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!!

White Elephant Emporium!

Modern Vintage Antiquing will be setting up a booth at the White Elephant Emporium (WEE). 

We are so excited to have a new home for some of our treasures.  We have been looking for a permanent booth location and WEE is a great choice!  They are located at 1561 W. MLK BLVD (6th St) in Fayetteville.  We met with Gregory last night and once some booth swapping and rearranging happens, we will be ready to move in.  We will be in the downstairs area and will post photos as soon as the booth is up and ready.

After our talk with Gregory, we walked around admiring some of the treasures they had in the shop.

If you are interested in being a vendor, give them a call at 479-249-6093 and check them out on Facebook at this link:

White Elephant Emporium

Go by and check them out.  They have a lot of great pieces and are haveing a huge sale this weekend!

Hope to see you there!
Casey & Ash

Picking in NWA!

Jim and I had a fun experience the other day...we got to pick an old abandoned house!  I know to some of you, that might not seem like a fun thing to do, but it was a blast!  We are both a really big fan of American Pickers on the Discovery channel  and we have always wanted to be able to go into a place (not a flea market or auction) and have the OK to just dig and get dirty and see what kind of treasures we could find.
If you haven't heard of this show click on the picture to check out their website!

The house we picked is up the road from where we live.  It's been abandoned ever since we moved in.  We happened to be driving by and the new owner was getting ready to do some work in the yard.  He is also a neighbor so we stopped to chat and see what was up with the house.  He said that he was trying to get the yard up to city code and that they were going to be tearing down the house soon.  I explained to him what we do and asked if we could look around and see if there was anything we would be interested in buying out of the house before they tore it down.  He agreed, so we went to picking!  He did say that his wife was also interested in seeing what kind of treasures could be found, so we just made a list of what we were interested in and made an offer. 

Some of the items we found included: vintage wall clocks, pyrex dishes, assorted milk glass pieces, a pair of hobnail lamps, a corner pantry with glass front doors, misc framed art, cast iron stand (possibly for an ashtray), set of green vintage drinking glasses and matching pitcher, pink depression glass cake stand and other misc glass pieces.  There were a couple more furniture pieces we might be interested in but can't make a good offer until we can move them and confirm the condition is ok.  There was also some closets I couldn't check because there was so much stuff in the floor, so there could be more treasure, it will just take getting in there with the proper shoes and enough time to be more thorough!

As we were getting ready to leave his wife showed up.  She is supposed to be checking out the items on our list and getting back with us.  We didn't' get to leave with anything but hope to be hearing from them soon.  There was also a shed that supposedly has more treasure in it.  I would love to be able to get in that shed!  We were very happy that they allowed us to look around.

If you have an old house or barn or shed that might have some hidden treasure in it and would like to make some cash, send me an email, we would love to come by!

Have a great day!
Casey

Cottage Haven - Siloam Springs

A couple of weeks ago when Jim and Dan and I were in Siloam Springs at Don's Auction, we stopped by Cottage Haven at 2125 E. Main Street. They had a great selection of re-purposed furniture and they sell CeCe Caldwell's natural chalk and clay paint right there in the store if you are looking to re-purpose your own furniture.

They had a great selection of Pyrex bowls and an awesome wall of glass!

Jim and Dan really enjoyed the shelves with the vintage toys! 

And I loved the Vaseline Glass & Jade-ite!

Cottage Haven had a lot of other cute vintage and re-purposed items. Next time you are in Siloam Springs you should check them out and like them on Facebook!

Happy Hunting!
Casey