Last weekend, I finished a few more chalkboards. This one is my favorite!
And painted a beautiful dresser
to take down to Merchant Square .
What a beauty!
I also painted a folding
closet door to used as a backdrop for hanging all sorts of trash,
a vintage
garden rack for display
and all sorts of trashy things.
I
started to pull out the massive dresser from my truck when pop – the cabinet
door hinge just broke in half.
The dresser was literally halfway out of my truck, somewhat teeter between me
and the large appliance wagon. I wasn’t
sure what to do when the gentleman helping me suggested we bring the dresser in
anyway. “You can run to Home Depot, buy
a new hinge and I’ll help you put it on.”
We took the dresser into the shop and placed it in my booth
(#73).
The new trash I brought in was
not priced and everything was a bit disheveled, but I ran out looking for the
hinge. Before I knew it, it was past
5:00. Merchant Square was closed.
The following day was Saturday and Merchant Square had scheduled an event
called “Let’s Make A Deal.’ The event
invited all merchants to man their booth for the day so customers could meet
the artist. Because my Saturday’s are
pretty hectic here at the house, I hadn’t planned on attending the event, but
with a broken cabinet door and all sorts of unpriced inventory, I knew I needed
to get down there.
Saturday at 7:00am, the doors opened just for vendors. I was able to meet some amazing people. I’m telling you, there is so much talent
inside that store. The creativity is
addictive.
Well, the hinge I had purchased at Home Depot didn't fit the
cabinet from the dresser, so I was out the door again, running to Ace, then a custom cabinet
shop. Finally, I made it back to Merchant Square
right at 9:00am. The shop opened for customers and I finished up pricing this and that when I a woman with the sweetest
smile approached me. She introduced
herself and we became instant friends.
Deb has been a follower of My
Dear Trash, plus a member of ANWA
(American Night Writers Association), a writing group I’ve been a member of for
years. We hugged and laughed, realizing
we know so many of the same people, but what fed my soul was Deb encouraged me
to keep writing, complimented me on my blog and shared sunshine in the form of
true friendship. She is amazing. When she left I
wondered “What if I hadn’t been here to meet her?”
The event at Merchant
Square was so much fun. I spoke with all sorts of wonderful customers
who had questions about decorating, painting furniture and the fun of this
vintage craze that seems to be taking over the world.
Later, I walked from booth to booth meeting even more vendors – all because
of a broken hinge.
P.S., I’m still looking for a matching hinge so wish me
luck.
