Good JuJu

A Nightmare Before Christmas combo with a few turkeys thrown in

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Yep, it’s that time again.

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I am all set up and ready for First Friday Weekend in the Old West Bottoms of KC.

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And for October, many dealers have taken on a range of holidays.  We are still featuring Halloween, and autumn, and there is some Thanksgiving decor here and there too.

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And for everyone who thinks it’s too early for Halloween, here’s a lil bit of Christmas for ya.  It seems way too early for me too, but in the past couple of years, I did not get on board with early Yule tide wares and my October sales were lacking.  I don’t know why I didn’t just go whole hog holiday, xmas is my absolute fave and I have a ton ready to go.

Fall is not my best theme, well excluding Halloween, that is

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I love the Romantic Gothic, spooky stuff.  So I have a combo booth with a different theme on each wall.

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Plus my regular jewelry set up and some pretties to go along with that.

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These are some of my witch’s brooms.  I still have a big selection of those. Actually even though my Halloween sales last month were good, there is plenty left of it.  I tend to go way over the top when creating for the seasons.  In my mind, as I’m crafting and collecting, my booth must be full sized, not a tiny little half space.

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It can look a little crowded, with so much inventory in an 8 1/2’ area.  I’d love to have more space!

But knowing me, I’d just overcrowd that too.

Come and see us if you can, like I said, this month- there is a little bit of everything on top of our regular wares and vintage goods.  Say hi and wish me a Merry Halloween if you come by.

 

Part Three of the Fall Display

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Here is part three of my spooky corner at Good Juju, a little less scary than the creepy doll parts,  skellies, and poison toadstools.

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And a few traditional fall colors.

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Hmm, I think I forgot the price tag on this black metal planter.  There are always a few things that slip through.

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I brought in my hand painted clothing too.

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And a couple of banners.

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As always, it’s jammed in pretty tightly.

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The entryway features my previously floral umbrellas and white wisteria.  Both got spritzed with black spray paint and hung up high along with some witchy hats.

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After it was done, I looked up at it and pondered what was missing. Then added a “haunted” sign to the Karla’s Cottage.  It’s only on a piece of paper, and not quite where I wanted it, its as high as I could reach from my ladder.  

But it made me smile.. 

 

 

The creepiest of the items I have to offer for First Friday weekend at Good Juju

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Doesn’t this baby has a look on its face that says he is a bit shocked to have become a bat?
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But I think this ballerina bat seems joyful to keep dancing even after they thought they were done.

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All the skellies in my booth got some foofing up.

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Including the bride.

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I think those owls might actually be love birds, huh?

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In honor of the season, I no longer have mushrooms, they are all Poison Toadstools.  
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They are offered up in a variety of colors and styles.

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Some are being used as perches for glittering, crowned crows.

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And some are stowed away in apothecary jars for when you need just a pinch of toodstool for your potion.

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These genuine stone ones are on leather cords to wear around your neck.  I am sure they can be used to ward off some sort of evil.

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Or if you are more into growing your own patch of toodstools, maybe you need a plant stake to stick in the dirt with them?  Sugarwings and I made up some spooky season inspired stakes that can also double as magic wands.

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All year, I have been gathering up creepy goods and making haunting crafts for this sale.  I was thrilled to find these very vintage doll eyes.

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And a concrete gargoyle to watch over a haunted mansion.  (I won’t be too disappointed if he doesn’t sell, I think he’d enjoy staying with me at the cottage).

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I’ve made up zombie brooches and bags of body parts, and have bits of dolls.

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If you have a poltergeist infestation, who ya gonna call?  Well, I don’t know if KC has any ghost busters around, but here is the ideal phone to use if there are.

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Oh, and if you happen to have a young vampire in your home, maybe toddler aged, here is a tiny tux for your creature of the night to look his best in.

A Practical Magic inspired corner of my booth

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It’s a relief when I get my booth set up in advance of First Fridays.

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I try to do it right after the previous sale instead of waiting til right before the next one.  The only downfall is the dustiness of the old building.  Especially on the jewelry, so I wait to bring out the sparklies till closer to the event.

The Halloween theme has been a hoot (and not just from the owls), I’ve enjoyed every creepy corner.   I’ve made an effort an effort to have lots of spooky season goods, but also have a bit of a Romantic Gothic Ghosts thing happening.  Or more of a Practical Magic look?  That is what I call this part of it.

 

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My owl and crow watercolors are set out on a mantel that hangs over wallpaper with a  dark and moody, haunted house feel.

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I filled the shelf with necessary items that a witch would require to make potions.

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While pictures of their familiars peeked out from behind the bottles.

Of course, there is a selection of handcrafted brooms available too.   No two are alike, because what witch would want to show up at an event and see another crone riding the exact same broomstick? The embarrassment!

While I was at Good Juju laying out my jewelry to finish up, I took some videos around the shop, and will be posting them to Instagram and as reels on FB.  Many are behind the scenes, sneak peeks of booths in process of setting up.  If you want to see more around the warehouse, please take a look.  I’m Karlanathan on IG. 

 

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Autumn looks for my booth at Good Juju

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Knowing that I’d be bringing in lots of fall colors, and plenty of brown, I wanted to make sure my space still had a romantic feel to it despite the more traditional, antiquey look I was going to have on display.  So  I over loaded on the wispy florals.
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I’d been saving up old bowls all year for my stepping into fall theme in August.

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Each of these pieces could’ve been incorporated here and there in any month and mingled easily with my typical look.  
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But when brought in all at once, and set out on natural wood furniture, it does make for a whole new style for me.

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See what I mean?

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Plus I have my western/farm/equestrian corner too.

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For September, I am working on a selection of embellished jean jackets and flannel shirts.  I thought I’d bring one in early, this is dipped in bleach, then over dyed, and has vintage lace added to it.

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There is also a bunch of fall toned mushrooms.

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And of course, lots and lots of sparklies.

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Vintage in one area, new or handmade on the other side of the aisle.  I used to commingle them, but realized, it’s often two different shoppers.  So I divided up the shelves, that way there was more space for customers to take their time looking at the jewelry without feeling crowded.

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Well, wish me luck, it’s a different look for me this season. 

Fall Fairies and other creations

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It may be 90 degrees outside, but in the studio, autumn has arrived.  I’ve whipped up witches, crafted batches of brooms, stockpiled witchy hats, and have made a few fall fairies.

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This girl’s scouting days were behind her, so I repurposed the uniform into a woodland outfit.

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Complete with posy toes.

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And this delicate(?) little sprite might not be as pretty as her sibling, but she deserved a lovely, whimsical gown just as much.

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They have joined the rest of the flock at Juju for the next First Friday weekend (this week!).

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I bring in fairies each month. They aren’t an item that sells out, but I do have some shoppers who enjoy them, so typically 1-4 sell each time.   
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That is basically my formula there.  Bring in a little bit of this, a little bit of that, make a few different pieces, then choose a theme for the month and decorate with old stuff to complete that chosen idea.  I fill in around the vintage pieces with hand made items and a display or two of jewelry.

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My little paintings are one of the many additions that mingle with the antiques.  Here, I have sorta broken my “keep to the monthly theme” rule.  This narrow wall is filled with springtime decor in the center of a booth filled with autumn.

Maybe my rule is more of a guideline.

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Some other creations for this month are tiny wooden books covered in old paper.  Plus a few more crowns that I made extra blingy.

This formula works out okay for me.  I like making a variety of things, but don’t want to rely on just one craft.  If I had a booth full of say, just crowns, my sales would most likely be pretty dismal.  This way I can sell a few of each set of crafty items, and that adds up to supplement my overall sales. 

Next post, I’ll show you the rest of my booth. The non created pieces.

 

Thank you for the good, Good Juju weekend

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Holidays and summertime both can be iffy in retail.  So I wanted to shout out a big thanks to all the shoppers who visited us in the Old West Bottoms of KC to shop in Good Juju over the 4th of July weekend.  

Great weather, great people, great weekend! 

Big thank yous,

First Friday Weekend at Good Juju in the Old West Bottoms gets an Old West Theme in my Booth

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A few weeks back, I found a boxful of these floats. After keeping a bowlful for myself, I tagged the rest to take into our July First Friday Weekend.  That is today!

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If you are done with leftover potato salad and your fireworks have all been set off, you should celebrate the remaining part of your holiday weekend by coming in to see us at Juju.

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My red, white, and blue is packed away, but I can still wish you a happy 4th.

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Well, I need to get to work, I’ll leave you with photos of the space.

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In Beth’s Booth at Good Juju

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Beth was feeling under the weather when we were setting up our booths, so I suggested that I finish the bit she had left to do.

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It wasn’t a big job, she was mostly done.  

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All of her furniture was in place, I just got to play with her bags of goodies that needed setting out.

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She had some interesting pieces, I like this KC memorabilia.

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As much as I enjoy arranging my own wares, it’s even more fun when someone lets me play with theirs.  Especially when the bags are filled with such nice things.

An appreciated gift

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I went to the nice shop where I had my fancy violin appraised to see if they sold unrepairable instruments to use in craft projects.  They said no, but they’d give me some when they got them! In the meantime, they had a few bits and pieces.

With some hooks added to the back of the half violin they gifted me, I could use it as a necklace display. 
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The necks add some class to the shelf too.

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Here is the overall display, without the lights turned on.  When lit, this baby glows.  I’m so glad I bought it.

Other things I bought that I’ve been especially happy with?  Silver and stone rings from the Gem Show.  So much so, that I was going to pick up a generous amount of them at the June wholesale event.  But durn, it was cancelled.  Well, I looked up my invoices and got ahold of the guys I bought from then ordered a few over the phone.   I also tried wholesale lots direct from India, it will take a while for those to arrive.  

Maybe in time for First Friday weekend in August?
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Our mall allows a mix of goods.  Vintage, handmade, market.  I don’t really deal in market items, but I do like to have brand new jewelry to sell.  But only good stuff, real silver, genuine stones, not a bunch of cheap costume stuff.  But still affordable.

I also appreciate being able to offer my handmade pieces.  For those, I have similar rules for myself, only “good stuff” in the materials, silver, stones, and vintage bits.

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Previously, I displayed them on separate levels of the same unit as I had my old jewelry sat up.  But now that I have TWO!! delightful, LED shelving units, I can have vintage on one side of the entry, hand crafted/newer items on the other.

It makes sense because each attracts a different shopper.  This way, the browsers have space to linger over what they want to see.

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Both the left and right get the vintagey treatment, though.  I don’t want a sleek, modern, jewelry store look at all.  I try to fill the shelves with display items that are unique or old.

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Seems like I am continually looking for a more enticing way to show off my goods.  But that is what makes having a booth fun, I get to play with all the stuff.  If I was simply plopping it down til it sold, then replacing it with more inventory, this wouldn’t be an enjoyable activity for me.  

Finding one little treasure is enough to inspire a whole redo built around it, and that sure does bring me joy.  

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