Saturday, March 29, 2014

New goodness on Etsy - vintage school posters!

So, I dug out a box of paper that I apparently stashed away on a shelf back in 2012. Yes, 2012. When I say my stockpile of paper is never ending, I'm not exaggerating! ;) Anyway, I would say the box was about 80% school posters, which I started to list on Etsy this week. I haven't decided yet what to do with the rest of them, if I will list them individually on Etsy like I did these, or if I will lot them up and put them on eBay. I'm going to get that box emptied out one way or the other though!

There are too many to show them all here, so I'll just post a few examples. First up, I listed 20 different letter posters...



I listed 8 number posters...


And finally, 6 nursery rhyme posters...


Saturday, March 22, 2014

20% OFF in my Etsy shop - happy Spring!



It's Spring!!! I can't tell you how happy this makes me - sale season is right around the corner! To celebrate I am having a 20% off sale in my Etsy shop - just enter the coupon code SPRING2014 when you checkout! The discount applies to the item price only, and is good through April 21st. If there is something you've had your eye on, now's the time to grab it! :)

Saturday, March 15, 2014

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

So who else is chomping at the bit for garage sale season to get here? Here in Ohio we've got about another month until the weather is (usually) nice enough for the sales to start up in earnest. There have been a few estate sales this winter, but not a ton, so my waiting to be listed on eBay pile is woefully small... I did get some auctions up this week though!

At an estate sale last weekend I scooped up a bunch of Syroco - if you've followed the blog for any length of time at all, you know my love for Syroco knows no bounds. I have a few larger pieces that I am going to be trying in the booth first - some flowers, a 3 candle wall sconce, and a key, to be specific. The rest I threw up at auction:





(I almost kept this - it makes me giggle like I'm in junior high.)







Friday, March 14, 2014

Antique Mall Booth Update - February 2014

February was a bit better than January, hooray! Here's the latest photos I have of the booth, I took these the first weekend in March:


The orange La-Z-Boy rocking recliner from 1978 sold like 3 days after I put it in the booth - I'm not 100% sure, but I think the Craig's List ad that I created for it probably brought the sale. It isn't included on this February report though since it sold the first week of March... I wish I had more of them! ;)

Ok here is the February breakdown:

Black Metal File Box - 18.00
Chinese Checkers Game - 21.60
2 Glass Apothecary Jars - 20.00
3 Point Antler Rack - 20.00
Calendar Top Print - 3.00
Green Plastic Trash Can - 8.00
Macrame Plant Hanger - 12.00
Metal Postage Scale - 18.00
Vanity Mirror - 35.34
Matador Print - 6.00
Owl Bookends - 8.00

Total Sales: $169.94
- Total Commission: $16.71
- Rent: $72.00
Profit, not including cost of items or time spent working: $81.23

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

New goodness on Etsy - posters, prints, and shooting targets!

Lately I've been working on tackling the backlog of paper items I have to list on Etsy. I've made a bit of a dent, but there is much more to come. Much more. As always. ;)

I found a whole set of these fun vintage cheese posters!

I found a set of these not very politically correct County Cousins prints, I can't help but love them...






I found a nice set of these gorgeous "American Beauties" prints!

I found a set of these Audubon prints, they are big - 14" x 18"!

These Erte illustrations are AMAZING.