ON THE ROAD AGAIN.......

jvw beach is on the road again....this time we've loaded up the truck and have taken our inventory to BRAXTON in Rockport, Texas! We feel our merchandise is better suited in a coastal town. We're excited about it too and look forward to being a part of the Rockport art community! BRAXTON is a great "antique mall". I love their store and chose it for our site, because it's a mix of antiques, reproductions & apparel. Braxton is owned by a charming Rockport decorator, named Braxton. Braxton has his own great selection of antiques that he's refinished with great paint finishes, but also features his own fun , custom creation reproduction furniture. He manages estate sales and therefore has first hand access to alot of great finds in the area. Rockport is a charming seaside community where artists have resided since the early 20th century , and has been rated one of the nation's 100 best small art towns. For that reason, you can stroll through many art galleries and creative boutiques. Rockport is also great for fishing too and hosts many fishing tournaments. This coming weekend is a FUN festival celebrating their 13th year, called the Rockport Festival of Wine and Food. You can stroll under the tents , just next to the Braxton store, on Austin Street , and sample wines and delicious foods. Check out this website for more info: www.texasfestivalofwines.com
Charming real estate in Rockport, along the historic older areas , bay or canals offer great places for vacation or retirement homes. We chose this charming town for our new store because of the quaint shopping it offers along the water, in the old "downtown " area on Austin Street. We just set up our store this past weekend & my husband Steven deserves the accolades because I couldn't do this type of work without his support and help. He is my creative genius who generously helped me set up the "shop" within Braxton's shop. Setting up this type of display looks easy, but it's actually alot of work...but we had a great time getting it all set up and then took a deserved break & kicked back in Port Aransas , just the 2 of us without kids , for a fun weekend in charming Port Aransas! I adore both Rockport and Port Aransas & they are approximately 15 minutes apart....you have to ride the ferry over to Port Aransas. You'll spot dolphins , large redfish, and entertaining coastal birds while riding the charming ferry.
When you're in the area, check out our shop within Braxton. We have our jvw beach banner displayed. And I've included some photos of what we currently have in the booth.
Also, check out the cute store down the way named Rockapulco (great apparel & home accessories). I hope to feature more Rockport stores with more photos, later in the summer......