UPCOMING MARKET - VINTAGE WITH FLAIR

With it being only 2 months till the celebration of Christmas..  
                        WOW AND THEN    will be  vending in the upcoming  Christmas market..  with approx 28 other talented vendor, creator, designers!!!!

Vintage With Flair Christmas Market
Saturday November 8th   9am   - 5pm

The Hall will be filled with everything from home and seasonal decor, personal accessories, art and delectable delights!!!!   Repurposed, true vintage and hand designed!!!   Something for everyone!!!
Hall is wheelchair accessible                          $2.00
                 

The Red Deer Lake Community Hall

Above is map with directions from the south and west of Calgary, Alberta.  Located approx 3 km west of Spruce Meadows and south of Hwy 22x , 2 km.. follow the directional signs.. and arrows  you can't miss it!!!

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Wow and Then - SAVE THE DATE Friday Sept 26 4-8 and Saturday Sept 27 10-4

Wow and Then    will be   vending at    ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE - COUNTRY MARKET - OKOTOKS, ALBERTA.     See You There.!!!!

JANUARY - RINGS IN A NEW YEAR 2014

I have never been one for new year's resolutions as that has always  seemed like  putting too much guilt on one's self, causing the first falter to cancel out the whole unrealistic idea.  On the other hand with my shop closing this summer, I have had some time to reflect on where I'm at..  as well as the not so celebrated anymore.. birthday  just around the corner.   I find I have time to actually think and ponder without being rushed by some deadline or imminent requirement .. which has actually been somewhat of a challenge.  Life has always been full and   began  early with  full time work at the age of 18.. and  there has been a lot of life in between.  From wife, to mother, to part time employee, to being relocated 3 times and raising 2 boys and an early farewell to another, as well as other dear family members and friends, to the fulfillment of owning a small shop and promoter of  my hobby and passion VINTAGE WITH FLAIR.    I feel my life has and is lived with passion and with purpose with  each chapter having its share of tears and laughter,  challenges and joys, hard work and great reward. I have been blessed with a life mate who has been both supportive and continues to work shoulder to shoulder in helping achieve both mine  and our  purpose.  So rather than a resolution..   I resolve; which I presently acknowledge, requires to not always understand the whys, or how to's, but I am determined to continue to work on being the best  of what I desire to be..  a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend, a daughter a promoter of finding  purpose in the discarded,   to look  for and create beauty, all in the hopes of  inspiring others to look and  find it too!! 

Wow and Then,  is currently along with a host of creative talent preparing for our Vintage With Flair, Spring sale, aka The Vintage Chicks, June 20th and 21st, 2014.  Priddis, Alberta.   If you are a passionate designer, creator, using vintage, reloved, repurposed products, we welcome your application to be a vendor at our spring sale.  It can be found on the blog http://vintagewithflair.blogspot.com at the tab at the top.

   

Vintage With Flair - Christmas Market

Joining with 20 other vendors in the first Vintage With Flair Christmas Market at the Red Deer Lake Community Hall  was an amazing experience!!!! From set up to tear down, from hauling in to clean up..  we could not have asked for much more!!! The day was beautiful, as well as the product, the vignettes and the customers,  combined  the day was a total  success!!! 

Thank you !!! to my fellow vendors,  friends, customers and family for making the day special and fun!!!   

Now on to the next chapter....  

WOW AND THEN - Joining talented vendors in The Vintage With Flair Christmas Market

Wow and Then is pleased to announce that we will be joining a number of very talented collectors, repurposers, designers and cottage industries in presenting the first Vintage With Flair Christmas Market.

The date:                Saturday  November 9th, 2013
Time:                        10am  - 4pm

Location:                Red Deer Lake Community Centre,
                                           53rd St Sw.
                                           Calgary, Ab.
                                           Landmark on 22x - Tanbridge School

                                      3 km   w of Spruce Meadows on hwy 22x
                                           1 km south  on 53rd  
                                           YOU'RE There !!

Join us in celebrating the season with vintage treasures, hand created

home décor  and gifts.   Stop in for a browse and enjoy a taste of our very own hot apple cider and cupcake for a small donation!   A perfect way to start a very special season!!

Just a reminder that this sale will be cash ONLY!!   thank-you.

SUMMER 2013

July 4th, 2013  is here and to my neighbours and family to the south  this is a big day of celebrating.. sending you  much happiness as you join together and  partake.!!!

Here in Canada we  too have celebrated our Birthday  on July 1 !!! Happy Birthday to our beautiful country !!!

So much has happened in the past 2 weeks that it is almost a blur.  

First of all we for the past year have been preparing for our vintage sale in Priddis, Vintage With Flair, that was June 21 and June 22.    Little did we know that those dates would be significant in the history of southern Alberta.
As we were in the midst of preparations, setting up and getting ready to join together with like minded talented vendors and excited shoppers and friends, the rains and melting snow in our magnificent Rocky Mountains were  in process of emptying into the valleys beyond.    That impact has changed the world in many of our towns, villages and cities significantly forever.   Flooding has devastated and displaced so many and rebuilding is in the process.  We  pray that the resources, energy and hope will continue to flow to those affected and working to restore a new normalcy to the many whose lives have been turned upside down.  

Wow and Then will be hosting a Pop Up Market,  featuring many of the vendors and friends that were unable to participate in the Vintage With Flair sale.  The  market  will be on Wow and Then's parking lot, July 20th 9 -4 pm..   There will also be a silent auction of donated pieces, vintage, created, etc.  and proceeds will be donated to the #ALBERTA FLOOD RELIEF.   This particular weekend is what's known as Little New York Days in the village of Longview; there is a parade at 10 am on Saturday and as the  procession begins  traffic is actually detained for its duration; a suggestion is  to just relax and enjoy and then stop by our market on the south side of town.   This is an opportune time to take in a small taste of what you might have missed at Vintage With Flair!!! Take a ride out to Longview..  please note  that the bridge is still out presently between Turner Valley and Black Diamond..  so travel will need to be through Okotoks on Hwy #7 to Hwy #22 The Cowboy Trail, south at Black Diamond to Longview.. Thank-You!!!