Monday, August 24, 2009

The Vision Takes Shape!

It's not quite done, but I just couldn't wait to show you. I'll show you again when I have the skirting for the lower shelves and the ruffles for the upper shelves done. This is just the most awesome craft show booth ever! I can't believe that Irv was able to take MY vision and MY sketches and create from scratch EXACTLY what I wanted!!

I couldn't get a picture of the whole thing because it is still taking up our entire one car garage. We will be taking it apart and setting it up in the driveway next weekend for a trial run, and I'll get some other pictures then. So, for now, you get it in sections.

The three big shelves on the right are for my pillows. I plan to skirt the bottom shelf for some color and so we can shove some of our bins under it. The four corner shelves are for cake stands. I am thinking I might make little ruffles for the fronts of all of the shelves. There is enough room between the pillows and cake stands for cute little hooks of some kind to hang part of my totes on.

The empty section on the back wall will be where the aprons will be hanging on these funky wood heads/bodies that we are going to make, but haven't made yet. Then we have four more corner shelves for more cake stands.

The big shelf on the left side will be for the coasters and I will skirt that one too, and then it's a little hard to see them, but there are three skinny shelves above the big shelf and that is where all of my light switch covers will go. I am really excited that they will be standing upright facing people rather than laying on a table. It also has two little front sections where I will be able to "showcase" an apron and a couple of tote bags so people can see them as they stroll by.

Remember that cute little sewing machine cabinet I "removed" from our neighbors garbage? That will be my check out table....there isn't much room for anything else. This show only gives you an 8 x 10 spot, and that isn't much in the grand scheme of things. The cabinet is being painted white right now. It will be skirted on three sides and I'll keep my bags and things under it.

So I am sending out a gigantic CHEE HOO to my wonderful husband Irv for all of his hard work on this project....and even if I don't sell one thing...I will have the best looking booth at the show...but that better not happen or I will be in BIG trouble!!

Oh, and just so you don't think that Irv is some kind of God or something...I was teasing him yesterday and he told me that if I kept it up, he wouldn't finish the booth and he would just hand me the keys to the truck on the day of the show and I would have to figure out how to set it up myself! The nerve of the guy!

10 comments:

Angela said...

Wow! Irv is like the Superman of Carpentry! That booth is awesome. I like the way it has that kind of cute "cottage" look. You will totally have the best looking booth at the show! I feel sorry for the people who are going to look all dumpy next to you! Can't wait to see pictures at the actual show. Chee Hoo!

Heart of a Cowgirl said...

That is AWESOME! I can envision all your goods in this display. The white background will be perfect for setting it all off. Hats of to your hubby for doing such a great job. Good luck with the show!

Beth Anderson said...

Wow - I love it!

Lanyardlady said...

who could resist that fabulous booth and all its colorful prizes inside? round of applause for Irv!

T.Allen said...

Chee hoo indeed! Your booth is totally rockin'!

Bluebell said...

No wonder you are pleased,this is great work, did you design it yourself? and your hubby is a good one, I would keep him, I can't wait to see all your things on it.

mistyridge said...

That is one great looking booth. Congrats and a big pat on the back for Irv. Can't wait to see it with all the dressings.

Laura @ the shorehouse. said...

He *is* the Superman of Carpentry! Can you send him to the shorehouse on some sort of loaner program...pretty please? :-)

Mary Richmond said...

this looks fantastic!

Asil Designs said...

This looks so great! I would love to see the final pics :0) Nice job!

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