It's Almost Done...Vintage Trailer Makeover

It wasn't too long ago that I posted pics of my awesome new 1969 Aristocrat Low-Liner camper, but heres some refresher pics:

Lovely (not) 1960's colors:

This is a man cave for sure

Man-cave was not an option anymore! My friend and I set up in Round Top, TX for the humongous antique show twice a year. I wanted to vintage camper for us to use when we go. This is perfect-it's small so I can pull it if no man is available to help and it has everything we need with the exception of a bathroom-boo-but we won't be putting it any where a bathroom isn't! lol I have been 'remodeling' it for several weeks and it's almost done! Good thing, too, because it's almost show time!

I painted the walls a linen white. It took primer PLUS 3 coats of paint! Under the cabinets is still bare because I couldn't pick all the loose faux paneling off so it would look majorly crappy if I had just painted over it. I am looking for that perfect piece of vintage wall paper to put there and finish it up. So far, there's been nothing doing with the oven either-I'm hoping that horrifying color will grow on me.

I used pieces of chenille bedspreads to make some curtains and flowery sheets to cover up the cushions.

I thought this place needed some pink paint too so I painted around the table.

This curtain was made from a vintage embroidered tablecloth that had a rip in one end:

That yucky yellow thing in the corner is an AM/FM radio!!

I painted the shelf above the bed pink too.

And this little wall:

The curtains in this area are made from vintage flour sacks. This pillow case was made from the rest of the tablecloth that didn't have a rip in it.

This old thing went from a Merl to a Betts. Can't wait till Round Top!

It still needs a few embellishments here and there and I haven't done anything to the outside yet.

Sweet Sophie did not enjoy having her nails painted-she looks a little embarrassed. She is kind of a tomboy and has not fully embraced her feminine side. We are trying...

She licked a little off
Michael is BAD. ASS.

Wine, Art and Music in the 'Burg

Hello! I love our little shop downtown, we always have interesting visitors:

The Chamber hosted a festival downtown this weekend. It featured Texas artists, wines and musicians. We had sweet Caitlin as the artist in our shop. Her work has the most beautiful combination of textures and colors. Here's a sample:

This is the artist and her husband-he is an artist as well:

This band was playing across the street:

The shop is not usually open at night, but it looks fantastic:

This was the winery featured in the shop:

Lots of people turned up for this.

The event lasted 5 hours. The shop is small and there were times that there was absolutely no place to be in there-it was amazing!

I cannot wait to do this again!

OH YES! I have Vintage Camper LOVE!

and yes, I have been laughed at, made fun of and scorned, but this is MINE! MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE! All MINE! It's a 1969 Aristocrat Lo-Liner about 15 ft. long-isn't she gorgeous?!!

Alrighty-I'm not delusional...I just have vision~

Behold the interior:

I don't know why you'd need a compass on the inside of the camper, but can you believe how stinkin' cute it is?!

This floor-OMG-is pristine! This camper is older than I am and has very few issues. She just needs a little goosing up-just like the rest of us ladies who are getting on in years and need a pick-me-up. A quick trip to the beauty shop and she'll be drop-dead gorgeous!

The stove is amazingly clean-I really hate the color, but hopefully I can figure out a way to pretty it up.

It is not the sweet little piece of vintage charm I dream of, but as soon as the weather warms up, this thing will scream "I'm a Girl"! All she needs now is some new clothes, some make-up and a name.

Catching Up With Myself

I don't pay attention to the things around me when I don't blog. I don't take my camera with me and I don't look for excuses to see something new. I pop in and out of bloginess and find that I am more interesting to myself when I have my blog mojo on. So here's to a new year of entertaining myself!

All this New Year's fun and no one lost a finger:

This is hilariously labeled:
Just us (minus me) getting ready to eat Christmas dinner:

The girl did my make-up:

Our Christmas tree:

This is the only kind of snow you'll usually see in my part of Texas in December:

Air Soft birthday party:

Sophie decided that across the street was not a place for her. She didn't even wanna look:

Velcro Wall:

How do you get one of these if you are NOT a Navy Seal? Hmmmm...You'll just have to ask the Army Ranger that has it:

At the shop:

My pretty girl: