Ooohwhee, y’all. The last few weeks have been a little hectic. I’ve been trying to get all my schtuff together to put in my new booth at Woodstock Market. They just added a bunch of new booths and have them leased up with some fabulous new vendors. I am so excited about this new adventure and just wanted to share some of the deets with you in case you might be thinking about opening a booth of your own.
I’m a first timer, so I’m obviously no expert at this whole game… so why am I sharing this?
Because I’m scared. I’ve been scared for many years. Although I have known for a while that all I want to do is “make stuff”, I’ve been too afraid of losing money to put myself out there. But, the basement has been full of finished projects for months and it’s time to shart or get off the pot, as they say. So, if you’ve been thinking about doing something like this, know that all you need is confidence in yourself and you can do it.
This is what the booth looked like on March 1st, in all it’s OSB glory.
We had to prime and paint (almost three coats!) and then do the trim. I had grand plans of a minty green space with hand drawn white stripes and a whimsical design but we were limited to a few beige-y colors, so I closed my eyes and picked one. Accessible Beige. Whatever that means.
I knew I wanted to hang a sign in the space but had planned on using the chalkboard piece that’s currently in my craft room, but, of course after I spent an hour or two redoing the lettering, I found the perfect thing at IKEA. I stopped by the As-Is section and found a white table top with zero flaws, the tag just said discontinued. For 11 bucks, I’ll take it. After some Silhouette and Sharpie fun, here it is!
I used a little tea light holder left over from our wedding to attach to the front, my mini Moo business cards fit perfectly in there.
Here’s the space once we moved everything in:
Those lamps on the hutch sold the first day I was open!
The lighting in here is not the greatest and obviously neither is my ability to remove an extreme beige colorcast in Photoshop.
I made all of my tags prior to moving in and added the descriptions/prices so all I had to do was add them to the products once I got it all where I wanted it. This also kept them from getting crumpled while we moved the stuff in.
The tags are made from 110 lb white card stock and the backs of the cards were made using 8.5 x 11 adhesive paper. I had an awful time trying to get a double sided print thing to work on these so I gave up and just used the adhesive paper for the back. That actually ended up working out perfectly because once something sells, the shop pulls the tags and returns them to you, so all I have to do is add another price/description label on top of the old one and I won’t have to go crazy making more.
If you follow me on Instagram, you might be looking for the Gangso Mobler set. It’s up near the dressing room in the center of the Market.
Woodstock Market will be celebrating their three year anniversary this coming weekend and every.single.thing. in the store will be 20% off!
You can also head over to their facebook page and “like” them to get updates as well as “like and share” this Facebook post to get a shopping spree and the store all to yourself!
I will be stopping by the shop on Saturday to witness the madness and add some things to the shop. If you’re in the neighborhood and need to get your vintage/rustic fix, have some funny toot jokes or just want to tell me how obscene and unladylike I am for naming a business Hearts & Sharts, I’ll be there. Even if you want to stand at a distance and stare and whisper about the name and how it’s “so embarrassing”, that’s cool, too.
Come on by!
If you’re thinking about jumping out there and opening a booth of your own or selling your wares in general, just remember, haters gonna hate – you just do you. If you take the time to make a great product, have confidence in yourself and faith in God, what have you got to lose?! Nada, babe.
Just found you via Craftaholics Anonymous. Your spot at Woodstock looks great and I can’t wait to check it out. I love that place! And I loooove the Jesus Y’all post! Best of luck in your adventure.
Thank you so much, Mandy!!!
Congratulations to you. It looks fabulous and you sound so excited and happy. Good luck!
Thank you, Eska!
Well done! Wonderfully merchandised. Full of fabulously attractive stock too. I pray that your Woodstock Market creative and business endeavor is richly blessed.
Thank you, Bridget!!!!
So happy for you, Dena!! Your shop is fantastic and will do so well!
Thank you, Mels! Hope your family is well! Love you!
Very very nice shop. The plainer backdrop did make your items POP!!! Best to you in I presume is a new adventure? Looks fun.
It is a new adventure! Thank you very much, Gwen! That’s a much better way of looking at the beige paint color! Thank you for the positive vibes!
Dena,
I am so proud of you! That little girl from Texas who was so unsure about moving here to Georgia!!!!!
I knew the first time that we talked on the phone about the house that you and Clayton were looking for that I was just absolutely going to fall in love with you and I did! I love what you did with your booth and I cannot wait to get out there and see it! You have definitely found your calling.
Love ya!
Gail Laney
Gaaaaaaaaail!!!! Thank you so much! Hoping to do a little shopping in your basement next month! 🙂 I’ll email ya!
dena what a fan-dam-tastic job you did the booth looks wonderful wish i was closer, i am so happy you followed your dream congrats and good luck xx
Fan-dam-tastic! Hhahaha! I love it! Thank you SO MUCH!!
Great Dena……I wish I cold share some time with you and reprogram my mind and get it out of a rut. Love ya
I love you, Darlee!!!
Your space looks gorgeous. Best of luck! I just love that you’ve made this leap & I know it’s going to be a grand success.
Thank you so much!! I sure hope it’s a success, I signed a 6 month lease! Ha!