Find your perfect Mother's Day gift at Prairie Chic!

Are you looking for a unique, one-of-a-kind item to give mom for Mother's Day tomorrow? Come in to Prairie Chic, which is open until 6 p.m. today, to find a memorable item JUST for her!! Or, would you like to bring HER in to shop and pick out her own item? We will also be open from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday so you can let HER pick out her own memorable item!!

Here are some items that you might consider for her!

 We have comfortable chairs available for Mom!!

Does she need a magazine rack? We have several for her! 

Does your mom enjoy glassware? We have lots of glass items that she will love!

Maybe your mom collects dolls and would enjoy an antique or vintage crib or child's seat for her items!

 Does mom need a new footstool to prop up her feet? 

We have many, of different sizes and shapes, just for her!

 Does mom need another table for her work room? 

We have many side tables or work tables for her!

 Even if you are not crafty, your mom might like a
handmade wreath! Or, maybe a newer mom could use some cloth diapers or swimmer outfits for her young children?! We have both!

We have beautiful photographs of the Herington/Ramona/
Tri-County region available for $2.50 at
Concolleen's Visions wall space!
What a great, local view that mom can appreciate! 

 Maybe you would rather give her a beautiful scenery canvas?! We have many to choose from now at Prairie Chic!

 Does mom need some household items? 

We have those for you to give her to help her

with her chores! Or to help you with your own chores on her day OFF! 

Maybe your mother is a gardener type. We have decorative pots that she might enjoy as a nice gift!

Have you heard ... that we've changed our rates for wall and booth space at Prairie Chic? They are NOW as low as $25 (total, per quarter) for a 4' x 4' space on the wall. We market your items on our blog, on Facebook, on Craigslist and on flyers around our local area. We are 35 minutes from Junction City, about 45 minutes from Fort Riley, and about 60-90 minutes from Topeka, Manhattan, Wichita and Salina, and we draw customers in from all of those cities via online marketing efforts.

Come see us for our cake celebration!

We are serving Lemon Cake from Classy Cakes By Design and Red Velvet Cake from Sweet Creations to celebrate our anniversary at Prairie Chic (9 S. Broadway St., Herington) at 3 p.m. Friday.

This is our Red Velvet Cake from Sweet Creations!!

This is our Lemon Cake from Classy Cakes By Design!!

The Visit Herington Tourism Group is also having a Cruise In and Street Dance from 7-11 p.m. Friday (either downtown OR canceled altogether, depending on the weather). We will have the car show from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. downtown Herington on Saturday, so come in and see us!

Have you been watching the vintage pump organ we have inside our store, or maybe the antique Clark Lumber Scale or the settee set we have here? Our store vendor has marked those three items down for a spring sale! The organ has been marked down from $999 to $700 and the scale is now marked down from $210 to $130, and the settee is now down from $600 to $425.

We have these items and and many other antique, handmade and original art pieces for sale at PRAIRIE CHIC HANDCRAFTS & ANTIQUES STORE, at 9 S. Broadway Herington,  KS. If you are interested in an item, I have a 24-hour hold policy to allow you to take time to come see it for yourself. Feel free to inquire about something you are seeking but that you do not see pictured. We're happy to help you try to find it!! 

Come celebrate our first anniversary with us!

We are celebrating our first anniversary on Friday!!

We having Lemon Cake from Classy Cakes By Design and Red Velvet Cake from Sweet Creations to celebrate our anniversary at Prairie Chic (9 S. Broadway St., Herington) at 3 p.m. Friday.

The Visit Herington Tourism Group is also having a Cruise In and Street Dance from 7-11 p.m. Friday (either downtown OR it will be canceled, depending on the weather).

Then, we will also have the car show 8-1 Saturday DOWNTOWN HERINGTON and drag races 2-6 Saturday at the Herington Regional Airport!

JOIN US IN THE FUN!!! We have many other antique, handmade and original art pieces for sale. Please take a look at our Facebook album here
with more items we have available for purchase. Feel free to inquire about something you are seeking but that you do not see pictured. We, at Prairie Chic, are happy to try to help you find it!! Or, do you have items you would like to sell? We also take larger vintage, antique or quality used items to sell on commission, including furniture, musical instruments, household items and art pieces if you are looking to sell yours! We can help you, no matter what you need!

Prairie Chic is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays though Saturdays, and by appointment otherwise. Keep in mind that Herington has SIX stores (depending on the day) that carry antiques, household items, arts and crafted pieces and furniture pieces. You can call the Prairie Chic store at 785-258-8004, for more details about any of these items or more about the Herington stores. We are WORTH the DRIVE for you to come see what all we have to offer in Herington, Kan.!

Mark your calendars for these upcoming local events!

Do you enjoy antique and vintage vehicles? Prairie Chic opened just before the 2014 Throttle Jockeys Third Annual Car Show and Drag Races held in April. The Street Rodding American Style TV show episode video is available on YouTube here.

Speaking of the car show, you should mark your calendar for these events that will bring plenty of traffic into the Prairie Chic store!

• Throttle Jockeys and Visit Herington Cruise In, downtown Herington, April 24, this is a street dance and car show with Clearview Band
• Prairie Chic’s First Year Anniversary Celebration, April 25. Watch here for more details to come, but you should mark your calendar now for this event!
• Throttle Jockeys Fourth Annual Car Show and Drag Races, April 25, downtown Herington. We will be offering our special vendor rates ($2/sq. ft. in advance, $3/sq. ft. on the day of the event) for anyone who wants to sell their items from their own tables on a "cash and carry" basis.  To reserve your space for this event,  please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955.
• Hope School Reunion, May 22, Hope city and surrounding area
• Herington All-School Reunion, May 22-24, downtown Herington and all around the local area
• Herington Citywide Yard Sales, May 30 (tentatively), the Tri-County Area Chamber advertises these sales all over the local region and we have lots of traffic for local sales that day, We will be offering our special vendor rates ($2/sq. ft. in advance, $3/sq. ft. on the day of the event) for anyone who wants to sell their items from their own tables on a "cash and carry" basis.  To reserve your space for this event,  please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955.

Here are some items we have for sale inside Prairie Chic, for your shopping needs:

Here is a letter written on May 3, 1912 after the Titanic sunk, which talks about the Titanic, how Britains couldn't build good ships like Americans can and how the Titanic sank. The picture is signed by by Millvina Dean, the last known survivor of the Titanic. There is also an original newspaper advertisement for the Mauretania and the Lusitania, mentioned in the letter. The Lusitania is noted as a strong ship, which was sunk to start the U.S. involvement in World War I. The price on this item  is $2,150. 

Are you needing a side table for your home? We have many available, including these small ones with a flat back perfect to be placed up against a wall. The larger one with the coal bucket is $70, the rectangle one with the platter on it is $20, the two on the right side are $15 each and the one with two shelves underneath is $8.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, Kan. Feel free to inquire about something you are seeking but that you do not see pictured. We are happy to try to help you find it!! We also take larger vintage, antique or quality used items to sell on commission, including furniture, musical instruments, household items and art pieces if you are looking to sell yours! Come on in and check out our other vendor booths with vintage and handmade items. 

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. 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!

Youth Art Class set for 4:30 p.m. Friday at Prairie Chic

Prairie Chic, along with our resident artist, Tana Davis, is hosting a Youth Art Class at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The theme is "Found Treasures" with youth invited to bring something from home to paint, or parents are invited to purchase items from inside the store for the activity. Tana is an educated and advanced painter herself, who teaches about mixing colors and the basics related to art, according to the group's age and skill levels. Tana hosted a class on Jan. 16 with four children attending. Here are some pictures of their time together.

The class is $15 per youth and no pre-registration is needed. Come and join us!!!

Maybe a Youth Art Class isn't something you're interested, but perhaps Scrapbooking instead? Mark your calendar for a Mother's Day Mini Album class on Feb. 21. Happy Doxie Design will teach this course at Prairie Chic. The cost is $20, which includes the class fee and supplies.

Also, we have added several items into the store in the past few days, even on Monday outside our regular store hours. Here are photos of some items that have now been added.

Pink toddler bed (1 of 2 matching set), $25 each

Wooden toddler bed, $40

We also still have several full sized beds (background) and an NCO Academy plaque.

A sewing machine cabinet table, $45

Shown on top are items from the Wintertime Blues Bruised Crafts Contest held on Jan. 3

Another dresser added (right), price to be announced

The green dresser (shown at left and below) is still also for sale for $32.

 

One more dresser has been added, with a marble top. Price also TBA.

Come on in and consign your furniture here, or maybe you have items that you are not interested in selling, but need more space in your home. For that option, we still offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. We have 10' x 10' x 10' for $105 a month or 5' x 7' x 10' for $65 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease. We are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment otherwise.
Keep in mind that Herington has FIVE stores (depending on the day) that carry antiques, household items, arts and crafted pieces and furniture pieces. We are WORTH the DRIVE for you to come see what all we have to offer in Herington, Kan.!

For more about the 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 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 via text/call to (785) 571-3955!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas inside Prairie Chic!

Do you have someone on your Christmas gift list who is hard to shop for? What about a gift certificate to Prairie Chic? We have SO many unique items that are handcrafted original items, or even musical instruments, or simple antique household items, or even quality used furniture pieces! There's sure to be one that your loved one would choose to add a memorable item to his or her home. Keep in mind that 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. We are open until at least 8 p.m. tonight for the festival and also from 5-7 p.m. Sunday during our Prairie Chic Painting Class!

Speaking of the upcoming holiday, it's now beginning to look a lot like Christmas inside Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques store.And that's a great thing, considering today is the Herington Annual Holiday Festival. We have one special vendor currently set up and ready to sell her items inside our store, Lisa's Scarves and Such.

Even so, we can still take YOU as a vendor to sell your items on a cash and carry basis. Our rate is $3 per square foot on the day of the show. You set up your own items on your own table, and pay according to the size. Sorry, but if you have a circular table, it is measured on the square. So come on down and get your area set up to sell your items during the Festival this evening!

Now, here are some views of our Christmas decorations we have placed around the store, to help us create a vintage and antique holiday atmosphere.

 

 These antique decorations are for sale inside a vendor booth!

 Some Christmas lights on our map, which is priced at $89 and stands 6' in height!

We have poinsettia on our antique pipe organ, priced at $999.

 Here are some pictures of our window lights.

And, here are some of the activities planned for the festival today.

We have our Classic Christmas Music Radio station playing, so come on down and shop before the festival, or after the parade at 6 p.m.  Here is a map of the downtown activities going on this evening.

We are open until at least 8 p.m. tonight and from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday also!

We are located at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. We're open Wednesdays though Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and by appointment on Sundays through Tuesdays.  If you would like to call with your questions or to reserve your space, please call the store at (785) 258-8004 or call the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at (785) 571-3955!

More upcoming events planned at Prairie Chic

Here are some upcoming special events and current promotions now offered at Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques store, 9 S. Broadway St., Herington.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. 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. We're open Wednesday though Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

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 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!

Competition, art class set to be held this weekend!

Here are some upcoming special events and current promotions now offered at Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques store, Herington.

• Special holiday rates, ½ price rate for our holiday handcrafted decor and gift items (not antiques), $30/mo. for a 4' space, $45/mo. for 6' space, or $60/mo. for 8' space. Rates also include a 15% commission on sales. Here are some jewelry items we have recently received that are now on sale at Prairie Chic.
• Recycled Robots Art Competition, 10 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 15), no entry fee, $100 prize, to stimulate latent artistic juices of area residents. Based on looks, open to age 14+ and children (with parental supervision). The winning piece will be displayed in our store for 30 days following the event. 

• Art class, 5 p.m. Nov. 16, 23, 30, it’s a $40 class fee + $15 supply fee. Call 785-258-8004 and leave a message to register! Tana Davis, shown here painting a glass, will be leading the class.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. 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. We're open Wednesday though Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 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 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!

Flea market planned Sunday

Prairie Chic is holding a flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday (tomorrow) in our store. Prices for vendors are $2/sq. ft. with reservations in advance, $3/sq. ft. on the day of the event. For our special sales events, you set up items on your own table, and sell them as "cash and carry."

Here are other upcoming events we will be advertising at the event! Please mark your calendars accordingly.


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 (785) 571-3955!

Illinoisan artist to showcase works at Prairie Chic on Saturday

Tienne Rei Kollars, of Herrin, Ill., is having an art show at Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques store from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Her artwork, which goes by Tienne Rei Art, includes fine art with a surrealist fantasy.

“Costume design is a big influence with old time art deco and art nouveau,” she said. “There is a lot of interest just because of the slight art nouveau. Some of it is more modern. Some of it is surrealistic and sometimes it’s more realistic, but there’s a stylization that comes to it.”

Kollars has twins who just started Kindergarten.Some of her complex pieces she has wanted to paint will be inspired by different places she has visited lately.

“I’ve just started a lot more complex pieces that I’ve been wanting to do, but for five years, I’ve home with kids,” Kollars said. “I’ve been doing more simple works than what I've been wanting to do because the only time I have to work is when the kids go to bed. I’ve been limited for the past five years so I’ve recently been creating things I’ve been wanting to do for some time.”

Kollars lives in southern Illinois in Herrin, which is outside Carbondale.

“My latest project has some ties to a local state park where we took the kids camping,” she said. “The views were amazing, but I’m not a landscape artist. I like these figurative pieces with crazy costume aspects, but I can still do the ladies and have different elements from the area built in to them.”

Herrin is a town of about 10,000 people, while Carbondale is much larger.

Kollars is coming to Kansas for the show and to visit her sister, Tana Davis, who lives in rural Hope. She has been to and through Kansas before, as her husband used to be a truck driver and he also worked in Emporia for awhile.

Kollars is excited about  visiting Davis to come see the sunsets.

“I’m looking forward to a huge vista,” she said. “I can see a tree line where I live right now, but the sunsets and sunrises are what I loved about living in New Mexico, where I could see for miles.”

She said Davis has told her that she has a beautiful view and can see all around the property.

“I’m looking forward to seeing that part of it,” Kollars said.

Kollars will be selling some limited edition prints at the show.

“I’m really looking forward to heading out and seeing what is there and meeting everyone,” she said. “It should be a really good weekend.”

Denise Homer, Prairie Chic store owner, said she is really excited to have a young and talented artist whose work has been shown around the Midwest  to be holding a show in the local store.

“Hopefully this will encourage the citizens of Herington and our local area to tap into their inner talents that Mark (Homer) and I know are out there,” she said. “Her sister, Tana, has shown some of the pieces that our resident artist has to offer. She will be offering classes to help encourage young and older artists to take advantage of the experience.”

Dr. Mark Homer, store owner, also hopes the art show will help encourage other entrepreneurs who can turn their artistic pieces in to a business.

“This is what we have designed for our store, to help offer space for artistic types to sell their original works or repurposed pieces, making money in a storefront business without having to man it all themselves.”

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.