The End is Near

Just one more week and Sweet Repeats will be closed.  Once I made the decision everything fell into place and I was assured it was the right decision.   Over the past two years I have worked very hard sometimes 7 days a week but in this economy it just was not enough.   So now I'll be home with my computer, digital camera, costume jewelry, dog, cats and husband.   Not sure how that last one's gonna work out.   But he does have 2 boats to work on so I think it will be ok.

Last week  I brought home all the necklaces I had amassed over the past two years.   My bag was so heavy I had to weight it out of curiousity.  It weighed 25 pounds.   Even though I bought all this jewelry it has been fun going through it and rediscovering it.   I've been posting lots on eBay.

Probably won't be writing much for the next 2 weeks.   Just put this lot of beads on ebay!

New find

So I'm closing the store and that has kept too busy to write lately.   I just have to share a find from a quick trip to a yard sale yesterday.   A beautiful pin and clip earrings signed GARNE.  It is in perfect condition and I've already posted it on eBay.  Apparently it is rare to find GARNE items according the little research I did yesterday so I feel very lucky!!!

Saying Goodbye

I've neglected my blog lately as life has gotten kind of crazy.   I have decided to close Sweet Repeats so most of my energy has been consumed by making that happen.   It was very sad at first but then it seemed like a burden has been lifted.    For the past two years every waking and it seems like sleeping moment has been about Sweet Repeats.   But when one door closes as they say, another opens.   I have found new success in eBay selling.   I feel challenged every day to find the items that will intrigue and lure buyers.   And more importantly, I can do it from home in my pajamas which is becoming more and more attractive to me these days.  Roy is having minor surgery tomorrow and is facing major knee replacement surgery after the first of the year.   I need to be home to help him and support him through this.  So after 12/1 I'll have more time to search for interesting and unique costume jewelry.   Look for more postings then.

I Love Frogs

So I also have a thing for frogs.  Not the slimmy ones in my yard but frog pins.   My friends know this about me and on special occassions frogs show up in gift bags.   My last birthday this picture was in my gift bag,   This is Sylvester a wonderful tuxedo kitty with a fabulous personality.  His owner wrote the note.  

Now this is a frog pin I can really appreciate.   I'm still looking for just the right lapel to wear it on.

People Do the Strangest Things

In my shop I display pins on pillow like the attached picture.   Yesterday this regular customer, who is admittedly bipolar and a few other things,  comes in to visit.   He admits he has been in the psych ward for the past 3 weeks.   This guy has had a fascination with the pillows of pins for a long time.   He has told me for months he was going to buy a pillow with all the pins and give them away.   So yesterday he says I'm ready to buy the pillow.   OK.   This particular pillow had a little over $300 in pins on it.   He paid cash for the pillow then refused to take it with him.   He insisted that I keep the pillow and give a pin to each customer who makes a purchase.   What to do???   I know this guy well enough to know that by the end of the month he'll be broke and want his money back.  

Why I don't have more jewelry

Yup, that's why.  my husband and all is money goes on the boats.  Notice I said boats because he has 2.   This one just got new sails so that a boat that is slow by nature, never meant to go fast and never will go faster, can go slow faster.   He's out there today racing against the big boys in this 22 footer.

To Bad Pink Is Not My Color

Aren't these lovely?  Pale pink beads made in Hong Kong.  I love them.  There isn't anything in my closet that would go with them.  Of course, who can resist an opportunity to shop for a coordinating outfit.   Well, me maybe.  Back when it was popular to have your "colors done", I was told I was an Autumn and that I should never wear pink.   So I don't.   If only these were peach and then I could wear them with almost everything.    While I do like opportunities to break rules, I have learned to stick with what works for me in the color department.   Soooo...it's off to eBay for the beads.  Too bad.