Our 1st Big Budget "Venture"

UPDATE: Here are some pictures of the finally setup. It went pretty smoothly!

I decided to take the plunge and go to church with Madeline last sunday. The college age group at Venture Christian Church turned out to be pretty laid back and surprisingly welcoming. We didn't waste anytime volunteering our creative and decorative skills to the group. Before we knew it we were allotted a generous budget and set loose to plan and create "a warm, inviting and not too gurlie space for next sunday" Besides the Tea Party a few months back we haven't had a legit "gig" where somebody put their trust (and money) on our design abilities. We were floored to say the least.

We are looking to collect a versatile and reusable stock of base items that could last for a long time, all while on a budget. We are sticking mainly to glass items, brought in color with some fabrics, and attempted to warm up and light the space with the use of candles and lots of mirrors. We have ten tables and a stage to decorate! I know we have a weekend full of tons of sewing, painting and shopping ahead. I can't wait! We will post some pictures once we are finished! Two days and counting!

Few Of A Kind Design Explained

Finding a name:
· After making jokes and project suggestions for a few months we saw our silly little dream turning into something more serious we actually wanted to attempt. We know that every business has to start from the very bottom and why not start taking baby steps now and decide if it is something that we really could do, or even something we wanted to do.
· We knew we didn’t want to start doing anything without an official name to open accounts and hopefully create a following or fan base.

Couch Refurbishing Take II

So yesterday began part two of our chapter on couch destruction and hopefully reconstruction someday. It's officially time for school to start so no we will not be done with this "summer project" but the end of summer. Let's just shoot for finishing it before it starts to pour rain since the couch is now living outside. Kristine came over to my dad's and we spent an exhausting day tearing out hundreds of nails and staples from the frame of the couch. It's absolutely not as easy as it looks. But now that this step is done Madeline's dad is going to help with the stability of the couch and someday soon we can get some upholstery fabric and give this baby a face lift!!

Inspirational Antique Fair

While sitting down at my aunts house last weekend, she thought I'd be interested in going to an antique fair in San Juan Bautista that happens every year the first weekend in August. So, My aunt, Mother, Kristine and I headed out early Saturday morning to attend this eye opening event. Only to discover when we got there that the antique fair wasnt on Saturday......It was on Sunday. So, we cruised around the shops and got a chance of what to expect on Sunday we acctually attended the antique fair on the correct day. We also met a very kind old lady who owned one of the shops down there called Attic Angels. After we told her we were interested in running one of our own stores one day, she did not hesitate to give us business tips. Which was very kind of her. On Sunday, we cruised around for some inspiratonal ideas. It was definitely a very fun and sucessful outing that we hope to attend years to come!