Blog Sale and GIVEAWAY!

Here it is! The blog sale! 

All necklaces are 10$, brooches are 5$!

Shipping is 3$. Items are for sale through Pay Pal (if I know you and would rather mail me a check, or pick up necklaces just send me an email.) To purchase more than one item, email me. Click on the picture to enlarge for a better view! Happy Shopping (Giveaway details are at the bottom of this post)!

 

This sale will go on until August 15th. Each purchaser will have their name entered into a drawing on August 16th to win another necklace! Also, become a fan on my blog and facebook, and leave a comment on this blog post stating which you are a follower/like of for a chance to win 2 brooches!

Boutique!

Had so much fun yesterday at another boutique! This is a picture of some of my mother in law's items. (Ida's Ideas).

Here's my array of necklaces!


Yesterday my sister in law came with me! We had lots of fun chatting and seeing all the other booths! There were so many fun ones!  I may not do one again, or If I do, I'll try the Murray Farmer's market. HOPEFULLY I will be selling some at Gardner Village! I'm meeting with someone on Tuesday!  But in the mean time, I am going to have a BLOG BOUTIQUE SALE!  I will post later with more details, and all the items!

Flowers

 

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I've had some requests to see pictures of just the flowers. Here are a few. I also have black, white, tan, leopard print and a black and white, and soon hot pink!  Flowers are 5$. I make them as brooches, but someone who purchased one last week was going to turn it into a barrette. 

These are made of cotton, ribbon and satin.

~Another Boutique!~

I'm going to try again this Saturday at another boutique! (not put on by the same person thankfully!*)

I will be in Orem, this Saturday, July 17th from 8am to noon in the RC Willey parking lot on University Parkway! If it goes well, then I will continue going there on Saturdays!

In addition to my own items, I am selling these adorable headbands and necklaces made with rosettes by Jaime Lefevre, and needle felted crafts by Ida's Ideas!

Here's another look at some items I've made. Also, I'm selling them for HALF the price I sell them on Etsy for! So only 10$ for necklaces, and 5$ for the flower brooch!

Most of these are new styles from what I've had on Etsy! After the summer is over and/or I'm done boutique-ing, I will post on Etsy. But I will have a sale soon on my blog where I will continue the 10$ price, so be sure to become a follower so you can get updated when that happens!



* at this past boutique there was no advertising done like was said there would be, there wasn't even a sign about the boutique, so people had no idea why there were tents and people sitting out there, so there was hardly any traffic--but if you are reading this b/c you are one of the people that picked up my card, GREAT and thank you!

Keys to Garage Sales

I grew up going to garage sales, and LOVE them! Friends are always asking me if I still go, and what I found, and where I go.  A few weeks ago I got this vintage teapot.  The inside is all white from being used and oxidized!  It's made by a New England copper company that started almost 200 years ago! So fun! I got it for 2$! Can't beat that! 

For garages sales, I will start by looking on KSL.com the day before to look for sales in my area.  Then it's best to set out a 8am. Any later and you may miss out! Then I keep to my area/neighborhoods looking for sales.    (A keen eye was developed at an early age to spot those neon signs and addresses, though I'm still not as good as my mom! She's the master!)

Keep a list of things in mind (or on paper) that you are looking for in general (I'm always looking for children clothes and old picture frames) and things that may be tougher to find that you are needing/wanting to keep your eye out for the whole summer (we're looking for a corner desk big enough to fit our large printer, but small enough to fit in our space). 

Sometimes things are bargains to begin with, and other times it's wise to offer a better price. Such as this teapot, I had a huge armful of things, and they were asking 4$ for it. My total came to 12 and she was okay with 10$. 

Have change, because the owners usually run out, or are overwhelmed enough that they can't seem to count change correctly. I've been shorted on change before, and given too much. So Friday night when you're getting your groceries, get some quarters, ones and fives.

Garage sales can be wonderful, you can usually get a better price then going to the thrift store, because they just want to clean out and get rid of these things (most of the time, there are some people that want to clean out but are still too attached to there 'stuff' that they ask too much money, so beware!)

Other fabulous items I've found this summer, a huge wardrobe for my kids as they get old, they were selling great clothes in very good condition for 25 and 50 cents!  I found a semi beat up tree, but is in a beautiful box, and the leaves just needed to be dusted and cleaned, cute power tool toys, Independence Day decorations, childrens books, heavy duty pot, Toy Story toys, and so much more!

Happy Sale-ing!


(Any extra tips to add mom??)

Busy Bee Boutique

I will be participating this Saturday, July 10th at the Busy Bee Boutique in Lindon selling my Chic Lady necklaces! I've been working round the clock w/ new patterns and styles! I'm so excited! I will also be selling some items from Ida's Ideas!

It is in Lindon, Utah at 135 S. State Street (in the parking lot of Kid to Kid).  There will be many boothes, and Beyond Tae Kwon Do: fundraising carwash, Pleasant Grove High School Cheerleaders' bake sale, a bounce house, Shaved ice Shack, and BBQ lunch by Wallabys! So come and check it out!

This is a peek at some of the new necklaces I've been working on!

I've taken over my kitchen table!