Accessories Of Old

Brimfield

Yes, it's that time of the year again where vintage and antique lovers from all over the world collect in one spot - Brimfield.

 

Each and every year we exhibit at the show. It is out of this world and has put us on the map internationally with buyers from every continent who have found us at Brimfield and who have continued to do business with us year after year.

For all of you that are going to be there this year don't forget to find Andrew. He will be at  Quacker Acres at booth #34.

Happy shopping xxxx

The Chantilly Scrapbooking Show

Well, I had promised to show pictures of the scrapbooking show we did last weekend and so here I am. (A few days late.. but better later than never.)

Here are the two Tjomies (friends) Warren and yours truly  in our booth at the show.

 

Our booth took us a while as unlike the New York Stationery Show we had a lot of stock we had made up to sell as it was a cash and carry show. So, besides color coordinating everything we had to punch holes into each and every packet to hang them all... I think Warren still has the blisters to prove it!

 

 

 

 

Once we had hung everything and took a step back we really like the way it all came together.

 

Not only did we sell scrapbooking kits but plenty of our Tjomies vintage inspired greeting cards too.

 

And, of course as always we has our vintage ribbon rolls and bell jars filled with vintage goodies as display to add to the vintage theme.

 

Warren, my partner in Tjomies who is always hard at work creating and putting in endless hours into perfecting our new website www.tjomiesvintagestationery.com

Thanks to all of those that stopped by to say "hi" and who appreciated the vintage style of scrapbooking items we have produced. Warren and I had a serious good laugh as well as lots of good fun with all the customers who came into our booth.... look foward to seeing you all at the next show.

Scrapbooking show

Well, I am off the the Chantilly Scrapbooking show to set up our booth.

The show is from June 26th to June 27th. For all you scrapbooking friends out there if you are in the area do come and introduce yourselves to us at TJOMIES. I will be back with loads of pictures next week so check in with me then xxx

Setting up our booth at The New York Stationery Show

As I had mentioned in my last blog I was on my way to the Stationery Show in New York. It is the second year we have been at the show as a exhibitor.

I must say the booths at the show are unbelievable and the imagination that has been put into some of them blows me away. This year we decided to keep our booth very pastel orientated with very calming colors. We chose beige with a very light peppermint green.

The start of our booth ( all beige and neutral) and empty!!

 

The two of us getting our act together after a good few hours of stringing up all the boards..

This was Warren ( my Tjomies partner putting things together for the boards we were displaying the stationery lines on)

 

Putting it all together - last few details on the table...

 

 

 

Six hours later and our booth was ready for the start of the show...

 

Warren and I (tired but ready for the week in NY)

 

To see everything we had on our boards go to our website.  All of our scrapbooking kits will  also be available on www.accessoriesofold.com in the next week.

 

A countdown to the NY Stationery Show

Now that the NY stationery show is but a stone throw away we are getting ready with all our booth preparations for our  Tjomie  vintage inspired stationery line.

I decided that without a doubt we needed two chairs for all those weary feet ( believe me after standing from 9am to 6pm you will be happy to sit anywhere to rest your feet) so what better than to  plaster both with our Tjomie faces!!!

I bought two simple chairs at Ikea and with a little help from Modge Podge recovered them using our business cards...

 

One for me.....

 

and one for Warrren....

Of course I had to trim them both with some of my vintage stash of novelty trim!!

 

For all you out there that are going to be at the show you are most welcome to come past us say hi and put your feet up for a while xxx