tug-of-war...

 It has been a tug-of-war of sorts

should I or shouldn't I?

To sale or not to sale?

my barn sale

that's what I'm talkin' about

This is my fourth year of doing them.

to describe them in 1 word

incredible

incredible sales

incredible customers

and 

incredible WORK

paint, paint, paint

cause i 

gotta have  inventory

empty the barn for the vendors

empty the shop for my display

that means put everything in the driveway 

sort it, price it, display  it

then at 5:00 on the friday of the sale

if it's  not done

STASH IT!

(i'm never ready)

somewhere. anywhere. i don't care where.

 there's the inside of the house

total disaster

Do I sound stressed?

the family tells me that I  stress

a bit lot

and then there's the fear?

can I do it?

can i pull it together in time?

will i have enough cool stuff?

can i live up to my expectations?

we (the 3 of us)

 have talked, thought, talked some more, prayed, talked a lot more and finally reached a decision.

We need to do the sale

to recover financially from the winter of scarce work

but we are setting some goals.

1. commit it to the Lord

    all for Him... proverbs 3:5

2. play nice because nice matters.

3. adjust my expectations

    if you've been here long you know I have a thing for presentation

      apparently, it makes me cranky

4. sacrifice quantity but not quality

5. keep talking to each other

6. stop painting by the sunday before the sale

      I've said this before...let's do it this year

7. start pricing early

      like now

8. have fun

 These are all photos of my stuff from past sales

and  these below are  from my other vendors.

*all of this has been sold*

I am finally excited and ready to get started 

Miss Gracies and Friends

vintage barn sale

spring

twenty eleven

june 17 and 18

~Let the fun begin~