It’s finally June 1st! We’ve already counted down 150 days, and
they feel like they’ve flown by!
We are looking forward to spending the weekend at our warehouse planning and pricing and packing and pulling together our booth for the fair. Here is a peek at some of the things we’ll be working on & playing with this weekend!
See you in two weeks!
We are so excited to welcome our two special guests, Ki Nassauer of Flea Market Style and Jo Packham of Where Women Create, to the fair this year!
Nothing says welcome like a chair made just for you! We asked a local artist to repurpose a pair of chairs for Ki & Jo in a way that reflects the fun, creative, and inspiring spirit of both of these women. We are thrilled with the results! You can come and see these chairs in person, and visit with Ki & Jo, at the Old Glory booth throughout the fair.
You can find Krista, the artist who created these beautiful chairs, on Facebook to see more of her wonderful work!
Denver has such a creative community of artists, designers, stylists and shop owners. Several of our vendors at the fair this year come from this local community, and we are so happy to have them share their talents with us!
Joy Phelps, one of the area’s most talented and well-loved antiques dealers, will be sharing her beautiful collection with us at the fair: Dwell Antiques & Home. Joy is also a partner at Patina Antiques & Home in Greenwood Village, a wonderful shop full to the brim with treasures.
Becky & Andrea have made quite a name for themselves restoring vintage furniture into one-of-a-kind pieces in their warehouse studio in Littleton, The Little Black Chair. They are also the Denver distributor of Annie Sloan chalk paint. We are looking forward to seeing their latest creations!
The Pink Attic Cat is a popular antiques shop located in Historic Downtown Littleton. Amy takes pride in keeping her shop fully stocked with truly vintage items. She has some big plans for her booth this year…we can’t wait to see what she has up her sleeve!
Rusty Bucket Antiques is back in Historic Downtown Littleton after some time away and the neighborhood couldn’t be more excited! Shop owner Lisa fills her store with wonderful old primitives, displayed in a charming & uncluttered way that showcases each piece’s authentic beauty.
[pictures taken from the wonderful websites of these artists and dealers!]
Two weeks from now, the tents go up at Clement Park! So now comes our favorite part…the little details. All weekend we worked on a special welcome gift for our vendors. We set out paper bags, handstamped clothespins, delicious snacks, and happy thoughts and went to work. Next up: decorating for the vendor dinner!
Here they are…our 2012 Old Glory Antiques Fair Shirts!
We are so happy with how they turned out this year! Thanks to our graphic designer Ann Marie for the great design. Look for our volunteers to be wearing these during the show.
They will also be for sale at the fair in the Old Glory booth. If you can’t wait until then, we’re also selling them at the store, Old Glory Antiques, if you want to come in and grab one…or a few!
June issues of our favorite Colorado magazines & newspapers are coming out, and we are so excited to be featured in a few of them!
5280 included the fair in its Summer calendar of events & activities with a great description that really captures what our show is all about. We are so happy to be on this calendar with so many other great events around Colorado! It’s our go-to guide for things to do all summer (and year!) long.
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles also featured the fair in its “The Latest” section, with an awesome shout out to some of the local stores that will be vendors at the show this year.
And the Mountain States Collector, a wonderful newspaper dedicated to all things antiques and collecting around Colorado, included a write-up about Holly & fair in their latest printing.
We are so happy and grateful to be included in these wonderful publications, and to be a part of this welcoming community of Colorado businesses and events!
Seeing our show in print makes us even more excited for June!
Here’s a peek at our latest kitchen table project we’re working on for the fair…letters in beautiful frames! We love the combination of the frames made from repurposed old wood with fun & functional letters. The possibilities are endless!
And here’s what the other end of our table looks like. Nothing says summer quite like fresh geraniums and 94 degree days! June 15th feels closer and closer every day!
With only a few more weeks to go until June 15th, we’re hitting the ground running and spreading the word about the fair. Today, we’re hanging these posters all around town & sending out these postcards to our mailing list.
And we dropped off the big banner at Clement Park, so it will be hanging by the end of this week! We can’t wait to see it waving in the wind at the park…it might be a little more effective there than it was on our family room floor!
25 days to go!
A tribute to Old Glory! We love these boutonnieres…they are beautiful and a perfect fit for our fair! Our wonderful friend Genna made them for us from collected pieces of the past. They represent all that we love about the show: vintage, tradition, & friendship.
They were handmade from old materials lovingly brought back to life, they celebrate the treasured tradition of red, white, & blue, and they are a charming reminder of friendship. And no two are the same, which makes us love them even more!
Look for these boutonnieres at the fair.
We can’t wait to see you in just 29 days!
We’ve always been drawn to the repurposing potential of objects from the past and their power to transform ordinary spaces into beautiful and unexpected collections
of creatively recycled pieces. As collectors of antiques, we find beauty in
the worn surface and simple form of objects from the past and we find
inspiration in giving new life to these pieces of history.
Here are just a few of our favorite repurposing projects around our store! We can’t wait to see what new ideas & inspiration our vendors bring to the fair this year!
We love these old wheels: a collection of varying sizes and finishes displayed on metal stands become art.
Vintage yard sticks become shelves for the wall…
…and give new life to a discarded table in the form of an interesting and functional top.
Empty wine bottles become candles to be enjoyed again…
We love these vintage door knob plates repurposed into beautiful light fixtures!
Well-loved and worn silverware has found new life in many forms, from simple herb markers, to plate stands, to amazing light fixtures.
