ISSUE 26: JUNK IN THE TRUNK VINTAGE MARKET (SPRING '23)

by natalie rathman

We officially have our first Junk In The Trunk under our belt! What a wild ride. It was hands down the most stressful, hectic, exhausting and fun 3 full days of selling in my life!  My sister was there helping me out and we received such incredible feedback on our booth!

I couldn't have asked for a better business partner.  If only she wanted in 100% of the time! She'll never admit that she actually enjoys it. 

Here are some fun shots from our partnering with and prepping for Junk in the Trunk and our pop up at their Cafe/Shop in Arcadia 'The Vintage'. I should add... our Junk in the Trunk photos are all from set-up or my sister's instagram story posts LOL. I was so exhausted that weekend that I didn't even think to take photos because my mind was so set on tasking! 

So here we go... 

I'll start with our pop up! 

THE VINTAGE POP UP SET UP 
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM IMAGE BLUE AND GREEN MOROCCAN POTTERY AND RECYCLED GLASS BEADS
vintage moroccan rugs and a Malian indogo shibori cloth
now for Junk in the Trunk! omg! what a spectacular time! 
...1st set up... testing product placement always happens in my garage as stage one. I have the square footage taped off. and I build from there! Since I couldn't implement my rug backdrop, I had to pull everything in about 6 inches to ensure that it would all fit ok. Finally, we were able to get things in place at Westworld. It was an intense building process. All in all, I probably spent about 6 hrs on setup in the venue!  
market prep with vintage textiles and pillow covers
market prep with moroccan pottery and vintage textiles
ok... now here are a couple of snippets from Instagram. Courtesy of my sister! Nothing major, but just a great take on what it was really like! (Man, I wish these pictures were coming through more clearly! - the blog, not my photos btw!)
hand painted moroccan pottery
moroccan pottery and vintage moroccan and turkish rugs
HOW AMAZING DOES IT LOOK WITH THE RUGS AS THE BACKDROP!?!?! 
I'm not going to lie... I dreamt big for this market, but I think it paid off! 
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