ANNOUNCING!!!!!!!! 2 WINNERS!!!

Congratulations 

Melinda Peckam and

L.C. Donald 

Vintage With Flair online contest winners of $50.00 each !!!!!!      

Vintage With Flair - Christmas in the Country - Charity Partner!!!

As one of our mandates for Vintage With Flair markets is to partner with at minimum one local charity, and it is our pleasure to announce that FRFA.. OR better known as Feline Rescue Foundation of Alberta, http://frfa.ca will be our represented charity for Vintage With Flair -Christmas in the Country 2016!!

  The  Feline Rescue Foundation of Alberta (“FRFA”) is a registered charity based in Calgary that provides rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing for cats living on city streets and rural areas. We are a NO-KILL organization.  

Gillian Mitchell Ceramics - Artist Statement

Complete artist statement for Gillian Mitchell Ceramics, www.gillianmitchellceramics.com 

Artist Statement

Gillian Mitchell

I believe my ceramic work bridges the gap between sculptural and functional.  There has to be enough visual interest through familiar and unfamiliar, or unrecognizable textures, to allow my functional work to come to life. These textures are inspired by the natural aspects of beautiful places I have travelled to in Canada and around the world.

Nearest to my home in Calgary, the Grassi Lakes hike in the Rocky Mountains in Canmore has provided plentiful visual stimulation that comes across in my ceramics. Most inspiring are the rock formations on the hike up, the brightly coloured pools at the top, and the lush vegetation on the way down.  

Moving farther away from the prairies and to the ocean, the living fluid life-forms of coral reefs have always been an inspiration.  Repeated patterns like those found while snorkeling in Costa Rica, Mexico and Dominican Republic constantly surface in my work.

Though the inspiration for much of my work comes from around the world, it is still grounded in the prairies.  Much of the textures I use to replicate mountains and coral reefs are directly from the grasslands in which I grew up.  

CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY

Vintage With Flair-"Christmas in the Country"

Our next market will be featuring once again talented artists/creator/designers and curators of all things Made and                                                            

vintage inspired!!! From personal lovelies including jewlery, clothing, upcycled decor to seasonal creations and greenery!! Our vendor lineup will be announced early  to mid September!!! 

November 7th - 9 -4                           The Red Deer Lake Community Hall- 178136 -112 Street, AB T2J 2T9, Canada - 3 km w of Spruce Meadows and s at 112 St. 1km and left at the gate!!!

$3.00 children under 12 free

Vintage With Flair - Christmas in the Country Market 2015

Planning your markets for the season ahead????   
.... applications are now being accepted for

       Vintage With Flair - 2015
      Christmas in the Country 

      Location - The Red Deer Lake Community Hall, 3 km west of Spruce Meadows and south 1 km.

     Saturday November 7th,9 -4pm

Tab is at the top...  the style and set up to be determined!!!.

Look forward to hearing from you !!!   

Vintage With Flair Christmas Market 2014!!!

Last Saturday featured a perfect day to bring our 2nd annual  Vintage With Flair Christmas Market!!!!  The weather was fine, as well as the overthetop vendor products!!!  There was a select number of boutique booths, as well as our combined vendor creations set up in eye candy overload vignettes!!!   A shout out to our vendors who worked together to make it the best!!!  The choices were incredible from the sweetest mini ornie to the beautiful hand designed home decor!!  If you missed it...  keep up with our FB page  to see what is going on next...   Priddis in June!!

Thank you to each and every customer who made their way to the hall and supported our sale.. You are the best!!

VINTAGE WITH FLAIR CHRISTMAS MARKET - MAP LOCATION

VINTAGE WITH FLAIR CHRISTMAS MARKET

Just so you can find us ..  it's south and west of Calgary,  hwy 22x west...  just a few km past Spruce Meadows   and south ..  WATCH FOR THE LARGE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS!!!!

NOVEMBER 8TH  - 9 - 5PM

THE RED DEER LAKE COMMUNITY HALL

VINTAGE WITH FLAIR - VINTAGE INSPIRED CHRISTMAS

Thank you to all who applied to be involved in our upcoming sale!!!  We welcome all those vendors who have received their confirmation email.. All  of our spaces are now filled for 2014!!! 

Make sure to come out and support your amazing local vendors.   This year's products include everything from true vintage, salvage, retro, repurposed, upcycled, reinvented, home decor, seasonal creations and ornaments,  hand designed jewlery, adult and children's clothing, accessories and delicious seasonal baking delights!!

The following  are this year's fabulous creator, designer, purveyors in no particular order:

Tea & Ruby, Magpie Maggie, Alphagirl, Savage Chic, the art of Lauren Cowles, The Tickled Cherub, Buttercream Clothing, Sherpi's Mittens, Hot Rocks Glass Jewels, Lace Brick Design, Sweet Rustiques, Three Smallfry Primitives, Busy Bee Primitives. A Little Forked Up, sue loves junk, Simplify, Look No Further, Poofs Potpourrie, Avant Garb, Folly a Tet, Vintage Van Go, Samantha Anderson on Etsy, Monkey Business, Wow and Then, Lannie Rae - the Boutique, Sarah and Colleen, K Decor, Sweet Cheeks Skin Care, Reloved, Julia's Grand Daughter!!!

See you  Saturday November 8th, 2014..  at 
The Red Deer Lake Community Hall,west of Spruce Meadows on 22x  and s.at the directional sign 2 km.
$2.00 entry.

  

VINTAGE WITH FLAIR CHRISTMAS MARKET - APPLICATION DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 15TH !!!!

Thank you to all who have applied to be one of  VWF's fab vendors for our 2nd annual Christmas Market!!!!   We are still accepting applications till the 15th of Sept..  and at this point the limited  BOOTH SPACES HAVE NOW BEEN FILLED!!!  Vignette vendors may still apply... and those approved please respond ASAP  please and thanks!!!    All those who have applied will be responded to after the 15th..

This year's line up promises to be filled once again with  everything vintage and repurposed... from  clothing to personal accessories and home decor, gifts  and seasonal inspiration!!!!     

VINTAGE WITH FLAIR - CHRISTMAS MARKET APPLICATION

We are excited to announce our Christmas Market Vendor Application is now up and ready for YOU to access !!!!   All interested please apply!!!!..  8 categories..    This year we will have 6 ONLY stand alone booths in the varying categories with the 18 remainder working together.. merchandising our products to transform the Red Deer Lake Community Hall into  fun and fabulous vignettes!!!    

Our customers are still commenting and giving accolades  of how much  they loved the set up last year!!!!  

LOCATION:          RED DEER  LAKE COMMUNITY                                           W. OF SPRUCE MEADOWS 3KM AND                          S.  2 KM.


DATE:                     SATURDAY,    NOVEMBER 8TH

TIME:                     9am to 5pm.


More details to follow!!!

CHRISTMAS MARKET- but it's only March!!

Christmas Market -  announcing our upcoming pending Christmas Market is set for  Saturday November 8th, 2014.   (Note date is for Saturday the 8th and not Sunday the 9th)

Interested vendors  please fill in application located at tab, simply with contact info, and product info.  I will  get back to you in due time.. 

LOCATION   -   Red Deer Lake Community Hall, just off of 22x. west of Spruce Meadows.

Vintage With Flair - First Christmas Market

Amazing!!!  That is how one could describe the first Christmas Market for Vintage With Flair at The Red Deer Lake Community Hall.  The vendor products & vignettes showcased for our friends and customers, a myriad of creativity and hand created lovelies.  The day was as lovely as the hall inside which made for a perfect day..  

I want to extend a big THANK-YOU to the Vendors for bringing their talent, energy and uniqueness which inspired us all!!.. Thank you for pitching in where it was needed and for making it a success !!!

To our customers and friends, Thank you for continuing to value and support our efforts and filling your lives with the creativity of those within our community!!