THE FC VINTAGE FAIR
Spotlight on the Shoppers at The Farm Chicks Fair
Along with all the sweetness of The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair are the darling shoppers. I love the colorfulness and happy spirit of everyone waiting in line before the opening so very much. I Come along with me as we visit with the shoppers in line...
The Curated Spaces at The Farm Chicks Fair – 2017
The 2017 Farm Chicks Fairwas my favorite yet. Each year the Curators evolve and continue to curate the most wonderful spaces. I have a series of posts planned to share all the magic surrounding Farm Chicks and thought you'd enjoy seeing some of the displays,...
The 2017 Farm Chicks Entry Display Installation
My theme for The Farm Chicks Fairthis year was home sweet home, which made dreaming up the entry display a lot of fun. There were so many possibilities. Because of my history, it seems like I'm usually pulled into the direction of making something out of nothing and...
The Lesser Known Facts of The Farm Chicks Fair
Are you an expert on all things Farm Chicks or will this be your first year visiting The Farm Chicks Fair? Either way, I thought it'd be fun for the experts and newbies alike to learn some lesser known facts about Farm Chicks. 2017 is the fifteenth year of The Farm...
The Making of the Home Sweet Home Poster
The Farm Chicks Fair theme this year is "Home Sweet Home" and I've had a lot of fun bringing the theme together in this year's poster. I'd had the idea in my mind about featuring the back of a dollhouse with a hand shown, placing a piece of furniture to show the scale...
The 2016 Farm Chicks Fair Pre-Show Party
My friend, Jenny, and I were talking about it'd be fun to participate in The Farm Chicks Fair again this year. Last year she did a couple of book signings and it was really fun to have her. So I put on my thinking cap and thought it'd be so great to invite her to be...
A Re-Cap of The Farm Chicks Fair 2016
This year's Farm Chicks Fair has come and gone. The "County Fair" theme was too much fun and I enjoyed incorporating the theme into The Farm Chicks space. In addition to the cotton candy entryway arch that was created to feel like the entrance gates at a county fair,...
Great Displays at The Farm Chicks Fair
I love a good retail display. As a young girl, I was a big fan of a store in my little town of Yreka, California, named Directions. There was a lady there by the name of Yoni who would create really great window displays that I would just stop and stare at. Later, in...
The Farm Chicks Adventure
For the last several years, my friend Katelynhas visited The Farm Chicks Fair, documenting it in her own special style. This year she did a great job capturing this year's ADVENTURE theme. Fun in line before the fair: Special little moments during the fair: The book...
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.
