair wishing to visit....!!

Mums & Dads with prams are welcome however, due to the amount of people moving about the hall it is preferable (when possible) prams be 'parked' in the foyer while you're shopping.

Amenities - There are no public toilets available on the premises for our Customers.

Entry Fee - $5.00 General Entry (per person), $15.00 Early Bird Entry (per person).

Payment Options - This will vary from Vendor to Vendor so to be on the safe side, make sure you bring plenty of cash.  There are ATM's just down from the Scout Hall in High Street & Safeway is 300m up the road for EFT withdrawals.

Vendor Enquiries - If you're interested in participating in the NEXT Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza scheduled for this coming October, please contact me at shabbyvintagejunk@hotmail.com

And So it BEGINS....An APOLOGY to my Blog Friends....!!!!!

Dear Keepers Of The Past, As always I begin this post with the wish you are all safe, well & RESTED following the weekend....! It's almost midnight here & I was just about to drag myself to bed for a few hours after a FREAKISHLY busy day when the thought entered my fuzzy mind I needed to pop by & say hello to you all & let you know what's going on at Casa De SVJ....  :o) !! With the Shabby Vintage Junk fast approaching, I find myself totally focussed on it's promotion *** FULL details will be released this Tuesday***....Which means I won't be able to spend as much time visiting with you all & for this I apologise in advance....While I'll be posting SVJ-X updates regularly, it's unlikely I'll be able to answer your comments....And considering my preference has ALWAYS been to 'visit' with you in a relaxed atmosphere with a glass of wine or stubby (beer) in hand & 'conversate' with you at length, I'd prefer to be able to catch up with you properly when my mind is ONLY focussed on what you've been up to & NOT what I need to or SHOULD be doing....Besides....I KNOW how you all enjoy your inboxes being BOMBARDED with my natterings when I come by....  :o) !!!!!   That being said, as both Organiser AND Vendor of what is going to be an AWESOME vintage event, I will NEED your support & encouragement as my nerves FRAY & my patience is tested....Rest assured....Your thoughts & words of wisdom will be well received & no doubt make my day when it seems to be falling down around me like a tired old pair of undies....hahahahaha....!! Now I MUST away to the land of Nod but before I do....I'd LOVE to share today's Treasures with you found at the Market in the dark shortly after 4am....I haven't found a vintage mohair pooch since LAST September at Round Top so I was OVER THE MOON T.H.R.I.L.L.E.D to find this little fellow....Bedraggled, forlorn creature that he is with his holes & straw sticking out I ADORE him to pieces....And JOY OF JOYS....He doesn't SMELL....WOOHOO....!!!And ANOTHER clock to remind me how PRECIOUS time is AND that it's running out....hahahahahahaha....Along with a ANOTHER trophy....'Cause everyone's a WINNER right....  :o) !!!!!**sigh** Goodnight everyone....SWEET junkin' dreams....I'll be back....SOON....!!! Cheers,Tamarah  :o)