CHEERS!  We are Officially OPEN!

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #20…

June 11, 2020
Watch for it every Thursday or every OTHER Thursday!
Or possibly even on a Friday like today!  When I run out of time…..
Volume I  Issue 20

Not sure how many of you know this, but it has always been my desire to be known as the “Cheers” of Midtown. Check out this blurb from my website…..

“We want to make Lynn’s Consignments a fun and special place to shop. The kind of place where you will want to stop at least once a week to see what is new.
Just like my father, I always make it a point to remember everyone’s name…whether they are parents of my kid’s friends, my grocery store clerk, my post office worker or a server in a restaurant. My store will be that place (just like Cheers) where everyone knows your name”.

Here ares some train pics of me and my dad. I miss him a lot! Don’t you love my saddle shoes?

Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey regarding hours!  I would LOVE to get a few more responses before I make any decisions.

We are currently open 11-3 pm every day (EXCEPT for Mondays) and also by appointment.  Our hours are limited until Val and Emma can return to in-store work.

What I have gleaned so far from the survey is that being closed Mondays is fine!  Whew!  It is so nice to have one dark day (like on Broadway) where no one texts me!  LOL!  Also, an 11 am open seems to be fine as well.  The nights so far that you want us to be open later are Thursday and Saturday.  Very interesting!

If you haven’t filled out the survey yet, please do so.  I am going to give away a $25 gift certificate to one of you.  Just email me once the survey has been completed.  If you have already filled it out, please email me as well (I am dying to know who put “take off your clothes” in the comments HaHaHa).  We will draw a name from a hat this Saturday.

Here is a quick survey and THANKS for filling it out!

Right before we had to shut down, I took a back road drive to meet Annie Sloan in person.  You probably don’t remember, but I wrote about it in ezine #10.  Here is a link to that newsletter if you would like to read it.

From that ezine…..”The Annie Sloan event was still going to happen as planned on Saturday.  I was thrilled to get a chance to meet the one and only, the woman, the myth, the legend!  She hadn’t been on the west coast in almost ten years.

Not to jump ahead, but I just had to……Here is a photo of me and Annie once I got there.

Back to the story of how I got to my destination and met Annie……”My GPS took me way out and around LA. I ended up on the Pear Blossom Highway and drove through ski resorts…it was wild!  I think I was close to Wrightwood where I used to ski with my ex-husband, William, back in the day.

In fact, I even went skiing there once with him, Dean Factor (great-grandson of Max and best man in our wedding), and his then-girlfriend, Shannon Doherty.  LOL!  I will have to find that photo to share with you!”

Well, I finally found it, and here it is.  That is me, William, Dean Factor (founder of Smash Box Cosmetics), and Shannon Doherty (90210).  She and I skied a few runs with the boys and then she got stoned (I had a beer) and we ate lunch.  I remember sitting with her in the restaurant and fans coming up and asking her if she was Shannen Doherty, and she would say “Oh, I get that a lot”.  LOL!

Back to reality!  Time for an eBay score.  Bought this super cool cardboard sculpture at an estate sale in Palm Springs in 2015.  Paid $5.  Finally sold it for $140 a few days ago.  Check out the listing here to read more about it.

Most exciting news of this past week was that I took Houston, Indy, and Indy’s boyfriend, Brandon, back to Palm Desert (where we lived for 16 years) for the weekend!  Woooohooooo!  The Airbnb that we stayed in was phenomenal.  Seriously?  The photos don’t do it justice.

Here are Indy, Brandon and Houston standing by the front door with the pool in the background.

The unit we leased is in the famed Sandpiper complex which was designed by William Krisel and built between 1958 and 1970.  The units are all designed around 17 different condominium circles with the pool in the center.  Isn’t this amazing?  I had no idea this existed!

Here are both of my kids on their laptops attending college classes (Houston Master’s in eD with Notre Dame and Indiana Theatre with Spanish Minor at Pepperdine) with a neighbor’s dog checking them out and barking loudly from outside.

An interesting thing popped up when I was doing my Sandpiper Research.  It was a graphic that showed that the Sandpiper was a favorite place to shoot photos of famed MCM (Mid Century Modern) photographer Julius Shulman.

This was crazy for me because about 14 years ago, Julius needed a ride out to Palm Springs for a Mid Century Modern Club Meeting and to receive his star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame. My mom was a member, got the notice, and let my brother know about it. My brother is a professional photographer (among other things, Jeweler-GIA certified, Pianist, etc.) and jumped at the opportunity to spend 4 plus hours in a car with the man, the myth, the legend.

I got to meet Julius and give him a few of my books and I hope we can find the photo……I can’t find the photo…Ughhhh…so here is a photo of how he looked back then on February 17th, 2006.

Since the store has been open it has been super quiet! Where are you people?

Not sure if it is the hot weather or our limited hours, but it is worrying me a bit. Please stop in and see us. There is plenty of room to socially distance and most people are wearing masks. We are not requiring a mask, but if you feel more comfortable, please wear one and we will honor your wishes and wear one as well.

In some good news, Indiana and I have been working on the back garages. Well, more Indy than me, but she hung little white twinkly lights today and got it more organized. Looks great and tons of outdoor furniture just waiting for you. Here is a photo of the work in progress. Come in and check it out!

The Green Stacking Chair you see on the table is available in multiples.  They are a great buy at $39.50 each.  Check them out here. 

Time for an eBay score!

Check out this T-shirt and see why it sold for so much.  It sold for almost $40.  Yes, you read that right!  And, it was one of the T-shirts that my friend Joel shipped me for FREE!  What is not to love about eBay?  Seriously?  I have always said that is like gambling, but you ALWAYS win!

Oh, that reminds me.  I was on the eBay for Business Podcast with Griff last week talking about my brick-and-mortar store and my eBay business.  Check out that episode here.  I come on at about minute 32:20 and I am on until about 46:20…Yikes, I was on for 14 minutes of the 60-minute podcast….WOW!  BTW, I Love Griff!

This photo shows Griff, Lee, me, and all the handlers at an eBay Open about 12 years ago right after my Kaching Book came out.

Time for some more views of the store.  It is looking really,  really great!  As the very few customers that have come through have told me.  LOL.  Jamie if you are reading this, thank you for the packing peanuts, but we found some canning jar lids in the bottom of the box.  I have them for you on my desk!

Here are another one of our Kazi basket walls….Ocean Blues and natural colors!  Gotta love this wall!  You can purchase on our website here.  Free shipping, delivery in Ventura, pickup or curbside delivery!

OK, time for a super funny story.  Well, it is funny to me!  I bought a “Kitty Kondo” for my favorite boy, Carlos.  Yes, I really did it!  Did NOT want to be one of those Cat Ladies, but just couldn’t help myself.  LOL.

I asked Adolio to put it together.  Not such a great idea.  It was a little bit labor-intensive.  Here is Adolio working on it in the back of the store.

Well, Carlos’ house did not get put together during business hours.  So, Sandy offered to take it home and fix it!  Yay!  Here she is with it loaded into her convertible.  She is a great friend!

You will have to wait until Carlos’ Corner to see how this story ends…..LOL!

Now that we are open again, we are getting in new stuff every day!  You must come in or check on our website because you know how fast stuff comes in and goes out!  There is a section under shop/online at the very bottom that shows New Arrivals. 

Here is what that part of the page looked like today.

Back to Palm Desert and my thrifting mission!  My friend Mo and I hit every good thrift store during my visit.  We thought that with the stores finally opening we would find some amazing things.  Not so much!  I did buy a ton of dinnerware and flatware.  I also picked up some treasures for the store.  Not as many as I usually do, but the SUV was still packed.

Here is a Herend Serving Dish that I bought for $4.  I started the auction at $99.  We will see……

It was so fun to spend time in the Desert with my best mom/baseball friends!  Mo, Candy, Kel, and her daughter Riley.  Here we are hanging out and playing games in the Condo.

Back to the store.  Peggy finished that corner cabinet!  Woooohoooooo!  Old Ochre on the back and Chateau Grey on the front with decoupaged Botanicals on the inside.

Check it out here.

Don’t forget that you can always order your paint supplies on our website……….

Shop Annie Sloan Here
https://lynnsconsignment.ricoconsign.com/store/category/Annie%20Sloan?sort=HL

Lots of great paint colors in stock!

Speaking of our website, Emma has been working on it from New Jersey and she tells me that we have over 1,000 items listed for sale.  Free shipping on the small items.  Check it out here.

We have some really neat products as you can see by this snapshot of a few of our categories.  The Botanical Prints (that Peggy used on that cabinet), License Plate Signs, and Recycled Ornaments are some new additions.

I have been working on a fun project at my house.  You are probably thinking, Who hasn’t?  Right?  In any event, I have taken on the project of adding a workspace to my bedroom.  With sooooo many people living in my house, this makes total sense!  I bought the cutest desk at……wait for it…..drumroll….Lynn’s Consignments  Fun Home Furnishings.

Then I totally gutted the room.  Here is a before picture.  I really hope that I have one.  Well, I don’t really have one of it set up, but I do have this one of Steve from Labrano Movers moving stuff in.

So this master bedroom is HUGE!  I had the bed on the sidewall and a couch under the window.  When I moved in my new and darling desk, I put it under the window and the couch at the foot of the bed.  Didn’t make for a separate work area which I believe is so important when it is in your living space.

Decided to get creative and move the bed under the window and the desk and couch to the opposite wall.   Here it is as a work in progress.  Hopefully, I can find some of the “real” before photos to share in the next ezine.

The best part of this move is that it opened up a HUGE wall for me to work with and add some art.  There is nothing I LOVE more than an oil painting wall.  Check out these photos of me trying to figure out what will work and what won’t.  Can’t wait to show you the after of this 20-foot long wall.  FUN!

Turns out the couch was tooooooo big.  Time to change it out for some armchairs.  I saw the most darling spindle white chair on Tuesday morning.

They are closing some locations so the chair was 20% off.  Score!  It had light blue cushions and I wanted to find a matching one.  Have not been able to find one and I have called 20 Southern California stores.  Here is what it looks like in case you can help me out!

Peggy found me a darker blue one in Thousand Oaks that I bought (JUST IN CASE) I can’t find another one.  We will see how it turns out, but for now, there is one cool cat that LOVES this new chair!

Leads me right into Carlos’ Corner and the ending to the Kitty Kondo debacle. LOL! Sandy got it put together in about 30 minutes and I picked it up. Here it is all shrink wrapped and ready to be opened. Just a heads up, Carlos was NOT impressed.

We got all of the shrink wrap taken off and Carlos still wasn’t interested.  Indy and I kept picking him up and placing him on it, but he kept jumping off.  Tried treats, his favorite toys, and catnip.  We finally gave up. Here he is getting ready to jump off AGAIN!

We found him an hour later asleep in Houston’s dresser drawer. Seriously? Who needs an expensive Kitty Kondo? Not Karlos!

O.K. just one more eBay item to share.  I bought this Ed Harcourt Musical Artist poster six months ago at a yard sale.  From my research, it appears to be super rare.  If anyone can take a look at the listing and help me out, I would really appreciate it!  Here is a link to the listing.  I think I am asking $1,000.

OK, one last eBay score of something that actually sold!  Those are the most fun…am I right or am I right?  These 3 spoons sold for $90.  Yes, I did say $90.00.  Do you eat from teaspoons that cost $30 each?  I certainly don’t.  Maybe I need to start!  LOL……Check them out here. 

Oh by the way, they were shipped to Walla Walla, Washington.

I am going to end this ezine with one of my favorite photos from our 2 year anniversary at the store on March 1st, 2020. The photo shows two of my best high school friends giving me a kiss. Love these girls! AND they flew down just for the party! Now, those are great friends 🙂

I am going to end this ezine with one of my favorite photos from our 2-year anniversary party at the store on March 1st, 2020. The photo shows two of my best high school friends giving me a kiss. Love these girls! AND they flew down just for the party! Now, those are great friends 🙂

Pictured…Jo Dallas, me and Kathy Rutan.

One last photo of more cool stuff is available on our website with free shipping. Check out these fun chimes and mobiles!

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

eBay with Heart & Design with Heart……Lynn

P.S.  All of the professional photos I use on Instagram, Facebook, and in these newsletters were taken by my friend Denise’s daughter, Jaclyn Sabo.  She is amazing!   To learn more about Jaclyn….https://www.jaclynszabo.com/

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

We are Officially OPEN!

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #19…

June 4, 2020
Watch for it every Thursday or every OTHER Thursday!
Volume I  Issue 19

I need your help.  We are currently open 11-3 pm every day (EXCEPT for Mondays) and also by appointment.  Our hours are limited until Val and Emma can return to in-store work.

Val is taking amazing care of her husband Ron while he is WINNING the battle against cancer and Emma is back home with her mom in New Jersey.

My dilemma is this.  During the transition, what should our hours look like?  Please HELP us by taking this short survey!

Here is a quick survey and THANKS for filling it out!

I am extremely hopeful that things are getting back to semi-normal.  My son had to head back east on Friday, so before he left, I took both of my kids out to dinner at Lure.  Soooooo good and soooo much fun!  Do you LOVE Houston’s pants?  I must admit that I do!

The high point of the past two months for me was being served Chardonnay in a cold glass in a restaurant!!!  Oh, the small things in life that make us HAPPY these days!

We officially reopened on Friday, May 22nd and the first order of business was to redo the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint front window.  I had been itching to do it for some time, but with no new furniture coming in, I didn’t have a clear vision.  Once I knew what was coming in, my brain started to formulate a plan!

I had also shared this Kazi basket photo with you and the look I was going for.

I contacted the wholesale company where I buy the baskets and asked them to place an order for one of each basket.  FUN!  I was on a roll.  The baskets arrived this past Wednesday and so did the perfect furniture to fill my Boho 1970’s window.

Indy and I went shopping at Lowes to pick up the greenery…lots of live plants were required!  Sunny, Adolio, and Wayne helped Sandy and I move furniture and by 3 pm on Wednesday we had a pretty good start.  Sandy and I were exhausted, so I sent out an S.O.S to Hous and Indy and they headed down to the store to help me finish up.  Here is what my work in progress looked like when they arrived.

My kids went to work putting furniture in place and then accessorizing.  The easiest way to do a front window display (or any room in your home for that matter) is to get your key anchor pieces in place and then layer on top of that.

Layering, can and should, include lamps, artwork, plants, rugs, tchotchkes, throw pillows, throw blankets, and anything else you can think of!  Here they are working their magic!

Here is a SIDE shot of my kids and the Kazi Baskets that started this entire creative process!

We have almost all of our Kazi baskets on our website with FREE shipping.  The baskets are incredible and the mission of Kazi Goods is amazing.

“We aren’t just bringing handcrafted things to your living room. We’re bringing you beautiful pieces that add life to your space and empower artisans to weave a better story for themselves.”

Never the result of luck –

The intricate design and perfected craft of your favorite Kazi basket are crated through a long tradition that has been passed through the hands of mothers to their daughters for centuries.

• The Founders of Kazi set out to change the face of poverty in this lifetime, not
  just for the future generations of those they serve.
• Kazi believes women and men in rural areas in Africa can be
  agents of change for themselves, their families, and their
  community when given the proper training and consistent access to global markets. Their talents and gifts are incredible.
• At KAZI, they are equipping and empowering women and men to succeed
  beyond their biggest dreams. Now, these women and men send their kids to
  school without traditional aid, through their own hard work.

We hope you join Kazi on their journey to create a beautiful and fair world for everyone.

Kazi is an amazing fair trade company that pays fair wages.  Each basket comes with a picture of the actual artisan and tells their story.  I love supporting this company!

Here is a link to their products on our website and a photo of some of the baskets!

Please drive by and check out the front window as it evolves and grows. Here are two pictures of the front window, just in case you can’t make it. One with Houston and Indy when they finished and one that Sandy took the other night when it was dark.

Pictured…Indy, me, and my mom!

One last photo of more cool stuff is available on our website with free shipping. These recycled Magazine ornaments make great gifts year-round. Check them out here.

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

eBay with Heart & Design with Heart……Lynn

P.S.  All of the professional photos I use on Instagram, Facebook, and in these newsletters were taken by my friend Denise’s daughter, Jaclyn Sabo.  She is amazing!   To learn more about Jaclyn….https://www.jaclynszabo.com/

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

Such Great News Regarding Ventura County and our Reopening which will happen soon!  (Pictured Katie, Sandy, Indy, me, Val, Adolio, Peggy and Mor Mor)

Watch for an email with Opening details!

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #18…

May 21, 2020
Watch for it every Thursday or every OTHER Thursday!
Volume I  Issue 18

Looking good for us to re-open soon!  I will email details as soon as we have a plan!

I do feel that things are getting back to semi-normal. Houston flew to OKC on Sunday to wrap up his first school year as a high school History and Economics teacher. He had to clean up his classroom and turn in end-of-the-year materials. They pretty much told him he had to go back. He also needed to pack up his room in the house that he lives in during the school year. He will fly back tomorrow, Friday.

Emma also flew out on Sunday to head back home to New Jersey. She hadn’t seen her mom since Christmas so was itching to get back there. She will be there for a month. Here is Emma giving him a haircut before they left. Praise the LORD he got a haircut! This picture CRACKS me up!

I can’t wait until Carlos’ Corner to tell you the most traumatic thing that has happened to us in a long time.  I was at the store this past Thursday doing a paint pick-up for a customer when I got a call from Indiana. She was frantic and said “Carlos is missing.  The housekeeper came in and we think he ran out during that time.  We have been looking for him for 30 minutes.  We spent 20 minutes checking every corner of the house and now we are canvassing the neighborhood”

OMG!  I apologized to the paint customer and immediately headed up to the house.  I ran inside and checked every closet (although the kids had already done that) and just kept saying “Carlos, Kitty Carlos, Where are you Kitty?  Kitty Kitty Kitty… Where’s My Little Buddy?” you get the idea.  Emma was walking the neighborhood knocking on doors, Indy and Houston were driving around with treats and I posted on Next Door with an urgent alert.

Here is the text exchange between the 4 of us.  Every time my phone pinged I was praying that he had been found.

We were frantic.  I could just picture him with tire treads all over his little body.  I was still checking out the house and looking for him in the backyard when I decided to get a treat bag and then hit the streets.  They had taken all the shakeable treats, so I grabbed a baggy (albeit saying “Carlos where are you?” etc. the whole time) and out of the corner of my eye, there goes an orange tail.

Oh My God!  He had been sound asleep (still in the house) somewhere that we would never have found him.  Probably under a cabinet or couch.  I have NEVER been so happy to see him in my LIFE!  I text the kids “He’s in the House” and for some reason, I did have a feeling.

The kids were sooooo relieved and we all had post-traumatic stress syndrome afterward.  All that kept going through my mind was “I am never gonna find a cat as cool as Carlos” and how was our last encounter…was he sweet or mean?   And then these texts from the kids.

What a relief that we found “this boy”!

OK, Let’s get to an eBay score!  I just sold these cobalt blue glass tumblers that belonged to Buffalo Bill Cody for the best offer of $80.  Check out the listing here.

Yes, they were chipped but the provenance is what sold them for such a high amount.  Here is the back story.  William Cody’s niece came into my grandmother’s store many years ago and sold a set of 8 of these glasses to my grandmother.  She also sold her a napkin ring that belonged to her uncle.  I have a picture of that somewhere and must find it.  I still have the napkin ring, but it isn’t in my cabinet.  Strange.  I will share that photo when I find the napkin ring.

Speaking of photos, I found about 6 rolls of undeveloped film while cleaning my house during this pandemic.  I am sure many of you have found strange items as well.  Why in the world would I have rolls of used and not developed film?  Who knows!  In any event, I dropped them off at Dexters (the coolest photo developing place in the world) and right down the alley from my store.  Some turned out and some didn’t, but it was fun to check them out.  Here is one of me in our booth at the LA Festival of Books at UCLA back in about 2005.  Crazy!  15 years ago 🙂

Such a blast from the past!  We stayed at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City and crashed a celebrity event in the ballroom.  Those were the days!  Here is a photo of that event and I think it is Tom Arnold and David Spade MCing.  LOL.

Mo (my assistant and one of my best friends) and I lasted about 15 minutes before being asked to leave LOL and then we headed to Trader Vics in Beverly Hills for dinner and drinks.  I LOVE Trader Vics!  OMG, check out my cell phone on the table…it is ancient!

I just googled to see if Trader Vics is still open at the Beverly Hilton and dang…it closed in 2017.  That is just sooooo sad.  I checked on their current locations and there are not many left in the USA, Atlanta, Emeryville (wherever that is?), and the San Jose Airport.  Seriously?  That is just pathetic.

OK, time for an eBay score because that is about all I do these days with the store being closed.  Fingers crossed we can open soon.  The store needs some LOVE!

Check out this Tea Pot that I sold for the full asking price of $322.  Yippppeeee!  And it is going to ShopAirlines in Redondo Beach.  From there it will be repackaged and shipped to Asia.  Shop Airlines buys a lot of items that they ship by container overseas to their customers in Japan.

I just did a little bit of research on Shop Airlines and it is pretty fascinating.  They are the largest buyer on eBay.  Who knew?  Check out these graphics to learn more.  I have sold a lot of items to Shop Airlines over the years.

Funny story about a couple of friends of mine.  I have known Kimberly Wallace since 1993 when I moved back to Bellingham to run my grandmother’s antique store (after my grandma fell and broke her hip).  Kimberly came into the store to sell her dried flower arrangements and I was more than happy to buy them for the store.  We became great friends and still see each other.  In fact, she and her husband Mike were just in Ventura in February and I wrote about them in my newsletter.

I met Vicki Pene when she attended one of my eBay Boot Camps at the La Quinta Resort in 2010.  Vicki quickly became a good friend and not just another one of my students.  She used to come to the desert to thrift quite often and soon she became a part of that group of friends.

About 4 years ago she had inherited some money from her dad and I told her she should open a furniture consignment store like I was planning to do.  I had all the research is done, etc., and apparently, I told her “she would be stupid if she didn’t do it”.  Uh oh!

Well, somehow that motivated her to do it!  I am so proud of her and Reclaimed Interiors in Eagle, Idaho is awesome!  She opened in July of 2017 and I flew out to check out her store in September of 2017.  Here is my post from Instagram when I first arrived.

Over this past weekend, as I was scrolling through Instagram, I noticed that Kimberly and Mike were going on a trip.  I texted her and asked where?  She said that they had just bought an investment condo in Boise and she shared a video tour of it and mentioned that they just had a few days to furnish it.  Hmmmmm….I knew just the place to send them.  LOL.  I told her about my friend Vicki’s store and they made plans to visit it on Sunday.

Kimberly text me when she arrived at the store and I got a flash of a memory.  Kimberly had attended one of my live eBay boot camps and so had Vicki.  I have done about ten of them over the years and wondered….could it have been the same event?

I text both of them and waited to hear back.  Kimberly text and said, “Knowing you, you will have a photo of it somewhere”.  LOL!  She was right.  I grabbed the board from the 2010 Live Boot Camp to check out my attendees.

And Lo and Behold, there at the bottom of the board, right next to each other, were Vicki and Kimberly.  LOL!  They did remember each other when they were chatting at Vicki’s store.  SMALL WORLD!

Kim and Mike ended up buying a few pieces from Vicki’s store and then she posted them on Instagram.  I reposted and tagged Vicki and Vicki reposted and tagged her store.  LOL.  Cracked me up!

I wrote about Emma opening a DePop clothing store last week and she has it up and running!  She has already sold a few things.  Sooooo proud of her!  Check her store out here and please follow her.

Here is a fun graphic that showcases a few of her pieces.

My son, Houston, has become quite the cyclist.  In fact, he biked from our house to that beach house in Faria Beach and back home.  Pretty cool!  He was also going to join a spin gym before everything got shut down in OKC.  I have been wanting to get some type of exercise equipment for the house that we could all use.  Houston loved the idea of a Peloton, so I did A LOT of research and voila, we now have a bike in our entryway!

I am going to decorate that part of the house with super motivational wall art and make it a kind of exercise nook.  No one can come to visit anyway and we only open the front door for packages, so why not?   Here is what it looked like “waiting” for the bike delivery.  A lot of people must have the same idea about this pandemic as it took 8 weeks to arrive!  I have never liked those sheer “old lady” drapes in the doorway window, but have no idea what to replace them with.  Any ideas for me?

I am super excited now that the Peloton is in the house and have ridden the bike twice.  The first time was a team effort.  It was very hard to figure out how to get the shoes clicked into the pedals and then I almost couldn’t get them out.  Thank God Indy was home to help!  Proud to say I rode it all by myself today!

Back to the store.  The hot colors right now in Annie Sloan paint seem to be the pinks.  Maybe because we are heading into Summer.  Not sure, but we have been selling a lot of Antoinette and Scandinavian Pink.  Check out this amazing chest that Sandy painted in Scandinavian Pink with Antoinette trim and the Wander IOD decal.  It is STUNNING!!!!! and available at only $295!

Don’t forget that you can always order your paint supplies on our website, by text at 760-880-3535 or by phone at 805-628-3289. We are offering curbside pickup and free delivery in Ventura. You have no excuse to not start that project! LOL! Thank you to all of you who have placed orders! We really appreciate it!

Shop Annie Sloan Here
https://lynnsconsignment.ricoconsign.com/store/category/Annie%20Sloan?sort=HL

We are fully stocked right now from the palette we received on Friday. It is finally all put away! Big job.

Lots of Annie’s great paint and wax brushes are also in stock. Treat yourself to a shiny new brush….Come on….you deserve it!

In addition to that amazing bench/chest that Sandy painted, check out this awesome end table/nightstand that Sandy did in Louis Blue with a bunch of decor molds in the shape of a Seahorse!  She is one of our most talented consignors!!  And it is available for only $195.

I must give a shout-out to Indiana.  Not only is she taking Pepperdine classes online, but she is also working for the Lisa Smith Wengler CFA (Center for the Arts) doing all sorts of computer and graphic work.  I am very proud of this kid!  Here she is working/studying in the backyard.

And THEN, I got this email yesterday!

She made the Dean’s List!  Must have a 4.00 GPA and be in the top 10% of their class.  Way to go Indiana!

The most important news about our little Carlos, aka Carlito, is that he wasn’t lost in the wilderness, he was just asleep in a very hard place to find.  He was lost in space (aka our house).

The cutest photos of him this week were right after Indiana finished an exam and she laid down on one of our couches (we have 5 couches in our home…I love couches and you could say I collect them).

He loves her so much that he just laid down on her head….and put his paws on her.  It is soooo cute!  Indiana called it “Cat on Head” part 1 etc.  Here are her photos!

LOVE….We soooo LOVE this little Kitty.  God Blessed us with a good one!  Except for the part where he is ruining my Natuzzi Leather Couch…Oh well…small price to pay!

So, a high point of this week for me was that  Indiana was coming home from San Gabriel (visiting her boyfriend) and I could order Chin Chin take out from their Studio City Location for her to bring home!  Yipppppeeee!  For those of you who grew up in LA, the valley, etc during the 1980’s you MUST know about Chin Chin’s Chinese Chicken Salad.  It is EPIC!

Here is a photo of the Chin Chin bags once she arrived home!  I am in heaven.  Also, their white chocolate fortune cookies….AAAAHHHHHH!~

On an ending note, I would like to share one last group of photos from those old rolls I got developed.  These photos show my sister with her son Zach and Indiana and Houston on the Lummi Island Ferry over to have dinner and play tetherball on the Island.  Strange how they are so faded.  Every single photo of my sister from this bunch was extremely faded…..just like her…fading from our memories since her passing in 2012…but NEVER forgotten.  Ughhh!

And just one more eBay listing of something currently up for auction that I hope will sell for A LOT of money.  It is from my next-door neighbor and friend from Rancho Mirage.  This Seth Thomas Clock is very amazing.

Take care from Lynn’s Consignments team to you and your family! Just so you know, this will get better. This too shall pass. God has got this. We WILL see you soon!

Pictured…Indy, me and my mom!

Just so you know, I am working on a Kazi Basket display for our front window based on this super cool Boho Chic vignette. Watch for it! You can find Kazi Baskets on our website here.

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

eBay with Heart & Design with Heart……Lynn

P.S.  All of the professional photos I use on Instagram, Facebook, and in these newsletters were taken by my friend Denise’s daughter, Jaclyn Sabo.  She is amazing!   To learn more about Jaclyn….https://www.jaclynszabo.com/

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