Merry Christmas from Booth 58

Merry Christmas from Booth 58

We hope your day has been merry and bright.

Make plans to head up to the ACM to spend your Christmas money soon!

 

Santa's Last Stop

We saw one of Santa's reindeer hanging out with the fellows on our last junkin trip. 

 Word on the street is that Santa makes one last stop at Antique Company Mall and Booth 58 before Christmas Eve.

 

Make sure he knows what is on your list!

 

The gift of "Remember When"

 Are you down to the last few people on your list by now? 

Think about giving the gift of "Remember When..."

Buy something that will remind someone of a special memory .... or a special someone.  Something that would make someone say:
 "Grandma had one just like this!" or
 "Remember when we used to play with these?"  or
"This makes me think of the time when Dad....."

By giving vintage, you aren't just giving an item... You are giving a memory. 

 Keep your eyes open while you shop ACM and the perfect gift will jump right out at you.  Who can you give a "Remember When" to this year?

Pinterest Christmas

I know I got a lot of your attention with that post title....

   Some ideas being Pinned... and How Booth 58 can help you make it happen!
  No Pinterest Fails here!



Tobacco baskets make great wall décor and double here as a card holder

Booth 58's got your tobacco basket!

 

Old soda crates add festive color

 

Booth 58's got your vintage soda crates!

Ironstone with evergreen - clean and simple

 Booth 58's got your ironstone!

 

Bring your Pin Boards up to Antique Company Mall and get going!

Are we merry yet?

Hey B58 Friends!  We hope you are embracing the Christmas season fully by now.

 Take a break from the shopping frenzy and lines in all the big box stores.  Head up to Downtown McKinney for an extra old fashioned jolt of Christmas this week.

 Stroll the sidewalks, window shop the charming displays, gobble up some delicious eats.  Take in all the merry  that our favorite downtown has to offer.  You will be glad you did!

Choose and Cut

Our latest window display was one that Mom and I have been dreaming up for a while now.  We found a stack of old rusty saws recently, and our idea was born.... Choose and Cut...

Cutting down our tree each year was a highlight growing up.  We always visited the same tree farm run by the sweetest German couple.  After much debate, we'd finally decide on the perfect tree (Mom always got the final vote).   My brother and I really just wanted to run up and down the rows of trees the whole time.

 My blog posts are a little old.... We just changed out our window already last night.  I'll update you with the new look soon....

Black Friday in Booth 58

Blackboard Friday in Booth 58

There are always amazing deals in Booth 58.... Not just on Black Friday! 

Come up and see what you will find.

Who really wants to fight those Black Friday crowds?  Come up to McKinney and enjoy a day strolling the Square.  

Best Start to Christmas

Happy Thanksgiving from Booth 58

Eat an extra helping for us and then waddle on up to McKinney for Home for the Holidays this weekend. 

This is the best way to start your Christmas season.  Entertainment for the whole family, food galore, and awesome Downtown McKinney shopping! 

Make sure to stop by Antique Company Mall and Booth 58. 

Sparkling and Jingling

As promised, here comes Christmas....

 

  The sparkling and jingling have entered the building!

Much more on its way...promise!

Pinterest Fail

I poke around Pinterest some.  A great place to get some inspiration... or a great place to get some laughs.

I stumbled across a pin that showed bleached pinecones...

We decided to follow the directions on the link and bleach up some too.  They suggested soaking the pinecones for a few hours.

After 3 DAYS, the pinecones still weren't what Pinterest promised.  More gray than white.

Oh well.  Great lesson in "You can't believe everything you see on Pinterest."

It's Coming...

Yep, friends... It is coming... Real soon to Booth 58....

Christmas is on its way!

 

 The jingle bells are just a ringin' around here... getting ready to roll into the booth. 

 Keep checking back to see when the first bits of merry begin to pop up.

After Christmas Blahs?

The stockings are buried under a pile of gift wrap, the sugar high has dissipated, and the first Christmas toy has been broken by now.  We are feeling the after Christmas blahs by now.... You know that feeling ...It's all over... We are so spoiled.  Now what?  

Why do the traditions have to stop at 12:00pm on Dec 25th? 

Do you have an After Christmas Tradition to bust those blahs?

A trip to the movie theater?  An afternoon of board games or puzzles?  An evening drive to see Christmas lights?  The B58 Gang always plays a heated game of bingo (complete with great prizes!).

 Here is a new after Christmas tradition you can start this year.... Spend the day in Downtown McKinney!  Make a stop in the Antique Company Mall to find lots of After Christmas Deals.  A great solution to those blahs... retail therapy!

Many Merries!

May your  Christmas Day be full of merry moments! 

 

Many Merries from the Booth 58 Family

 

"Today your Savior is born..." Luke 2:11

 

Happy Christmas

Almost done?

 

I have almost all of my shopping done, the gifts mostly wrapped and now I'm heading to the kids' class parties. Then they are home for Christmas break.  Christmas is in full swing now! 

 

Do you have one more person on your list that is that hard to shop for person?

 

Head up to Antique Company Mall in Downtown McKinney this weekend to find something for those hard to shop for folks on your list.  You never know what kind of unique treasure you will find.

 

ACM offers gift certificates -

Perfect for the junk lover on your list! 

 

 

 

Christmas Shake Up

We did a big booth "shake up" a couple weeks.  Sometimes we just "fluff" and other times we do a full out "shake up"...Kind of like taking out all the drawers in your kitchen, dumping them on the floor, and then putting back all the junk stuff in different drawers.  Can you picture it?

 Mom always keeps her composure so well in these "shake up" sessions.  I totally freak out... and then she calms me down that way that moms do.... And we somehow pull it all together again for a fresh new look in the booth.

She balances me really well like that.... in lots of areas of life...not just the booth.  When life seems to be getting "shaken up", and I am totally freaking out, she gently reminds me that everything is gonna be ok... just put one thing back in the drawer at a time...

 

 

Mimi's Make Merry Tip for the Day

Mimi's Make it Merry Tip of the Day:

When in doubt, put a bell on it... 

My grandmother, Mimi, loved Christmas.  She lived life to the fullest... and she fully embraced the idea of Making it Merry.  She filled her days by making other people merry!

  Through December, Mimi wore a large gold jingle bell on a red satin ribbon around her neck.  This was her tool that she used to bring on the Christmas cheer wherever she was.  She took the meaning of "I'll be there with bells on" to a whole new level! 

 

So today's Make it Merry Tip is in honor of my sweet Mimi... the one who taught us how to add Christmas cheer to our life year round. 

 

We have several bell options for you in Booth 58 still.  After selling out of our giant jingle bell ornaments, we recently restocked.

Add a bell to  your tree, your gift wrapping, a wreath, or how about hanging one around your neck?!?

 

When in doubt, put a bell on it!

Christmas Happys Today

Today a few things that make me smile:

 

*Finding the perfect spot to hang my B58 burlap

 banner in my house ...(one of the first ones mom and I made 3 years ago...little did we know that they would be such a hit with you B58 shoppers through the years!)

we still have a few left in the booth... head up to ACM to snag your own...or one for a friend

*Finding presents wrapped under our tree that I didn't put there... (someone has been sneaky!)

 

*Smelling my evergreen candle burning...(it fools me into thinking for a second that our tree is real.)



 *Hearing Little Mr. 58 say that Jesus came

to earth for everyone... even Batman...

 

What is your Christmas Happy today?