The 12th head vase convention took place the weekend of 1/16/2004. I attended and
had a great time meeting old friends and new friends! One of the events was the head vase dress
up contest and it was fun to see the girls "come alive"! I knew these
3 would be the winners! Amir dressed as "Celeste", looked like she was the model that
the actual cameo girl named Celeste was created from - isn't she beautiful!!
Jackie in her "Eve" outfit was just stunning. Come to find out,
she HAND-MADE this outfit right down to the cameo girl buttons and smart looking hat! Both
girls looked like beautiful model mannequins that came to life! Helen & her
hubby Don were just hysterical. They are such a fun couple!
The event was the largest in the head vase convention with over 300 attendees.
Maddy Gordon and Dave & Yvonne Barron (author of the newest book Collecting Head Vases)
host and organize the entire event. Dave, also the host
and producer, had everyone laughing with this contest and also the "newly-head" game
contest. Door prizes were given out and coffee & cake were served. After this,
all the dealers that were set up in their rooms accepted visitors and hopefully
sold lots of the heads that they brought from all over the country.
Many of the dealers have sales going on in their rooms so you can wander about
the floors and buy heads in these rooms before the sale that is open to the public.
The first room that I visited on Friday morning was that of Mary E. and I
couldn't believe her collection. Her head vases completely filled her hotel room, all
over the bed and dressers. Blake's room was also FILLED with them, and several
other dealers and collectors had their rooms open for pre-sales.
Mary E. set up in her room selling heads. The bed was also covered with HEADS!
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Wish I could afford this one!
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Another of my favorites. High price on this one.
Multiple collectors wanted to buy it.
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This is Maddy Gordon and my "Pale" self!
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Kathleen Cole "Smart Shopper". I call her the Head Vase Queen.
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Sue at the dress-up event. Great costume and personality!
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Saturday was the big sale at the hotel convention hall.
Yvonne sent this. She says: "
here I am with some of the head vases I purchased at the convention.... smiling, yes (until I checked my bank
account balance!) HA! I had a blast! Yvonne"
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Chrissy.com at the Saturday sell.
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Heads For Sale!
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More costumes from the Friday night event.
Pam - great Costume!!
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Lauren as "Eve Dressed For Success"!.
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Ruth & John!
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BLN!!
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Helen & Don with Dave Barron
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Debbie & Amir!
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More people at the convention.
DeAnna & JT
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Art & Betty as the BLN Peasant Figurines Anna & Chris.
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Art & Sara selling at the Saturday sale!
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End of showtime!