So have been neglecting the blog this week. I have been pretty busy with prepping for the up coming weeks. This Saturday I have a pop up vintage market in Maumee, Ohio. Its about 45 minutes from where we live . The Finders Keepers Vintage Market are hosting this event and we have done several events of theirs. So happy to be back with them for our last fall market of the season. Fall market season has done great for us and given us a chance to be more creative and tap into more of who we are as creators. This market is on Saturday October 15th at the Fallen Timbers Mall, its an outdoor event and what a perfect way to end the fall markets and we be able to enjoy the crisp fall weather. We have lots of fall and Halloween products we will be featuring at the show and this will be your last chance this season to get most of them. We will still keep some of them on our Etsy page until October 31st, after that we will be launching our Christmas season items. We will also be with Finders Keepers on November 20th, in Toledo Ohio. Check their facebook page and our facebook page for updates. Our Etsy shop has a few updates, I re launched most of our photos for our products, lightened them up and gave them a cleaner back drop. It has helped for sure, I think for only being on there for two weeks and have over 400 page views and a few orders it is going pretty good, I think Christmas will be even better. Feel free to check out our page and share it with anyone you think would be interested. We are a small business, I am making my dream happen and all the support means the world to me, being able to do what I love and help bring an income to my family is really my goal and passion. This Friday we are going to Greenfield Village for Halloween Nights. So excited for this, Greenfield village is a historical village created by Henry Ford. They put this event together every year and I have not had a chance to go. They do a headless horseman act and they decorate the entire place with carved pumpkins. The streets are lined with spooky characters and you can see all the old Historical homes decorated for Halloween. Its a family event and my husband , my mom and her friend as well as myself are going Friday after we set up for the market on Saturday. I can not get enough of Halloween. I love the movies, pumpkins, cider, candles, leaves, apple orchards and spooky events like this. Its going to be a lot of fun even if I am not a kid I am still going to have fun like one. Last but not least on this amazing Sunday, I have an update on some events I will de doing in November and December. GLP Events holds craft and vendor shows in the southeast Michigan area. I have signed up for some of there events for the holiday season. November 12th in Southgate, November 26th in Wyandotte and December 3rd in Woodhaven. These are craft shows so I wont be having furniture but we will have plenty of home décor and Holiday décor will be our focus. All with a farmhouse feel. Keep an eye out for updates about these events via our facebook and check here and facebook for product updates we will be having at all of our events.
Have to finish up a few products for the market this weekend and a few last minute projects for the house. Soon I will be doing a home tour of our apartment. Only a few more months till our leave is up and we get to move. Happy Sunday!!
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Here is a super easy way to add a Halloween touch to your home, can be fun to let the kids help out with this as well. Here is what you need: fabric of your choice, I use a canvas matireal. printwd Halloween fabric black felt acissors paper letter stencil exacts knife sewimg machine thread pillow stuffing FIrst cut pillow out to size that you prefer, I made mine 25inches by 15inches and leave room for seam allowance. Draw out the letter on paper and just draw the outer part of the letter. I cut the middle out but realized it would be easier not to and save time. Cut the letter with a exacto knife to make sure it's clean cut. Lay letter on fabric and lightly sketch the letter on the fabric so it easy to cut, leaving the middle of the letter uncut. Now once all letter are cut place on cutting board and get ready to cut felt for the shape of the center of each letter. Cut the shadows of the letter out for your liking, I just eye balled it! Place on the printed letter so see how they fit if they are to your liking move on to sewing together. Pin the letter on your front of pillow as you wish to have the letter read. Sew edge of the letter with a zig zag stitch for a cute detail, I used dark thread so you can see the detail to add character. Once the letter have been attached flip fabric. So front and back meet to assemble pillow. I sewed sides and bottom together leaving one side open. The one side left open fold inward about half and inch for a clean seam and sew. Once that is beamed flip inside out and have the outside exposed, fill stuffing I the pillow to your liking, I like them fluffy. Once it's filled,close heamed side together and sew closed sealing the pillow and finishing it. Make sure all threads are cut and now it's time to decorate! You can do this for any image or letter and even other holidays, it's super easy and a fun craft to do so you can spook up the home for Halloween.
Trick or Treat🍁🍁🎃🎃🎃 I have always been one for a good kitchen. Specially since I have gotten older and I love being in the kitchen, cooking and baking and entertaining. I think it's the hub of your home, everyone always drifts to the kitchen wherever you are.
This kitchen speaks to me so much! It screams lived in and still stylish. Colors are crucial for a kitchen vibe, I love a grey or grey blue color. This room is a linen color and it suits it perfectly. The raw floors make the room have a rustic nature feel. It warms the room up and still gives it a farmhouse feel. I said this before I don't feel like if your doing Farmhouse you have to stick to all neutral colors, The majority can be neutral but I adore the pop of teal cups hanging and the red Dutch oven on the stove top. The raw wood dresser as a kitchen island screams amazingggg!! And the chalk board detail brings in the trend and interest. I love this room and when we get out of our apartment and into a home I am using this as inspiration for decorating my kitchen, I.have the Dutch oven that's red and a mint color stand mixer so I am already halfway there . Happy kitchening! I adore farmhouse style decorating, I love rustic and cottage and shabby chic as well as primitive. I love to combine all of these and make my own style. WHAT!!! Combined, yes! Do you feel like when you are decorating that you have to stick to one trend or style and not veer away from it? I sometimes get in those moods where I have to re do my entire house in 1 hour, realistic? No way. I also feel like because I run a business focusing on farmhouse décor that I have to have the all white and natural wood trendy farmhouse look. I do have most of it but I also like darker colors and cant help that so I make that work in my style.
You cant love cotton blossoms and ironstone but you can also like a black chippy hutch or a red chippy buffet. Don't feel like you need to be stuck inside of a box, that box will not always be there. Trends come and go, many transition into new things and many stick as a timeless look. Farmhouse has always been around and will always be but there can be many ways to use this style. Being content in your home is important to your sanity lol. Home is where you go to relax and enjoy your family. You need to make sure that its a place you like being and a key part of that is decorating for you and no one else....If you love bright pink walls and it makes you happy do it. I guess this is going against all design rules but sometimes to make yourself happy you have to break the rules just break them in a stylish way. If you going bold and busy do that all the way, if your going simply and minimal and go all out. All week I have been in a blah funk and I was trying to get out of it, yesterday I hit my wall and pushed it down. I finally go out of it. I just had to take a break from work and work on my own home. So I made some new pillows I am painting my furniture and I am going to re paint my living room wall...shh don't tell my husband! My overall opinion on this topic is decorate for you and if you love trend then do that if you love all of it then find a way to make all of it work in a tasteful way and that it reads you. Your home is your home and no one can change that. Happy Decorating. It a huge trend right now and I think will be one that always stays, the more we start to collect amazing dishware and antique kitchen ware the more it becomes apart of our décor. The concept of using floating shelving and glass front cupboards is A. to help make your space appear more open and B. to use your everyday items you use as apart of your décor. I am in love with floating shelving, I think it looks clean and I love the concept of have a place to showcase my ironstone and my vintage mixing bowls. I love farmhouse style décor, and most likely if your reading this so do you! The trend of having floating shelving brings your kitchen space back to that farmhouse style living. Some farmhouse didn't have cupboards so they use wood planks to help store items to keep it off the counter work space, which they didn't always have a ton of either. This can be applied to many peoples homes today, not all kitchens are your massive dream kitchen. Many people rent and this is a way to incorporate this style into your space but also still keep it working to your advantage of not having enough space. I livin in an apartment and I have tiny kitchen it has good cupboard space but I have things I like to showcase that I don't need on my counter tops cluttering up my work space. Below it a photo of a wall in my kitchen area that I incorporated floating shevling ( I also want to mention I don't have your traditional farmhouse style colors in my home, I like warm colors and so I have a more warmed up version on the farmhouse trend.) I think a way to really save your money and make your space feel like home is to always use what you have . I think this concept of floating shevling and open shelves helps you do this. Its steering away from your tradition décor such a pictures and candle sconces and using your dishes and pots and pans as décor. Multi functional décor, why not? The kitchen should be a place of family and warmth and a place to cook and entertain, its where everyone floats to during parties anyways. What do you think about exposed shelving and cupboards, it can be open shelves, glass cupboards and so on. What do you like about them? What do you not like about them? How do you incorporate them in your home? Share with us your thoughts and pictures!!
Happy decorating! I love these challenges specially when it comes to this season. We are in the middle of our fall season markets for the buisness and I cant help but be in the spirit. I want everyone to feel the same, tag your fitness and list your top 5 favorite fall things. these are things you can't live without. SHare on social media and comment below and let me know what your obsessed with this fall! Here are some of my must have favorites! An all time classic tradition is watching Hocus Pocus 900 times till Halloween, I can't wait to have kids so we can carry on this tradition! Candles for me are a must all year around but specially during fall and winter! This year mulled cider scent is what makes my home feel super cozy! Walmart has one that's perfect! Cozy socks are on my must list. I love fall and halloween prints right now but knot socks and sock slippers are always something I need! Two words: Apple Cider!!!🍁🍂🎃🍁 Being that I am a maker and crafter I can't help but start decorating for fall on September 1st! I. Love buying and making all my decor, this really gets me in the spirit! #dorkalert My favorite thing to close out this all time favorite list is baking, I love to make seasonal sweets, cookies, pies, bread and of course cupcakes! Tonight we gonna bake Halloween cookies and decorate them to start the holiday sweets!
Happy fall favorites!!🎃🎃🎃🎃 Today is a lovely day, nothing better than a great fall day for The Vintage Market. Hatton Vintage Farmhouse is down at The Monroe County Fairground! we have lots of upscale handmade decor, Farmhouse good and chippy furniture.
THe moment I get up after prepping for these markets I am nothing but excited and nervous lol. I am lucky to be able to do this as a way to make income. It's creative and crafty and all home related. Nothing better than having a husband who supports my dreams. if you live in the southeast side of Michigan and want something amazing to do today, come out to the fairgrounds. This market off amazing food, clothes, furniture, crafts, candles, jewelry, home decor and so much more ! If you love a vintage vibe and want to spend a day with friends and family this is where you need to. I love fall everything! I have to say I cant help but love to layer up and wear cozy leggins and oversized sweaters. Its a fall must. I am by no means a fashion guru or fashion bloggers. I just know what I like and how I like to style it. I did work for a major retail store for many years as a stylist and window display artist so I have some idea of how this works but mainly its just what I like Everyone has those clothes they love all year around, sometimes you always dont know how to mix and match it and have it transtion into the seasons. I have a few of those items, I do like to go guy new clothes every season but who doesnt. Here are a few items I have that work for warmer seasons and can transtion into cooler season, some are more summer looking and I am gonna shows you ways I like to spruce up my outfits for cooler days. Before: This is a grey sleeveless knit dress, I love the thin stripe it has plus it fits me in all the right areas and hides all the wrong lol. After is the same knit dress but I paired it with a denim button up, and a cute printed scarf to stay warm with. I love print on print but as long as its done the right way and toned down. I would also pair this with a black pair of leggings to help pop the black stripe and a black flat. I like to be as comfortable as possible but also try to look as put together as I can in between wearing my painting clothes lol. Before is a sleeveless knit top with a tye dye print. It is long on the sides to help balance out my body and it LOVE the way it fits. After I paired this top with a thinner cardigan, I also paired it with a linen scarf to help with layering and keep it cozy. I would paired this with my army green linen pants than tapper and tighten at the ankle. I love the color contrast but it keeps it simple. I would probably wear flats with this, I am taller kinda gal so I stear away from anything that makes me to tall. Before its a basic wine color long sleeve. Its basic and I love basic things, but I like to be able to take this and ramp it up a notch. After I took this great fall color long sleeve and layered it with a flannel oversized cardigan. I love this cardigan and its longer on the front side. I al took this and added a smaller darker striped scarf to add some contrast. I would throw on my wool leggings and some knit boots and make sure it keep me warm but interesting and layered to the max! Something I cant help but love doing all season long. An last but not least I had this summer printed tribal dress would be a good item to wear for the fall but ramped up and of course layered as always. This dress doesn't help with giving me the best shape but I love the print and here is a way you can help break it up and give back shape to your look. After I added a leather jacket to edge up the dress and tone down the print. The scarf layered brings textured but helps tone it down as well. The length of the jacket helps cut the dress off and give you shape again. I would wear this with some wool tights and boots.
Overall these items are plain or needing some help to transition into fall looks. Some are loud and some basic. I think specially if you someone like me who is busy painting or running errands you don't always have time to think about what to wear and how to make it work. I think these examples are great ways take those basic items in your closet from other seasons and help transition them into something you can wear for the fall. Don't feel like you have to go out and spend a tone of money on new clothes, check for deals and buy bold items and layering items to help spruce up the items you have at home. What are you favorite fall outfits items?? Happy Layering! It seems like a lot of work doesn't it? Its really not,I feel like I am in love with making my home feel cozy at all times so to me it's natural to rotate blankets and linens. Specially during the colder months when I am all about making my home cozier then ever. My my living room is first when it come to get a blanket change. I have a basket of blankets in my living room for us to use when we are watching tv at night and relaxing. In the summer months I still keep them but they will have lighter weight blankets and cooler months I pack those up and put out the fur and flannel blankets. It's not just a decorative thing it's also functional too. The lighter colors get folded up and the browns,red, green , orange and neutral colors come out to "fall" up my home. Seems like a lot of work, nahhh! I use a wicker basket so we don't have to fold them we just lay them in there for next use....this is way easier than fold them up everyday and placing them on the couch. I am a huge fan of blanket ladders...I have one in my living room but this is strictly for decoration. It gives a whole new purpose to old ladders and adds a farmhouse feel to the room. These are great place to showcase your blankets that match the season the most and help speak to the room and how cozy you want it to feel. I also make blanket ladders that we sell at our markets we do. So it may seems like more work than needed but there are easy ways to spruce up your blankets for the seasons, it all depends on how cozy you want your rooms to feel. Start small and eventually you will be organizing blankets for every room. Find yourself the right blanket and you won't be able to stop. Happy cozy decorating!
Ofcourse being that the first day of fall is tomorrow I am so excited to really start making yummy fall treats! Its my weakness, I mean isnt it everyones? I was browsing pintrest as I do and came across this amazing and oh so easy pumpkin pull apart bread. Check this out and get to baking, I am going to try this but instead of the rolls I am going to use cinnomon roll dough! I will post my results so we can all have a moment of weakness even if its thru the internet. Happy Baking! Check out "Crazy for Crust" blog for this amazing fall delight! http://www.crazyforcrust.com/2016/08/pumpkin-pull-apart-loaf/ Just tried the recipe and here is the finished results!
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My name is Whitney Hatton. I live in Michigan. I am a creative business owner along with my husband, Tayler Hatton. I am a paintor, crafter, baker, and homemaker. I am in love with all things handmade, redone and chippy! This blog is dedicated to all things home related. Hope you enjoy and are inspired to get crafty! Archives |