Vendor Meeting Tomorrow Night

Happy Monday, friends! Mom & I are having our first vendor meeting at the store tomorrow night. This meeting is for our existing vendors, as well as prospective vendors. I am VERY excited to get everyone together. Working with so many creative people is a joy to me daily, and the chance to be totally surrounded by them is intoxicating!If you or someone you know is interested in getting more information, or if you LOVE what you've seen so far and want to sign up to join us, I encourage you to come to this meeting!

Weekends At Nana's Attic Vendor Meeting

Tuesday, June 18 @ 6:00pm

623 E Oak St Ste E

For more information, call 209-269-6492

Smooches! Shara 

Countdown to OPENING WEEKEND!

So I think I am finally beginning to understand the term "opening night jitters." Our big night is only a little over a week away and we still have much to do! I am excited/nervous/excited/nervous....you get the idea! 

Mom and I are still getting our own items created to add to our place, we are busily creating and tweaking our displays, and we are still welcoming crafters! We recently welcomed Anabelle Cerdas-Chi of Tuanis Craft into Nana's. She is a fabulously talented weaver who creates the most UH-Mazing things on a loom and by hand. Her hand-crafted purses, rugs, scarves, wraps, tunics (and so many more beautiful items!) are coming to OUR STORE! Oh. Em. GEE. This lady has TALENT! 

In addition to the exciting first stages of the new store, we have also been invited to co-host a fundraiser for American Heart Association Heart Walk and American Cancer Society - Relay for Life! "Hearts of Moms" is going to be a dazzling event showcasing some of the area's finest talent for a women's shopping night. Benefiting Team Kailani (aka Kiki), a team created by my dear friend Mercy Stewart to support her daughter's struggles with heart disease, this event isn't to be missed. This evening is open to moms, daughters, grandmas, aunts, cousins, girlfriends...not just a "moms night out"....so kids are invited, too! There will be food and beverages, raffles and of course SHOPPING! Tickets are available for only a $5 donation!!! 

Here is a little information about the event and about darling Kiki: 

I will be down at the store tomorrow and hope to add some new pictures to share our progress. Thank you to all of you who are tracking our progress and as anxious for opening weekend as we are! Smooches ~Shara

Sneak Peek

Mom and I went to the most fabulous sale today via a tip from my good friend Jenny over at Jenny Lipstick and Laundry! Oh. Em. GEE. SCORE! Fabulous statuary, rusty wrought iron....my heart skipped a beat and tumbled right outta my chest I was so excited! Mom and I had F U N finding the little odds and ends that will make up Nana's! Here's a sample of the haul:

Once that adventure was over (and BTW we ran into some old Nana's Attic customers from back in the day and they were as thrilled as we are about the new store!), we headed down to unload and rearrange some stuff to get an idea of the spaces we have available, how much room for ADA compliance, etc. Here's a little taste of what we have to look forward to:

We are having such a great time just finding stuff to put everywhere! We haven't even moved in all of our fabulous vendors yet!

Have a FABOO Saturday! ~Shara

The Journey

Good Morning! I don't know what's more exciting....starting a new business or being able to do it with my absolute favorite person....my mama - aka Nana. Here's an update of where we are in the process!

• Moving new things to the store every day. As more and more fun things are added we can actually see the store coming into focus! A blank slate is scary, but it really gets the creative juices a-flowin'! 
• The business end is moving right along....licences, bank accounts, PayPal account - CHECK! Still a few more odds and ends to nail down, but so far I think we have the heavy stuff under control (well, not totally, but ya' know how we are.....ooohhh....something shiny!).
• We could not have even gotten this far in the techno world without the visionary talent of my love Sandra Caldwell. OMG.....I could write PAGES about the love, support, creativity and encouragement my "other mama" has given us. 
• We are still in need of CRAFTERS and ARTISANS for the store! We have great space available and would love to add more flair and sassy! If you or someone you know is afflicted with this obsession of being crazy with the crafty, CONTACT US!
• Headed down to the store today to start hanging some display pieces and get a little more done in the way of fancying up the joint. Can't wait to post some pics!
• BTW: I am a huge fan of bullets....and long-winded posts - just putting it out there! 

In the coming weeks and months, look forward to guest bloggers, fun tutorials and wacky posts by me and Nana....you never really know what's gonna come outta our mouths(er, keyboards?)! 

Our store is going to be a place for creativity, shopping, chatter, love, friendship, and probably me busting out spontaneously in song and/or dance....THAT fun. I hope to see all of my friends there - the ones I cherish and the ones I haven't even met yet. 

Smooches! ~Shara