Cynthia Moves to a New Booth

My new friend (who feels like a friend I've known for ages), Cynthia, moved to a new booth.  The new booth is about a foot or so wider and that foot makes all the difference in the world!  The new booth is also at the end of an intersection of aisles, which gives it greater visibility and the light is really nice.  This move has given her a much needed lift.  

What really amazes me is how fast she was able to move everything from one spot to another and come up with a completely different, beautiful arrangement.  It took her less than two hours I think.  Gee, maybe it took one.  I don't know for sure, but it was fast.  This girl is good! 

Her booth has a bit of a European flair - French and English.  She has a blog, too, which is always beautiful - A Love of the Past.  You'll love it, I know.

There are a few more things you may need to know about Cynthia before you look through these photos.  One - she is a breast cancer survivor, with two years of being cancer free.  Two - She just lost her husband and love of her life.  Less than a month ago.  She's still reeling from that loss.  She is just beginning to move about in the world and hasn't quite found her footing yet, but this new booth is, maybe,  a glimmer of light in her life.

Here are some photos of her booth.  Enjoy!  And when you're done, if you have a moment to spare, visit her blog and leave her a comment!

 

When I admired these eggs, Cynthia tried to give me some.  I couldn't take them.  I nearly bought the bird and eggs, but couldn't do that either.  They looked so pretty in her booth.  If they're still there in a week or so, I'll probably give in, but for now, they are there to make her booth a special place.  I'm not much of a business woman, am I?

Inspired By...

I am a messy internet surfer.  At the end of any given surfing session, I'll have a bunch of tabs open waiting for me to do something with them - save photos, link to my blog, read more, bookmark, or something.  At some point I stop to clean up the mess and that usually involves creating an Inspired By post.  Today, I have a bunch of tabs and it's time to clean them up and link them up here.

I love galvanized buckets and containers.  I don't know why.  I just do.  My heart went pitty pat (oh boy, does that sound corny) when I saw this one from Reloved Rubbish.  She needed to transplant a boxwood to a larger container.  She put it in a large plastic liner and then put that into the bucket and covered the top with moss.

Apron Thrift Girl is hosting a Reseller's Listing Challenge all month.  It's meant to motivate us to focus and sell things online - on Ebay, Etsy, or whatever. Each Tuesday in February, you can link up and share your progress.  I have some things that are not appropriate to my booth that I've been meaning to sell.  I have some other priorities right now, but I can come back to this later for inspiration, even if it's too late to join the party.  Am I the only one who goes to the party long after it's over?  She also has a good post on why she decided to reopen her Ebay store.

I have just discovered RoboJunker.  I have looked through her Quick Projects page and found so much inspiration that I needed to make a collage. She has rounded up tons of ideas (her own and others) for turning what some might call junk into something cool and useful.   I can't close her tab yet, because there are so many other topic pages to explore.

I stumbled across Junk Revolution Community and was hooked. It's a great place for junkers and thrifters and vintage lovers.  I'm always on the lookout for inspiration for decorating my booth and this topic - Let's See Some New Booth Pictures - really grabbed my attention.  Blossom (Greta) is one of the members.  She has a booth at an 8000sf mall.  She posted photos from a number of interesting booths there.  Apparently, she is drawn to the same looks that catch my eye.  I loved her photos.

Here's a fun redo from Lucy Designs.  She turned a plain red bench into a bench that looks like it was made from coffee shipping crates.  Her post includes lots of details on how she made it. I love that the bench has built in storage.  She added the casters and if you know me, you know I love putting big pieces on rollers - it makes rearranging a breeze.  Great post.  Great idea.  Great bench. 

My internet tabs are now under control, so that's all for today!