Errands and Projects

I felt so tired and achy yesterday I thought I must be getting the flu, but awoke feeling OK, so decided I would prepare some things to take to Wild West Mercantile in Rollinsville, which had been closed yesterday anyway.  Since I had never heard back from the proprietor I thought he must have decided to accept what I'd taken in for consignment a few weeks ago. 

I took photos of everything and left the tags on showing the prices the various thrift stores had put on them like so...

The owner's assistant had indicated the last time that they would appreciate guidance on how to price things and I had removed the price tags from the few things I had taken that day.  His prices are high by my standards so I told her I didn't think underpricing would be an issue and I'd leave it up to him.  I'm not out to make a killing. My retail philosophy, if I had my own shop, would be to provide a fun, inexpensive shopping experience while making just a bit of profit.  I enjoy the hunt, and since I'm consigning, I'd probably be happy just to get my purchase price plus a little to cover my mileage.  I think I'd mentioned in a previous post that when I took the first lot of items to the store, I was told the owner didn't want anything he couldn't price at at least $50.  That seems excessive to me.  I think mixing in more inexpensive items would attract more customers. 

It's not as if the store is in Boulder on the 28th Street Mall.  Here is "downtown" Rollinsville.  A view looking west. 

Wild West Mercantile is the dark brown building in the left foreground.  The Stage Stop is a restaurant and bar. 

Here's a view looking east...the Stage Stop and the requisite liquor store.  And that's pretty much it.

When I arrived today,  The Wild West's owner, once again, was not in.  His assistant said she didn't think he'd put out anything from the last lot I'd brought in and she wasn't willing to take anything else until I talked to him.  She said she'd ask him to phone me tomorrow morning, so I'm looking forward to hearing from him.  It's only about eight miles from the cabin so wasn't a big deal.

Here's one of the items I'm undecided about consigning if it ever comes to pass.  I bought this hanging candle holder (at left below) at Goodwill on a 50% off Saturday.  I'd removed the price tag and can't recall what I paid for it. 

When I selected it I thought it was orange glass, but the customer behind me in the checkout line pointed out that the paint was peeling.  I decided I liked it enough to go ahead and get it, scrub the paint out of it and try a paint technique I'd seen on line that was supposed to replicate the look of mercury glass.

Today I tried the paint technique, and although it didn't turn out to look like mercury glass, I rather like it.  You spritz the inside of any clear glass container with water then spray the inside with Krylon Looking Glass Paint. 

 
I had the same problem with the lid on this Krylon paint as I had on the last can I used...

Even when they were metal, I detested these lids that require the user to insert a screw driver into the slot to pry them off.  Now that the lids are plastic, they don't work at all.  I think I'm going to write Krylon and inquire why they continue to put this type of lid on their spray paint. 

Here is the finished product...

I am not a fearful person, but do have an almost obsessive concern about setting the cabin on fire, especially after the cabin across the way caught fire in the summer of 2010, so I'm using battery powered candles. I used several for the photo.  It might be even more dramatic with a real candle.

What projects have you worked on recently?  Teddee