THE FC VINTAGE FAIR
The 2019 Farm Chicks Fair Map
The 2019 Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair map has arrived! We hope to see you there, June 1 & 2 at the Spokane Country Fairgrounds. Click here for all the details. See you soon! MEET SERENA! Stay-at-home mom, Serena Thompson, dreamed of creating a fun and...
The Farm Chicks Fair 2019 Poster
Each year, after I choose the theme for The Farm Chicks Fair, my focus turns to how I want to turn that theme into a poster for the event and the rest of that year's marketing materials. Much of my inspiration comes to me when I'm traveling because my mind is a lot...
The 2018 Farm Chicks Art Installation
I always have such a fun time planning out the themes and entryway art installations that greet shoppers as the enter The Farm Chicks Fair each year. I especially enjoy pulling from my humble childhood roots of making things that were meaningful to me out of not much...
Tips on Little Details to Bring a Party to Life
Going back to my earliest memories, I've always loved a theme, and if you've followed along with me for a while you know that each year I plan a theme for The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fairand bring it all to life through the promotional materials, the events...
Celebrating the Release of The Farm Chicks Fair Poster
I held the Poster Release Party for this year's Farm Chicks Fairlast weekend at Madeleine's Cafe and Patisseriein downtown Spokane. The treats were so delicious, the setting so darling, and I loved getting to celebrate with everyone who stopped by. Note: Meg, who runs...
The 2018 Farm Chicks Fair Poster
I'm so happy to release this year's Farm Chicks Fair poster! The Farm Chicks Fair is an annual vintage and handmade fair in Spokane, Washington. You can find all the details here, and watch for details on the upcoming Poster Release Party, coming soon! MEET SERENA!...
The Farm Chicks Office Tour
When I started my Farm Chicks dreamin 2002, we were living in an small old schoolhouse at the base of Mt. Spokane and all of my work was done from the sofa and kitchen table. After we built our first home, the laundry roomdoubled as my office at first, shared with the...
Images From The Farm Chicks Fair 2017
I thought you'd enjoy seeing more scenes from this year's Farm Chicks Fair. I'm kind of hopping around in this post, but thought you'd enjoy these little bits and pieces. I always like adding in some fun elements that go along with my theme, which was Home Sweet...
Creative Pay Stations at The Farm Chicks Fair
As you make your way through The Farm Chicks Fair, there's so much to take in. I can spend 20 minutes in one booth and continue to see new things as I look around. This is because the Curators take a great deal of time constructing their space and then layering the...
IT'S ME, SERENA!
I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.
I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.
Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.
I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.
