Monday, March 30, 2009
Let's Do the 3/50
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Not Just Any Saturday Night
Monday, March 23, 2009
Guest Soap
Next time you go looking for a guest soap, remember that these are some of the things that make your guest's Everyday Special!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
A rose is a rose, unless it's a............
If you are in any way adventurous, this is where the fun comes into play. Walk around your house and pick up the cute little things that you love that maybe have been pushed to the back of the cabinets. Things that you love that have lost all the rest of their family, have been gifts received but never found their "right" home, or things that you just want to be able to use somewhere for something. Below are some of the ways we have come up with to solve the soapdish problem when we could find nothing that had any charm or saving grace that was a real soapdish.
I am sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg and that you can find endless possibilities hiding on your own cabinet shelves. Go on, have some fun........after all, it's only a soapdish!!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Diagnosis by Dr. Deeds
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Bienville Street Studio
Thursday, March 12, 2009
An Everyday Special Walk Around the Yard
Today is the kind of day that just beckons you out the door, camera in hand. I took a short spin around the yard just now snapping a few photos of the flowers that are saying "Spring" while the weathermen are saying "Not so fast!!" It seems that our yesterday's 85 won't be seen again today. Not that it's cold out there, but it certainly isn't anywhere near 80.
When To Stop
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Everyday Special
Gracious Blogger: Cote de Texas - Miss Gracious Living - Southern Accent
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Where Were You Last Night?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Where to Start??
I think a good place to start is in the Bath section - lots and lots of singles in the towels and shower curtains as well as the bath rugs. This should be really fun. Time to check the Inventory Reports and see which ones qualify as "orphans" - they will be the first ones to move from the shelves into the "fantastic garage sale". Then I'll move on into the things that have been here the longest and see if any should move to the blog. It should take only a day or so, and I can have them all sitting there on the pages at the blog. It's time to do it!
If I really get moving along here this afternoon I can have some of these up and ready to go! And then I can work on getting the email ready to send out to all our customers and let them know that they can visit the "fantastic garage sale" any time and reserve their choices for pick-up at the shop. What could be easier!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Clean Up That Mess!!
How did they get to be in such a state? Napkins and placemats generally start out as "sets" of 4, 6, or 8. Then someone needs only 3 or 5 and you have some left over if you agree to "break the set" and sell to them just what they need. Now I know that some retailers NEVER do this, but we almost always do. It just seems better this way - the customers get what they need, and I get to keep some of my favorites. I know --- once again, that isn't what I am supposed to be doing. So, one of my resolutions this year is to just do it right. And in order to keep up with that, I am going to go back and get all this stuff under control so I won't want to fall back on bad habits.