Summer Cottage Antiques in Petaluma

The book signing that my husband and I attended was held at

 Summer Cottage Antiques in Petaluma.

I love the old town of Petaluma, so it was easy to head down there and for it to also be in one of my favorite antique stores was a bonus!  I will share some of what I saw while I was there.

Here is Miss Mustard Seed  doing a little shopping herself!

This space belongs to my friend Julie.  I love her beachy style.

Spools of vintage ribbon all lined up so pretty.

Pretty old seltzer bottles.

I loved these wooden spools in the bucket.

If you are in the area and need Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, they carry it at Summer Cottage.

I can't resist a dress form.

A glass aquarium  full of metal letters.

This dresser was done in Miss Mustard Seeds Milk Paint .

I like how the mirror reflects the paint.

What an awesome cabinet!

And once again here is Michelle and I.  She is the owner of Summer Cottage Antiques.  She is so sweet, go visit her store!

Terry (one of the bricoleurs)

Miss Mustard Seed Book Signing

Last week on December 11, my husband and I had the opportunity to go to a book signing at

 Summer Cottage Antiques in Petaluma.

Marian a.k.a. Miss Mustard Seed

 was signing her new book

  Inspired You.

We traveled part way down the evening before and the next day hit a few shops before the book signing.

You might be asking why I would travel almost two hours to meet Marian.  Well, about 3 years ago I was introduced to her blog by a friend.  I have followed Marian's journey of building her business.  Her story and projects were very inspiring to me.  I was interested in starting my own blog but was a little overwhelmed at the thought.  I wrote to her a few times and she very kindly answered back, encouraging me to go ahead and do it.  She told me all I needed was a few pretty photos and a brief sentence or two, and that it would help to grow my business.  So when I heard that she was coming to Ca. and not too far away from us, I was anxious to go.  It was also nice to meet and visit with fellow bloggers.

Here we are together in front of a display selling her line of Milk Paint.

Marian with Gen from Gracefully Worn  who stocks the Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint at Summer Cottage.

Michelle (owner of Summer Cottage ) & I.

Kate-Centsational Girl , Marian-Miss Mustard Seed, Maria-Dreamy Whites .

Even the husbands enjoyed visiting with each other telling fish stories and sharing building tips.  This is Jeff, Marian's husband and my husband, Danny.

And finally, here is Marian, signing my book.  If you have not had the chance to purchase your copy, I highly recommend it.  It is full of beautiful photos of Marian's home, tutorials and words of wisdom.

Thank You Gen and Michelle for hosting the book signing.  Thank You Marian for all the inspiration.  Thank You Maria and Kate for your blogging examples.  It was so good to meet many others that night, including a few (Michelle & Maria) who are where I was a few years ago and want to start their own blogs and businesses. If I can do it, anyone can. 

And Thank You Danny, my wonderful husband and business partner for the chance to work together every single day!

After almost 2 years of writing my own blog and owning our own store for a year, we are so happy to be able to be following our dream.  Please visit us on our Facebook page and like us there, Follow us here on the blog and come see us at our store,

The Vintage Bricoleur

3750 Taylor Road

Loomis, Ca 95650

Inside the High Hand  fruit sheds.

Soon I will share some photos of the beautiful store Summer Cottage Antiques in Petaluma.

Terry (one of the bricoleurs)

More of the TVB Anniversary

This has been such a busy month!  

With the One Year Anniversary, The Sacramento Antique Faire, busy days at the store as people prepare for the holiday and meeting Miss Mustard Seed in person.  

All in the first 10 days of the month!

But...

First things first, I want to share the rest of the photos from the Anniversary Celebration.

Our T-shirts are now available in the store. 

 Are you a bricoleur?  You might need one of these.

The front of our little store, people in-and-out all weekend long.

This is just a sampling of what we had available over the Anniversary weekend.  Many of the items here have found new homes.  

Thank you all for supporting us this past year.

The Vintage Bricoleur

3750 Taylor Road

Loomis, Ca 95650

Inside the High Hand fruit sheds.

Next up...

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Tutorial

Miss Mustard Seed Book Signing

Sacramento Antique Faire - New Location

Summer Cottage Antiques in Petaluma

Terry (one of the bricoleurs)

My picks for The Versatile Blogger Award

About a week ago, I was nominated by Three O'Clock Winds for

The Versatile Blogger Award.

I was suprised when Erica said that she was inspired by reading my blog.  Thank you so much!  I am happy when I can inspire someone with a new idea of how to decorate or how to redo a piece of furniture.

So here are the rules for what I need to do.

Rules:

- Thank the person who gave you the award.

- Include a link to their blog.

- Select 15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly.

- Nominate 15 bloggers that you've recently discovered or follow regularly for the Versatile Blogger Award.

- Link to their blogs.

- Tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.

Here is a list of 15 blogs that I read and follow for a variety of reasons.  These bloggers inspire me, encourage me,(thanks Mom and B & L), keep me in touch with their families, have great tutorials, let me know about other dealers, a few have cute little shops, and a few bring me the most traffic on my own blog.  Thanks so much ladies! 

These are not in any specific order.  I am am happy to see when any of them has posted.

(Wow, that's hard, only 15?)

The Antique Gardener

Maison Douce

Wildberry Ranch

The Olive And Rose

Kensington Cottage

The Virginia House

Miss Mustard Seed

Flower Patch Farmgirl

Remnants of the Past

Chateau et Jardin

Van Hook and Co.

Old Soul Studios

Buckets of Burlap

Dreamy Whites

French Country Cottage

O.K. Erica, seven things about myself.

1. I have always lived in Northern California.
2. I am a true bricoleur at heart.  Always trying to use things in different ways.
3. I live in a house that is almost 100 years old.  (Built in 1915)
4. I am afraid of snakes and mice.
5. I have three sweet children, two girls and a boy and a wonderful husband.  I am the oldest of six.
6. I want God's will for my life.
7. Antiquing is in my blood, my parents are also dealers.

So there you have it!  You know a little bit more about me and you know some of my favorite blogs.

Thanks for reading!

Terry (one of the bricoleurs)

Trying Something New..........

 I want to try something new.

For the next couple of weeks, up until Remnants of the Past, most of my post will be featuring the items that we will have available for sale there.  It will be kind of Miss Mustard Seed style.  Except that my photos will not look as pretty.

In a past post, wondering How Do You All Get So Many Comments, some suggested that I show more pics of what we sell. I feel like I do show you what we sell, but this will be different.  I will be showing you what is GOING to be available.  This takes a little more planning for me because things move so fast around here.  But here goes...

                                                Old Jars

Homemade Soap

More Jars

Little Tin Stars

More pics to come.  I am waiting for them to upload.

Terry (one of the bricoleurs)