St. Mark's Wedding Chapel picked for state filming site

Have you heard that St. Mark's Wedding Chapel, owned by Dr. Mark and Denise Homer, has now been picked as a film site by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission! 

Not only will the church be featured, but possibly neighborhood streets with picturesque homes and locals could possibly even be used as extras -- some of whom could even get paid for being filmed!

Many local residents know St. Mark's as the former United Methodist Church in Herington.

For more about the St. Mark's Wedding Chapel, visit the St. Mark's Wedding Chapel blog here.

Denise decorated the walls with vines inside the main floor of the church.

New flooring and tables update the fellowship hall, located inside the basement of the building.

Artist with local ties coming to Prairie Chic on Oct. 18

  A Midwest artist whose sister lives outside of Hope, Kan., is coming to Prairie Chic on Oct. 18 for an art show in the store.  Tienne Rei Kollars currently lives with her family in Southern Illinois. She was married to her husband Mike on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 2001 and hopes to eventually make a permanent move to the coast. Her sister, Tana Davis, recently moved to rural Hope and introduced Tienne's artwork to Prairie Chic.

   Tienne graduated with a Bachelors of University studies from the University of New Mexico in 2002, where she studied costume design and technical theater.  Tienne's love of costume design and ornament still play a large role in many of her designs.
After college, Tienne worked in graphic and web design, even running a web based wedding business, before finally getting back into painting in 2003.
  Tienne started out as an 'e-bay' artist but quickly realized she needed a better venue for her work. In 2005 she started to sell her paintings via local galleries and shows.  (Tienne no longer sells on e-bay unless its for a charitable auction.)

  In 2009 Tienne gave birth to two beautiful  twin boys, Hunter and Jaden. (It's very possible that Tienne may have watched waaaay to much sci fi while pregnant). Mostly self-taught in oil painting, Tienne credits her own lack of knowledge in traditional oil technique as the main reason that she developed her current style.  Regarding her lack of formal training Tienne says,
  "If I had been trained classically, I'm not sure I would have ever developed my unique style of oil painting. When it comes to art there is something to be said for not really knowing what you are doing and plowing ahead boldly anyway."

  Tienne's work has been on display at various shows and galleries including the Art Lovers Gallery in Carbondale, Ill. The Alliance Gallery in Hannibal, Mo. Blue Hill Winery in Southern Illinois, Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill., and at the Dragon Con art show in Atlanta, Ga. She has also participated in a variety of art fairs including the Wells Street Art Festival In Chicago, Art in the Park in Quincy Ill, and Cedarhurst arts and crafts fair in Mount Vernon, Ill. Having previously taught oil painting through John A. Logan colleges, Department of Continueing Ed, Tienne currently teaches private art lessons.  She is also available for demonstrations and lectures.
  Examples of Tienne's works are shown here. So, mark your calendars for the Oct. 18 event, and more details will come as the event gets closer!

More items added at Prairie Chic

We have added several more items from the local region to Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques store. We have this weight scale from Hope and Clark Lumber, now for sale at $210. We have a wash tub for sale for $20, also.

We also have a park bench for $25 and the scarecrow for $15. The Designs by Davis vendor who has the scarecrow for sale also has a sale on inside her booth. Here are some pictures of those items.

We also have a wood stand for $15 and a dress form stand for $10.

Did you know we have five bed sets for sale now? They range from $40 to $50 to $98 (white bed in foreground) to $600 (for the dark pine bed and dresser set shown separately.)

And, don't forget that we have our inaugural Recycled Robots Art Competition starting at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 here at our store (9 S. Broadway St., Herington, KS 67449). Our competitors are welcome to bring anything else to help hold it together. The competition is based on looks, but extra points will be given if the piece actually works as a robot. This is open to regional middle school students, high school students and adults. The winner will receive $100 and the piece will be displayed in the store for 30 days. The goal of the event is to stimulate latent artistic juices of area residents. For more about the event, call the store at 785-258-8004.

Come on in and consign your furniture here, or check out our other vendor booths with vintage and handmade items while you are here, or consider us if you need climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. If you have items that you are not interested in selling, but need more space in your home, we offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. We have 10' x 10' for $105 a month or 5' x 7' for $65 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease.

To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page if you'd like to check that out. Our regular store hours are Wednesday though Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The store is located at 9 S. Broadway St., Herington, Kan.

If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

New items added to Prairie Chic store this weekend

We have more new items added inside our store, as of Saturday evening. 

The three captains chairs are $22 each. 

We have several desks, another dresser and a bench also added to the store on Saturday.

We have another booth filled on our northern end cap, in case you haven't been in the store since Herington Vintage Days back in August.

 

















Our Designs by Davis Custom Sewing vendor in two 6' booth spaces is continuing her 10% off any purchases of $25 or more sale on items. 

And, don't forget that we have our inaugural Recycled Robots Art Competition starting at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 here at our store (9 S. Broadway St., Herington, KS 67449). Our competitors are welcome to bring anything else to help hold it together. The competition is based on looks, but extra points will be given if the piece actually works as a robot. This is open to regional middle school students, high school students and adults. The winner will receive $100 and the piece will be displayed in the store for 30 days. The goal of the event is to stimulate latent artistic juices of area residents. For more about the event, call the store at 785-258-8004.


To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page if you'd like to check that out. 

If you have items that you are not interested in selling, but need more space in your home, we offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. We have 10' x 10' for $105 a month or 5' x 7' for $65 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease.

Our regular store hours are Wednesday though Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The store is located at 9 S. Broadway St., Herington, Kan.

If you have any other questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Inaugural Recycled Robots Art Competition planned Sept. 20

The Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques store is having our inaugural Recycled Robots Art Competition for area residents! The event is planned to start at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 here at our store (9 S. Broadway St., Herington, KS 67449). But, before then, we need everyone to bring in their clean, unwanted computer junk to donate toward this event -- (only the first 10 monitors will be accepted). Our competitors are welcome to bring anything else to help hold it together. The competition is based on looks, but extra points will be given if the piece actually works as a robot. This is open to regional middle school students, high school students and adults. The winner will receive $100 and the piece will be displayed in the store for 30 days. The goal of the event is to stimulate latent artistic juices of area residents. For more information, call the store at 785-258-8004.

Come on in and consign your furniture here, or check out our other vendor booths with vintage and handmade items while you are here, or consider us if you need climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. If you have items that you are not interested in selling, but need more space in your home, we offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. We have 10' x 10' for $105 a month or 5' x 7' for $65 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease.

Our regular store hours are Wednesday though Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The store is located at 9 S. Broadway St., Herington, Kan.

For more about our store, see the More about our Store tab here. To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page if you'd like to check that out. If you have any other questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, atPrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!