Weather forecasters…my oh my!!!

I had heard earlier this week, that today it would rain all day long…a 70% chance of rain to beat all. Well, I get up, and like a friend on Facebook said yesterday…there was a bright, yellow glow outside. The skies are as clear as can be, and it is an absolutely beautiful fall day!!!

So, I had not planned on doing anything outside today, but it looks like I might get a little bit done. I am shooting for cutting my sign boards, and maybe priming a few items. Only time will tell what the day will hold, but I am sure I will find something to do. I know one thing for sure, there is never a lack of something to be done…that is always a constant around here. LOL!!!

So, I am off, to cut, or to prime or whatever else I can get into.

Hoping your day is as bright, sunny, and productive as mine is looking to be. And as always…blessings!!!

Shoppe Hours!!

Okay, the official hours for the shoppe for the remainder of 2009 will be Tues-Sat 5:30pm-7:00pm.

HATTIES ATTIC is located just off Middlefork Route 3, on Preece Road. I am located behind the fourth house up on your right.

If you would like to make an appointment to shoppe, that is a time other than listed above, feel free to call either 606-298-3819 or 606-626-9884. Or, if you are in the area, you can just stop by, and either my Aunt Mary or myself would be tickled to open the shoppe.

Hope to see you soon

Hello all :)

Hello all!! I wanted to pop in and apologize for not posting in a while. After months of looking for a *day* job, I finally found one. I really like it, but it can be very tiring. I haven’t gotten much done in the way of creating or working on new items for a while, so I haven’t had anything new to post.

My Aunt Mary worked on the shoppe a couple of days last week, and really did a good job on it. You can actually get around in there, without worrying about falling and breaking a bone!! LOL!! For those who don’t already know, I had to get the last of the items I wanted out of my parents home late last month, because it was to be auctioned. Having no where to store the items, they were placed in the shoppe…hence the shoppe not having been opened. But, now that it is all straightened out…for the most part…the shoppe can reopen.

I will be working on tagging some items to take to my booth at PRECIOUS MEMORIES in Paintsville, and will then start on getting some items done for the shoppe. I had hoped to get some fall items done this year, but feel it is just too late now. There are a few items that I will be listing on my site at http://www.hattiesattic.com, but that will be the only fall that I will be offering thiis year.

I am going to start working on some items for the holidays, and hopefully start getting the shoppe ready as well. I am still ironing out the business hours, since they have to change *yet again* to accomodate my new job. Once I get those figured out, I will post them here.

Until then, just keep checking back. You never know what I will post about, or what you will see, and I would not want you to miss out on a thing.

Have a joyful and blessed day

Pics of new shoppes I am in :)

Finally got a few pics of the two new shoppes I am in. Sorry it took so long.

The first one is Precious Memories. This one is located on Main Street in Paintsville KY. The owner is a great lady to deal with, and she always has a kind word when I go in.

This is a pic of the outside of the shoppe, to give you an idea of what to look for. It is located right on the corner, and you really can’t miss it.

This is the best of three pics I took. I had trouble with the camera not registering enough light, and it didn’t want to take a pic. But, this one did turn out pretty good. Here you can see the center table, in my booth, and some of the perties I have displayed.

In this pic you can see where I placed some of Mary Ellen Goble Preeces books in my booth. She writes about growing up in her faith, in the appalachian area, is my aunt, and a wonderful writer, and I wanted to offer her books to my customers. I really like the way they look in the display cabinet I used. They really stand out. You can also see a flower arraingment that she did, on the right hand side, that I took in yesterday. I took in three different ones, and they are all beautiful.

This is the last picture I took. In this one, you can see a few of my items including another floral arraingment by Mary. The black cabinet looks great, with the doors open, and it really grabs your attention when you look at the booth.

The next set of pics are from a shoppe I put items in about a week ago. It is called Primitive Dwellings, and it is located off RT645, on RT581, in Ulysses KY.

I only got a picture of the sign on the main road, the sign at the end of their driveway, and a picture of the front of the shoppe. Her shoppe is set up so that she blends everything in together, so I couldn’t take a pic of my items. But, this will at least give you an idea of what to look for.

This is the sign, on RT645, when you turn onto RT581. Notice at the bottom is says 2 miles? I can not impress upon you enough that it is ever bit of that, if not a tad bit more. But, well worth the trip.

This is the sign at the end of the driveway. This sign will be on your right, so keep an eye out for it.

This is the final picture I took. This is of the front of the shoppe. It is really a nice shoppe, and very large and open on the inside. You will really enjoy your visit to Primitive Dwellings.

Those are my two newest shoppes. I hoping to do very well at both, and look forward to selling my wares at both. If you are in the neighborhood of either shoppe, please do stop in, and tell them Tracy from Hatties Attic sent ya

New business card unveiled!!

I have been working on the shoppes new business card, and thought I would unveil it here. I think they really turned out great, and I can’t wait to start giving them out.

So honored to join!!

I am so honored to be a member of the Etsy Twitter Team.

The Etsy Twitter Team’s mission is to bring Etsy sellers together who use Twitter to become the authority on Twitter for all things handmade.

I only got the chance to join the team last week, but so far, they are the most welcome and friendly group I have found in quite a while.

I was tickled to find out that I had been included in my very first treasury at Etsy by way of this wonderful team.

Please check out the treasury to see what a wonderfully talented group of people they truly are. And, check out more about the team here .

Milton Flea Market…it was a scorcher!!

Well, I got to the flea market in great time, starting my set up around 7:45am. However, I did not get under the shed, and was in the full on sun ALL day long. I finally gave in, and packed up around 2pm. I didn’t sell a thing, and had people saying they couldn’t stand it out in the sun. And, to be honest, I didn’t blame them. It was miserable!!!

There was, what I thought to be a great crowd, and they were buying, that was for sure. But, I noticed that NO one set up out in the sun, on the concrete slab, was selling much of anything. I know a few people inside, and under the shed, who said the crowd was not what it usually is *which I thought was better than most days were when I used to set up inside last year* but that they had sold some.

So, in my all important notes to self…do NOT set up out in the sun again. If you can’t get a place under the shed, don’t even try!! Now, if I can only get myself to heed this sage advise!! LOL!!

Not everything was bad though. I got to see alot of my former fellow vendors, that I really liked, and alot of old customers. It was a bittersweet day, being back there, selling, for the first time since losing dad. The flea market was always something we did together, and not having him there made it feel kinda off. Hard to explain.

On the way home, I did see the sign for a new primitive shop in Ulysses *sp* and stopped by there. The owner, Carolyn Spaulding, has the cutest shop, in behind her home. Her selection of primitives are wonderful, and I am honored that she wants to take some of my handmade items in on consignment. We talked for almost an hour, and I really enjoyed my visit. Well, until her son showed us the mouse he had caught!!! LOL!!!

So, I will be taking some of my perties down to her shop in the middle of the week. If you are wanting to pay her a visit, she is located off Rt645, heading towards Inez, KY. The turn off is at Rt581 *I am thinking* but you will see a large sign at the turn off that says PRIMITIVE DWELLING. Now, the sign says it is 2 miles up the road, and it is every bit of that if not a little more. Do not let it discourage you, and make you think you missed it somehow *like I did…LOL!!* You will want to just keep going, and it will be on your right. She has another little sign in her front yard. You don’t want to give up, and miss seeing all of her wonderful perties. When I take my items in, I will try to get a pic of the signs, and maybe of her shoppe, if she will allow me. That way, you will know what to look for.

Well, I guess that is about it for this post. I am going to rest my hand for a little while, try to plan out my week this week, then I will get to work on listing some items at Hatties Attic.

Almost the weekend!!

Well, two more days till Saturday, and I am getting a little anxious. I have ALOT of new stuff to take, and most of the items are one of a kinds, or just maybe two of a kind. I have a little bit of something from each of my collections…

Star Spangled Americana *good ol’ red, white and blue*
Stars and Vines Collection *just like it sounds*
Follow Him Collection *sheep, sheep, and a few more sheep*
Days Gone By Collection *saltboxes, willows, sheep, just prim*

as well as a few of the good ol’ tried and true items, with the pip berries or homespun bows…or both!!

I got to take a few pics of the new items, but not all of them. But, here is a little preview of what you can look forward to…

I think that is enough teasing for now Like I said, this is not all I will have this Saturday, so make sure you stop by and see me if you are in *the neighborhood*. I will be set up, outside, hopefully *fingers crossed* under the covered shed area. But, will have to wait and see for sure.

Also, keep in mind all you local Hatties Attic shoppers, that IF I have any items left over, they will be available in the shop next week, until about Friday. Then, I will be taking some of them to my mall booth in Paintsville, listing a few of them online at my Hatties Attic site, and sorting out what to take to the flea market again next Saturday. So, if you see anything you like, please do let me know, and I will set it aside for you.

And, one last thing, before you go I am willing to offer any of these items wholesale, as long as it is understood that they are almost all one or two of a kind. There are a few items that I can make again, but on about 1/2 of them, I can not. So, get them while you see them, if you like them. For more wholesale information, please contact me at misterals@aol.com.

Well, I guess that is about it for now. Let me know if you like anything, and I will put your name on it

New perties..

I wanted to post a few pics of the new perties, that I took to the new mini-mall that I moved into yesterday. This is not all that was taken in, but it will give you an idea of the kind of items that are on display there.

The mall’s name is PRECIOUS MEMORIES, and is located at 405 Main Street, in Paintsville, KY. I am just now starting in this new venue, so it is literally a work in progess.

This is a paper mache 2pc set of canisters from our Star Spangled Americana Collection and is priced at $11.95

This set is a paper mache 2pc set of canisters from our Days Gone By Collection and is also priced at $11.95

This set is a paper mache 3pc canister set from our Star Spangled Americana collection. There are three individual canisters, I just stacked them up for the pic. These are priced at $21.95

Another paper mache 3pc set, but this is from our Days Gone By Collection. Again, there are three individual canisters, just stacked or the pic taking. These are also priced at $21.95

These are a small set of paper mache boxes, that are from our newly introduced Stars and Vines Collection. They are really nice, and are priced at $9.95

I didn’t take any of these bowls or coasters this time around, but I did want to include a pic of them. They are both included in my newly introduced Stars and Vines Collection. The bowls are going to be VERY limited, because I was only able to get a few when I found them. So, if you want one, let me know. The coasters come in a set of four. The bowls and coasters sell for $7.95 each.

That is all for now. I will try to get somemore pics as soon as I can. I am starting to base on alot of new items I have found over the last few weeks, and will be offering them for sale within the next couple of weeks.

One last note—I am planning on setting up at the Milton Flea Market, in Milton WV this Saturday, August 1st. Since I will be there, the shoppe will NOT be open that Saturday. I am also going to adjust the hours for the fall season, so please keep an eye out for that as well.

In memoriam….

Today would have been my mothers 69th birthday. She is the namesake behind Hattie’s Attic.

She has been gone from this earth since February 9, 2004, but it feels just like yesterday since she went to be with the Lord.

She was the biggest cheerleader for our family business, then named Mister Al’s *after my father who passed in 2008* and quite honestly my best friend. She worked along side me and my father, and put in as much sweat and hard work as we did, sometimes more. She would always have an uplifting word, when things seemed low, and she was great with customers. I like to think I get my ability to talk to my customers from her. I used to joke that she could talk to anyone for only 5 minutes, and know more about them then most people who had known them for years. She just had that affect on people. They honestly liked her. And, I can only hope that, in some small way, there is a little bit of that aspect of her in me.

I wanted to share this with you, my readers, so that you know what a kind, warm, and special person the Hattie behind Hattie’s Attic was. She is so greatly missed, and on this day, more so than most.

In memory, of my mom, Hattie Lou *Sue* Preece Few, July 24, 1940 – February 9, 2004. I love ya mom and miss you more than words can express!!!