Plans Are Progressing

It has been pretty busy around Miller Manor lately, as we have been working to get things ready for our upcoming Gift Event. There is still a lot to be done, but I thought I'd post a little update here of the latest happenings.

I found this old paperback book rack at a flea market several months ago, and painted it green--because I like green, and it is a prominent color in our logo and website. There are 80 slots, and each slot could hold about 20 cards, but I don't think I will have 1600 cards made by November 20th. (although I probably have enough supplies...)

Today I moved the cards I had already completed, bagged and labeled into the rack to get a feel for what it might look like. I am pleased with the results. :)

This Hoosier cupboard is a family heirloom that has been the deciding factor in whether a floor plan would work anytime we have bought a new home. It has housed myriad things through the years, but it is currently empty of all except the crafted items I have made for the sale. It should be fairly full by show time.

I spent a bit of time this weekend cleaning it up and putting some paper down on the pie-safe shelves and in the roll-top area. The roll top doesn't close anymore. :(

This is the display for all the clipboards, both full sized and magnetic memo-boards. Again, I have repurposed items I had or found, this time the basket was from an old silk/dried flower arrangement and an oil drip pan I scrounged from a garage-sale reject pile--it was headed for the dump. I painted it copper and wedged it down in the basket. I am very happy with the way this turned out. just to the right of the basket, you can see the legs of an antique sewing machine cabinet. That will house a few things, and there is already a little basket of bagged lengths of fiber, in case other crafters come to shop.

Ornery is slated to build a shelf from fence pickets next weekend, and I will paint that brick red. It will house all the journals--I have a shipment coming back from Tucson that I will add to the inventory as soon as it arrives. We still have to figure out how to display all the dominoes--we just don't have enough hooks on things to show them all. I am sure inspiration will hit soon...

I feel really good about the display and promotional parts of the show--I got the flyer done earlier in the week, and spent an hour on Friday addressing envelopes of friends who aren't on Facebook so they could see what we are up to.

This week every spare minute I have will be spent making cards, checkbook covers, luggage tags, and covered tins. I have a great idea for some coupon books in the cutest little round tins, but that will require a bit of thought, planning and spray paint. The tins have a very unique closure mechanism, and I think they will sell just because they are such a novelty! I am hoping to also get a couple of scrapbooks and some shadow boxes done, but they are not high on my priority list.

We just have a little less than five weeks until show time!! I am very excited!!