How To :: Turn a Studio into a Shop

After making the decision

to turn your Studio into a Shop 

then confidently telling the world

your plan

turns out you actually need to come up with one

a plan

I'm going to journal 

the journey

from decision to dealine

in the hope 

that the mountains of stuff I need to sort through,

 wash, iron, price, hang, fold, stack & finish 

will cease being totally overwhelming

and begin to seem more do-able.

Step-by-step....

wash the walls

if you're going to hang pictures for sale

 those marks you've been ignoring for 3yrs

 will stand out like the little black lumps of insect poop that they are 

 

vacumming, wiping down & shovelling cobwebs off window sills

is a given

display

is all about finding the right spots to put stuff 

and using the furniture/props already in your possession

[I'm determinded not to purchase anything for this REfit]

like 2 vintage wooden ladders

when looked at differently

revealing their remarkable clothes hanging potential

and that huge-mungus cupboard 

sitting idol in the corner

with gi-normous sliding doors

concealing essential hanging space & shelving 

take the doors off

[help may be required for this job as they hurt when dropped on a toe] 

focusing

on specific tasks 

by writing a list helps

it gives you a base to come back to

when distracted

by the piles

and stacks

 

of treasure building by the hour

and you wondering how you will fit it all in!

Saturdays Fashion Talk is fully booked however

the Shop will be open to all

11th January

1:30-5pm

there will be plenty of treasure for everyone 

because as soon as something walks out I'll replace it with something else.

2014 - Changes

Where to begin...

I've been writing this post in my head for weeks 
and have sat at the computer for days rewriting the start

and still I can't seem to come up 
with the right words to explain the changes happening around here


I want to tell you that I will be 
winding up the Workshops
at the end of Term 1

that during Term 1 
I will be offering bite sized workshops in the form of 
2day Fridays or Weekends 
 [nitty-gritty stuff available on the website]

that I am in the process of REfashioning the
Studio into a Shop
where I'll be offering my treasures 
including reinventing samples
vintage fabrics, linens, patterns, pictures, tins and loads more stuff 
to whoever still has cash after the Boxing Day Sales

I'll also be working on 

updating the On-line Shop

so I can share the treasure further afield

and that to celebrate the changes I will be 
conducting a 
Fashion Talk
11th January
10am
$30
where those who attend

will have the opportunity to share the secrets to the most popular REinventions 

as I step you through what's involved in creating each finished piece
and they will also get a first look at what's available in the Shop.
{limited seats so contact me to book yours - sewoutsidethelines[at]westnet[dot]com[dot]au}

did it

but before I press the publish button

I'd also like to share with you that 

I embrace & encourage change

 when it's a choice you have made

[it's what I do for a living]

however when it is thrust upon you 

like a lightening rod to the back of the head in the middle of the darkest night

change can take a while to accept and make the most of

which is what I have decided to do

because I much prefer being positive to being pissed off

2014 is going to be an exciting ride...