Monthly Archives: November 2010

Both Jenny and I can’t believe the response to this event. Girls night in Downtown Bowmanville was a huge success.

Sales were over the top. Hundreds of ladies turned out to shop, shop, shop. The crowds started right at 5 P.M. and we still had ladies at the till after 10 P.M. The ladies enjoyed our refreshments. Jenny made a wonderful punch. We served cheese trays and fruit. The sweet trays were also a big hit. It appears everyone loves to eat! Over and over the ladies commented on our fare. We were so pleased to see new faces. This event was really well advertised in many papers. Those shop keepers that paraticipated were all given a huge bunch of balloons for outside their store. The street looked so pretty. Also enjoyed were our many give aways. We offered each customer a Christmas tree ornament nicely wrapped. We gave away several gift bags and we also gave away one of our hand made tier dishes. The nice lady that was given the tier dish was thrilled.  Oh I almost forgot, we offered eye brow waxing. We had someone come in to do this at a really reasonable rate. The chair was kept very busy throughout the evening. Jenny and I left the store well after 10 P.M. very exhausted but very happy little shop keepers. We truly hope this will be the start of many more ladies nights in downtown Bowmanville……… Stay tuned……..our next big event is fast approaching. Midnight Madness is set for Friday Dec. 3rd.  See you there!

I love New York. I really, really do!

Just home from a 3 day trip down through New York State. I love these jaunts with Joe. He is such a good driver, and so very patient in waiting for me to browse through every antique shop, barn sale, estate sale, you name it sale. As long as I feed him he never complains. He also packs the truck very well. We couldn’t get another thing in the pick-up if we tried. I will take some new pictures to show some of my finds. I came back with more old sleds. Jenny will be pleased. I have one for her. They seem to sell very well. Lots of new vintage hats, clothes, purses, and hat pins.I also found a few bird cages. I am selling quite a few vintage bird cages. Brides are having vintage wedding themes and are using the cages to hold the wedding cards from guests. I think that is a great idea.  It also seems brides are encouraging guests to wear hats. I have lots of hats to offer well wishers. I also found some really pretty milk glass, both white and pink. The pink is very hard to find. Speaking of pink, I came across a set of vintage pink pyrex mixing bowls…. another hard to find item.The hunt for vintage jewellery was a success. I came back with some pretty new pieces just in time for Ladies Night on Nov. 18th.  I sell quite a few tea cup holders which are difficult to locate. I did find two this trip so they will soon be in the store. They look so pretty with vintage china cups and saucers on display. I found some small pieces of furniture, I will get them ready for the store as soon as I can. Customers love the small vintage bits of furniture. I was also on the hunt for Toile fabric and did manage to get several lengths of toile material. I recover stools and chairs quite often as the ladies love toile! I am sitting here looking at the pile of loot I came home with and am trying to decide if I should start sorting through tonight or hit the hay and have a go at it tomorrow……. shopping non stop for three days does take its toll!………..but I love it!

Be sure to visit Bowanville for Moonlight Madness on December 3rd, 6-11pm. During this family-friendly event, the town Christmas tree will be lit. There will be carollers and rumour has it, Santa may take a break from his toy making and stop by the town for a visit.

I will be in England when the Candle Lighting night takes place, but I am sure that Jenny 1 and Jenny 2 will represent me well and the night will see many shoppers in the downtown area. We  are always encouraged at the turnout for all these special days. We do so well with our sales. We truly feel we now belong to the Bomanville Downtown Family.  It is hard to believe that it is almost a year since we opened shop on the main street.