I bet that darn book is under one of these piles???
I did manage to get things in their proper places, dust, price, do a few displays, make coffee and muffins, put out the signs and balloons and I was ready, it was nothing.... I still haven't found the book...
I forgot to take pictures before the sale, so I tried to 'fluff' it up a bit and took these after I closed.
Did you notice the hanging 'Christmas Tree' made of lampshades?
Bright and early my good friend Marcia showed up to save the day. She and I have been making messes together for over 20 years, she can read my mind after all these years. She just does whatever needs to be done and I can get on with spinning in circles...
One particularly stressful year she completely decorated my house for Christmas, while I was gone.. She came back after Christmas and put them away too... That is a very special friend indeed!!
I would have loved to have visited the rest of the shops in Silverton that evening, but I was was too tired by the time I closed at 5pm.
Saturday was fun, l always enjoy catching up with my customers, who have become my friends over the years. Because my shop is off the beaten path, I have always had time to get to know my customers since they might be the only one in the store for quite sometime.. I like to think it's because I am off the beaten path.. So unless I saw them at a sale somewhere during the past year, many of my customers I hadn't 'caught up with' in a year. Here is a link to a friend of mine Laurie who visited Saturday. Check out her really cute treasures.
http://lauriescharmingdesigns.blogspot.com/Then there were new friends to make during the course of the day...I miss the interaction that I had when my store was open regularly, but I do enjoy the flexibility of being closed. This schedule is working for us now, I have been in business for 9 years, so its important to change things around once in awhile.
I met my friend Lisa Sunday morning for a quick trip to the Flea Market.
Wow, Joy, the shop looks so cute!! And I absolutely LOOOOVE the hanging shade Christmas tree...!! It seems like FUN always follows you wherever you go...!! That is why I love being around you! Miss ya!
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Joy...the photos look great and I am so glad you had a good turnout. I loved spending time with you last week...not many people will stay up with me until 2am. See you soon.
ReplyDeleteJoy, Love the lampshade "tree". Very wonderful. Had fun "junkin" with you Sunday. See you soon. Martha
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning my blog! Your shop looked really put together. now I know what goes on behind the scenes!! lol. Laurie
ReplyDeleteHi Joy, I tagged you again. You better play this time. Take a look at my blog to see what the heck I'm talking about.
ReplyDeleteLove you!
Lisa
WOW, Joy, the shop looks just beautiful! Your organizational system sounds very much like mine :) Looks like you had a fantastic time :)
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