Yes I held my sale twice in two weeks,but I am so glad I did because it was a hug success the second time,and I would like to talk about my first home sale and lessons learned. So what did I learn? Marketing is key! I thought having such a large Facebook fan base was key. And it is helpful but most of those likes are for my blog. So many of you live in other states and countries too! I asked a very sweet friend of mine for a little advice. She has held many sales at her own home with success. She told me it's marketing! So I made flyers with the event name,date and time with a brief description of what I would be selling. I went to several local businesses that sold items similar merchandise, and also businesses that I had a relationship with. One thing about my business is ... View Post
My Hopes And Dreams
Today is the last day of my Vintage sale, and as I was setting up and changing things around I started thinking about my hopes and dreams. I have always been a creative person,I love decorating and styling. Even as a child I always enjoyed re-decorating my room,which really meant moving my bed from one side to another,or sometimes on an angle. Let's see.... if someone asked me what would I would like to do .... if I could what would it be? I would love to work as a stylist,or with a designer staging rooms or homes. And if that would involve shopping that would be a huge plus! I have to tell you I am getting giddy with excitement because after the sale I have a few projects up my sleeve,and I will be changing a few things around and tweaking. Because you never know who is ... View Post
White Lace Cottage Vintage Sale
If you are local I am hosting my second White Lace Cottage Vintage sale event! I am set up and ready to go! If you see this on my Face Book page I would really appreciate it if you could share this event! Thanks so much! ... View Post
My Sale And What I Learned
Today I wanted to talk about my sale and what I learned. First I am sure you all want to know how successful my vintage market sale was,how much did I sell,and how many people attended and bought. Since this was my first sale,not including previous garage sales I had no idea what to expect. As you know I transformed my garage into a shop. I think it turned out incredible,looking just like a shop! I ordered some signs on line that I thought would work,but after ordering them I found out that my town would not let me put these up as they were, so they needed to be adjusted. I really wanted to make a special first impression when coming to the sale. I can't believe I forgot to take a photo,but I placed my pink bike by our tree,and in my bike basket I added fresh hydrangeas. I also ... View Post
Sweet Vintage Shabby Stool
As I am preparing for my first market at my home I have been frantically getting things ready,but it has not stopped me from shopping. I picked up this sweet vintage shabby stool just a few days ago. I fell for the pink roses,I painted the legs sweet pea from vintage market and design paint. The background color is sort of a lime green and the pink really pops well off of this piece! I know crazy,getting things ready and stopping to shop and paint! Today I am finishing setting up shop in my garage,wait until you see what I have done. It looks nothing like a garage at all! As I was setting up I thought adding some flowers to the space would be pretty. I am repurposing many treasures into vases. The flowers will come with the pieces. Here are just a few of them. The flowers ... View Post
Painting A Staircase
This week is going to be a busy one,the countdown is on to the sale.I am transforming our garage into a shop. I will be sharing photos soon so you can get a sneak peak at how it looks and what will be at the sale. Because I have a busy week and I did not have any planned or scheduled posts,I thought I would share a post from a year ago when I painted my staircase. Besides painting my kitchen cabinets,this is one of the best decisions I have made. Love how nice and bright it is in our living room,no more orange stain,yay! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We have been in our home for seven years.And since that time the stain on my stairs has changed from a warm glow to orange. If I could have done it all over again I would have never stained my stairs but had them ... View Post
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