Hale House Vintage - A mini tour in Fort Worth, TX

This LARGE turquoise plane would catch your eye too, right?  Well, not only was it this huge plane that had me U-turn my car around in a city that in my opinion, is REALLY scary to drive in.  Maybe it has something to do with me being super protective of the newest car I have ever owned, or maybe it was the time I tried to switch lanes (with my blinker on) and had a horn honked at me for literally 10 seconds. 

I speak of Fort Worth, TX. 

A city otherwise full of hospitality and friendly folks.  Each place we ate at had amazing service with a smile and they were all curious where the ladies with the orange bags came from.  The National Art Education Association convention took place in Fort Worth this year.  A city filled with our large orange bags to snag all of the free swag from art supply vendors covered the town along with free cowboy hats from Michaels that were decorated with Texas glitz and glam.  With the colorful rhinestones decorating these hats, you could see the teachers from a mile away. 

The morning we found this awesome little shop we were on our way to find a cafe to finish up our last minute presentations.  Yes, even teachers are sometimes unprepared.  (sshhhhhh!!!) The night before we rolled in to our hotel late and unpacked the car and ding dong me left the interior light on so AAA got a silly phone call from me in the morning.  Ooopsie.  After the jump we had to drive around for an hr to charge it up again and came across Hale House Vintage. 

A cute and tiny little shop that jumps out at you. 

When you live in Texas, you see these beauties all over the place.  You can't help but stop to take a peek inside and then all of your gypsy blood starts boiling and you want to hop in and travel the US tucked in this cozy little slice of heaven.  Shiny.  SO shiny. (Also, not for sale...boo)

 Oh look what we found inside!!

One of my life goals is to own a sign like this. Not sure if I want it to say something snarky or simple.  I just LOVE these!!!!

Love this color.  Love the memories these chairs bring back.  Love the rust.

If you are in Fort Worth, stop by Hale House Vintage and say hi to Bekah Hale, the owner.  

She will greet you with a lovely smile and share some amazing spots to see in the city.

(you will see where we ended up in the next blog post)

The shop also carries a few little Fartsy Arts pieces!!  

I am proud to be a part of such an amazing store!

Hale House Vintage - WEBSITE

Hale House Vintage - FACEBOOK

 or visit them at

1800 Montgomery Street

Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Have a great day!!

glamorous gloomy day

I love waking up to a dark bedroom, wondering what time it is. I feel refreshed and my body wakes up naturally. It really is the best way to wake up. I have a cute little alarm on my phone when I absolutely HAVE TO get woken up, but it doesn't beat a morning like today.

Gloomy days happen all too often in the winter, but something about them during the spring and summer months make them so lovely.

I love this little illustration by Hong Kong artist and blogger that goes by Karden Whatever. The colors remind me of those days that the pink in the clouds look just like this.

Today, I plan to get lost in the clouds and enjoy the day. Here are some things on my to-do list:

• Take a nice hot shower and wrap myself in a comfy robe.
• Discover a new artist to listen to through Spotify.
• Doodle on my iPad.
• Vacuum (yes, I really do enjoy this)
• Brush Peanut the bunny and give him some kisses.
  
• Make a snack of fresh strawberries, banana and yogurt.
• Look through some old art books I found and admire the paintings.
• Finalize some plans for my 30th b-day road trip with my beau.
  

What is on your rainy, gloomy day agenda?