Here we go again...

There's always sumthin' goin' on right...well, I've made the decision to buy a place in Florida to spend winters in the sun, but I also realize the need to get product to my clients in the winter months, so I'll be updating my scent list here to make life easier for me without having to retire completely...

So message or call, the info is on my Facebook page Wild Thing Soaps, but I will try to update regularly on both pages in between playing in the sun...thanks

The Co-op...of fun stuff...

We are just one year old now and have
filled the store with awesome dealers, old and new...
3500 sq. feet of shopping...plus, we are
sisters to my daughter's shop next door,
even more shopping...yippee...
she has a candle/soap n antique store, full of oddities
and awesome gifts...Candle Shed Effect...AND
home of Fresh Oddities  my uber crazy creations...
be afraid...

 We have lots of old stuff...

 We have artists...

We sell awesome coffee from
Sasquatch Coffee Company...
it's the bomb...

and we have a motto and we have fun...
Come see, come see...
The Wild Thing
on the beautiful Mississippi River
Muscatine, Iowa
once the pearl button capital of the world...

Beauty...

 Beautiful marbled soaps in a multitude of fragrance...

These are specialty soaps that I only do for my shop
and displayed on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/followthewildthing/?ref=tn_tnmn

or if it's a special event that I need
something different to attract attention
to my booth...

Sorry...and sigh...I wish I had more time,
but that's the way of it for now!!!

Scent galore...soap, soap, soap...

 Chanel #5 and Lily of the Valley...

 Lemon Grass, awesome lemon scent...

 Sweet Olive, one of my fave scents...

 A sweet mix of Linen and French Vanilla...

and another one of my faves...Clover Honey...
YUM...many, many scents available at
The Wild Thing and Candle Shed Effect...!

Paint, strip or faux it...

 I bought a cupboard,

it was mostly stripped, which is a style

that I love in my home,

however,

I needed to fix the problem without

using a stripper...soooo...

I painted the old varnished section.

 I made a wash of different paints

to create nearly the same color of the stripped wood.

It lightened it considerably,

so I am satisfied...

In the meantime

what to do, what to do...

I just purchased this piece and it has the

same issue...

should I paint, strip or fake it...?

Gonna wait awhile before I decide,

soooo...

we'll wait and see, I'm thinkin'!!!

In the beginning...a revival...

I will now begin posting on this blog the 

photos of the new store, our activities, our inventories,

our new dealers...everything that the travelor

would want to know when seeking a fun

antiquing destination...

a sweet lil' black chest, newly painted,

ready to use.

 We are in an historic downtown right on the

Mighty Mississippi River, well, one block away anyway.

Our shop is filled with dealers in a 3000 sq.ft.

building...we call ourselves a co-op 

because of the multiple businesses that have joined

our lil' quest.

 

 First and foremost, we have The Wild Thing(me),

then we have the Junk Asylum(Lorie)...

Lorie and I have had several storefronts together,

I guess you could say we are addicted to junk.

When we were offered this building that is right

next door to my daughter's shop, we decided this

would be the perfect fit for all of us.

 So we started compiling AND COMPILING,

it didn't take long to get the store filled, but then...

we decided to start adding other shop owners to the mix.

Plus we had other vendors interested in joining

and some wanting to start a biz, so why not,

we had a complete lower level to fill

as well...so, a co-op is born.

We all love junk, paint and experimenting

with trends, so why not.

The Wild Thing is the name of my soap biz...

been crafting and selling soaps for years, so

I decided this was the perfect name for 

my fledgling brick n mortar...

we've only been open since Nov. 2014,

so this is only the beginning of our

junking quest.  

 

Merchandising the future...

Now's the time to make my plan of attack...
what types of soaps to carry in my store.
Goat milk scented and unscented...

 Pure shea butter, scented and unscented,
5 oz. square bricks of delight...

and of course the Lavender and Patchouli
essential oil goat milk.

Until we know when we get into the new store,
all I can do is plan ahead and compile inventory...
this is the fun part...well, it's all the fun part,
CAN'T WAIT...