Tuesday, May 7, 2013

My, how time flies...

Has it really been almost a year since Roadside Attraction, the shop, opened its doors?

Oh my stars! Where are we now?

We've been refining our vision to bring you the coolest MidCentury home decor and furniture (Heywood Wakefield galore!) and a luau's worth of vintage tiki paraphernalia, including mugs and Hawaiian shirts plus T-shirts featuring cool logos of long-gone tiki bars. And if you need a late 1920s smoking stand featuring a cast-iron dragon to catch your ashes, well, we've got that too.

We still feature oodles of fine local talent, bringing you jewelry, handcrafted soap and home decor, photography and art. The Craft Lounge has been entertaining hands-on parties for projects as eclectic as Crowns & Tiaras and super-fancy Easter Egg decorating.

Roadside Attraction has participated in all of Antique Alley's special events, including the big Fall & Spring Antique Shows, the Christmas and Valentine Strolls, and coming soon...Lots of new events!

On May 23, Roadside Attraction hosts a Wedding Trunk Show featuring the work of Tumble & Drift Design, a Dunedin-based outfit creating super-cool upcycled and handcrafted event decor and accessories to celebrate one of life's most memorable occasions. Also featured will be several of Roadside's most popular artisans, offering wedding-specific lines of jewelry and other handmade goodies. Up and coming bakery star Sugar Me Sweet will be providing a variety of samples to enjoy and the champagne cocktails will be flowing.

This summer, mark your calendar for Summer Sunsets @ The Alley. Shops will be open late on the 3rd Thursday each month in June, July and August for shopping, live music and specially-themed refreshments and sales.

In June, Roadside Attraction takes its show in the road as a vendor at The Hukilau, an international tiki festival held on beautiful Ft. Lauderdale Beach. We'll be hawking our gorgeous 1950s pin-up girls, Tiki Ts and vintage Hawaii and Florida souvenirs in the Tiki Treasures Bazaar, held at the old Yankee Clipper, now known as the (yawn) Sheraton Beach Hotel.

Stop by and see us some time!

Check out the latest shop news at: www.Facebook.com/ShopRoadsideAttraction

Roadside Attraction is open Wed - Sat, 11-ish til 5 p.m.

Located at Antique Alley:
596 Indian Rocks Rd N., # A-1 (behind Petal & Vine)
Belleair Bluffs FL