Ringing in 2011…

I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday with your family and friends, we sure did! We had a wonderful year at Faded Elegance thanks to our wonderful friends. I can't believe that 2010 flew by so quickly and the Christmas season is now behind us.

A special thanks to everyone that donated to the Toys for Tots.

Chloe making the special delivery.
Christmas at our house, Chloe talked me into the red Santa stocking for her and Rocco this year:)
The store is stocked with new merchandise to help with the after Christmas blahs! You know what I am talking about. We have so many exciting things up our sleeves this year so keep posted.....You will be the first to know.
Happy New Year!

Simpatico Bubble Bath..In time with nature, love and imagination

Tis the Season.. to deck Faded Elegance

Happy Holidays! We closed the store, papered the windows in preparation for the holiday season. The faboulse Faded Elegance dealers brought tons of beautiful holiday treasures and worked tirelessly on their displays. The snow only added to the ambiance, no other way to get into the spirit.
The following day we unveiled our windows and started our Best Decorated Dealer Space contest. The competition is very fierce; customers vote on their favorite space and are entered to win a $50.00 Faded Elegance gift certificate. We are still counting the ballots and will announce the winner very soon!

I wanted a different holiday look this year, an eye catching red and white. I hung mirrored curtains to add sparkle and shimmer. I recruited my sister to help wrap hundreds of gift boxes in white shinny paper and a big satin bow. When I think of Christmas I think of all things sparkly and lots of presents. Every year we do some sort of snowy scene, last year we had stacks of fire wood and snow. …hope you like it!

Take a {peek} at our talented dealer’s vignettes…

{Amy Duncan}

{Katie Russel}

{Darci De Bartole}

{Dee Mason}

{Jan Marie Lapsansky}

{Kerrie Armeson}

{Michelle Kiel}

{Rachal Trull}

{Shannon Runte}

We are missing a few dealers due to the snow.

Happy Holiday! Keep posted for details on upcoming events.

'Tis the Season...Holiday Sale Nov.26-29th

Annual {Holiday Sale} begins Friday Nov. 26th-29th.
Friday Nov. 26th extended shopping hours 10-7pm.

15% off entire stock of vintage and antique treasures.

Gift with purchase for the first 25 customers.

Nibble and sip on hot chocolate and holiday cookies.

Vote for your Favorite decorated dealer space and be entered

to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate.

4:15 pm Santa arrives in Historic Downtown Snohomish,
traveling up First Street in a horse drawn carriage.

{A gift for you…}
Mercury glass ornament,

a gift with any purchase for the first 25 customers.

We have been working away, stocking the store with inspired gift giving and decorating ideas. Let us help you find the perfect gift!
Keep posted for pictures of our holiday display blitz.

Hope to see you~Kimberly

No peeking until November 23rd!

Faded Elegance will be closed Monday Nov. 22nd, the holiday elves will be working away transforming the store into a Holiday wonderland filled with gift giving and decorating ideas. So no peeking until Tuesday, Nov.23rd, we will be unveiling our holiday displays and new merchandise and open for business.

Our Talented dealers have collected the best of the best holiday items and will be bringing them in just in time for our Annual Holiday Sale. At Faded Egance we have a holiday tradition, you vote for the best decorated dealer space. The competition is very stiff! So come vote and enter to win a $50.00 Faded Elegance Gift Certificate. Voting begins November 23rd
Annual {Holiday Sale} begins Friday Nov. 26th-29th.

Friday Nov. 26th extended shopping hours 10-7pm.
15% off entire stock of vintage and antique treasures
Gift with purchase for the first 25 customers.
Nibble and sip on European sipping chocolate and holiday cookies
Vote for your Favorite decorated dealer space and be entered to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate.
4:15 pm Santa arrives in Historic Downtown Snohomish,traveling up First Street in a horse drawn carriage.
The store is packed with delightful gifts that you will not be able to wait to give! I have shopped all year looking for special gifts and entertaining pieces that I would love to find under my tree. It’s all about the GIFT this year!

Shhhh... Don’t tell I gave you a sneak peek!

I’ve fallen off the blog and facebook wagon…

I’ve fallen off the blog and facebook wagon…
But I am back! I’ll just get caught up:)
October was a crazy month for us at Faded Elegance. I just love October, not just because it’s my Birthday month.

You all know that Chloe and I take Halloween very seriously. We plan all year what she’s going to be. Last year she was Marie Antoinette, which was really hard to top this year. Chloe had decided on Repunzel, unfortunately when I went to order her costume from Chasing Fireflies it was sold out. We than decide to go with the French Can-Can dancer. (Chloe calls it the French Cha-Cha dancer) Well, Rocco our dog had to get in the action, so Rocco was a Caveman with wig and all.

{Rocco the Caveman}

Chloe giving out candy.

Rocco played too hard!

Kendhal even dressed up, too cute!

We have our Halloween traditions, First we give out Candy to all the Trick or Treaters at the store. After that my entire family meets up at my Grandmother’s house for dinner and trick or treating. Most of us show up in some sort of costume. We have friends stopping in throughout the evening dressed up.

Chloe with our dear friends from my Grandmother’s neighborhood.

Katie, Mari and I hit the road to Ruffles and Rust in October. We had a great time, it was a fantastic show very well run. My camera died so we took pictures with Katie’s Camera. (Hint Hint Katie, I am still waiting for pictures;)) I bought myself a B.day present, the most fabulous French top hat with a great graphic hat box. Our Faded Elegance dealer’s spaces were the BEST!
Well I think that pretty much gets everyone caught up! Keep posted I will be posting about our Holiday Events.
I promise to be better from now on:)

Road Trip to Funky Junk Sisters Show

Katie and I hit the road Friday night for the Funky Junk Sisters show. We arrived with just enough time to share nachos and have a glass of wine before the shopping began. I had to take home this awesome vintage industrial stool. It was nice bumping into Jessica from Faded and Worn. Her space was beautiful!

Debi of Garden Party {I just love her great smile. }

Debi's Space

{ Fun details}

I also found great stuff from Cake Couture.

Brocanteur Vintage had great wooden boxes with numbers and letters I just had to have.

We had to run to Sears for rope to tie our finds onto the top of Katie’s car. We weren’t going to leave any of our new treasures behind!