McKinney - Part 1

I played hooky yesterday from my Motherly duties & made a 'freedom run' to McKinney.

Waiting for me there.....3 friends & tons of goodies!

I took so many pictures that I'm breaking this post into 2 parts.

Part 1 
Antique Co Mall & Patina Green

As soon as I walked in the door the hairs on the bad of my head stood up!

Over 25,000 square feet & 150 dealers!

Think you could find some pretties?

I'll show you Theresa's booth first.

It was picked pretty clean from weekend shoppers, but her amazing style & a few choice pieces were left.  Word has it, she's bringing in a new haul soon.

Can you ever get enough ironstone?

Not me.

Love the really stained crackled pieces.

Oh & I LOVE this old botanical.

As soon as we entered the mall Nancy from Ella Elaine, became our personal shopping guide.

A bit french, a little bit naturalist, a lot cool!

Everywhere you looked.....supplies!!

Clever ideas,

And inspiration!

The gang in Nancy's booth.

Angela, Cindy, Nancy, & our designated driver

Valerie (Ang's daughter).

So much to see, so little time!

Carolyn, picker extraordinaire, is the creator of this awesome booth.

She actually has a few spaces within the mall, & I found great stuff in each!

( Unfortunately no blog, she's too busy hauling treasures across the US)

Very unusual garden, sports & childhood themes.

After a couple of hours our pocketbooks were lighter & our bellies empty, so we headed over to Patina Green for a snack.

I have lusted over this store (online) for quite sometime.

 I have to say, seeing it all in the flesh was pretty darn cool!

It was kind of dark inside that day, I wish my pictures would have turned out better.

It's often described as a Euro-market, cases of beautiful pasteries & treats were impossible to resist.

The food was beyond yummy! Locally grown veggies, a huge variety of cheese, both imported & local to Texas. 

Luann & Kaci have such passion for what they do & it's obvious.  

Their restoration of the building is unlike any I've seen.

Listening to Kaci describe the process was fascinating.  Discovering forgotten windows & ancient brick behind old walls.

Their style is perfection, every detail completely thought out.

I would love to know how many yards of burlap it took to make this drape!

I hope you enjoyed the tour. 

Stayed tuned for Part 2,

I've got more shopping & a few things I couldn't leave behind!