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From: MaryW
Date: 04-02-2005, 06:39 AM (1 of 8)
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From: Karebear
Date: 04-02-2005, 07:21 AM (2 of 8)
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Indeed it is a great idea... I have noticed that there is a greater number of people that I have bumped into that enjoy sewing, knitting and the likes of creative doings. I thought at first, it was due to my love for fabric that I would bump into these people on my travels thru the "creative" stores... BUT the stores, people and the ideas are heading my way... and I of course I soak it all in. Thanks Mary!! Karen Karen
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From: allie-oops
Date: 04-02-2005, 12:26 PM (3 of 8)
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This is similar to my dream - but I'd love to have a shop in Northern MI and sell for local artists as well as quilts. Have you ever seen the book A Shop of My Own? I think Victoria magazine puts it out. What a LOVELY book.
"onward through the fog"
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From: Hogmami
Date: 04-02-2005, 12:40 PM (4 of 8)
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Where in Northern Michigan? We have lots of quilt shops but they don't sell for other people. I would be interested in fining one.
Carolyn
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 04-02-2005, 04:09 PM (5 of 8)
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Carolyn & Allie, That's a great idea. We have a few touristy gift shops around my area, but they also import alot of stuff. A local resteraunt in town and the drug store also put up a few items. I was thinking of going to all of the gift shops in the area to ask if they would be interested in selling crafts and quilts made buy local people. Maybe we could start one of our own? 
Happy sewing/quilting/crafting
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From: DragonLady
Date: 04-02-2005, 04:18 PM (6 of 8)
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When I had my store, I begged local people to bring stuff in on consignment. Everyone said they would...but only a few people did. And the stuff they brought was generally pretty yucky. I don't think a resale-only place will work unless you've got a huge base of crafty-type people to work with; and then they NEVER buy each other's stuff, so you'd better have lots of buyers too. I would surely love to see such a thing, though. I would love to go on the weekends and just browse all the lovely things.... Of course, I'd also bankrupt us in short order; no matter how many times I swore I wouldn't. 
"No more twist! No more twist!"
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From: Hogmami
Date: 04-02-2005, 05:16 PM (7 of 8)
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I remember a couple of years ago we went to the races down by Columbus, Ohio. Anyway there was a store of crafts. I went in there and walked around and was amazed. I picked up a couple of things and when I was checking out the lady told me that there was 35 different people that had stuff in there. She said that they did not hire any one to work. That they paid the rent and other bills each month between the 35 and each person had to work in the store one day a month. It was one of the amazing things I have ever seem. The stuff in this store was beautiful. Liz, There was a store like this in Traverse City a year ago. But the owner was paying all the bills herself and sold things on cosignment. You would take things into her and she added 30% to want you wanted to charge. It made things quite pricey, plus she was in an area where tourism wasn't high. She closed after about 6 months. I had a friend that had some stuff there and she told me that the owner would only sell certain ideas. She was big on selling crocheted dolls. She wouldn't sell quilts or any clothing items. She did have some bead work, knitted items, and crochet items. I think if she would have been in a different area of town and would have taken different things she may have been able to make a go of it. Carolyn
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From: allie-oops
Date: 04-03-2005, 12:33 AM (8 of 8)
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Hogmami, Carolyn, and Liz.....I would love to settle in the Alpena area, I haven't been there in years though and am not sure what the economic climate is like up there. I also love Munising in the UP. There WAS a quilt shop in Munising, but I think it closed. I would prefer to sell more art type things, rather than crafts - and I love the way you describe that store, Hogmami, in Columbus. That would be the ideal. There is a craft mall in Livonia, it's one of the ten biggest in the country - you pay monthly rent on a booth, and they take 10% of your sales. They do ALL the work - all you have to do is stock your booth, and you get a check twice a month. They do the paperwork for the sales tax. I'm debating that right now. Here's a link: http://www.townpeddler.com/ It's a lovely place.
"onward through the fog"
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