Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Spring in My Booth

Thinking of Springtime makes me think of white furniture and lots of lacy even silly fun things to bring in the carefree sunshine!  Here is a picture of an all-white booth I had at the Antique Mall(before I went to an all Black booth for winter!)  I was thinking everything in the picture had sold but I realized that the mirror reflecting the camera flash is a pretty gilded folding 3 panel mirror which is now in my daughter's room in the house about to be for sale.  So...some things do take a while to sell!  Usually the things I like.
Here is another picture of Springtime in my booth where I work.  Its a little bit more crowded than I would like...maybe because sales are slow lately?  You think? It is my middle booth of 5 which I tend as the Garden Booth.  I manage the consignment section for the Mall so I never know for sure what I will have to work with.  My other sections are a Traditional one and the Primitive ~Rustic booth.  That booth is very, very full of country pine furniture which a former dealer is pulling out of her attic and consigning. Nice stuff! I wish things would sell faster for her! (One piece she consigned to me is now a display piece at a shop Southern Living calls one of the 50 Best in the South:  Wharf Hill in Smithfield, Va.)  My own taste tends towards Frenchy Frou Frou and English Country style mixed with inherited Virginia ~which I don't think sells very well in my mall so I don't have to much of it.  (Actually,  Virginia things do sell...but I usually keep them.) 

I just realized I worked all day at WAM and escaped without buying one thing!!!  And...I had some nice consignments come in...small things...so my back isn't aching tonight.  After so little sleep Monday night I was a bit sluggish ...it was awful!   I decided I needed a daughter fix so I texted Jojo and asked R U BZY?  DIN DIN? and she is picking me up at 8:00 to go eat at Aromas and walk Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg!   I am the lucky one!!!

4 comments:

  1. Well I hope you had a good time with your daughter. I really enjoyed these photos and seeing all of these beauties. I can see why you are a busy lady, wow. But I think I would love your job....

    p.s. okay, hope you have time to do some painting...

    Really enjoyed the post.

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  2. The waiter at the restaurant remembered us & told my daughter later it was nice we can go out together. I read your Blog about visiting with your sister out loud to my husband and we both had to laugh at your "strolls" into town and your cement hips. I had cement legs yesterday!

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  3. Of course, I'd know this was your booth without you telling me! Maybe it's the bird cages that gave it away! I love reading your blog and seeing the photos! If I can't get down there to see it for myself, this is the next best thing. I like knowing that you have each booth featuring a different style. You are so good at this! It's great you and Jojo have those mother/daughter times together. They are invaluable!

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  4. waving hi, keep checking for updates...

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