Saturday, November 10, 2012

Lots of Goodies To Process!

     Even with help from my lovely assistant, Beckie, sorting, researching, writing up a description, measuring, weighing .... yikes it still takes forever!  Trying to keep the house somewhat clean for house showings and other inconveniences keep getting in the way.

1950s era Doe & Fawn Table Lamp
So Peaceful


     Part of the problem is that some of our stuff is on the 3rd floor and some is on the first - no room to have it all in one place, and there's better atmosphere on the first floor for pictures.



Gorgeous 1900s Wrought Iron Lamp


As you can tell from our listings, we're into lamps and light fixtures.  Working on changing it up.

One of My Favorite Items To Find
Reverse Painted Foil Art



Soon to come, a somewhat large selection of vintage Indian Souvenir Dolls.  Brings back memories of the dolls I got as souvenirs.  What a feeling, to have memories come back, just from holding/seeing something you had as a child.




Still A Favorite Through the Ages - Charlie Brown







Also waiting to be listed from our Auction adventure  vintage signed and unsigned costume jewelry; great designs!

Vintage books, a salt glaze salt crock, and a Flip Wilson / Geraldine Doll.






Still no luck on finding a good place to live and properly run our business, but I know God has a special place in mind for us.  We just need to Trust, Be Patient, and Wait for His Time.

Checking out some upcoming auctions, and estate sales so we can keep bringing you  vintage Treasures!

     

     

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Ahhh Finally I'm able to get you a sneak peak of the treasures we got at the Wintergarden Auction http://wintergardenauction.com/ Saturday!  Between the Fibro and a large, busy family, it's a bit challenging to blog and run a small business. But me and Beckie are working out the kinks....without further adou ....


A view of the few items left near the end of the auction.
I forgot to take pictures earlier in the auction.









"Some" of our stash; but you'll have to wait to see the wrought iron chandeliers,
the 1920's Acme Doll and other goodies.




  
I like to sit in the back of the auction so I can see who is bidding on what.  I took careful notes of what we wanted to get and the highest I wanted to bid.  Chuck raised the paddle for me because his reflexes are in better shape than mine. 


      The funniest part was we had a signal - I would "jab" him if I wanted him to go higher on something.  The auctioneer held up three vintage black dolls, pictured above, and he kept saying black dolls, and no one wants the black dolls; Chuck says "That's bad" or something like that so I "Jabbed" him, and we won the bid!  Actually the baby in the leopard pj's is adorable (a Dee Bee Doll from 1929) and who dosn't remember Flip Wilson and Geraldine! Don't worry ... he raised the paddle on a few things HE wanted, even when I said no...all good fun!


Coming very soon are the Ebay and Etsy Postings.  Stay tuned....

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

What To Do Without A Pink House?

    Somewhat unexpectedly, we are selling our Pink House and looking for a new home, with a little bit of space to run our business more smoothly and offer a wider array of vintage goodies.



   Beckie, my co-conspirator, has been brainstorming like crazy and researching the best vintage finds we'll be able to bring our customers.  She has a great sense of style and has an eye for finding some beauties.  Without her, I wouldn't be able to take this next step.


Vintage Hollywood Regency Turquoise Lamps


     So,in the near future, will be a sad day as I say goodbye to my "Pink House".  I'll keep you posted on our search for a new home, AND a new name.  I'm toying with "All About Vintage Off The Beaten Path" since we're looking primarily for a place on the "country" side.  Thoughts on a name?