Vintage industrial Goldberg Bros film reels

 Last month at the Coburg Antique Fair

I went shopping while Joe stayed

in the booth selling

( yes ,he's a keeper :)

Yesterday, I (finally) unpacked the tote with

my Coburg purchases,

 I had completely forgotten about the

3 vintage film reels I bought.

Here was my first thought

" oh , these will sell quickly"

 Then that little lightbulb came on
and I realized

they were just what
I had been looking for.
These 3 weren't going anywhere!

I still had a bare wall over the

 medical cabinet

that I bought at Farm Chicks

 I considered mirrors.

Now I'm glad I waited

 If you click on the photo it will enlarge to

 better see the great detail.

They were manufactured

 by the Goldberg Bros Co in Colorado.

Don't you love it when

it all comes together?

How did you get started?

Every once in a while someone will ask

"how did you get started in this business?"

You know ,

I think partially it's in your

genetic make-up.

Years ago my Grandpa would go to

auctions every weekend near his home in

Wisconsin.

Later in the Summer he would price and stage

all his treasures and have a Big sale.

Sound familiar?

He was a junker before junking was

junkin'!

I started renting a small space at a local antique mall.

Then I worked my way up to having spaces at

3 different malls.

For me this didn't work as I felt " spread too thin ".

So I pulled it all together and opened my own shop for 2 years.

Again , not for me.
There was a lot I loved about our own store

but I wouldn't do it again.

I felt waaaay too tied down with

being open 6 days a week. How is a girl

suppose to go shopping?!

So now many , many , many years later :),

I am loving this chapter of my business.

I am a dealer at my Favorite antique mall

and

I absolutely Love being a vendor at

Farm Chicks ,

Barn House,

the Spring ,

Fall and

Christmas shows at Monticello

and

Clayson Farms in August.

Are you suppose to have so much fun at your job?

So tell me .....

How did you get started in your business?

Any tips for someone who may just be getting started.

My tip ?

Rent a space at a mall that already

has booths filled with things you love

This is my friend , Debbie's space at

Monticello

You may know her better as

My Shabby Roses

Just one more perk of the business -

you meet the sweetest friends with the best stuff.

Window Staging

Each month at

Monticello Antique Mall

a dealer has the opportunity to stage the

front window of the shop
We spent the day Thursday doing this....

I've known for a few months that I would be

doing the October window so I've saved some

"pops"

of orange for a bit of a Halloween

feel without going overboard.

This concrete owl is wonderful -

he actually has glass eyes.

More than Halloween decor for Fall I personally
favor more of a Harvest look.

Sunflowers , pumpkins ,
gourds ,bales of hay, galvanized wash bins
for apple bobbing , corn stalks ,

wheat and antlers

This old boiler pan has figural owl handles .
Since I forgot to take a photo you are going to just have to make the trip to Monticello and see them for yourself :)

While we were there it was time for a re- do of our
mall space

I am a little obsessed with ironstone right now .

My own primitive cabinet at home isn't quite

as full as this one but I'm working on it!

The sweet little ballroom chair has its

original linen fabric covering on the seat.

A little tattered on the edge ,

a bit discolored here and there ,

I guess two "wrongs " can be

just right.

The small table with a glass top the globe is setting on is

actually a hot water heater stand

from the early 1900's.

Was everything made then with an eye for beauty?

Personally, my current hot water heater

is not that cool.

I hope you enjoyed the photos. Its

looking like we're going to have a gorgeous

Fall day here in the Pacific Northwest

so that means get a Starbucks coffee and a paintbrush.

I have the prettiest table and 4 chairs that need

a new coat of paint and some ruffled comfy cushions.

I'll post pictures soon.