Investing In Myself – The Ancillaries

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When I started this crazy little furniture painting ride  4 1/2 years ago I had five things:

One quart of Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Old White

One 1 1/2 inch Purdy paint bush

One large can of Annie Solan Clear Wax

One medium grit sanding sponge

One plastic grocery bag full of Big Daddy’s old white undershirts…….cut up of course.

Minus a few pieces of beat up furniture, that’s it.  So this afternoon as I was sitting in traffic for what seemed like 6 years, I was rifling through my ‘Go Bag’ and long story short, there is a lot of crap in that bag!  I tidy it up all the time but I don’t actually throw anything away because I use it all.  Today  I’m going to go through some of the nibs and bits that I use constantly on just about every piece of inventory  I have in my shop.

Safety Pins……in the convient economy size 🙂

I sew and sell a lot of textile goods.  Pillows mostly but I also keep quilts, table runners and vintage chenille bedspreads in stock when ever I can find them.  The safety pins come in handy for securing my hand/ price tags without damaging the fabric. FYI? you can get a nice size box like this at Dollar Tree!

Felt Furniture pads

In a wide assortment of sizes

If you really want your refinished dresser or table to look more finished  and pulled together use these on the legs.  Your clients will appreciate it.  These will allow even a large piece of furniture to glide across the floor with ease.

These felt sliders/ pads are a bit more expensive than the peal and stick kind but well worth the difference in price.

I use lots and lost of ribbon.  

I keep several rolls of the stuff in my Go Bag at all times.  I usually pick my ribbon up out of the dollar ribbon bin at Michaels.  Ok, this is how crazy I am:  I used to grab what ever color I thought was pretty.  Now?  I try to stick to black and white.  What do I use it for ?  I keep my shop stocked with table lamps regularly.  To keep the lamp cord nice and neat I fold them up and rubber band them securely and tie them with the ribbon to make it look better:)

Anything and everything you could possibly use to hang a picture.

If you are gonna have a booth in some sort of multivendor mall, I highly recommend hanging decorative things on your walls: framed prints, wreaths, mirrors, etc.  And put your hanging hardware on it before you put it in your booth.  The buyer will be quite pleased to find it in ready-to-hang condition when they get their newfound treasure home.

So there you have it,  a list of the ancillaries I use the most.

Hope it helps:)

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