…for the love of old things
Finally, cooler days (and nights) that make me sigh with relief. Even with less daylight, I love fall. Don’t you? These days I’m spending more time adding things to my store (for the upcoming holiday season) but I haven’t completely stopped sourcing!! I’ve found a few goodies over the last three days that I’m quite…
Recently I refurbished our old cutting board with Boos Mystery Oil and Boos Board Cream. In the eight or more years we’ve used this board I have never used any product on it. It looked so dry and scratched up that I contemplated tossing it out and just buying a new one. But I decided…
When I was growing up we didn’t have a lot of posh things and certainly nothing that was sterling silver. But later, when I was an adult and finally had a few spare shekels to rub together, I would inevitably buy something old and sterling silver. Charm bracelets and souvenir spoons were a fav. Nowadays,…
I sell vintage and antique items on Etsy and it’s not uncommon for folks to send me messages with offers. Some are cringe worthy asking for a 50% (or more) discount. Yikes! I typically decline all offers, but if the item’s price has enough wiggle room or has been in my inventory a long time, I…
For some of you, I know I’m preaching to the choir, but I feel it needs to be said…if you want to find the “good stuff” in a thrift store you have to go A LOT…whether you’re looking for things for yourself or to resell. For me “a lot” equates to three to four visits…
Lately, I’ve felt demotivated. I sighed a lot this week as I sorted through inventory. I sighed as I photographed items. I sighed as I added them to my store. I found myself sitting behind my laptop staring off into space…and yup, sighing. It doesn’t help that sales were sluggish in May and typically remain that…
Every job has it fun bits and the boring, tedious parts. When you’re your own boss, it’s easy to let the tedious parts slide. But yesterday, was not that day! I was planning on heading out to a garage sale and a few thrift stores and then I stopped myself. Wait…hold the phone…I still have a…
