a basement filled with pretty
Thursday, May 23, 2013
missing in a ton of action...
ok. ok. ok. I have not written in about a year... maybe more. I don't even check this thing. I even had it removed from my business cards.... oh yah I got business cards. Why? Well I will tell you why. Doubt. Yes, doubt. My downfall, kryptonite, nemesis, is doubt. I spend at least an hour every day, catching up on blogs. So, I see some great stuff out there. Amazing photography, I take pictures with my iPad. Layouts that would make a grown man weep. I use a prefab. Little buttons that link their blogs to facebook, pinterest, and etsy. Ummmmmm, how. So finally I have decided to just do it. It won't be the prettiest. It won't win awards. It won't link you to my entire world.... But it will be entertaining. So... There.... Thank you all for sticking with it! Over the next 12 days, I will be sharing the last 12 months of my business. Stay tuned for blurry photos and wonky layouts.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
what's in a name?
my mum, dad, and sister april in our old whaling home |
my husband and i recently bought a house here that was built in 1875. it was first used as a rectory, then a nunnery, and finally a family home.
our lovely old home in providence |
the basement has a crumbly concrete floor and is spacious. in this basement i house all my pretty vintage finds. tarnished silver plate, milk glass galore, pressed glass, lefton figurines, and my collection of religious planters. we have hinges and knobs. door plates and mail slot covers.
my husband even has half of the basement, which can be closed off, to house his professional size table saw. this is his oasis. he creates all my jewelry displays in here while listening to country music and singing off key. he brings in some of the pallets we have piled in the garage, piled to the ceiling mind you. he rips these pallets apart and builds new treasure out of them, including my amazing dining room table.
the pallet wood dining table gilly made for us |
so now you know what's in the name, of my blog. the name of my jewelry, vintage, upcycling business, i want a pony... now that will take another posting to explain! thanks for taking a peek into our basement. hopefully you can take a better peek soon when the etsy shop gets filled...
Monday, April 2, 2012
the new girl
i feel like the ultimate new girl. i'm new to this blogging thing, i'm new to the ri craft fair thing, and i'm new to this start my own business thing. lucky for me i have friends and family that have more faith in me than i do. this past saturday i had my first local craft fair as "i want a pony". i was scared that all the work i had done would go unnoticed. i was fearful that people would not receive my style or ideas well. i almost thought that i was crazy and maybe i would just skip it. my lovely cousin becky heard that i was doing this show and offered to make me cards.
after seeing all the work she put into them, i went through with it. my husband built me displays, he loaded up his car with all my stuff, and he drove me to the show. he patted my hand as i cried in said car. he listened to me as i expressed my fear of failure. he spoke of my talents and how proud he was to be my husband. he helped me set up and he took pictures.
this was my display. i finally saw what he saw. everyone else saw what my family and friends saw. i was a hit. everyone loved my mix of product with antiques. my packages was oooohed over. my merchandising was awwwwwed over. so i may not be zooey deschanel, but this new girl aint half bad. so this is a thanks to all who believe in me. i hope you all will keep tuning in to see how this all turns out! stay tuned...
after seeing all the work she put into them, i went through with it. my husband built me displays, he loaded up his car with all my stuff, and he drove me to the show. he patted my hand as i cried in said car. he listened to me as i expressed my fear of failure. he spoke of my talents and how proud he was to be my husband. he helped me set up and he took pictures.
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