entrepreneurial days!!

Today is my second weekday at our lovely new store, and I really want to thank everyone who helped me along the way. From painting to donating clothes to just coming in, you have all made this possible for me. For as long as I can remember this has been my dream, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

The response from the Northside neighborhood in general has just been so overwhelmingly friendly and supportive. One of the residents from the upstairs apartments even donated a box of beautiful vintage cameras! Thanks Erin!!

And here’s our little store!!

from the front door

I don’t want to completely bog down this post with pictures, but that doesn’t even show half of the store, as well as our back room that you can barely see. And we definitely have MEN’S clothes too!

Here’s a little outfit I wore to the library a few days ago, and I finally took advantage of my lovely surroundings…

hiding in the stacks

This was originally a floor-length old lady skirt with a giant bunny patch on it, but I salvaged it for the cute yoke and POCKETS. One of my best saves.

scarfiness

bakelite roses

lacey legs

WHAT: diy button earrings, homemade

fall leaves scarf, thrift

mustard yellow t-shirt, rainbow

full summery skirt, thrift

bakelite rose bracelet, my gramma

burgundy lace knee socks, chicken lays an egg

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: library job and hanging out with my brother

WHEN:  Tuesday, November 3

moving day

I’ve been up since the ungodly hour of 9am moving the store to its fabulous new location in Northside, but it’s done. My god there are A LOT of clothes there. No joke, and my stuff isn’t even in there yet. It was really hard to avoid the temptation of shopping through Dana’s (one of my business partners) stuff, but I managed. So this week will be all about sorting and pricing. Anyway, here’s a little dress that my roommate Nancy actually got from Dana the first time I came to her store! I removed the sleeves to update it a little, but I love the giant buttons and, of course, the pockets.

I was pretty jealous of this dress when my roommate Nancy bought it, but it was a bit too stuffy. So one day I bought it from her and removed the sleeves. Once I did that, it was perfect. And I turned the buttons from the cuff into earrings! (not pictured)

I was pretty jealous of this dress when Nancy bought it, but it was a bit too stuffy. Once I took those sleeves off, it was perfect. And I turned the buttons from the cuff into earrings! (not pictured)

before i altered it

Nancy in the dress before I altered it

WHAT: funky real estate agent dress, chicken lays an egg

skinny black belt, forever 21

pointy-toe black flats, target

WHERE: work and after work drinks

WHEN: friday, october 23