Vendor of the Month: September

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Name: Shannon Lamb

Business Name: Junk ‘N’ Disordery and Evermore

Name three words that describe you: Kind. Creative. Energetic.

What items do you specialize in? I specialize in all things vintage.

What is your favorite place to source products? I enjoy traveling to East Texas to find merchandise.

What is your most prized possession that you've found over the years? A beautiful Chalkware Madonna from an old church.

Where do you find inspiration? I find inspiration in old things that have been loved and are well worn.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? Looking for treasures, running my shop, and spending time with friends and family.

What's your personal motto? Try to find beauty in everything and everyone.

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Stop by and visit Shan’s booth at The NAT for some great vintage finds, or swing by her new shop, Evermore!

See you on 6th this August!

Vendor of the Month: August

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Name: Sheree Nichols

Name three words that describe you: Loyal, Determined, Creative.

What items do you specialize in? I specialize in vintage furniture and eclectic home decor.

What is your favorite place to source products? I love shopping in Pennsylvania; where I grew up!

What is your most prized possession that you've found over the years? I have this iron, scrolls, chippy gate from a home in Pennsylvania. If there was a tornado or other disaster, that’s the item I would grab before leaving my home!

Where do you find inspiration? I like looking through Pinterest, and through other antique booths. I also find a lot of inspiration in my friends’ homes.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? I spend a lot of time helping my husband with his business. We also own a few AirBnBs, so we spend a lot of time remodeling and fixing those properties up for our guests!

What's your personal motto? I wouldn’t say that it’s my personal motto, but it’s something that speaks to me right now: “No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” - PT Barnum

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Stop by and visit Sheree’s booth to find some of the best deals in the store!

See you on 6th this August!

Vendor of the Month: July

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Name: Marci Abrahamson

Business Info: Evole by Moonwater (You can find her here: website | facebook | instagram)

Name three words that describe you: Creative, Eclectic, Designer.

What items do you specialize in? I specialize in textiles, florals, and interior decorating.

What is your favorite place to source products? Roundtop. Excess Fields in Roundtop are always a stop on our trip to South Texas.

What is your most prized possession that you've found over the years? I love finding unique chairs and sofas that I can reupholster and make new and beautiful again.

Where do you find inspiration? Decorating magazines, Pinterest, and different television shows!

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? I spend time creating, working on new displays, and decorating client's’ homes!

What's your personal motto? Bringing inspiration into the homes and lives of people around me. Whether that’s through friends and family, or my clients!

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Come visit Moonwater Designs at The NAT, or stop by Evole by Moonwater at 3313 SW 6th Avenue!

See you on 6th this July!

Vendor of the Month: June

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Name: Kat Browning

Business Info: Font + Fiddle (You can find her here: website | facebook | instagram)

Name three words that describe you: Sassy. Creative. Driven.

What items do you specialize in? I specialize in all things paper and hand-lettering! Mostly greeting cards and wall art, with a little vintage mixed in! I also design custom invites for weddings and other events!

What is your favorite place to source products? Some of my paper goods are market items, and some of them I make myself!

What is your most prized possession that you've found over the years? Oh, geez. I have an amazing mid-century Stanley bedroom furniture set that I bought at The NAT years ago. I will NEVER part with it!

Where do you find inspiration? I find inspiration everywhere. I’m surrounded by so many creatives and artists, so my friends are extremely inspirational. I love flipping through design books and magazines, and I follow a lot of other designers and painters on Instagram that are incredibly talented. I could stalk sign-painters on social media for houuuurs.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? Well…most of my time is spent at The NAT, since I’m also the manager of this wonderful place. I bartend at Golden Light Cantina on 6th one or two nights a week. But, normally I’m hand-crafting authentic, gmo-free, farm-to-table content for a variety of brands! Enjoy the content, everyone! Like. Follow. Subscribe. Share.

What's your personal motto? Hustle and heart will set you apart. I try to work hard and be real. There’s too little time in this life to half-a** something, or to not be authentic. Be true to yourself and do your thang, girl.

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Come visit Font + Fiddle at The NAT this month! We hope to see you on 6th!

Vendor of the Month: May

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Name: Rhonda Patterson

Business Info: Kidding Around (You can find her on Facebook!)

Name three words that describe your style: Retired, Caring, Hard-Working

What items do you specialize in? I carry children’s toys, books, and dress-up clothes! My goal is to stock toys that can’t be found in the big box stores. I began setting up toy booths in co-op malls and craft fairs because children need something to look at and buy when they are visiting these places with their parents. I also am carrying some women’s clothing at The NAT too!

What is your favorite place to source products? I source most of my items through companies that specialize in these items.

What is your most prized possession that you've found over the years? My most prizes items are the Ty Beannie products that I carry. When I first started carrying them, it was difficult to become a dealer.

Where do you find inspiration? I find inspiration for my business from the children at the craft shows I attend. They are always excited to see the your. My grandchildren, Liam and Salem, also inspire my toy selections.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? I am a retired educator, so now I spend most of my time working on items for my booth at The NAT and The Sparrow’s Nest in Tampa. I love being a mini-business owner!

What's your personal motto? My personal motto is, “It’s all good ‘til it’s not!” I know that is a strange motto, but it really means that it is okay to try new things; the risk is worth taking even if there are bumps in the road.

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Come visit Kidding Around at The NAT this month! We hope to see you on 6th!

Vendor of the Month: April

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Name: Rebecca Ann McMurry

Business Info: R.A.M. Designs (Instagram, Facebook)

Name three words that describe your style: Independent, Adventurous, Dreamer

What items do you specialize in? I specialize in handmade/repurposed home decor items.

What is your favorite place to source products? I have a favorite junk store where I buy donated items from home remodeling projects. Old cabinet doors are my FAVORITE. I love transforming a unique old cabinet door into a new one-of-a-kind sign. My friends and family are also really helpful in providing items they are getting rid of or find sitting by their dumpster. I’m the go-to junk girl in my circle!

What is your most prized possession that you've found over the years? My favorite item that I created is my barn wood style doors in my dining area at my home. They are constructed with pallet wood and old closet doors. When you walk into my home, they are the first thing you see and so fun to decorate each season.

Where do you find inspiration? I find a lot of inspiration during mud junkin’ trips. I love imagining how an item can be repurposed or painted to become a new decor piece.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? Outside of The NAT, I’m a mother and a paralegal. In my free time when the weather is warm, you can find me in my shop or driveway working on custom signs and new items for my booth or at one of my son’s sports events.

What's your personal motto? Do what makes you happy and stop living to please others.

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Come visit R.A.M. Designs at The NAT this month! We hope to see you on 6th!

Vendors of the Month: March

Name: Madison Lynn, Nick Del Toro, Kenzie White

Business Info: Strange Natives

Name three words that describe your style: Trendy, Funky, and Vintage.

What items do you specialize in? Mostly vintage clothing.

What is your favorite place to source products? We hit the local thrift stores and estate sales to find our vintage products. We also throw in a few second-hand items from our personal wardrobes.

What is your most prized possession that you've found over the years? Any of the denim jackets we come across, Doc Martens, and vintage western pieces.

Where do you find inspiration? We love the style in 70s, 80s, and 90s films. We check out Pinterest and celebrity styles as well.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? Work! Kenzie is a full-time graphic designer, Madison is a barista, and Nick is an employee at The NAT and a full-time student. We all like to travel and listen to music or go see shows in our free time.

What's your personal motto? “Be yourself” sounds cheesy…embrace your own individuality? Something like that!

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Come visit the Strange Natives booth at The NAT! See you on 6th.

Vendor of the Month: February

Name: Teresa Prescott

Business Info: Room 2

Name three words that describe you. Talkative, compassionate, & a little impulsive.

What items do you specialize in? Vintage Home and Garden Decor.

What is your favorite place to source products? Round Top

What is your most prized possession that you've made over the years? An old school map of Africa. It actually just sold at The NAT recently.

Where do you find inspiration? Other dealers at traveling shows or on Instagram.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? I play bridge with friends and hang with my grandkids.

What's your personal motto? If you say you’re going to do something, you better do it!

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Vendor of the Month: January

Name: Ray Wilson

Business Info: High Fidelity Records

Name three words that describe you. Loving, Rocker, Hippie

What items do you specialize in? Mostly vinyl records and memorabilia.

What is your favorite place to source products? I love buying people’s record collections in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

What is your most prized possession that you've made over the years? My guitar.

Where do you find inspiration? I find inspiration in seeing live music and band documentaries.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? I’m stocking new inventory and cleaning/organizing.

What's your personal motto? Love wins.

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You can find High Fidelity Records upstairs in the North Wing of The NAT.

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Vendor of the Month: December

Name: Linda Johnson

Business Info: Poison Ivy (You can find her on Etsy, Instagram, and Facebook.)

Name three words that describe you. Sassy, Optimistic, and Creative.

What items do you specialize in? I do a mixture of vintage and market. As well as handmade greeting cards and other art pieces.

What is your favorite place to source products? I go to estate sales and other antique stores.

What is your most prized possession that you've made over the years? I started doing an art journal about a year ago. I do a page every day. It keeps my creativity flowing!

Where do you find inspiration? We have a cabin in the mountains of New Mexico. I love spending time there. Getting to enjoy the peace and quiet, enjoy nature, and being able to relax. I find a lot of inspiration there.

How do you spend your time when you aren't at The NAT? I’m a member of some art groups, and I get to entertain my grandkids often.

What's your personal motto? Pick your battles! I’ve learned this lesson from marriage, kids, and grandkids.