12/12/24 A Free Christmas Tree?….Lynn’s Latest #000025

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #000025

Thursday, December 12th, 2024
Volume V Issue 000025

I can’t believe how fast time is flying. Christmas is only 13 days away and I have only purchased one gift. Yikes!

Luckily, I know a really great local store named Lynn’s Consignments where I can shop! And you can as well! Thank you for supporting local this holiday season. It means the world to us!

If you missed last week’s ezine with all of the AMAZING Mid Century Modern Furniture we got in and my crazy adventures…..you can find it here.

Time for an eBay score! I can’t remember where I got this…probably at an estate sale and I paid $10. Just sold it for $194!

Check out the listing here.

This past week I have been working on my Christmas Cards. We send out 400 so it is a lot of work! And last year with me closing the store, I just wasn’t in the “Holiday Spirit” and did not send out our card.

This year I am sending two cards and two letters! I am exhausted and only about 1/3 of the way finished. Wish me luck! I want to be finished by Indiana’s 26th birthday on December 15th. OMG! How am I the parent of a 26 and 28 year old?

Seems like it was just yesterday that they were in High School in Palm Desert. How cute are they?

This past Saturday, a few of us headed downtown for the Wine Walk. We don’t buy tickets anymore and just hang out at Fit Buddha…Hahaha. First though, we met up with Sendia and her husband Tim for dinner at Lure.

Here is a picture of my store’s Christmas Party from 5 years ago, when we all did the wine walk. From left to right….Val, Sandy, me, Santa Claus, Peggy, Mrs. Claus and Cindy. That was such a fun night!

Here we are at Fit Buddha this year! Another fun evening!

Sunday, I had plans for coffee in the morning and then Sandy called me and invited me to a Christmas Party in Ojai, where you could get a free Christmas Tree. What?

Turns out it was true! Sandy, Marian and I headed up to Ojai in Sandy’s Truck for the party. It was a potluck and the guy having the party owns a Christmas Tree Farm in Oregon. So there were free trees! We cracked up getting our trees to the truck.

With all my time being taken up with those Christmas Cards….. I decided to put up my fake tree and leave the real one outside. My fake tree was up and lights lit in literally 15 minutes and I put the real one in the tree stand with water in my front yard. Why not? When the kids come home for Christmas, they can put lights on it!

We have a high end design job in Pasadena that we are installing on December 29th. We are desperately looking for:

Think Old World Pasadena

Traditional Chandelier
Dining Room Table…round or oval not too big 42″ to 48″
Parsons Dining Chair or Traditional Wood Chair we need 4 to 6
Dark Wood Pair of Two Bookcases..no Oak
Dark Wood End Table
Small Dark Wood Console Table
Pair of Traditional Table Lamps Think Brass/Porcleain
Throw Pillows…Old World Needlepoint
Artwork

Here is our Inspo Vision Board

On Monday, it was Fit Buddha and out to lunch with Sandy and Marc at Lure. I sure hang out there a lot!

Time for an eBay score. I was just looking at a stack of these old license plates and thinking that they were never going to sell on eBay and that I should put them out in the store. Then lo and behold, I sold one the other day for a best offer of $75 and it got shipped to Australia. Check out the listing here.

I have had a busy week. On Tuesday, I met Val for lunch and not at Lure! LOL. I feel like I haven’t seen her in forever. I really miss having her working at the store, but her family is her priority now and I totally understand that.

Do you remember the eBay class I taught last month? Andrea listed this darling Christmas set and I featured it in my newsletter. One of my consignors, emailed to ask if she could go and see it in person. Guess what? It sold because of my newsletter. Who needs eBay? LOL.

Here is that set in my consignor’s home. She already owned quite a few pieces of the Patience Brewter for Krinkles collection.

We got in some really great items this week! Please stop in and see us soon!

Please don’t bring in any consignments on Wednesdays…it is our CRAZY day! And we are looking for some higher end clothing…remember to call for an appointment for clothing….Brands….

Outerknown
Johnny Was
Citron
Anthropologie
St John Knit
J Jill
Theology etc.

AND I need to hire someone for a day a week to help us move and assemble furniture. We had Kevin, who is awesome, but he is currently out fishing and we miss him!

It just pays minimum wage, but Lynn’s is a fun place to work. Please text me if you know of anyone that might be interested 760-880-3535.

We have some deep discounts on two of our grey couches. The first one came in at $995 and was marked down to $597 and is currently ON SALE for $295.

This boucle sofa came in at $495 and was marked down to $297. It is currently ON SALE for $145.

Small mystery…which one of our consignors brought in this small side table?

And now, for what most of you have been waiting for….our new arrivals

Velvet Sofa $795.

Loveseat Vicente Leather Brown $395.00

Power Recliner With Rivet Caedin 40.5” Breathable Vegan Leather Brown $249.95

Coffee Table Beaumont Distressed Silver (Distressed Grey/blue Tones) $225.00

3-Drawer Nightstand Picket House Black $125.00

Tresanti Desk White $195.00

Wooden Hall Table Primitive Blue Rustic Brown $795.00

Large Rustic Stick Mirror $195.00

World Map Typvs Metal Gallery Poster Ortellus Orbis Terrarvn 1570 Urban Trends Collections $39.95

Metal Wall Art United States Map and Territories Together With Canada Urban Trends Collections $39.95

Headboard Modus Furniture Oxford Grey/beige $249.50

10″ Round Vase Green Ceramic Urban Trends Collection $19.95

Box of 46 Christmas Ornaments $49.50

Black & White Santa Boot Puppies $249.50

Oscar De La Renta Fox Fur Coat $575.50

Stripped Mink Short Coat $525.50

Manchester White Snow Leopard FAUX Fur Jacket $79.50

As I end this ezine, I just want to say THANK YOU so much for reading these and mentioning it to me in the store or by email.

I LOVE to hear that you enjoy reading these and it makes my day!

Again, I am so thankful and grateful for you all!

eBay with Heart
Decorate with Heart
Dress with Heart

Whale, Indiana, me, Val, Sandy, Susan, Cindy and Tina.

Thanks for reading my ezines! I appreciate it….as always!

eBay with Heart, Design with Heart & Dress with Heart………Lynn

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12/05/24 Christmas is Coming!….Lynn’s Latest #000024

I hope your Thanksgiving was excellent. I was pleasantly surprised when I got to Fit Buddha on Thanksgiving morning to see one of our high school employees, Emily, there to take the same class.

So of course we had to get a group picture! Shanti, Marc, Sandy, me and Emily.

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Then it was out to breakfast with Marc, Shanti & Sandy and then home to clean the house for my kids arrival. Houston arrived first at about 2 pm and ran some errands with me. Then Indiana and Larissa arrived about 3:30. And we got to getting the Honey Baked Ham and Turkey ready.

We were ready to eat at 5 pm and I even took a plate of dinner to both of my tenants…which they really appreciated.

Dinner was lovely and after dinner we headed to the store to shoot our Christmas card photos. Unfortunately, this is the only photo I got with the kids. I wasn’t on my game!

Time for an eBay score! I bought this plate back in 2018 for $5. It is a beautiful dinner plate. The picture does not do it justice.

Just sold for asking price of $101.39 less 5%! Yippppeeeee!

Check out the listing here.

It was fun shooting the Christmas Card photos at the store with it being dark outside. I think the card turned out really cute! We put some outtakes on the back side and Indy came up with the cutest slogan…”What Happens at Lynn’s Consignments…Stays at Lynn’s Consignments!

Friday and Saturday were slow in the store and I took Saturday off to watch the Notre Dame game. I was out at garage sales on Saturday when I got a text from Susan. Guess who was at the store?

I knew he was going to be in town, but did not know what day. He always thrifts in the LA area on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. He had a tight schedule and I couldn’t make it back to the store in time to see him so I asked where he was going next and I met him at Buffalo Exchange.

No time for lunch & tiki cocktails this trip. But it was fun to catch up and see the sh*t he buys! He found two Laurel Burch Purses New with Tags. Laurel Burch passed away in 2007 from a rare bone cancer and her stuff does well on eBay.

This is a Laurel Burch Purse that he currently has listed on eBay. Check out the listing here.

Jason typically sells men’s and women’s clothing, CD’s and Tiki Mugs. His user ID is TikiPugMusic. Here is a Tiki mug that he sold recently for almost $375.

Check out the listing here.

Fun afternoon with Tiki and I headed home to watch the USC Notre Dame Game.

The USC Notre Dame game was atrocious. But at least I had long legged Cha Cha to keep me company. Hahahaha.

Speaking of Cha Cha, we couldn’t figure out what happened to the leftover homemade Apple Pie the morning after Thanksgiving.

We have a high end design job in Pasadena that we need to install mid December. We are desperately looking for:

Think Old World Pasadena

Here is our Inspo Vision Board

Carlos (our cat) missed my kids so much that after Thanksgiving dinner we let him up on the table and he just couldn’t get enough of both Houston and Indiana. He had to put his little head on their heads. It was so cute!

We have such amazing customers here at Lynn’s Consignments. The day after Thanksgiving, Tia, came in to do some shopping and she picked out a light up candle that Indy had put batteries in the night before. Crazy!

I asked Tia if I could put a picture of her in my newsletter and she said “Of Course!” as she and her sister had made it into my newsletter a while ago because I didn’t think they looked alike at all and they turned out to be twins! LOL.

Then we had two friends come in shopping for clothing, Teri and Andrea. Teri was visiting from the Bay area and bought this amazing Moschino Rainbow Blazer. What a hoot!

Then on Wednesday, a new customer came in and bought a pair of arm chairs that had just arrived. She carted them home in her adorable VW Bus.

Time for another eBay score. There is a long story about my friendship with Stanley Papel, but not today, just know he is the King of Coffee Mugs and still owns Papel. He had one of his artists/contractors, Marci G, do the poetry for these mugs when she was pregnant and bedridden.

These name mugs ALWAYS sell for a lot! I got close to $100 for this one. Check out the listing here.

On Monday, I did Fit Buddha and then Sandy and I went out to lunch at Aloha. It started out as a lovely day, but by the time we were finished eating, the pier was socked in.

We have some deep discounts on two of our grey couches. The first one came in at $995 and was marked down to $597 and is currently ON SALE for $295.

This boucle sofa came in at $495 and was marked down to $297. It is currently ON SALE for $145.

Small mystery…which one of our consignors brought in this small side table?

And now, for what most of you have been waiting for….our new arrivals.

Santa Claus Wall Hanging $95.00

Amedeo Modigliani Framed Print Orange Girl $195.00

Cylinder Animal Print Lamp $64.50

Twisted Lamp With Aqua Shade $42.50

Distressed Antique Mirror w/Grids $150.00

Walnut Side Dining Chair $295.00 each – 6 in stock MUST BUY ALL 6

Metal Typewriter Picture $44.50

Metal Telephone Picture $44.50

Pier One Rattan Chest $125.00

Framed Mirror Natural Wood Home Decorators Collection Medium Wavy $135.00

Stained Glass Style Table Lamp $125.00

TV Wall Mount $39.50

Glass and Metal Vase $35.00

Large Vintage Ceramic Vase $135.00

Justin Men’s Cowboy Ostrich Boots $125.00

Arne Vodder Club Arm Chair Blue Striped- 2 in stock $995.00 each

Heywood Wakefield Tub Lounge Chair – $695.00

Heywood Wakefield Tambour Tall Dresser $495.00

Minerva Side Table by Hvidt Molgaard Nielsen Francy & Son $495.00

Heywood Wakefield Encore Champagne Buffet Side Board $495.00

Heywood Wakefield Champagne Dresser $395.00

Franco Albini Rattan Lobster Pot Ottoman $295.00

Paul Jensen for Selig Danish Guitar Pick Table $495.00

Smaller Selig Danish Side Table $295.00

Heywood Wakefield End Table Champagne – 2 in stock $295.00

Illum Wikkelson Ringstol Chair $995.00

Heywood Wakefield Cadence Desk Vanity $695.00

Heywood Wakefield Missoula Arm Chair $395.00 – 2 in stock

As I end this ezine, I just want to say THANK YOU so much for reading these and mentioning it to me in the store or by email.

I LOVE to hear that you enjoy reading these and it makes my day!

Again, I am so thankful and grateful for you all!

eBay with Heart
Decorate with Heart
Dress with Heart

Whale, Indiana, me, Val, Sandy, Susan, Cindy and Tina.

Thanks for reading my ezines! I appreciate it….as always!

eBay with Heart, Design with Heart & Dress with Heart………Lynn

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11/28/24 Happy Thanksgiving & a Sale!….Lynn’s Latest #000023

First and foremost….Happy Thankgiving! I hope that you are having a wonderfully relaxing day with friends and family! My kids are coming home after they work today and we are doing a honey baked ham and turkey dinner. So excited to see them!

I am doing Fit Buddha right now as you read this…Sandy is there with us as well! And then we are going out for breakfast with Marc and Shanti… We LOVE Fit Buddha 🙂

My mom did not make it down for Thanksgiving this year…she is coming for Christmas instead.

Happy Thanksgiving from Indy, me and Houston. We are SOOOOOO Grateful for our customers, consignors and the wonderful staff at Lynn’s!

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Thursday, November 28th, 2024
Volume V Issue 000023

So, the big news for this ezine, is that our Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sale is happening tomorrow and Saturday. YAY!

Save 10% off storewide and 20% off Annie Sloan, IOD and Redesign with Prima….And save big by making an offer on anything that is OLD!

Hope to see you soon!

Time for an eBay score! My kids LOVE Big Bud Press and this jumpsuit belonged to my son. It got faded over time and instead of donating, I put it up on eBay because Big Bud Press items are super expensive.

Just took a best offer of $100! Yippppeeeee!

Check out the listing here.

This past week has been CRAZY! I had to go to Marina del Rey twice so I needed to get my car fixed. I took it in on Thursday and did not get it back until Saturday. Ughhhh.

I had to uber to Fit Buddha on Friday morning, but at least I made it to my workout!

Got the car back on Saturday morning and headed into LA to pick up Indy at Caffe Luxxe on Montana. Cha Cha joined me.

I dropped off Indy and Cha Cha at Caffe Luxxe in Brentwood and then I did a walking food tour of Venice that afternoon.

Super interesting. We had acai at some cow restaurant, then veggie sandwiches at the Vegan Pop up and then tacos.

Here is the vegan sandwich from the Vegan Pop Up. It was actually amazing!

Speaking of Cha Cha, the feedback from her crazy week last week was so funny…the “slot machine” episode and the “possum” brought in a lot of hysterical texts, emails and insta messages. LOL!

This first one is from my friends Rich & Nila in Chicago. They are long time eBay friends and we LOVE them!

The next message came from my friend Max who moved to Puerta Vallarta with his friend Joanne 8 years ago. I miss him!

And super interesting to hear how affordable it is for both human healthcare and vets.

I had to leave Marina del Rey Saturday afternoon to head back to Ventura…for a design install job on Sunday. But not before I got a cute picture of Indiana with Cha Cha and Grandpa.

I was also supposed to watch the USC/UCLA game with Marc that night, but it was raining, I was exhausted and I opted to stay home. The Good news….THE TROJANS WON! FIGHT ON!

Before I forget, we just got in the most amazing houseful of Mid Century Modern Furniture. Out of the blue, Ken called me and had to empty out his grandma’s house by Saturday night. I looked at the photos and was able to pick out some CHOICE pieces.

I called him and we spoke for half an hour and I told him what I could sell. Most of the furniture was Heywood Wakefield, with a lot of Selig thrown in. I was so excited to get it! But, as you may remember, I was out of town on Saturday.

I asked Susan if she could come in and handle it and God Bless Her, she came in on her day off.

Ken’s grandma was 102 year old, and I said “I am sorry for your loss” and he said “Oh, no, she is still very much alive we are just moving her to Phoenix.” SOOOOO Cool!

Here is one of the photos that he had sent me.

On Saturday, while I was “playing” Susan & Tina were taking in 25 pieces of Mid Century. Thank you Thank you!

Most of the MCM furniture is priced and you will see a lot of it in this newsletter. Sooooo exciting!

Sunday morning, I got up early to meet Susan, Adolio and Paul at the store to load up for a design install at Penny’s house in Santa Paula. It may have been one of my favorite installs yet!

Here we are with our obligatory loaded and ready to go photo. Such fun!

Here are some of the before and after photos of Penny’s living room. Before.

After. Don’t you LOVE that green velvet sofa and the MCM lamp? And the whole redo with our 20% design fee was only about $2.8k.

Another before.

And the after…..just so you know, Penny is LOVING it and only returned 2 items. A pillow and mirror. AWESOME job Susn!

Another before.

And an after. Penny was tired of that marble console, so this beautiful piece is now available at Lynn’s.

One last before. And just so you know and may have noticed, we do end up using a lot of the furniture, lamps and knick knacks that you may already own.

Here is the after.

Just for fun a throwback photo to our two front Christmas windows from last year. This year we have gone a bit more subtle. But I must admit, I LOVE how Decked out in red and green these windows from last year are.

After our design job, Susan and I headed to Hozey’s for a celebratory lunch. We didn’t even know how it was going to turn out with Penny, but we knew that we LOVED it!

On Monday, I worked in the morning and then did Fit Buddha. During class, Marc said “wanna get lunch” and I said “Yes, of course!” So after class, Marc, me and Shanti (his daughter) headed to Lure for a lovely afternoon.

OK, I probably shouldn’t have gone to lunch, but whatever…LOL I needed to leave Ventura at 2:30 to be back in Marina del Rey for another event. I arrived in the Marina at 4:30 and left for my dinner at 5:30.

I got back to the kid’s condo at about 9:30 pm and Indy took this cute photo of Cha Cha and me. Cha Cha missed me.

Earlier in the evening, when I arrived back at the condo, I took this cute photo of Cha Cha while I was chatting on the phone.

The next morning I took the girls out to breakfast at Maxine’s in Venice. Such a great place and amazing food. If you haven’t heard of Maxine’s, you must google them and read about the “Chain Saw Massacre of 2022”. Seriously, blew my mind!

I headed back to Ventura after Breakfast to make it to Fit Buddha at 12:15. Cut it close, but it was all good. Then I headed to the store to do my long overdue eBay shipping….OMG! Crazy.

In the spirit of that, here is another eBay score. I bought these License Plates a few years ago for pretty cheap and this one sold for $72.79 and is going to Australia. Gotta love eBay. Check out the listing here.

Wednesday was CRAZY!!! Got in two truck loads. Thank you Sandy for letting me borrow your truck! And then I had to price all of the MCM items. Thank you Whale for agreeing to work and bring Logan. And thank you Tracy and Tina for working like crazy!

Then I headed down to Tony’s for Thanksgiving Eve with friends. What a fun and crazy day!