Month: September 2011

I’ve been working my batootie off these past weeks gathering new items to put in my shop. Now that I’ve finally got around to editing some photos and listing items, Market203 now has some new to peruse through. Keep an eye out because I’ll be adding a few more items over the next couple days.

Here’s your chance to bring a piece of market203 into your home. This month’s giveaway is just like the one back in July. There are two items being offered. Simply leave a little note telling me which item you’d love to have, and if you win…you get that item! Fun right?

Up for grabs  are  two items with an end of summer theme! The first is a pair of green glass refrigerator jars that have “juice” & “water” embossed on the sides. Great for traditional beverage use or just decoration for your kitchen.  The other is a flower tin that’s the perfect size to hold old polaroids or other small knick knacks.

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1. leave a comment telling me which item you’d like to win.
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There you have it. 3 ways to win. The winner will be selected by random next Monday, September 26th. Good Luck!

Note: I’ve been trying to reward The Veda House loyal readers with little special surprises here and there. Doing GIVEAWAYS  that are only open to followers of my blog is one way of doing so. Please know that I am not trying to trick people into following my blog, but rather show my gratitude towards those that do. 🙂

I mentioned this Antique mll in one of my recent Friday Finds & Favorites as a place I’d like to go. While my parents were in town 2 weekends ago, we were searching for things for do, and or course Pink Elephant Antiques came up. About 45 min away from St. Louis and situated right off a highway 55, this little gem turned out to be  good find. The lawn is littered with oversized displayed collected from all over and the building itself is a converted old school gymnasium. They even sell ice cream out of an old swirl cone shop in the parking lot. Can’t get much better than that right?

There were very few drawbacks to the place. When you’re visiting antique malls on a weekly basis you start to recognize what makes them “good”.  At this place,  the pricing was a bit high and they had soooo many things in locked cabinets that you had to get permission to unlock. There were some things I passed up just because I didn’t want to track down the owner to unlock it for me. I also felt like the place lacked a sense or organization and that the booths could have been easier to peruse.

Overall…great trip. I’m a little pissed I didn’t snap a photo of the massive pink elephant in the front yard. The one iconic piece…and I missed it!

Travel back to when men were super dapper, perfectly outfitted and groomed to the T. Captains of Industry is a Melbourne based gentleman’s cafe and outfitter.  Like holy moly. This collaboration “one stop shop” includes a cafe, Bespoke Footwear and Leather Accessories, a barber shop, a suit shop, and a grooming shop.

““Classic men’s grooming never goes out of style. After six years in the industry I’ve seen fads and distractions come and go and now feel like I’ve found a home where I can settle in and do great work. No bells and no whistles, just great knowledge, style and service provided by a professional.” – Hairdresser Sam Fordyce at Captains Barber Shop.

“A man should look as if he bought his clothes with intelligence,. put them on with care, then forgot about them.” -Hardy Amies, Statler & Waldorf  (a Made to Measure suiting service)

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