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| this was given to us by our friendly new shop neighbor who found it in the trash |
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| for the chicks |
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| for the dudes |
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| dressing room! |
some more teases
Here are some more little peeks into what we've been working on. Every spare moment we have, we are at the shop putting everything together, cleaning, steaming, painting, connecting wires to other wires, drinking obscene amounts of coffee, etc. So since we really don't want to show everything until we have a completed final product, we'll just be posting pictures of some bits and pieces along the way. Plus, it's really all we have time to do lately. We really can't wait to show the final product!
truthiness part 1 <> what lies ahead
We feel we owe you a bit of honesty. As you may or may not have known, we recently signed a lease for a storefront. Exactly one month has passed and it still doesn't feel real. Although our lives have always included vintage, sometimes included selling it, they now fully revolve around every aspect of it!
Let us explain. Since signing the lease and working on the shop, we've gotten so much support and positive feedback regarding our venture. A previous comment even called what we're doing 'a dream.' The truth is that it is, it's been a dream of ours for a very long time. Though it may seem dreamy to walk into a vintage store, knowing YOU are the owner and THIS is your JOB, there are many aspects to what we are going through that scare the pants off of us. This is the truthiness that we feel we owe you.
Lingering questions that we may not have the answers to for a while and that keep us up at night sometimes:
-What if we don't make any money?
-What if we can't pay our rent?
-What if no one likes our stuff?
-What if I burn out?
-When will I have free time?
-What if ______? (really, you can enter anything, and we've thought it)
Some truths that we know:
-We won't be taking any vacations for a long time.
-We can't quit our other jobs yet.
-This summer (peak season in our area), we'll be spending 7 days a week at the shop.
-We couldn't have done this without the support of Paul and Chris.
-We couldn't have done this without the help of friends and family.
-We believe in what we do.
-We don't take it for granted for a SECOND.
We are optimists. We believe that if you want something bad enough, you can make it happen. It may not always be sunshine and puppies and rainbows, but it doesn't, at least it shouldn't, matter. Who knows if we will make it a year or 10 years, there is no way of knowing. What we do know is that we are working our tails off creating this vision we've been given the opportunity to create. We want to be as honest as possible about the process, the ups AND the downs. So we'll follow up with some more truths as we go. Some we'll still need to learn.
Feel free to ask questions. We are happy to answer.
Let us explain. Since signing the lease and working on the shop, we've gotten so much support and positive feedback regarding our venture. A previous comment even called what we're doing 'a dream.' The truth is that it is, it's been a dream of ours for a very long time. Though it may seem dreamy to walk into a vintage store, knowing YOU are the owner and THIS is your JOB, there are many aspects to what we are going through that scare the pants off of us. This is the truthiness that we feel we owe you.
Lingering questions that we may not have the answers to for a while and that keep us up at night sometimes:
-What if we don't make any money?
-What if we can't pay our rent?
-What if no one likes our stuff?
-What if I burn out?
-When will I have free time?
-What if ______? (really, you can enter anything, and we've thought it)
Some truths that we know:
-We won't be taking any vacations for a long time.
-We can't quit our other jobs yet.
-This summer (peak season in our area), we'll be spending 7 days a week at the shop.
-We couldn't have done this without the support of Paul and Chris.
-We couldn't have done this without the help of friends and family.
-We believe in what we do.
-We don't take it for granted for a SECOND.
We are optimists. We believe that if you want something bad enough, you can make it happen. It may not always be sunshine and puppies and rainbows, but it doesn't, at least it shouldn't, matter. Who knows if we will make it a year or 10 years, there is no way of knowing. What we do know is that we are working our tails off creating this vision we've been given the opportunity to create. We want to be as honest as possible about the process, the ups AND the downs. So we'll follow up with some more truths as we go. Some we'll still need to learn.
Feel free to ask questions. We are happy to answer.
pussycat vintage giveaway!
more stocking and a sneak peek!
we've been absent from our blog lately since we've been so mind-boggling busy with our store. but here's a little taste of some stocking up we've done and a very small sneak peek. There is still a lot of work to do on our physical shop, but it's coming along!
and a tiny peek..
and a tiny peek..
stocking up!
we've been working our little butts off stocking up our inventory for the shop. Not that it actually feels like work.
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| for your moving pictures |
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| for your instant picture needs |
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| vintage DVF! |
a bird + cleaver giveaway!
Lindsay and John over at Bird + Cleaver are hosting a giveaway of our 1960's Mikasa Blue point plates and bowls. Go enter!
A few more items for the shop...
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| Layered secretary dress with side bow. |
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| Polka dot day dress. |
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| Rainbow striped blazer. |
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| Great patterns. |
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| Izod for the baby! |
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| White flats with floral pattern. |
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| Lucite heels! |
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| Mid-century server |
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| Vintage GE clock in yellow. |
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| Mushrooms! |
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