Open house set Saturday for new store manager

McKenzie Schultz

Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antique is hosting an open house this weekend to welcome their new store manager. 
Area residents can meet McKenzie Schultz and wish outgoing manager Stephanie Gilbert farewell from 11 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the store, located at 9 S. Broadway St., Herington.
Gilbert resigned from her position in April to relocate back home to Idaho to live closer to her family there.
"I hope to see many residents from from all over the Tri-County area who I met during my newspaper experience before I leave the region," she said about her departure. "I'm confident that McKenzie (Schultz) can use her imagination and access to Pinterest to really take the store to the next level." 
Schultz has experience in a consignment store in Georgia, where she worked as a leader among a group of volunteers.

Stephanie Gilbert

"She had a great rapport with consignors in the Georgia store and she has already had several experiences working with our consignors here in the local area," Gilbert said about Schultz. "She has already taken initiative working inside the store for a bit this weekend and will be a wonderful asset to the business."
Denise Homer, store co-owner, concurred.
"McKenzie (Schultz) has a great artistic flair and a passion to see potential in vintage items our consignors bring in to sell at Prairie Chic," she said. "We are excited to see how she offers classes to encourage area residents how they can also upgrade worn furniture items to sell in our store."
The regular store hours at Prairie Chic are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. For more information about the open house or the store in general, call the store at 785-258-8004, or contact the store manager at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955.

Prairie Chic welcomes area visitors to military appreciation picnic

Prairie Chic welcomes visitors to the sixth annual Military Appreciation Picnic at the Herington Lake. The store is open for our regular hours, until 6 p.m. at 9 S. Broadway St., downtown Herington.

The picnic event is designed to welcome thank area military personnel and their families for their service and sacrifices, but is also open to the general public. The event is free to active duty, veterans and their immediate families. members of the American Legion, AL auxiliary, Sons of American Legion and American Legion Riders. Non-vets or non-members are $7 each, with other donations accepted will go to support "Operation Comfort Warrior".

The event is family friendly and includes games for children throughout the day. A flag retirement ceremony begins at 11 a.m. 


There are multiple bands and musicians playing for the event, including The Williamson Project, M-31, Jake Reeves of Waffle Stomp, Fed Up, The Inklings, and Dead Friend Walking. 
Fishing, swimming, horseshoes, camping, and most importantly -- indoor bathrooms -- are all available at this location. 

Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques has vendor booths and an open sales floor filled with vintage and handmade items. For more about our store, see the More about our Store tab here.  

To see more of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. 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 at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Entrepreneurs wanted, open house set to welcome incoming store manager

Some young entrepreneurs left two notes on the store on Wednesday, to advertise their pet sitting services.

Are you an entrepreneur yourself? We, at Prairie Chic, are looking for people who are looking to sell their handmade items on consignment! We have wall space available for rent starting at $25 per quarter, with a 10% consignment percentage, or no rent for selling items on consignment on our open floor space, starting at 35% consignment for items $50.00 or more. You can find more details on our More about the store tab here. Speaking of consignment items, here are some examples of handmade items we have previously sold on consignment from inside our store.

 

Also, the staff and owners at Prairie Chic have announced an open house set to meet McKenzie Schultz, our new store manager, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 20. Come on by and say goodbye to outgoing store manager Stephanie Gilbert and welcome McKenzie to the store.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. We also have climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. We have 10' x 10' for $100 a month or 5' x 7' for $50 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease.
We're open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and by appointment Sunday through Tuesday. To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. 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 at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Area wedding includes pieces from Prairie Chic store

TODAY is the BIG day! Local photographer, Chardy Bayes, who owns Studio 81 Photography, is getting married to Tony Magnett today. Chardy has displayed her vintage pinup photos in the store for the holiday season. Chardy has also been heavily involved with the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce's Think Local First program to encourage buying items available in the local area from local businesses. 
Featured as her centerpiece of her wedding decor is a gazebo setting she purchased at Prairie Chic to go along with her outdoor, country themed wedding! Best wishes to her and Tony Magnett today as they begin their life together. (Photos courtesy of Rose Bayes)

And, for any of their guests in town who need a last minute gift for the bride and groom, we have lots of unique pieces and handmade cards, home decor and memorable gifts to bless them! 

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. We have 10' x 10' for $100 a month or 5' x 7' for $50 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease. We're open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and by appointment Sunday through Tuesday. 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!

Customers share handcrafted pieces made from items purchased here

Sometimes our customers send us pictures of their creations after they have renewed a piece they bought from our store. Here are some photos of those upgrades that we have received so far!

A Herington woman bought the yellow dress on the left for a costume for her granddaughter to dress up like Belle Starr, the outlaw that ran with Jesse James. Here is the outcome of the full costume view! 

Here is a well worn black and green dresser that a Fort Riley woman bought from our store.

She turned that into this dresser for her daughter.

Here is another rough dresser that a Council Grove woman bought.

It needed some TLC and got turned into this creation!

Sometimes, our customers will find a unique use for something they buy here, such as this wooden drawer separator box used to display nail polish colors.

Do you have before and after pictures of something you have purchased from our store? If so, email them to Stephanie Gilbert, store manager, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com.

For more information about the store, visit the More about the Prairie Chic store Tab here.

Extra vendors setting up tables at store, 25 sales set around town for Area Wide Garage Sales on Saturday

We now have maps at Prairie Chic so you can plan your sales route in advance of the Area Wide Garage Sale on Saturday. You can pick one up today during our regular store hours until 6 p.m.
We will be open at 7 a.m. Saturday, so area customers  can come stop here to shop for your antiques, furniture, household items, art, pictures, photographs, collectibles, and so much more!! Plus, we have several extra vendors setting up tables to sell items inside the store and on the sidewalk! 

If you missed the deadline to be on the map and you would like to sell your items on a cash and carry basis on your own table, the  for $25 for 10 sq. ft. or less, or $2/sq. ft. for larger tables. We are on the map and the event has been advertised in area newspapers, on Facebook buy/sell/trade groups and also on Craigslist, so will have plenty of traffic from all around the region for this event!

We are located at 9 S. Broadway St., Herington. Here are some pictures of items we have available for purchase inside our store, as of May 29! See you soon!

New handmade cards added, preparation for two area school reunions continue

We have another new vendor at Prairie Chic! Scrappin' Creations by JMA has now moved into some wall space at Prairie Chic, using clothespins to hang her handmade cards! We are still looking for more store vendors who make handcrafted items, or have antiques they wish to sell in rented space as low as $25 for a three month period for a 4' x 4' space. 

Scrappin' Creations used a screen door for their display!

 All cards are $4. There are a wide variety of occasional and general greeting cards in our selection!

 Father's Day and Memorial Day or other patriotic cards are among the cards offered in the store.

We also have several local pieces available for alumni visiting for the Herington and Hope All-School reunions this weekend. Here are some items we have that may interest our customers traveling from out of town.

 This miniature Herington mug is $100.

The Herington High School Building souvenir is $25.

 An simple orange vase is available for $3.50.

 These are pictures taken in the local area, printed on canvas, priced from $45-$75 depending on size!

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. We have 10' x 10' for $100 a month or 5' x 7' for $50 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. We're open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and by appointment Sunday through Tuesday. For more about our store, see the More about our Store tab here.  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!