Where Have you Been?!?!
Well...It's been months since my last blog post...(That kinda sounded like a confession!)and man a lot has happened over those two months! We have been super busy. If you follow us on
Facebook you have probably seen what we have been up to. Here is a short recap....
May 1st we moved into a small space at White Elephant (WE). Sales were great our first couple of weeks and we decided this was a good direction for us so we started talking to the WE owners about more space.
Towards the end of May, we signed up for space at a new location in Springdale called
Midtown Eclectic Mall. Not one week after we signed up for that space, WE had a large room available for us and we took it (no commitment issues here!).
June 1st we moved into the space at Midtown and had a great first two weeks. Then the owner at Midtown offered us a better space so during the 3rd weekend in June we moved our new booth into a newer booth space, within the same building. The next week we moved our from our small space at WE in the big room they offered us. So, we basically set up 2 booth spaces and then relocated them, all in 2 months, (I wouldn't recommend this to just anyone!).
So, the outcome has been great. Sales are amazing at both locations and we are really enjoying working on all our projects. We started out mostly buying and reselling vintage glassware, household and decor items, but have recently moved into restoring furniture and creating handmade items.
Dan has joined us as a partner in this endeavor and Tyler is even getting involved more. He is selling clocks, helping with some accounting work and is a great help when it comes to doing little projects. Sam is starting to get involved too and I'm excited to get her input on some projects we have coming up.
We are still going to auctions, yard sales and thrift stores, but now with a new purpose. We have found a lot of great deals and love to pass them on to our customers. We are buying cheap and keeping our overhead low so the typical person can enjoy our items without going broke buying them...this will remain our goal!
We have really enjoyed spending time with the staff at both booth locations and since we are at the booths so much, have starting building relationships with other vendors and the customer base. One customer in particular has become a repeat customer and a good friend.
So when we first started the blog it was more of a "where to shop" and "this is what we like" kind of endeavor. We have changed direction in the last few months. We still do all the same stuff as before, but now with a new purpose.
We really feel blessed to be able to do what we love. It started out as a hobby but has turned into a passion and I'm so happy that it's a family effort. We love having the kids involved and it's very fulfilling to create or restore something with your own blood and sweat, and have someone love it, buy it, and display it in their own homes. We pray that we can continue to do what we love, with the people we love and turn a profit at the same time!
Below are pics of some of our booths and recent and upcoming projects...
Midtown, booth #1
Moving into larger booth at Midtown (caution...construction zone!)
Hutch, sold at Midtown, before & after
1940's vanity with mirror and bench, sold at Midtown
Shelves we painted at a customer's house
Moving into larger booth at White Elephant (yet another...construction zone!)
China cabinet, sold at Midtown
Pinterest inspired projects for Midtown & White Elephant (some are still available)
Yardsale Treasures
New merchandise, just waiting for a little inspiration & a new coat of paint (or fabric)!
Follow us on Facebook for new inventory pictures. We also have multiple listings on Craigslist. We do custom orders and custom paint jobs on your own furniture. Message us for detials.
Other BIG news!!...
We will be selling items at a outdoor vintage market in September. We are very excited! See details below.
AND....I would like to say congrats to my brother on finally popping the
question to his amazing girlfriend (and MVA blog co-conspirator) Ashley
(while on vaca in Puerto Rico)!
And another huge congrats to Andrea & Stephen on the very very early arrival of Miss Ava Helena, born June 21st, 4lbs, 1 oz. We did a shower for Andrea just 6 days earlier...glad we got that in when we did!!
