Three Shabby Chicks

Fabulous News

2010-04-04T18:15:00.000-07:00

This is a sad but very exciting blog post for Three Shabby Chicks. Because of Marlo being blessed with a new baby, she had to decide to take a break from the Shabby Chicks, but little did we know that I, Robin, would stumble upon a path least expected last summer. Some of you know, but many don't that I am opening a clothing boutique, called Apricot Lane at Zona Rosa in Kansas City and I am set to open this May! Hence, why I am just now getting to the blog for probably the final post on Three Shabby Chicks blog, but I will have a new blog and website for Apricot Lane. www.apricotlanezonarosa.blogspot.com and website www.apricotlanezonarosa.com now under construction, but will be up soon.

Niki is actually joining me as my full time manager, which makes me very blessed. For those that think I am crazy, I may be, but Apricot Lane is a fabulous franchised clothing boutique that has a hugely wonderful reputation and has had much success. It is not your typical franchise, because i am allowed to customize my store to me and my clients, which means I will not only have fabulous hip fashions, jewelry, purses, and accessories for hip chicks of all ages, (a true mom and daughter shopping experience) but I will continue to have jewelry made from vintage pieces from wonderful local artists, AND because i just can't give up junking, I will still be bringing in great flea market finds for your home and garden. It will be a fun, truly unique shopping experience for everyone and the plus for you and me, is that it is all in one place.

We began construction in February- check out the pics!

I will be sending out my new blog and website info as soon as it is ready to go!

Thanks so much for all of your support for the Three Shabby Chicks,

i hope you can come and visit us at Zona Rosa!

Love, Robin, Niki, and Marlo

Check out the construction pics:

next to Gymboree at Zona Rosa

Hanging fabulous antique ceiling tin I got from Kelly Littman at Farmstead!

ceiling tin is hung- it looks so awesome!

walls are fauxed, slat wall is hung- it's getting there!

the dressing rooms are so fun- can't wait for you to see them!

Still have flooring, chandeliers, cash wrap counters and all the displays that will hopefully make this boutique a unique and fun shopping experience.

Back from Minnesota and Finally back to the Blog

2009-09-27T16:41:00.001-07:00

We are back and after a month back home, I think we finally feel energized again.

We had Vintage Market and then 2 days later, left for Junk Bonanza in Minnesota. We filled a 16 ft trailer and hauled our shabby finds to this amazing show. It was a lot of work, but we had a lot of fun and met a lot of great women who had some really fabulous stuff. We definitely can't wait to go back next and shop and really see the great city of Minneapolis.

I know you want to see pictures, so here we go

The first pics are of our space. As you can tell we did a Gray, white, & black theme for this show. It went over very well, Everyone gave us high compliments on our space, including Ki.

Thanks, Ki! we appreciate you letting us be a part of this wonderful show and it was great to meet you and all the Minnesota chicks.

One thing we learned, is that anything galvanized is in!

We met some great ladies. This is Dawn and she was selling like crazy. She had great stuff at a great price, so of course, I had to buy some things from her:) Her store is called store-house in Blue Earth, MN.

Julie and Brenda from JB Knacker. What great girls. We loved their space. You have to check out their store. And, they are from Iowa.

Some other great spaces! We were in awe of all the fabulous stuff! We want to, have to, go back and shop next year!

omustardmoon

WHAT A GREAT SPACE AND AMAZING FINDS!

Wow, Hunt and Gather! They had some fabulous stuff and a huge space.

I cannot remember who this was, but she had these amazing doors and entry way with these amazing hanging baskets. LOVED IT!

We also met the most awesome girls, and I am so sad I don't have pics. But you can go to their blog and read and see all about them the Iowa Junk Gypsies. Anita needs to forget junking and go into stand up comedy. She had us rolling at dinner one night!

Also, A new magazine is the works Flea Market Style and it looks very exciting. Can't wait for the first issue and we also had the pleasure of meeting Heather Bullard, you have to check out her blog and website too!

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

We have a Fabulous event coming up that I know you won't want to miss.

It is at Kelly Littman's home in Platte City

There will be lots of great dealers and lots of great finds old and new

Check out the info and go to the blog

Farmsteadlifestyle.blogspot.com

Hope to see you soon!

Blessings, The Three Shabby Chicks

Robin , Niki, & Marlo

"Imagination is Everything. It is the preview of Life's coming attractions"

Albert Einstein

Up Coming Chick Happenings you won't want to Miss

2009-08-30T17:46:00.000-07:00

We have a lot going on over the next month and we want to make sure you know all about it. Click on the links to see more info, directions, and pictures

First,

Good JuJu

Our monthly show with 17 other dealers! You never know what you will find at Good JuJu.

We will have some great new shabby finds along with a new line of clothing we are very excited about.

Labor day weekend Friday 9 to 9, Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 12 to 4

at the bottom of the 12th street bridge in KC

Pics of our fabulous new clothing line we recently found- No one else in KC has this line, so if you want unique and fabulous, we've got it!

All are available in S, M, or L and are made from a unique cotton blend that makes their clothes so soft and comfy, you'll want to sleep in them- well, maybe not, but you could if you want to.

If you would like to purchase from our blog, just email us and we will send you a paypal invoice! Prices range from $55 to $75 approx.

Second Upcoming Event

Fabulous Vintage Market at Zona Rosa

17 fabulous dealers with some fabulous finds. If you are at Zona before this event, you can get a sneak peek from the store front- I was drooling over several things today!

Third September Event that will be so much fun, It will be worth the drive!

It's Junk Bonanza

Dates, Times, Admission:
Thursday, September 17th: 10 AM to 5 PM ($6)
Friday, September 18th: 9 AM to 5 PM ($6)
Saturday, September 19th: 9 AM to 5 PM ($6

Canterbury Park
1100 Canterbury Rd S
Shakopee, MN 55379
www.canterburypark.com
phone: 952-445-7223

Please come and see us at all 3 events if you can.
We have been saving some fabulous things for each show, so each will be unique.
If you make the drive to Junk Bonanza, Please let us know
We will have a free gift for you!

Can't wait to see you!

Robin, Niki, & Marlo

if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imaged, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
- Henry David Thoreau

It's A Boy!!! and other Chick Happenings

2009-08-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

Marlo had her baby!

He is so precious!See his pictures and his adorable baby room.

Greyson Michael Kittle

Born: Monday, July 27th, 9:45 pm

9 lbs, 12oz

(He's a big boy!)

Big sister Addison with Greyson, 1 week old

Mommy with Greyson

Robin's daughter, Tessa and Greyson

Greyson's Adorable Room

Marlo did such a Fabulous job on Greyson's room! We are so happy for her and her beautiful family! Love you!!!

Hey, Don't forget!

Good Ju Ju is this Weekend! Get out of the heat and come inside and check out the great finds at Good Ju Ju! We can't wait to see you!

Look under chick happenings for more info

Just a few of things you might find:

Blessings, Robin, Niki, & Marlo

If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there, and it will move. NOTHING will be impossible for you" ( Matt. 17:20)

Northland Vintage Market Photos

2009-06-30T15:39:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a great show we had at the first Northland Vintage Market held at Zona Rosa. We were inside, which was wonderful and we got to meet some fabulous dealers and connect with some fabulous dealers we already knew.

If you were able to attend, THANK YOU! We are so glad you made it, because it was so worth it.

If you couldn't attend, you will get another chance- We will be having another show in the late fall.

More info to come.

Check out some of the pictures below. Unfortunately, I didn't get some of the spaces, but you can get an idea of what was there.

Everyones spaces looked so awesome and we were drooling over most their amazing finds. Of course, I couldn't just look, I had to buy too- ha ha!

Peggy Kennedy's booth- Gatherings

some of ReDeux's awesome stuff and Joyce Gilpin's

Joyce Gilpin's - All That Jazz located in Rusty Chandelier in St. Joe

Rose Mary Anderson

Ann Huffman with A Vintage Mood, also located in Rusty Chandelier

Three Shabby Chicks space

Our next sale is this weekend at Good Ju Ju! Hope to see you.

Thanks for your patronage!

God Bless you and yours and have a wonderful 4th of July!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
from our Declaration of Independence

Our Next Event

2009-06-11T07:25:00.000-07:00

Please join us as we celebrate Summer and welcome

Northland Vintage Market chapter one,

"Summer Porches"

opening night,

Thursday, June 25, 6-9 p.m.

Friday, June 26, 11-9 p.m.

Saturday, June 27, 11-9 p.m.

Beautiful Zona Rosa across from Bravo Restaurant

located in the former Disney Store.

Featured Vendors

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Pink Chandelier Boutique

Harvey Girls

Three Shabby Chicks

Aggieal's Attic

Recycled Eden

Rusty Chandelier

Urban Mining Homewares

reDeux

Gathering's by Peggy

and antique dealers

The Vintage Market

Graduation, Baby Showers, & Flowers

2009-05-18T15:35:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy this month, as so many people are. May is always crazy, but when you add my son's Graduation from High School- Yeah! and Marlo, one of the three Shabby Chicks, baby shower, May has been extra crazy.

My husband Tim, Tyler, & Me after Graduation

Yes, our sweet Marlo is having a baby, much to her and her husbands surprise. She has 2 teenage children from a previous marraige, so she will be starting over. Good thing she has 2 chicks to help her:)

Check out the baby shower pictures below. We had a lot of fun decorating the table. You will be able to tell by the colors what she is having:) just so you know too, the shower was at my (Robin's) house.

Vintage Baby Shower start to finish:

Marlo's sister, Dena, made the beautiful & really wonderful cupcakes

Gifts:

Marlo's friend Joyce made her bedding- lovely...

Niki & my gift from a Miss Frenchies vendor- SweetPeace

Thank you treat bags- too cute!

Flowers:

Hope you enjoyed the graduation, shower, & flower pictures.

Check out our Chick Happenings to see where we will be- Good Ju ju is coming up again in June! Also, we are a part of a fabulous show coming the end of June- Vintage Market

You can go to www.northlandvintagemarket.blogspot.com to see more info.

Also, we have new jewelry we will be adding to etsy and I know I keep promising T shirts, but we have sold so many at shows I haven't had time to get them online. so sorry. They turned out really cute, so ASAP I will get them on.

a perfect ending: Kearney High School class motto

Our past lies behind us

Our futures are within our view

Our memories are within our sight

Our potential is unlimited

Blessings, The Three Shabby Chicks

Robin, Niki, & Marlo

The Wonderful Miss Frenchies Show

2009-04-20T17:07:00.000-07:00

Wow, What a wonderfully fun, fabulous and exhausting weekend. Thanks to all the amazing dealers and the FABULOUS customers that made this such a wonderful show for us and everyone involved. Just check out the pics to see what I am talking about.

Our next event will be May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and Good Ju Ju. www.goodjujukc.com. If you haven't experienced Good Ju Ju, now's the time. If you have, be ready for a whole new look!

I have to dedicate this blog to my (Robin's) Wonderful Mother-in-Law, Sharon, who passed away while we were with her on Sunday the 19th at 10:45pm. So, yes, my weekend was touched by so many emotions, and as sad as it is to know I can't go see her, I am so glad she is finally home with her beloved Jesus. Thank you Marlo and Niki for being such fabulous chicks and the best girlfriends I could have! (this is Sharon with my daughter Tessa)

Etsy Store Just Opened

2009-03-23T17:30:00.000-07:00

We are now officially a part of Etsy. We have more pieces that aren't on there yet, so we will be adding more of our Vintage Chick jewelry, ASAP. We hope you'll check it out. You can go directly to our Etsy store from the blog by clicking on the Etsy sight to the right

Our T-shirts are ready to be printed, so very soon we have those online too- yeah! We are starting with one style and will add more as the funds become available- I hate that part:)

We did find some fun tanks and t's that we will have on line soon too.

Did someone say shopping? We are so so sad that we can't go to Round-

Top again this year, but we are going on a quick road trip to hopefully find some fun, fabulous, and shabby things to sell.

We have already found some great things for the next Good Ju Ju sale in April and the much anticipated Miss Frenchies sale April 17th and 18th. Check out our chick happenings for more info. The picture is just a few of the items we are saving for this sale!

To end with a quote from the wonderful word of God, And how often to we truly take the time to do this....."Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God" Job 37:14

Blessings until next time from the Three Shabby Chicks, Robin, Niki, and Marlo

Fabulous Shabby Frames

2009-03-02T08:24:00.000-08:00

Wow, so glad to finally be able to get back to our blog- We have had a crazy few weeks, and we wish it would have been because we were hunting and gathering more fabulous finds. Sometimes life, meaning family and friends has to come first. We know all of you can relate.

I am attempting to get my home transformed from winter to spring- yes! Don't you just LOVE putting the feel of spring in your home. We are so ready for warmer weather, fresh flowers, green grass and outdoor flea markets!

I am still not quite done transforming my home for spring, but I did get inspired to share some ideas for those wonderful old frames besides adding photos or a mirror. Finding a fabulous shabby frame is like finding gold to me, I love them and have a stack of them in my workroom, that I just can't rid of, but know they will find a place one day

All of the pictures are from my (Robin's) home.

I will change the display around the frames according to the season. For instance, using an old floral platter in the center for spring and summer and a white ironstone platter for fall and winter. Or, I LOVE setting a frame on a table or chest and letting it lean against the wall. You can place a wonderful sconce or smaller print inside, or just leave it empty and place your displays in front, using more gold or darker colors around the frame for fall and winter and more whites and pastels for spring, blues and ironstone filled with shells for summer. For my daughters room, she wanted a more glamorous feel, so we still have the antique pieces painted cream, but used black accents. I purchased the vinyl wall word 'Dream' knowing it would go over her bed, but it needed something more, so just adding one a wonderful frame from my workroom pile made it perfect.

Something else we love to do with old frames is make them in to bulletin boards. We have several for sale on our website and I will offer them for sale on this blog too. We only have a couple right now, but will have several more done this month. If you are interested, in one of them, let me know.

Green/Brown floral in antique cream frame

w/ cream pushpins - $55.00

Red Toile with antique black frame

& black push pins- $55.00

We also have Good Ju ju this weekend, Check out the details under chick happenings! Hope to see you there!

Love and God Bless, Robin, Niki, & Marlo

Three Chicks Ode to Our Favorite Magazines

2009-02-09T16:19:00.000-08:00

For those of you who had an appreciation for the magazines we will no longer receive in the mail or can buy on the stand, you might be able to relate to this post, but for those of you who not only appreciated, but waited in anticipation, looking forward each month to a new and inspiring get away, even if just for a few moments, into the pages of a few of our favorite decorating magazines, We know you will relate. We think for us the reality that we would no longer be able to flip through, study, and fall in love with something we saw, loved enough to tear out the page and add it to our notebook of favorites, was when we received the replacements for the wonderful Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion, Cottage Living, & Country Home (although I don't know if I received a replacement for that one yet- have you?) I want to make this very clear though, that I am very, very thankful that another magazine was willing to take over my subscription, and that these are wonderful magazines that have much to offer and I know many enjoy, but wouldn't you, who have been receiving Southern Living and/ or Martha Stewart because you love them, and then, one day in the mail you are informed that they will no longer be coming, wouldn't you, at least for a moment, feel sad?

We must say that we will no longer take for granted our monthly get away moments into the pages of Country Living, Romantic Homes, Veranda, Better Homes and Gardens, and other magazines that we love and still receive. They will continue to be our monthly inspiration into the world of the decorating style we love and, we will open the pages of our replacement magazines, and I am sure, be inspired, learn from, and enjoy the pages of Southern Living and Martha Stewart Living. Which is a fabulous magazine with wonderful decorating ideas, creativity, and insight, but can, at least for us, tend to remind us that our desks are piled high no matter how hard we try to get organized, our work rooms are cluttered with projects started but not finished because we have so much to do and life gets in the way, and my-Robin (I won't include the other chicks on this one- ha ha) freezer is full of social suppers- my version of the home-cooked meal.

So, if you can relate at all, please let us know. I think we, the faithful subscribers to a monthly

interlude into the homes of others in hopes of seeing something that makes us oooo and ahhhh and possibly accomplish in our own homes, or just simply tearing out the page or pages to add to our book of favorites for later inspiration...yes, I think we can have a brief pity party- this was ours!

I will end with a quote from the last Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion we received,

" A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn" unknown author.

On another note, we have some ideas for future blogs that I hope you will like, love, or at least enjoy a little. One idea is, We will be featuring a chick a week- myself-Robin, Niki & Marlo will share a little about our families, ourselves, and share some pictures of our homes. Not sure when this will happen, but hopefully sometime soon.

We also had a great sale at Good Ju Ju this past weekend. We need to get busy shopping for next month- yeah, we love that part! We are putting some really cool finds away until April and the Miss Frenchies sale- we'll include some teasers for this show in a future blog too.

Blessings for you and yours, The Three Shabby Chicks,

Robin, Niki, & Marlo

Website up and Running!

2009-02-03T16:39:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to let you know that our website is on line and we have put some of our favorite things on there for you to see. We have put some fabulous finds on the website for you to check out. We have antique frames made into bulletin boards, a fab chalkboard made from an antique door, and my favorite are the antique table legs made into candle holders. I LOVE using architectural pieces on tables, mantels, above cabinets, just about anywhere- can you tell. As you can see above, I've put a few pictures of our Vintage Chick jewelry line on this blog. These are just a few of the awesome pieces that we have on our site. Niki did a such a great job making these fabulous, unique, one of kind pieces for you. Just click on the link on our blog page and you can check it all out!

We are really excited to let you know that we are working on our own t-shirt line that will be sure to have a shabby, vintage feel. We will let you know as soon as our vision is a reality!

We have some great shows coming up that you won't want to miss too.

This weekend is Good Ju ju in Kansas City. This is a great once-a-month sale that always has a fun, unique variety of good junk. We will be there on Friday- Check out the picture above of some of our stuff for sale this month.

We are really looking forward to these two show coming up this spring and fall.

We feel really honored to be asked to join the Miss Frenchies French Market show this April. Be sure and check out the blog and we will have more details coming soon, AND is anyone up for a Road Trip! We will be heading to Minnesota this fall to be a vendor at a fabulous show called Junk Bonanza. We will be keeping you up to date on this show too, but you might want to start planning to come and check it out. Click on the name for more info.

Hopefully, we will be adding some more fun shows to our schedule, so we will be sure and let you know.

We are so new to the blogging and internet world, and know that we are not as polished as so many of the blogging veterans that are such an inspiration to us and others. We will continue to add to our favorite links, so be sure and check out some of our favorites that inspire us. But, we are hoping and planning to begin adding decorating ideas, pics of our homes and junking adventures, and other shabby chick ideas we can come up with. You can join our email list, if you want to keep up with our blogs and happenings.

In case you didn't know, We do offer decorating services. We can help with ideas, rearrange what you have for a whole new look & shop for the perfect item (s) for you home. We also do holiday and party decorating. Just email us if you are interested in more info.

If you have a blog or a website, please let us know. We would LOVE, LOVE to add you to our favorites, and we would be honored if you would add us to yours.

We are so blessed to have our wonderful family and friends, and we are so looking forward to adding more friends to our lives. I wish I had an inspirational quote just inside my head, but I am not that good, so I have to look one up- found one!

"I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate" Elbert Hubbard.

Wise words for us junkers-ha ha.

Until next time

Love and Blessings, Robin, Niki, & Marlo

Our First Post

2009-01-11T08:38:00.000-08:00

Hello,

The Three Shabby Chicks, Robin, Niki, & Marlo welcome you to our Blog.

This is our first time at blogging, and I will be honest and let you know we are not real sure how to do this but, If you by some chance come upon our first post, We hope you will return again. Our entire business has been learning as we go, so blogging will be no different:).

Our main goal at this point is to let you know a little about our business and what we are up to.

We are in the process of working on our website, which is another huge challenge and a learn as we go thing, but we will eventually be pros at that too,... right? So, if you click on our store, please check back again. We will be putting items on as soon as we can.

Just a little about us:

We are 3 high school friends from Liberty, MO, who for many years now, have shared a love of decorating, flea marketing, antiquing, and just have fun together. We are all about the girl thing, and treasure our friendships. We are Girlfriends First & Three Shabby Chicks second.

We actually started our business a little over 5 years ago, but became sidetracked with family and other business ventures a couple of years ago, and took a little break from the junking business. But, as all of you true junkers know, it is in our blood and the love of the old and shabby won out, and we are were feeling the need to get back to what we love. So, in May of 2008, we reopened the Three Shabby Chicks and went flea marketing and were blessed to have a local clothing boutique in Liberty, MO called Zabedo, let us add our items to her store. We sent out postcards, held an open house and began to sell again.

Niki, one of the Chicks, has always wanted to make jewelry, so in the summer of 2008, we added our own line of unique jewelry we named, Vintage Chick. It is fabulous vintage pieces repurposed into hip, fun necklaces, bracelets, earrings, & chokers, you can see some of our jewelry in the photos. We are blessed to have our jewelry in several local stores too. I'll add the links to these stores too.

In September 2008, we heard about a fabulous once a month sale in downtown KC called, Good Ju Ju. www.goodjujukc.com, We checked it out and decided this was a great opportunity to sell more and get our name out, so we, along with one of our junker friends, Kathy, rented a space. So if you live in the Kansas City area, or are coming through, you HAVE to check it out. You never know what you will find at Good Ju Ju. Check out their website for info and directions. We can meet you there and let you in to shop, if you can't make it the first weekend of the month.

Another great way to get our name out has been open houses and local holiday shows. Our favorite, was the American Royal Tablescapes we did with Zabedo. Our favorite part- the set-up of course, making our vision reality. (see photo below)

We will let you know about future shows, one in particular we are very excited about next fall.