Closing Our Retail Booth 

I have always loved Antiques and collected all my life. I was an Antique dealer in the 70’s - 90’s and have seen such a change. The business changed when EBay emerged. People wanted immediate satisfaction and lost the “Fun of the Hunt”. When you collect and find something in the wild, you always remember the excitement it brought you and where you found it. Your channel brings me so much joy, just like the old days🥰

I make crafts and half the time can't find what I needed. Not even on line! So I stopped. Now and then I will make something for myself. Love antiques!! 🥰

My late husband & I started going to auctions and it was the most fun we had as a couple. It lead to a booth which was also fun. Now days the booth rent is so high I don't know how some people do it. This video was interesting & it brought back some good memories.

I do enjoy all your videos. You are super talented, and everything you share is helpful, I started doing this about years ago, and I have two booths, and I need all the help and knowledge from successful people like yourself. I appreciate all you do. Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge. God bless you and your family! ❤️

I think everything is different for where you live. People have been refinishing furniture since at least 2000 in my area I still have pieces from 2003 that I have done and still love them to this day and look amazing.There have been a lot people in the last 2 states I have lived in that jumped on to the RU-vid bandwagon of refinishing furniture and tried to make a living on it and ended up closing shop. It so simple to do and why pay someone when you can do it yourself and get the color or designs you really want.So I think it's just where you live. I really only watch RU-vid to check for any new designs and inspiration. But I am glad you got into antiquing I have always loved going to auctions it's something my family has done as long as I can remember. My aunt owns her own antique mall, and mom used to own her own craft mall when they started to get popular in 1990's. One thing I have not seen you mention as a way to find items is storage unit sales. Have you looked into those? All my aunts get together and by units and use the items for the antique mall and the rest they have garage sales.

This was such a nice informative video. So many people go into these malls thinking that it’s just going to be fun and they’re going to be decorating and they’re going to just make tons of money. They don’t realize how difficult it can be and how much work is involved. This was a very nice video because it gives you a good idea of what you need to do and looking at all of the stuff that you have in storage (to be made over) should make anyone who’s not willing to work hard have a second thought.

It's a labor of love and a-lot of what you said includes work. It's really hard to find a job you really love but this for you two is it. That is what makes it worth the love you have for it and put into it. God Bless, Hugs, Rebekah

Oh Yvonne! I absolutely LOVE my swag! My mailman, Amazon and UPS have all commented on it! Sadly I’m going to have to bring it in as winds are coming along with snow and I don’t want it banging around! I’ll hang it by my Grandpa and his mule team picture though for the rest of the Season!

I’m talking about the tins you decorated with old kitchen utensils ❤️

As the owner of an antique mall for 21 years, I enjoyed listening to you share your thoughts about the business, and I can tell you that you are spot on with much of it. Of course different areas have different markets and consumer tastes, so there aren't a set of iron clad rules that work everywhere. In our mall, we have crafts as well as selected lines of new merchandise that blend well with antiques, and that works for us. I understand your concern about furniture moving slowly, but it just does. Mainly it's because people don't buy furniture, or change it out as much as they do smalls. Be patient, and don't mark it down just to get rid of it. Rotating furniture in and out of your booth may be a good idea. On the craft end--I do crafts as well and I also have seen the farmhouse black and white losing steam. I am shifting a lot toward cottagecore. I sell IOD products and I love the look that these girls promote. I am very excited to see a return to feminine style making a comeback. Thank you for what you do. I have learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work, and God bless!

I love your black and white, I always go back to your starting videos for ideas. Your confidence has grown immensely 😊

Yvonne, thank you so much for sharing, interesting to see how you both organise and sell. ❤

My Grandmother and Uncle use to go to Auction’s and buy/sell antiques in Arkansas but I have always lived in Fl, my sister and I spent every summer up there from the age of 5 and unfortunately I didn’t appreciate the old stuff back then and kicking myself now because I would have so many beautiful things now. I believe my Uncle still might have a few things that I could probably get from him next time I go visit 😊

My favorite thing is the bugs!!! I love them. Not a Tiffany lamp person, just a bug person.

I have a total of 3 booths- 2 very small and a 10x15 all are at different sides of town. I’m not making money I am getting rid of stuff and I do this to prevent self isolating/depression. For the first time in 4 years of doing this I’m keeping a journal and I wrote out goals for each booth, I will track my sales and write about the month of sales. Ultimately, I plan to just have the 10x15 and shop with mindfulness. I’ve always created item numbers for my things because I swop things out between booths and it’s easy to lose track of inventory. The plan this year also is to not come out of pocket as many times or at all as I did in the previous years - it has been A LOT. I loved your lamps and owls. Closing a booth is always sad for me.

Thank you so much for this video. I am looking to open a larger booth and start to go to more auctions, etc. Your wealth of knowledge and the fact you’re willing to share is so appreciated. Thank you from 🇨🇦! Cheers

So fun and I very much appreciated hearing your story. We have been at it for about 8 months. Constantly learning! Thank you!

I love that garden cart! I would love one for my backyard! ❤

Love the square ironstone pitcher. Drooling

The owls with the opening and pick ends are for watering plants.

The cart would be so cute with wood to display dishes on in a kitchen....love it!❤

Thank you for sharing your journey with us!

The way you display things in the booth is appealing to the eye, for sure. My favorite things from your haul are the cast iron bugs. I have several of those but some don't have antennas.

I love Hog Creek! I usually go twice a year and seem to find a piece of Shawnee. My daughter had a cottage very close to there and we went often.

Love the lamps! We have one I will keep forever. My sister has the one my parents had. Every one is beautiful.

I have noticed that when I'm at an antique mall and and an owner is restocking, they are are not very friendly or welcoming so i tend to avoid their booth till they are gone. I know for me, i would like for them to at least say "hi" and act like they appreciate me being there. Anyway, that's just my opinion. I was in retail for over 10 years and i always spoke to the customers.

Love your videos. I started as a crafter & someone encouraged me to get on Etsy about 13 years ago. Now I'm 70 & retired & resell vintage items & still create & craft. Business is good but trends definitely change. I like the challenge of tweaking something just enough to make it fresh again. I like to dig things out of our 200 year old barn & either repurpose for myself or sell. My father-in-law was a picker on dumps most of his life. I've got a box of antique tools & trying to sell some but wondered if you ever repurposed them? Maybe a video on a tool repurposed? Thank you & good luck on your journey.

I need some iron stone in my life..never heard of it until I subscribed to your channel..I love you and hubby style..I’ve flipped things for years for myself but I’m ready to go further..need to get hubby on board he’s a great builder and a union electrician guitar player very artistic..when I saw u guys downsized and got a bigger shop that’s def on my bucket list❤thank u so much for all the inspiration!!..I’m already making over a shiny bright box for Easter (shadow box style again because of your inspiration ❤

Gorgeous. I only can do the small stuff now because I can’t drive anymore and can only buy and ship what I can carry easily. But I love the vicarious pleasure from watching your hauls.

We have an antique store that I have been going in for 20 years and it is DEFINITELY a collectors storage rather than ANY vendors. Nothing is ever SOLD, CLEANED, UPDATED, RESET, OR EVEN DUSTED! I have never even seen more than 1 other person even looking and that’s good cause the price tags have all faded so you can’t read them. I’ve given up on that store !

Enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing. Wish I lived closer, I'd definitely shop in your booths. 🤗

The 2 years before covid, husband and I discovered auctions! Wed go to 2/3 week!!! We replaced ALL the furniture in our home with solid/beautiful/antique pieces❤ Most $$$ piece was $200, hand made, carved pulls, black walnut! I'm still on the hunt for a piece but auctions have pretty much died! Went to one 3 months ago for a piece that was perfect, I went WAY higher then I wanted & I let it go. Furniture prices that night were the highest we've ever seen.

Love your Channel. Thanks for sharing such good info about your booths, what is working and not working!!

Thank you for sharing ,, it was really interesting,, beautiful stuff in your booths,,,

Thankyou that was very insightful about having a booth. 👍

Hair tutorial please! Love you hair and I have your curls!

I never do a scratch down in price.Always a new tag

I love the stirrups, I have one turned into a lamp .

I love my glove mould! I use it in my kitchen to hold my sponge and dish rag. ❤😊

Hello from Ireland ☘️great video and so informative. I would love to be able to sell my craft item’s that I make . You are doing great work and it’s paying off so happy for you both. Love watching your videos your so passionate about your work and it’s so important that you are enjoying what you do .Have a wonderful year ahead happy crafting. 💚☘️

You water thru the owl pick you called it

Sometimes we have to let go and move on.

I've wanted a Campfire marshmallow tin for years and can't find one, (within my budget). At the end of the video I saw that you have one! Lucky you.

End of the year shop fun...I always enjoy your content happy new year....

Thank you si much for sharing today.

Thank you for the journey, it helps me on mine! I sell on ebay, have a store, and would like to branch out, so the auction info is so helpful, as well as your insights. ❤ Blessings!

You was HARDCORE black and white 😂

Great finds!! ❤

We still shop in person, though the number of shops have dwindled down quite a bit. I buy on line when it’s something I can’t find elsewhere. I had a booth for a bit but didn’t make much money at it.

I can’t imagine NOT loving ironstone! 😂 A couple of weekends ago, I picked up an ironstone tureen with the label and the platter for $5 and 20% off! 😮

Love all your stuff!!!!!

I love your stuff I live in Mason and bought a big white cupboard from u and I have it in my kitchen!

I’m on the hunt for a number 3 cream colored crock, hard to find!

Amen! To pricing! HATE IT!

Some of those cast-rion bugs are crickets. It was considered lucky to have a cricket on your hearth.

Some much great information, thank you for sharing!

Did you ever consider having your own shop on your own property? That way you don't have to pay rent n you can combined all your areas of interest together. That's what we are in a process of doing. We did the math n it works out.

The fact is the people who once could afford to buy a little extra or could afford to pay someone to do the work of painting furniture and making crafts have significantly dropped. It’s rare we even find decent prices on second hand items and furniture in my area. I’ve given up and just turned to either doing without or doing the “craft” myself…… Prices are through the roof…..

Happy New Year! May it be a very blessed one for you and your family! Thanks for this very informative, instructional video! You offered a great behind the scenes glimpse into the other side of your thrift journey. I enjoyed it!

There has been a huge change in buying patterns too. Would you ever consider doing a video on selling on eBay. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but. Have zero success on eBay

FB marketplace in my little town is dreadful. Nobody wants to purchase items, they just want something for free 😕 I think crafter has gone by the wayside because the put their heart & soul into their work and receive very little income in return. I love plain white ironstone, I love Tiffany style lamps & stained glass❣️

I do love the lamps were are you located

Im so close to doing the same thing.

Do you know the light bulbs you are taking out last forever.

How much is the grain sifter?

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Yvonne, this was a very interesting, informative video. Thank you for all you do! Good luck in the New Year. I'm so grateful to you for EVERYTHING you have taught me. I'm not a reseller I just do things for myself and family and I'm so proud when they say "you should sell your stuff" I just don't have the guts right now to take that plunge!

I know you and Chris will be successful in your journey no matter what you seem to adapt!!!

I just opened a booth and your videos have been incredibly helpful! Thank you for your honesty about some of the challenges and how you price items. Love your how to videos too. They are so easy to follow.

Thank you for sharing your process on your business. I truly appreciate you and all of the hard-work you do for all of us to enjoy and get inspiration.🥰

Love everything you do and wish you continued success.

I always love seeing your adventures… I always learn so much.

I agree about 'marking down'...a new tag it is! I also face the reset challenge when store is open, but I just hang a "sorry sign" and tell folks '"let me know if I can help you around my mess" and it often starts a chat.

Praying y’all continue to buy and sell! Thanks for sharing ❤

Yvonne, Thank you for share how you and Chris got started. I have played around with starting a booth & one day maybe.

The white trolley bottom shelf could be white painted small corrugations iron, punched metal sheeting or metal lattice. I’m sure you have something in Chris’s stash. A friend of mine used the fine metal sides of a defunct above ground pool to insert into kitchen cupboard doors for the effect of an antique meat safe. Next time she will paint the doors black to look give the effect that the metal stands alone as the door.

Thank you for sharing your story so far Yvonne. It was truly fascinating and really edifying. Cheers 😊

Thank you for all the inspiration! Loved the haul, I absolutely loved seeing tidbits of your booths as you were moving things. I’d love to see your booths up close on a tour sometime soon if that’s possible. I pray you continue to have great success! May The Lord bless you and your hubby as you continue your business. ❤🎉

Thank you for sharing your experiences with your booths. I have been a vendor in a shop that specializes in painted furniture, small decor items, and painting services for almost 12 years. I’ve loved it. I just resigned my contract. Painting large furniture pieces is hard when you can’t move them by yourself. Also, my husband has been happily helping me, but I don’t feel right always asking him to work more on his limited time off. Maybe we’ll do something else when he retires in a few years.

The lil owl with pick I think is to water the plant in a pot. Take the berries and greenery out and I think sticker will come off the tiny pitchers. I thought they so stinking cute. Those lamps are fantabulous ❤. I have been concerned for several different resales in different parts of the country because the economy is getting really bad. Oh the bugs are fabulous, lol, the only kind I like.😊❤

In your area, do you pay rent along with a percentage that goes to the shop for each sale?

I LOVED seeing your booths! That was great!

Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do!! With our current economy, people are spending their money on the necessary things...food. gas, rent or mortgage and certainly must prioritize their spending. Hopefully things will get better in the near future. You are smart to follow your heart and do what you feel is best for you and your family, at this time. Love your videos, no matter what the content.❤

I use a vintage bird cage stand to hang my chandelier a lot like yours.

My hubs built me like shelving racks with four shelves, for one of my booths, while nice, I find it hard to stage things

I love antiques. That campfire marshmallow can is awesome! Love from NB Canada!

WOW! Y’all really do have a lot of behind the scenes working to find product!! I really enjoyed it!!

Thanks for honestly sharing your experiences from your journey. Its good info for those of us who are trying to find our place in this refresh and resell world.

First time watching your channel....alot of talking. ha!! I'm like 25 mins in - its all talk.

I have realized that all my stock I have been storing is outdated with the black and white them. Now it seems French country cottage decor is the new in thing. I am definitely looking at repainting if I am going to get them sold.

Love your videos 💛

Very interesting video, you inspire me every time you post 😊 thank you

I do like Tiffany style lamps and had two for a long time. My decor style changed and I was able to find new homes for them- happily !

I know nothing about antiques but I love learning from you. Thank you so much.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and tribulations. Life is always revolving. God has your back. Happy New Year!

Kinda sad to see you close a booth....but then again not, because we all know " when one door closes another window opens up!" Right? There is something different you are destined for. There is the "Big Plan" that is beyond our knowledge( and I know you understand what I am saying.) So I'm wishing you the best in your new endeavor! Wheather it be just more time for yourself, your husband, your kids....whatever! You just keep doing what makes you happy! All is the way it is supposed to be, relax, and enjoy your journey! Love ya!

Best Wishes for you& Chris!Thank you for Sharing all you do! My Hubby is Retiring next yr &has been adding Big Stuff to The Garage Tools so we can Work as a Team! I hope to make a Visit there in the Future!! Patricia❤

The ironstone pitcher, the angles on it are gorgeous.