Happy Tuesday!

For the month of March, we are testing being closed on Tuesdays.  We have always been closed on Mondays, so for the month of March here are our hours.

Wed-Sat 11-5
Sun  11-3

For those of you who missed the news…we are staying open!   I am forever grateful to the community here in Ventura that has continued to show us undying support.  THANK YOU THANK YOU!

The turnout for our 6th Anniversary and Grand Re-Opening was phenomenal.  Even with the rain!  Thank you to everyone who brought flowers, food, champagne and just showed up!  We appreciate every single one of you!

Here is a fun photo from that day.  I LOVE my people!  Whale, Indiana, me, Val, Sandy, Susan, Cindy, Tina and Kay.

The store looks amazing!  And is FULL of new treasures.  Here is a sneak peek at how the front area looks…It was so nice to get a refresh!  And we are featuring Myra bags in the front…I even got a repost on the Myra Bag Intagram account when I posted this pic 🙂

A huge shout out to everyone who worked so incredibly hard this past week to get it ready for y’all.

Sandy, Susan, Sendia, Cindy (I guess I needed to start with the S sounding names first LOL), Whale, Martha, Tina, Kay and Peggy.  Thank you Thank you!  Also, Adolio and Paul who worked so hard to place the furniture exactly where we needed it.

Here is a photo of us having a “working” lunch back in the Original Fun Fashions store that now houses rugs, new furniture and overflow.  You must check it out!

Also, a shout out to my dear friend Audrey, who was my first employee (other than family) at Cheryl Leaf Antiques back in 1993.  OMG, Am I dating myself?

She flew down from Bellingham to consult for the clothing and overall floor plan and help us get everything perfect.  She did an amazing job! YOU MUST come in and see it.  Here is a photo of us out to dinner in Palm Desert back in 2017.  Yikes!

We still have some fixtures that we are selling.  There is a nice jewelry glass display cabinet for $150 and two of the tall Pier One Display Shelves for $150 each.    I may also have some Clothing Z racks.  I will let you know about those.  Also, I have two pop up tents.

We have two clothing appointments available this week. Thursday, March 7th at 1:30 pm and Friday, March 8th at 3:30 pm.

And here is how cool the clothing looks in the front store. Also, we got in some amazing Johnny Was this past week (thanks CCK)….check us out!

As far as smalls for the main store, I am available to intake consignments on Wednesday, March 6th from 11:30 to 4 and Thursday, March 7th from 11:30 to 2.  I am fine with you dropping by with smalls for consignment on those days.  Just don’t bring me more than 10 items at a time.  Thanks!

AND just remember that if I get too busy, I may need to turn you away and please understand that it is nothing personal!

Peggy will also be there this Sunday from 11:30 to 2 for smalls.  And again, please don’t overwhelm us as we get back to our new “Business as Unusual”….And as stated before, she may need to turn you away.

What we are looking for in the way of Smalls….LARGER FURNITURE items please text me photos 760-880-3535  Thanks!

Metal items
Wooden items
Baskets
Lamps… table and floor
Rugs
Pottery
Art Glass
Collectibles
Pillows with Zippered covers
Candle Holders
Candle Sticks
Primitives
Oil Paintings
Wall Art
Signs
Canvas Art
Anything Cool
Anything Unique
ETC!!!!

Another Sneak Peek of the store!  Can you tell that I really really really want you to come in to the store in person?

So, this past Saturday, when we were doing intake, our internet went down.  Crisis mode for sure!  In any event, there was this one pair of shoes that didn’t get a consignor number put on them.  I have reached out to all of our appointments, but no one has gotten back to me.  Who do these shoes belong to?  It makes me crazy when this happens!  Please help us out and solve the mystery of who belongs to these shoes!  Thank you!

Feeling grateful for all the support from our incredible community as we embark on this new chapter! Thank you for your patience and understanding during these transitional times. ❤

A fun picture of Indy and I from this past Friday. Thank you Indy girl for making the effort to be here! I LOVE you! And Yes, we did (well I did) lift the Cha onto the front counter! LOL…she is a trouper for sure!

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

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

BTW, we now have a blog on the website where you can read all of our past newsletter
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No new arrival teasers this week.  We WANT you to see it in person tomorrow!

For those of you who missed the news…we are staying open!   I am forever grateful to the community here in Ventura that has continued to show us undying support.  THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Tomorrow, Friday, March 1st starting  at 11 am is our Grand Reveal and 6th Anniversary Party!  Yay!

We are all set with new consignments, but will be scheduling a few clothing appointments in the store in person on Friday for Saturday/Sunday of this week

Check out our front windows as we have been redoing the store for you!

Just so you know, me and my amazing staff are all EXHAUSTED, but so excited to share what we have built. Just an FYI, Adolio and Paul helped me bring in two 20 foot trucks full of amazing furniture yesterday.

Here is Adolio getting ready to unload it….What an adventure!

And tomorrow, our 6th Anniversary and March 1st, is also the day that should have been my Dad’s 90th birthday.  So, in honor of Dr. Wayne Dralle, I hope you come out and share in our fun new vision.

Hope to see you soon!  Here are a few of my favorite photos of my dad. Thank you for indulging me!

The first one is when we surprised my dad in Bellingham for his 75th birthday.  Indiana and Houston were so little!  We had my sister, Kiki, call him at 10 at night to tell him that a pipe had broken in her house.  He was so pissed to come over and we were all hiding in her room.

I had the kids jump out and surprise him…LOL, he is still holding the big wrench!

This next one is me and my brother in 1969 with my dad in England for the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.  My mom took the photo and it is classic!

Again, he was a little pissed off, because Lee and I were afraid to go and stand by the horse.

By the time he convinced us to stand there we were all smiles, but he was still mad.

My dad with my mom’s cousin Donald and my grandpa Elmer Leaf (Cheryl Leaf’s husband).  That is my grandpa’s dog Brit and I love that my mom and dad lived in Barrack number 22…22 has always been my favorite number.  How cute are they all?  and so stylish…just like the clothing area that my great friend Audrey has been redoing all week!  You will be blown away……

OK, just one more pic and so hard to choose.   But I have decided…..his 80th birthday in Palm Desert at an old school steakhouse with my darling kids and he was such a great sport.  We made him wear goofy glasses and hats and gave him candy from his era…he LOVED it!

OK, back to reality.  But thank you for walking down memory lane with me and my dad.  I really miss him and I know a lot of you can relate!

With our new business model, we will be testing new store hours during the month of March.  Here are the hours going forward.  We will test being closed on Tuesdays.

Store Hours
Weds to Sat        11 to 5
Sunday              11 to 3

The Clothing section (now in the main store) is getting a TOTAL makeover and I am so excited about it!  Here is the work in progress!

Thank you Wayne for putting up the fixtures and Audrey for the new vision!

Feeling grateful for all the support from our incredible community as we embark on this new chapter! Thank you for your patience and understanding during these transitional times. ❤️

I also want to shout out to my amazing staff BY NAME….I know I don’t say this enough, but y’all are the BEST and I LOVE YOU!

Sandy, Val, Candy (hope to see you back soon), Peggy, Cindy, Susan, Robin, Sendia, Martha, Whale, & Emily and we also have a few new faces…so THANK YOU ALL!

Oh Crap! Gotta thank all m y friends who come to visit and volunteer their time…big shout out to Jo Dallas, Melanie Souve, Kathy Rutan, Leslie Arntzen, Tina Burke, Mo Arcand, Kel Whittet and Candy Dunphy…If I have forgotten anyone, I am truly sorry. It has been a crazy week!

Oh btw, my mom fell and hurt her hip so won’t be here for the 6th anniversary…I am so bummed, as she was here 6 years ago putting it all together with me and Val…UGHHHH…I will miss her!

She is also my biggest Cheerleader….I LOVE YOU MOR MOR!  Here is a pic of my mom from the very beginning of the store …6 years ago.  Can you believe how empty the store looks?  And she is with one of my first consignors…#9, George….we love you George!

Some of my awesome crew…These are the OG gals.  Val, me and Sandy!  Hopefully Val will pop in for a while on Friday, March 1st…we miss her ever so much!

Please pray for her and her family….

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

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

BTW, we now have a blog on the website where you can read all of our past newsletter
Link to Blog.

P.S.  If you have a friend who wants to sign up for this newsletter.

Happy Tuesday!  For those of you who missed the news…we are staying open!   I am forever grateful to the community here in Ventura that has continued to show us undying support.  THANK YOU THANK YOU!

We will be closed to the public Tuesday through Thursday and will reopen on Friday, March 1st at 11 am with our Grand Reveal and 6th Anniversary Party!  Yay!

For those of you with home decor items to consign, please bring them in anytime this week to the back from 11 to 4.

For clothing consignors…we will announce some appointment times soon, but for now the clothing is all set!

Check out our front windows as we redo the store for you!

With our new business model, we will be testing new store hours during the month of March.  Here are the hours going forward.  We will test being closed on Tuesdays.

Store Hours
Weds to Sat        11 to 5
Sunday              11 to 3

The Clothing section (now in the main store) is getting a TOTAL makeover and I am so excited about it!  Here is the work in progress!

Thank you Wayne for putting up the fixtures and Audrey for the new vision!

If you have any great home decor items to consign, please just pop in these next few days at the back door…Tues-Thurs 11 to 4. Hopefully we don’t get too overwhelmed, but if we do, please don’t be mad if we turn you away 🙂

We are looking for (in great condition)….

Metal items
Wooden items
Baskets
Lamps… table and floor
Rugs
Pottery
Art Glass
Collectibles
Pillows with Zippered covers
Candle Holders
Candle Sticks
Primitives
Oil Paintings
Wall Art
Signs
Canvas Art
Anything Cool
Anything Unique
Throw Blankets

ETC!!!!
Feeling grateful for all the support from our incredible community as we embark on this new chapter! Thank you for your patience and understanding during these challenging times. ❤️
Some of my awesome crew…These are the OG gals. Val, me and Sandy! Hopefully Val will pop in for a while on Friday, March 1st…we miss her ever so much!

Please pray for her and her family….

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

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

BTW, we now have a blog on the website where you can read all of our past newsletter
Link to Blog.

P.S.  If you have a friend who wants to sign up for this newsletter.