…for the love of old things
I just got home from visiting my brother in Houston, Texas. I hadn’t seen him for over a year so you can bet we had a lot of fun talking, eating good food, watching Brit TV shows (we are both aficionados) and yes, doing a bit of antiquing and thrifting. Our first stop was an…
I adore doing what I do–finding great vintage things to sell. But every once in a while I find things that are difficult to part with. (It’s probably the same for you!) Even after listing them in my Etsy store, there’s that moment when I realize, I really don’t want to sell it. At least…
Against my better judgment I decided to head out Friday to the first hour of the first day of a three-day estate sale. It was heavy on Asian items (of which I know very little) but looked promising with a lot of interesting things. As the sale had just opened it was ridiculously crowded and…
A bit of sun Friday morning put me in the mood to head out to an estate sale and though I wasn’t able to get to the house till a few minutes before the sale started, I was still number nine on the list. (Wish they all were like this!) I was rather excited about…
Haven’t been buying much, but lately everything I’ve bought is…well, kinda sweet. Like this vintage Labor Deruta (Italy) ceramic relish tray. I spotted this on a cart at my neighborhood thrift store. It hadn’t even made it to the shelves yet, but I recognized the style and moved darn quick to put it in my…
I have items that have been in my store for so long that I’d forgotten I had them! Which got me thinking about why things don’t sell and is there anything that can be done. Here are a few of the problems that crossed my mind (not a comprehensive list) and possible solutions. Problem #1:…
