Serendipity Salvage feeling the LOVE at Beadology!

We are so excited to start off our season in 2012 at one of our favorite bead stores in Orange County, Beadology. Owners Erin and Iris are the most gracious hosts and we always have fun playing and coming up with new designs! We have some fun bits and pieces perfect for your Valentine! Come on down and join in the fun! 

When: Saturday Feb 11, 2012

from 10-5PM

Where: Beadology

16085 Goldenwest St

Huntington Beach, CA 92647

For more info check out....

www.beadology.net

We took a little break from trunk shows over the holidays, but we have been on the hunt for new vintage treasures. We have scored some fabulous one of a kind finds and lots of new stock for the new year. 2012 is going to be a fun year for us! We have some traveling plans and hunting expeditions in the works, as well as some fantastic art retreats that we will be vending at later this year. Check out our schedule on the side of this blog for all the details. Don't forget to stop in our Etsy shop for some fabulous one of a kind finds and fun vintage stock...
www.etsy.com/shop/serendipitysalvage
Hope to see you soon!
Tara and Crystal

We come full circle! Back to our roots :)

It's hard to believe Serendipity Salvage started just this last April 2011. We have been from one side of the the country to the other hunting for whatever fantastic treasure we can get our hands on! This weekend we will be back where it all began...Garden of Beaden in Upland, CA. 

We were just two jewelry artists with a love of cool "junk". We had no idea we were starting a business, we had just decided to go on a shopping trip or two for supplies for Glitterfest. So many of our friends thought what we were finding was cool too, so we started buying "extra". We "extra" turned into " we'll take all of it!" and the rest is history :)

This weekend is our last show for 2011. We have already started booking for next year and can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for us! Come by the Garden of Beaden and see what's new! We have just what you need to complete your holiday creations as well as something sparkly and fabulous for your crafty friends! We will be there from 10AM-6PM on Friday Dec 9th and 10-5PM on Sat Dec 10th. 

Tara's Patina Cuff

On Friday, Tara will be teaching her Patina Cuff class. Call Garden of Beaden to reserve your spot! (909) 949-7107.





On Saturday, our dear friend and fellow mixed media artist OmZahara will be at the store with us from 10-2PM signing the new issue of Belle Armoire which she has been featured in. Congratulations OmZahara! You are an inspiration!
We hope to see you there!
Tara and Crystal


For more info check out www.gardenofbeadenupland.com

Serendipity Salvage heads to Rainbow!

We had so much fun at Jamestown Vintage Flea on Sunday! Good to see all who came out and so happy to make some new friends! We are spending the next few days packing up for the Vintage Marketplace in Rainbow, CA. Located between Temecula and Fallbrook, we will be nestled amongst the trees with 50 other fabulous vendors. Come on down and knock out your holiday shopping with some vintage flair! We will be bringing as much treasure as our truck can hold! You won't want to miss this event! We will be there Friday and Saturday Dec 2nd and 3rd from 9AM to 4PM both days. Support local artists, find the perfect unique gift, or maybe something for yourself! We will be sure to have all the rare bits and piece you will need to make  fantastic creations for everyone on your list!

See you there!
Tara and Crystal








For more info check out The Vintage Marketplace's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vintage-Marketplace/142866075779195

Next Stop Bead Station!

We are so excited to be heading back to Orange County to one of my favorite bead stores- Bead Station in Lake Forest! There was an error in the date on our blog (crystal's fault sorry!)... We will be there on FRIDAY Nov 18th and SATURDAY Nov 19th from 10-5PM. We are thrilled to bring our treasure to this amazing store that is fill with so much variety! They really have tons of unusual finds :) Jill, Bead Station's owner, is a doll and we can't wait to make some new friends and see some of the familiar orange county crowd! We have been busy hunting this week and will be sure to bring some of new loot! We will see you there!
Happy Hunting!
Tara and Crystal

Serendipity Salvage Heads Back to San Diego!

Serendipity Salvage is thrilled to be heading back down to Bead Gallery in San Diego this weekend! We are going to be there with fabulous treasure for 2 whole days! We can't wait to show you what cool new treasure we have found! We had a little down time after Glitterfest and we have been out on the hunt! We are also looking forward to spending some time with owners Dolores and Julie. They always have something new and fantastic going on in their gorgeous store. It's always a good time! Come on down and join in the fun! We will be there on Friday and Saturday Nov. 4th & 5th from 10-6 both days. Also, Tara is going to be sharing her fabulous patina techniques in a class on Saturday from 11-3pm. You don't wanna miss it! Check out the photo or you can go to www.beadgallery.org for more info. 
Hope to see you there!
Tara & Crystal

Whew! So Fun We Almost Lost Our Heads!!!

I would describe the last day of the bead shop hop at Brea Bead Works as delightful chaos. The day started with us searching for our heads- literally. One of our amazing customers was looking for just the right frozen Charlotte heads for a special class she will be teaching. After a little hunting through our back-stock boxes she picked 13 cute as a button heads. 

Crystal and I were thrilled to meet so many amazing mixed media artists. Brea has an absolutely stunning class schedule with top notch teachers in ALL disciplines. I really mean all. The samples in the store are amazing. I brought home one of the class schedules so I can pick something to attend after Glitterfest. 

We had a really busy day at Brea. I think the words 'feeding frenzy" were used. Crystal and I learned so much about preparing for a busy trunk show. 

1. Bring a calculator with a print out. ( I thought it was me but turns out our pink calculator sucks!)

2. You cannot have too many receipt books or credit card tape.

3. Pack a protein bar. 

4. Always book shows at amazing bead stores like Brea!!

5. Get bags for our ephemera!

We grow and learn with each show and really appreciate all of our customers that come out to see us at each location! We had a raffle this weekend and the winner is Connie Romero!!! The winner for last weekend at San Gabriel is Mary Fleming!!! Congrats!

A huge Thank You to Brea Bead Works!!

Now Crystal and I have to get our art on for Glitterfest Oct 15 and hunt for new and exciting treasures! Check back often as we will begin listing fall/winter trunk shows.

Gliterfest.com for all the details!

Heading to Orange County for some good old fashioned fun!!!

We had so much fun when we were at Beadology in August! We got everyone's wheels turning and can't wait to see some of the fabulous fun everyone has made with their goodies :) We are so excited to show you some of our new treasure! We have new Vintage Cabochons, Brass Stampings, Fabulous Buttons, some new cameo designs and so much more!!! We are busy devising a plan to bring as much as we can. If you missed us last time,  hope you can make it this Saturday Sept 17th from 10-5. If we met you last time, we would love to see you again and share our new treasure with you!

Beadology is offering a fantastic wire wrapping charm bracelet class this weekend if you are looking for something fun to do! 


For more info go to www.beadology.net


On Sunday Sept. 18th from 12-5, we will be traveling up to Brea Bead Works for the final day of the Bead Shop Hop! Brea has an amazing class schedule and class room facilities. They are putting out their new schedule this weekend! Stop by and check out our treasure & sign up for something fun! 

For more info on Brea Bead Works check out www.breabeadworks.com

 These are our last trunk shows for about a month because we are both getting our creations ready for Glitterfest! So get your fix while you can! Save the date for Glitterfest! Oct 15th. Come by and see our mixed media art and jewelry, you won't be disappointed! Tara and Crystal will both have a table at the show :) Check out www.glitterfest.com for details.


Hope to see you all this weekend!
Happy Hunting!
Crystal and Tara