Saturday, June 4, 2016

The Asher Hill Farms Barn Sale, Day 1


Welcome to today's tour of relentless self promotion I mean the Asher Hill Farm Bran Sale! It was such a good day. It didn't rain until the very end (so thank you to those of you sending sunny vibes for us out into the Universe) and so many of you showed up. Thanks for making the drive out to our show!!! You guys are my favorite people today.

I know you all are sitting there going, "Marian, please quit talking and show us all the pretty things." OK folks, prepare yourself for pretty things:








There. See how much I like you? So. Many. Pretty. Things. And that's just Margaret's booth. 

The two armoires are huge! And lick-ably gorgeous. The brown one is a piece right out of Victoria Elizabeth Barnes' book. (In fact I may send her that pic. Pilly isn't that far from here. It would be awesome in her kitchen.) It definitely qualifies as a Giant fancy Thing. And the white/cream one is so beautifully done. You just run your hands over it and wish your house was built in this decade, so you'd have tall enough ceilings to accommodate it. So if you're in a newish house and need a gorgeous armoire to hide all your debris, then come get it! It's calling to you. Can't you hear it.....?

But I digress. Where were we? Oh yes, pretty things....














As you can see, all our vendors have tons of great stuff for you to choose from. And I just checked. It's not supposed to rain until later this afternoon. So sneak on out here this morning and take some of these goodies home. Or take a lot of them home. Yeah. do that.

Oh! I almost forgot! Margaret wanted me to tell you two things. The first is that we have decided to cancel the Sunday portion of the show due to the weather forecast. It is supposed to rain and blow and hail and do all manor of things that destroy tents and pretty things. So we decided to listen to the weatherman. 
Note #1
NO SHOW SUNDAY, JUNE 5, DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.. 

Sorry about the yelling, I just wanted to make sure that those just 
skimming for the pics would get the message.


BTW, there are some really gorgeous quilts here. I was admiring them yesterday. 
Some are new, some are old, most are hand quilted. Just say'n.


Oh...There was something else Margaret wanted you guys to know. Sorry, I was distracted by those crazy yummy quilts. Mmmm. So many stitches... What were we talking about? 

Oh yes, Margaret wanted to make it clear that in her booth, and possibly many booths, she would rather cut you a deal, than pack this stuff up and store it till her next show. So if you want to come and make her an offer...she might even take a crazy one. (Margaret can be a crazy lady at times.) You might as well try it. And if you were here yesterday, and saw something you loved, you might come back and ask the vendor if they can make it fit in your pocketbook. They might just say yes. You never know. All I know is that Margaret would be happy to have you take her stuff home. And wouldn't you be happy with a few new pretty things? 

Note #2 
Make us an offer. Margaret will likely say "Yes".

Here are a few more pretty things to whet your appetite: 







So are you coming? You should totally come. Margaret even has llamas. And sheep. And Raised gardens. And Jeff was giving away free produce yesterday. So come get some pretty things...and some home grown radishes. That's just how we roll out here at Asher Hill Farm.

Today Only!
Asher Hill Farm First Annual Barn Sale
4580 Sudley Road, Gainesville VA 20155

See you there!

CM Shaw

Monday, May 30, 2016

Asher Hill Barn Sale... Teasers and Textures


I kinda left you all cliff hanging last time. I showed you what Brownie got, but I didn't show you what I got at the Lucketts Spring Market last weekend. Well here it is:


From left to right and then clockwise: Jenny Lind pattern tea cup and saucer, a German scrub brush for plant pots (or dishes) and some matte finish Tough Coat sealer from Miss Mustard Seed, three old skeleton keys, and under everything is the vintage copy of Alice in Wonderland I scored for my sister's office make over.

Have I told you guys that I am redesigning my sister's house right now? Well I am and it is my favorite project ever! But that is several other posts from now. So you all are just gonna have to wait.Today we are still talking bout barn sales.

The Asher Hill Farm Barn Sale, to be exact. 

This coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
June 3-4-5th
at Asher Hill Farm
4580 Sudley Road, Gainesville VA 20155


 
I spent all week last week over there painting and sanding and hauling and looking and prepping stuff. You guys wanna see what a barn sale looks like the week before the show? Nothing is styled yet, so I thought I'd just give you guys some "textures"







Jeff, Margaret's master wood worker of a husband has been busy building cool stuff for you guys. Here are some dinner bells he made out of acetylene tanks and some really beautiful wood.


And here is a reproduction wooden milk bottle holder he made. I think there are going to be two or three for sale in the show. They are so crazy solid. You could bathe your dog in them...well maybe not, but they are built to take a beating. And I think they have another layer or two of color coming.


See the copper table top next to it? Here 's a better pic:


There are several patinas to choose from. These are all going on top of various bases, mostly metal, like antique iron sewing machine tables. Super cool stuff. And any anything Jeff builds will last for generations. The man is a perfectionist and a true craftsman.


This is another sample of his work. Not the carving, but the rehab. He pieced together this huge antique mirror (It is seriously huge, probably 3 ft x 5 ft) and reinforced it to last another 100 years. 


I gave it back it's gilding. It took a while. Like 4-5 hours. Wanna see?


I am in love with how this turned out. If you want to know how I did it, you're gonna have to come to the show and ask me.


Speaking of the show, here's the details again: 



So I told you I've been doing some painting. 
Here's a few teaser pics of some things I've been working on:





That's all I have pics of right now. If you're lucky, I'll have time to shoot a few more beauty shots of me and Margaret's stuff and post them before the show. if not, you'll just have to come see how they turned out in person. 

But let's go back to the textures. I love how they turned out!







Sigh. So much good stuff. This is just a fraction of it. 



And it's not just love from me and Margaret. 
There are a bunch more awesome vendors coming. 
Here are the links to their pretty photos:

LAPD Home


So come and check us out this weekend! 
We will be there rain or shine, so think sunny thoughts, kay?



The First Annual Asher Hill Farm Barn Sale

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
June 3-4-5th

at Asher Hill Farm
4580 Sudley Road, Gainesville VA 20155