Walk a Mile in Someone Else's Shoes

Walk a Mile in Someone Else's Shoes
Snoqualmie Valley

Friday, December 10, 2010

Coolest Item I've Sold...So Far

So, I was rummaging through the dusty, crusty, spider-filled corners of an old antique store in Snoqualmie that was going out of business. It was called Bad Sisters Antiques, so you know they weren't the kind of proprietors to clean and dust, much less know what they had stashed in those boxes way down under the tool benches in the back room. I found all kinds of rusty old things...chains, spools of amazing wire I can use to make my sculptures, drawer handles, odd fishing gear in cool glass jars, tiles, and this. I wanted to keep it and I did for a couple months. I loved photographing it. And I loved listing it on my Etsy shop because I knew someone who appreciated it like me would snatch it up in no time. But in my "etsy world time" that could be a very long time as my sales are few and far between for some reason. Anyone have any tips on marketing...I'm all ears!

It's the face plate from a nut dispenser...you know like a candy dispenser only for nuts. What do you think? I've been hunting and gathering vintage junk for 10 years and it's the first one I've run across. It found a new home in Seattle and the buyer agreed..."coolest thing ever!"

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