Here's a quick recap for my newest readers in 2013: We are three ladies who love vintage and antique treasures and have turned our passions into a business via twice yearly occasional sales... then I blog about it (along with my other interests). We each have different styles and tastes which helps us offer a wonderful mix of treasures from farmhouse country, to romantic pretties, to primitives and more! Below are photos of some of our occasional sales...
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| Karen, Renee, and I ( Sandy ) |
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| this was one of my favorite pieces... along with the green bread box |
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| younger people seem to like the retro style |
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| this antique wicker corner chair was snapped up by the first person in the door |
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| linens,linens, and more linens ...these and racks of vintage tablecloths are one of our most popular items |
Our events are like parties where we open a beautiful historical home ( where we live in the West wing and act as Resident Directors) filled with treasures we've collected. Our customers are lined up 45 minutes before we open in order to get the first "pick" of the treasures.
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| here's one of our Memorial Day sales...and the line keeps going... |
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| our alter egos |
We offer free gourmet coffee while you shop and friendly helpers walk around offering assistance where needed. We have a "holding room" where we hold the shoppers' items while they shop for more. Our husbands help carry out bigger items to our customer's vehicles.We have so much FUN that most of the time you will hear us laughing with hilarity! We get excited when someone picks up a treasure they've been looking for forever and WE FOUND IT FOR THEM! SWEET!
But maybe the best part of all is that our prices are reasonable. You don't think twice before snapping something up for yourself or as a gift for another vintage lover. Our customers include antique dealers who purchase for their shops. We believe that we don't have to be the last people to make money on something. So we look for the best deals in order to pass them on to our customers!
We also give a portion of our proceeds to a ministry that my daughter and her husband started in China. They help vulnerable women to make a living by knitting scarves. I'll be posting about that also in the near future.
Since it's pretty slow "picking" during the winter, we often use that time to work on projects. I'll be showing some items we're working on that will be for sale at our next event in the spring.
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| 4 piece 1920's wicker set SOLD |
A great big JOYFUL WELCOME to my newest followers:
Laura from I'm So Vintage
Kim from Snug Harbor
Stacey from Poofing The Pillows
Cindy from Old Time Pickers
Latoya from A Peaceful Crib
Esther from Shabby Cottage Collectibles
Pam from Winkel's Crazy Ideas
MY EYES ARE MOSTLY DRAWN TO THE LINENS! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteKaren is known as our "linen lady" and her linens are amazing! We have a whole room full of them! A special post on these coming soon!
DeleteThat would be amazing to be able to sell from such a location. I only sell online, but I would enjoy doing something similar as you if I had the location. Selling online is pretty comfortable...so far. Orders come in and I send them off with no problems. And thank you for the warm welcome!
ReplyDeleteFarmhouse hugs,
Cindy
We feel really blessed to have this space to sell our treasures "party style". Many people from out of town wander the grounds and stop in not knowing about the sale ahead of time. Then they buy things to take home...
DeleteThanks for your input on selling online :)
LOVE that retro set - I'd love a set like that. I also really like the wicker set, which would look cool at my lake house.
ReplyDeleteLots of cool looking stuff you have there.
I have a hard time not keeping everything for myself!
DeleteThanks for the warm welcome. I love what you do and where you live. I sell strictly online. The packing and shipping can be a bear, but I try to limit my items to things I can lift by myself. Stay warm.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Laura
OK good idea to sell the smaller stuff online. Will try that first.
DeleteOh, and I forgot to mention how cute the three of you look in your aprons. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Aprons are kind of our "signature uniform".
DeleteWhat you do sounds like so much fun. A lot of work and planning, obviously, but still fun. I would love to come and peek at those linens.
ReplyDeleteIt IS a lot of work especially because each of us has SO MUCH STUFF! But we have LOTS of help with our families, we bring snacks to share, and have fun! Food, family, fun...can't get any better than THAT!
Deleteoh my goodness!! we are so much alike ladies :) love your alter egos...and the linens....we're swooning ~ a trip...we'll have to see if we can't schedule that in for 2013! Good luck with that online selling...we're going to try making the jump this year as well...for SMALL stuff, then we'll see how it goes ~ lol!!
ReplyDeleteKaren is our "linen lady" who finds the most beautiful linens in addition to bringing boxes of them down from her attic. She's been a collector since she was young. Then she gets them looking like new, hangs them on vintage wooden hangers, and attaches a name to them with scrabble letters.
DeleteWould love to hear how your online sales go. I'll probably start with small items also! ;)
I would love to do what you do.
ReplyDeleteWe DO have a lot of FUN! We feel blessed to be doing what we love!
DeleteI am so glad you stopped by my selling series so I could find you! What a great adventure you are on with twice yearly sales....Oh ya, linen! Love it! I am your newest follower, I am not missing another post. I love that you have everything at your sale, mid century is sooo hot right now!
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PS: did you know when you reply on a comment, the person you replied to never sees it unless they come back and look at the post ...I know it is confusing!
Well, here I am replying to you and you won't be reading it. lol Guess I better start e-mailing my replies.
DeleteThanks for the follow. I'm now heading off to send you an e-mail. ; )
Oh what a great concept, really exciting! Thank you so much for updating us new readers. Wish l could pop in and do some sereous shopping when you have your next sale!! Hope your weekend is a very good one, blessings Pam
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pam! We have fun doing it and also make money! What could be better than THAT?
Deletegreat post mom! we had a blast helping at your last sale!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elissa!
DeleteThat was SUPER FUN!
I think what you are doing is so wonderful! Doing something like that would very much be in line with living my own dream life! You should come to Florida during this season, this is when the sales here are really rockin'!
ReplyDeleteWould LOVE to go to Florida! We vacation in Panama City Beach every Spring. My sister lives in Naples so we get down there as often as we can also! Love Florida!
DeleteActually it was this workshop that my friend and I put together that showed me that vintage sales were in line with my dream life so I DID it and I LOVE it! Another part of my dream life was motivating others to discover what I've learned about living your dreams and now I'm doing THAT also!
That's wonderful! Just after reading these few recent posts on your blog and beginning the work for the workshop I'm already thinking about how I could do something similar to what you are doing. I own a rental home which is currently not rented - meanwhile I have a ton of vintage stuff (and I mean a TON!)all stored away in 2 garages, a big bonus room and 2 attics. I could do what you are doing almost immediately, I have the inventory - IF my job wasn't in the way, it's consuming every ounce of my life at the moment! Hoping to figure things out at the workshop! :)
DeleteWow! You DO have lots of stuff! You could absolutely have occasional sales! You've got everything you need and more! You could start out with one sales event and add more later. We take one day to set up and hold the sale for a day and a half. I pick up my treasures mostly from Spring to Fall. During the winter I make tags. It all seems to work out well! I also was working full time when I began this but needed some kind of creative outlet. Having a creative outlet that you enjoy helps a lot! ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, sounds like you have a BLAST! I sure wish I lived closer!!!
ReplyDeleteOhhh I would love to make a trip there ! Sounds so wonderful! Love the aprons on all of you!!
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