hey remember like nine years ago when I wrote my last post on here?
I've been very busy the last couple months, working on (but not finishing) several sewing projects, getting sick twice, watching and rewatching RuPaul's Drag Race, Mostly though, I've been preparing for the booth space I was able to get in a vintage/antique/resale shop, Found on Fremont.
It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time, and the opportunity came out of nowhere at the beginning of February. I had a little less than a month to get everything together for moving in at the start of this month, so I spent all of my free time trying to get enough stuff together to fill a booth! I only had a handful of things that were left over from my etsy shop, and absolutely no display shelving. I was able to get enough stuff to get it started, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out for this first month.
At the start of the next month, I'll be having a partner move into my space (she already has a successful booth in the same store, and we have a similar aesthetic, so everything should blend in really well together) which will plump it out a bit, and save me from having to try and haul shelving on the bus.
These are from the day I set up. It's pretty sparse, but this is just the first day! As someone who works on weekends, it can be tough to find really good vintage items, since those are usually found at flea markets, yard sales, estate sales- all events held on weekends. Luckily. I really enjoy digging for treasures, and, especially when it comes to clothes, not having to just find my uncommon vintage size opens up a lot of options.
Since it's not specifically a "vintage store", I can add some of my handmade items, like the felt pennants and brooches based on vintage celluloid brooches I've been working on recently.
I decided just to keep the name Blind Cat Vintage from my etsy store, and made a small felt banner that matches the stamp I ordered from an etsy store years and years ago.
some examples of the felt brooches, along with the paper dress I wish was my size.
