In case you missed it, I'm opening a vintage shop + design studio! I've been making lots of progress thanks to my wonderful friends and family. We've revamped counters and mostly just been decorating and sifting through the "merchandise". I still have SOOO much to do but you can see from some of the photos the progress that we've made.


 Thankfully I felt that the place was already "move in ready" so to speak. The small imperfections in the walls and flooring only added to the character that I loved so much about the building. I did a little touch up painting and swept and mopped and called it a day. The next major thing on my to do list is knocking out a garment rack and creating our shop sign!

The grand opening is in just over a week and I'm getting super nervous! ahhh!!

Thanks for stopping by! What do you think so far?


Kat

My dog is one! If you've followed the blog for the past year than you might remember her as a pup when we got her. She was basically the cutest thing I've ever seen. I had great elaborate plans for a doggy smash cake and cute photos but it just didn't happen. I did manage to get a few cute pictures though. It's been an eventful one year with this hyper silly dog. We couldn't imagine life without her now that's for sure.

Happy Wednesday! Back to work now! =) Kat

It's time for another giveaway and what better time than when I'm preparing to open up my new shop! This time you'll be able to use the gift card in person! There are tons of items that will be in the physical shop that have not been added to the online shop so that's a bit of a plus!
a Rafflecopter giveaway Happy Tuesday!

Kat

Dun Dun Dun! Here's the flyer for the grand opening of the shop! I've got a big shindig planned with music, food, shopping, door prizes and fun for the kiddos! It should be a blast and hopefully a big success! Come check it out if you are in the East Texas area!

I took these pictures the first day that I got the keys to the place. I'd never used my fisheye lens on my camera before but I wanted to try it out, so sorry for the blurry photos! I suppose we'll be crafting away and busy preparing! I'm so excited!! What are your plans for the weekend?! Happy Friday Guys! Kat

With just a handful of weeks to get the shop + studio whipped into shape, my work is cut out for me and my wonderful support system that have so graciously volunteered to help. My Pinterest boards are going full force and I've been over planning. Here's my dreamy inspiration for what it will hopefully be.



Shout out to my two wonderful sister-in-laws. (Even though I'm technically no longer with their brother they are the sisters I never had. I love them to pieces.) They have unknowingly inspired and given me that little extra push that I needed to follow this dream of mine. When I first started thinking I could make this work and received some not so encouraging advice from most, they gave me the pep talks and inspiration I needed. Every time that I am feeling a pinch of doubt I talk with them and I am reassured that I'm not crazy or making a terrible decision. Yay for dreamers and risk takers. lol

Once again, if you are interested in consigning your crafts or products you'd like to donate a product or money to the start up you can below or by contacting me at howdy(at)gypsybeard.com


Happy Hump Day!

Kat

You may or may not have been like me and too busy relaxing to post anything this past holiday weekend. :-) I definitely can't complain about that! Conrad participated in the parade Friday morning with his friend and had a blast. It was so cute to watch. Living a street over from the designated parade street however is NOT much fun. lol I guess I have that to look forward to every year.

Friday afternoon/evening we spent at Lake Tawakoni on the boat, hanging out, eat, fishing, swimming and going fireworks. Conrad had a blast. Me, well I would've rather been at home like the homebody that I am, but it was a nice change of pace and scenery.  All was great except for when my dog decided to randomly jump from the boat into the lake. I wasn't sure how well she could swim, but she managed to tread water long enough for us to rescue her. It was scary. And then she decided to try and catch all of the fireworks in the air. Never again will she be included in 4th of July events. ><

The rest of the weekend we were absolutely lazy. I'm not going to lie. We watched a lot of movies & tv shows and did a lot of snacking haha. I did sift through and sort stuff in preparation for the store.  It's getting closer and closer to move in day and I'm so excited and nervous. I'll be getting the keys this week! Eeeek!

I'm still looking for any of your crafty folks out there who are interested in consigning their crafts/products in my store! I'll be holding a grand opening event with door prizes and goodie bags so if you would like to include any of your products as a prize or in a goodie bag let me know. Not only does it help me out, it gains you some exposure and advertising! If you are interested in teaming up or even donating contact me. Also, I started a GoFundMe.com campaign for funding the start up of my store/studio. Even if it's only $1, it would mean the world to me and you'll receive a special custom thank you gift. =) Click here to donate!


Happy Monday all! We're off to a busy start!

Kat

I can finally share the exciting news now that the papers are signed and all that jazz! I'm opening a studio + shop!!!! *Insert my super happy dance* It's been a dream of mine for literally 10 + years to open a studio + shop. I plan to sell my vintage goodies in store as well as handmade items from local artists and crafty peoples.  I'm very excited to not only be opening my dream shop, but also to be able to share it with the community. I already have plans for art shows and community events. So keep your eyes and ears open! Great things are to come. I will still be selling online AND keeping my "day" job so panic for me yet. haha. It's going to be tough and a lot of late nights hours to be put in but I'm beyond stoked and anxious and terrified.


Photos 1-5 : My soon to be studio + shop!! From the original tile floors and tin ceilings to the exposed brick walls, it is beyond what I could've ever dreamed of having. Bonus: it also has a large private back patio with a mini stage. I see many acoustic shows and get togethers happening here. So if you are crafty or an artists and interested in consigning your creations contact me! howdy(at)gypsybeard(dot)com !

Other than PLAN PLAN PLANNING and dreaming, we've been enjoying the summer while we can.  From hanging at the park to going to Brand New concerts life has been full of fun these days. This picture that my mom took of my son in the pool is by far one of my favorites from summer so far. We've had lots of soccer, movie marathons and water gun fights. Conrad's new favorite activity however is catching fireflies. =) I was so excited to get this pretty rainbow picture a few weeks ago. I love photographing rainbows.


I have a fairly HUGE client right now that I will be in it for the haul with so I'm super excited and blessed to be working with them. They couldn't have come along at a better time in my career. Here's a peak of one of the many projects we currently have going on.



Well that's it for now! I better get back to work!
Happy Tuesday!


Kat