THE FC VINTAGE FAIR
Making The Farm Chicks 2015 Promo Campaign
This year I commissioned the talented Karli Ingersollfor the 2015 Farm Chicks Faircampaign. My theme was "Adventure". Karli liked the idea of creating a poster with a multi-layer textured effect and it really came through. Patches, stitching, fabrics, and papers were...
Scenes From The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair
I love the spirit in the air at The Farm Chicks Fair each year. Groups of friends, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, families, and Curators happy to share their creativity and style through the goods they so carefully gather and curate all year, leading up to...
The Farm Chicks Fair Birdhouse Display
One of my very favorite parts of The Farm Chicks Vintage Fair each year is coming up with a theme and then carrying it through every aspect of the show all leading up to the installation display at the main entrance. It is SO FUN for me. This year's event had a birds...
The Farm Chicks Fair Curators
This week I've been talking all about curating. It's something I really believe in, so it makes sense that I apply the concept to The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair as well. It all begins when I start pulling together all of the folks who will be selling...
Making The 2014 Farm Chicks Fair Poster
Each year when gearing up for The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I put a great deal of thought into what the theme for the year will be and what I'm hoping to express, and following that decision comes the creation of the year's poster and promotional...
The Farm Chicks Poster Release Party Re-Cap
We celebrated the release of the 2014 Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair poster last week and had such a fun time. We filled The Bartlett with masses of balloons. I made mini versions of the FC Fair posters to top the cupcakes. We had fun taking pictures with...
Treasures at The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair
I love seeing all the treasures that shoppers find at The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair. Every year it feels like a treasure hunt with everyone gathered here in Spokane together. Come watch with me! MEET SERENA! Stay-at-home mom, Serena Thompson, dreamed of...
Tailgating at The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair
Each year, groups of tailgaters gather during The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair. These are the original Tailgaters. Will you be tailgating at Farm Chicks this year? MEET SERENA! Stay-at-home mom, Serena Thompson, dreamed of creating a fun and happy little...
A Visit With The Farm Chicks Vintage Fair Vendors
Pay a visual visit to The 2013 Farm Chicks Antiques Show and meet a few of the vendors too. MEET SERENA! Stay-at-home mom, Serena Thompson, dreamed of creating a fun and happy little event to sell her vintage and handmade goods. In 2002, she and some friends held the...
IT'S ME, SERENA!
In 2002, I was dreaming of creating a fun and happy little event to sell my vintage and handmade goods. In 2002, I held my first event in my neighbor's barn along with a handful of friends. The sale became wildly popular and began attracting visitors from across the country and recognition in national magazines. Today The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair fills the Spokane County Fairgrounds and features hundreds of creatively and carefully curated spaces packed with vintage and handmade goods. Many describe it as a bucket list event, magical, inspirational, and the best event of its kind in the USA. I describe it as the best weekend of the year!
