Hi,
It's been a while since I've blogged. I can tell you it's not from sitting around and being lazy.
In the past 6 months, Next Act has more than doubled in business. I can remember when Nancy and I would paint a few pieces each week and the couple of vendors we had would bring in a few. That was the norm. Now.... we are up to over 30 in our "Creative Team" and the word couple and few, no longer is the case. It is a non-stop process to keep the floor as full as possible.
Each week we sell over 30 pieces of furniture, this does not include home décor and accessories. I post photos on Wednesday, after we spend hour of re-arranging and staging. It's a skill to fit it all in and have it be tastefully displayed. (the phrase, 10lbs of stuff in a 2lb bag). The Facebook post shows the new arrivals and a basic overview of some of the sections.
We open on Thursday morning and the phones are ringing and our post is filled with questions on pricing and dimensions etc. I like to tease Nancy by saying, "Operators are standing by to take your order". There are weeks that one of us spends the entire morning on the phone selling pieces.
Our hours are Thursday through Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 and Sunday Noon - 4:00. during this time, we post to FB all the pieces that are sold. If you're in doubt of how fast things move, watch the post.
I am still teaching classes but am winding down on the number offered. I will be doing more lecture/demos starting in July. These days, everyone wants to learn but finding the 3 hours is not easy. The lecture is one hour and you will relax while you learn the basics of chalk painting and the finishing techniques.
I better go for now, we open in 45 minutes and I have things to get done. My next post will hopefully have a few pics of some projects. I just got Windows 10 and have not mastered the photo download or much else... why did they get rid of Windows 7 ???????????????????
Later,
Patti
