A Crowd Pleasing Show Booth
Junk fairs, antique shows and pop-up markets are becoming ever more popular. And, no longer is the EZ Up Tent King of a show display. For hours only, small handmade businesses have an opportunity to create a visceral reaction through the art of their displays. How you...How to Engage the FIVE Senses in Retail-Vendor Series
The Five Senses in retail go far beyond the immediate gratification of online shopping…that ability to simply check off a box on your itemized shopping list. Brick and mortar retailers much like myself are having to dig deep to figure out how to engage shoppers...
14 Karat Fun – A Bingo Adventure for the Entire Community
In the online revolution of convenience over experience, it’s a challenge for the small business owner to dream up new ways to make shopping more interactive and personable! What if shopping in a community was about a collective experience? What if small...
Interview with Voyage LA
Recently, I was asked to submit a questionnaire for Voyage LA publication. It’s been awhile since I’ve been interviewed so grabbed on to this opportunity enthusiastically. Interviews have a way of delving into the details of the business that I rarely...
A Year’s Worth of Window Displays – Working with Brock Designs
About a year ago, my now friend Sandy from Brock Designs came into the shop and through conversations and brainstorming, she was recruited (maybe volunteered…or coerced) to help design our window displays. I have to tell you something about window displays...
Painting Workshops
If you are hesitant to take a paint brush to your much loved furniture, we can help! Sign-up for one of our many in-store workshops or host one of your own!
“Open-Paint” Days
If you love to paint as much as us, then you will love our
Painting Passports! With a Knot Too Shabby Painting Passport, you will gain admission into our monthly “open-paint” days!