Sunday, January 13, 2013

A New Home

 
Well...
Have I ever been busy this past week !
( not an excuse for not blogging ... well... maybe )
Tuesday Hubs and I headed south to Des Moines
for our " orientation" into Booth Vendor-ship at the Brass Armadillo.
 
You may remember  ,
with the cold weather in the frozen tundra of the Trailerhood,
I had quit having my bi-weekly sales.
 
I also hadn't been happy with my sales in Mason City.
And I had quite a bit of inventory left.
 
So my new goal was to find a new home for my junk.
 
Then came my EPIPHANY !
( don't you love that word ?)
 
 Em and I had gone to Des Moines a while back for Junk Jubilee,
and since it was kind of a "junkin" weekend,
we decided to check out the Brass Armadillo.
Thankfully,
 we had a very cooperative tour guide /chauffeur,
my good friend Rhonda.
 
I fell immediately in love ,
isle after isle of vintage- antique - junk - stuff !
H*E*A*V*E*N !
Even Em was impressed.
 Which makes Mama happy ,
 because she despised going to antique malls with me when she was younger .
( She said they smelled bad )
 
Both Rhonda and Em thought this was the place I should be with my junk.
I needed very little encouragement ...
 
Sooo..
Up to the desk I went to enquire as to what I needed to do to become a vendor.
My heart sank...
there was a 2 page waiting list to get a space.
The lady told me it would probably be March before something was available.
 
SADNESS....
 
Imagine my surprise when shortly after Christmas I got a phone call
from Toni at the Brass Armadillo wondering if I was still interested in a space !
 
Ummmm.... YES !
 
On Friday we loaded the trailer with a lot of my leftover inventory.
I had seen my space on Tuesday ,
and had arranged and re-arranged my booth
100 times in my head ....
but, of course, that's not how things work .
( or is it just me ? )
 
First order of business was to paint.
The previous vendor had a very bright yellow on the walls.
While I love a "pop" of sunshine ,
this was a bit overwhelming.
 
 
Yikes !
 
But when we arrived , we discovered there had been a roof leak,
(Thanks to winter ice build up and recent 50 degree days )
right above my booth and the one next to it.
It was still dripping a bit and the repairman wasn't coming till Monday.
 
But between one of the employees and my ingenious Hubs,
they came up with a temporary solution and the make over began.
 
Thanks to my friends Rhonda ,
we had it painted in about a half hour !
 
We made several trips with "stuff"
 and the "fun" began.
( the temps had of course dropped back to the "normal" teens ...brrr )
Again ...
Thanks to Rhonda !
( and the empty space next to us that we commandeered )
There is NO WAY we could have gotten it all done without her .
She has a great eye and with both of us on the same page,
Hubs didn't stand a chance :)
 
 
In progress...
 
And... 
" Making Home" has found a new home !
 
 
A little bit re-purposed,
 
 
a little bit vintagey junk.
 
 
 
And a whole lot of funky fun !
 
What  better way to begin a new year
than with a new adventure !
Long term goal...
keep it fun and full of beautiful junk ...
AND
Keep calm and don't FREAK OUT !
May be easier said than done...
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7 comments:

  1. The space is amazing and I am going to tell every one I know that they need to go there! HEY! Everyone I know! YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT THIS SPACE! That ought to do it.

    Just kidding......

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  2. Oh so much nicer than the "bright" yellow! I love that you marched up to the desk to enquire about a booth and even though you were told it could be March before you heard, you went ahead anyway -- and then the stars were aligned to get you in before you had to wait any time at all. Congrats, and best of luck in your new home!

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  6. I love your Making Homes new home! I'm so far behind in my blog reading lately. I obviously have a lot of catching up to do with you my friend! But this looks fabulous and fun!

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