Good news / Bad news

Well, I have some bad news and some good news.  Bad for ME.  GOOD for you.  The bad news first.  This is what the passenger side of my car now looks like:

It actually looks a lot WORSE in person.  You can’t really see how DEEP the dent is in the photo.  It’s deep enough that I can’t open that door anymore.  I’m fine.  My car, notsomuch!   Thanks to another driver in a parking lot who ‘saw me but thought I was going to let him to go by’, even though he had a STOP sign and I had the right of way.

Currently dealing with insurance and just waiting to hear what they decide.  Here’s the ‘back story’.  The ‘Cruiser’ is 15 years old and has served me well for the past 7 years.  I definitely ‘got my money’s worth’ out if it.  Because it’s got such a low resale value at this point, it was futile for me to have full coverage on it anymore; and most likely it is going to be deemed ‘totaled’.  And while I knew the day was coming, in the not too distant future, that I was going to have to replace it, I really can’t afford to do so just yet.  I was really hoping to get at least another year out of it.  It’s still driveable, but isn’t going to be worth squat as a trade in.  sigh.

So, what’s the GOOD news?
The good news is that because I need to drum up considerably more funds to replace my vehicle, I’m having a 50% off sale in my booths at Stars.

Look for these red and white ‘50% OFF’ coupons in both of my booths.  You have to have a coupon to get the discount.  The discount is good for everything you purchase from my booths, through May 31, 2019.  After that, I’ll be extending the sale ‘as needed’, until I have enough to replace the Cruiser.

You can also print a coupon directly from the Stars website.   The coupon on the site will look a little different than the ones I printed on my PC, but the offer is the same.

I was just in Stars yesterday, rearranging and restocking, so there is a huge variety and selection of goods awaiting your shopping, and SAVING, pleasure!  And IF there is something that you have seen in my booth in the past and always coveted, but don’t see there just now; feel free to ASK ME!  It might just be something that I pulled and took home when I changed out inventory.  I’ll be happy to take it back in for you; and even have them HOLD it ‘just for you’ at the front desk.

Time for pictures!

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As you can see, both booths are jam-packed with goods.  I will continue to bring in MORE stock every week.   I’ll be making more and resupplying the coupons too.  IF, for some reason you can’t locate a coupon while you are there; ask them to CALL ME, and I will give them a verbal okay for your 50% discount.

So, come and get it while the gettin’s are half off!!

Stars is open 7 days a week; 11am – 6pm.

The sale has been extended!

The Stars Sale has been extended and will continue through Monday, June 5th!!  

So if your weekend was too busy to get out there, you now have until tomorrow and 6pm.

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In other news, my etsy shop is now officially CLOSED for business.  I’ve been researching other on-line options for selling on and there are SO many of them!  Each has as many good reviews as they do bad reviews, so I am completely stymied!

And I’m just not convinced that I should pay for my own website right now.  The numerous sites that have ‘free shops’ only allow you to list a very limited number of items.

I have considered just adding a selling feature to my blog.  I even looked up ‘how to sell on my free WordPress blog’; but for the life of me I canNOT find the ‘widget’ to add for a shopping cart?!?!  sigh.

Maybe I’ll just list some items here in my blog and have buyers leave a comment to purchase; then send them a PayPal invoice to pay??  Does that sound too ‘rinky dink’?  Would YOU buy like that from a blog?

This is a pretty busy month for me with my CASA volunteer work, but I’m HOPING to get some things on my blog before too long.

Stars Antique Malls BIG Birthday SALE!!

The sale starts TODAY, and runs through Sunday.  Each vendor sets their own sale discount %.  As always, I’m offering 50% off EVERYTHING in my booth.  If you’ve had your eye on something, NOW is the time to go buy it!

And, also as always, my booth is JAM-PACKED with goods!

Vintage sheet music, vintage lace and glittered crowns; in small decorative size, adult size and a few (the narrower lace ones) are baby size.

Altered and upcycled mini mannequins.

Lots of little altered journals.  The ones with the vintage atlas covers are perfect for a summer travel journal!  Great little gifts for teachers too.

Vintage, altered and upcycled jewelry and trinket boxes.  The smallest ones are perfect for tucking a gift card into; and prices stat at $5.00!

Chalk boards, big and small, upcycled memo boards, cork boards,  big blank frames, decorative wall and ceiling medallions.

Vintage and repainted wood bowls and trays.

LOTS of vintage and upcycled glass cloches!  (How cute is that ‘pear shaped’ one!?!?)  Candle pedestals and cupcake stands (sold separately) make adorable bases for the cloches.

Lots of picture frames, with and without backs and glass.  Gold, white and aqua.

LOTS of vintage white Ironstone dishes!  Every pieces and unique collectibles.

Vintage treasures.

And LOTS of furniture; always at very reasonable prices . . . .  CRAZY good prices during the sale at 50% off!

COME & GET YOUR SHOPPING THERAPY!

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE IN MY ETSY SHOP – 50% OFF SIGNS!

I’ll explain more about ‘why?’ I’ve decided to close down my etsy shop later.  For now I need to spend time putting the sale information in all 100+ of my listings, one by one.  I got about half way through them last night.

CLICH HERE TO VISIT MY ETSY SHOP

Even though I don’t yet have the sale information in each listing, the 50% discount IS valid on ALL of the signs in my etsy shop.  You will just have to look at one of the listings on the first page to get the sale ‘coupon code’, to enter when you check out.  It will automatically deduct the 50% from the price of the sign.

Shipping remains the same.  

Local shoppers whom are able to pick up their signs directly from me, and don’t need them mailed; will get their shipping costs refunded.  There is no way to automatically deduct the shipping costs; so refunding them after the fact is all I can do.  Be sure to mention that you want to pick up your purchase, and not have it mailed, in the notes to seller when you purchase.