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Today we are featuring Pamela O Donnel's booth. It's called Pennsylvania French. She has a lovely booth full of french country decor. I can tell she takes great pride in her booth and vignettes. She has just reset it for spring. I see lots of bunnies, sheep and florals. I bet this space smells wonderful with all the soaps and candles. Oh, and how fabulous are those chippy doors as a backdrop?
The Rustic Retail is located at
10 Greenwich St
Belvidere, NJ
Just click here to find out more details.
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We are always looking for great booths/stores to feature here at Booth Crush. We are looking for content for Facebook, Instagram and Youtube as well as featured blog posts. If you would like to be considered please read the entire post. Submit your photos and videos to boothcrush@gmail.com in the subject line please put the following "Booth/Store Feature"
When submitting your photos please tell us which platform you would like to be considered for.
When sending us photos we have a few requirements. Please make sure your booth is well lit. Vignettes are great but we need a few that showcase the entire booth or a section of your store.
Requirements
*You must own the copyrights to your photos
*Photos must be high resolution
*Photos must be in focus (blurry photos will not be accepted)
*No screenshots or watermarks
*Submit 5-10 photos
*Include your name, booth/store name and address
*Include social media links
Youtube Features
When you submit photos for us to use in our Youtube videos please keep in mind the format we need to make them more visually appealing. Do not submit photos that have already been posted on Instagram because they have already been cropped to a specific size.
The way the phone is being held in the photo below is called vertical. This means the photo is taller than it is wider. Although, we have on occasion used these in our videos. It is not our preference.
Once you have taken your photo please do not change the size or use any filters. We need the photos to be at least 1280 pixels x 720 pixels for the best format on Youtube. If we feel any photos need to be lightened we can do this from our end. Also when taking pics of your booth do a quick scan of your booth first. Did you leave anything in the photos that need to be removed first? Make sure you didn't leave anything like tools, tools bags, drinks, or ladders in the shot. Nothing can ruin a photo quicker than forgetting to remove an item.
When submitting video clips of your photo, the same rule of thumb applies as well. Turn your camera sideways to horizontal and shoot. Make sure your video is 60 seconds or less. You can take multiple videos, but when submitting them to us they can't be any longer than 60 seconds.
One final note to remember. Please make sure your photo is well lit and clearly in focus. We will not be able to use blurry photos.
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- 6:16 AM
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I wanted to share an antique store of a different kind today. This store doesn't have dealers or sell antiques, but it is an antique because it's 127 years old. Liphams was founded in Tallapoosa, GA in 1895 by Lewis John and Lucy Lipham. At the time, the store sold clothing, fabrics, some everyday items like sugar, flour and cheese. It was very much your typical small-town mercantile.
Lucy & John Lipham
I first discovered, Liphams about 6 or 7 years ago. I was out junkin one day and came across the store. Now, they sell clothing and some accessories. I met Bettye, the owner and she was such a very nice lady. She must have been in her late eighties. I was surprised to see she was still shopkeeping but you could tell she loved what she was doing. I always enjoyed our chats.
Unfortunately, Bettye is no longer with us. Her granddaughter, Hannah, is the 5th generation shop owner now. She has stayed true to her roots. She hasn't changed anything except for the merchandise and some displays. Hannah has found a lot of wonderful old antiques and now has them on display for everyone to enjoy.
The store is located in Tallapoosa, GA. This is a very small town. According to Hannah, this used to be a thriving town. There was a beautiful old hotel in town called Lithia Springs Hotel. This was the largest wooden structure east of the Mississippi River at the time. It had 175 rooms and this brought in a lot of business. According to the Georgia Archives, the hotel was torn down in 1943.
Here is an old photo from the '20s or '30s.
The same "strictly cash" still hangs today.
The store still has the original counter displays and shelving.
We did a Youtube video about this store if you would like to watch it. Just click here.
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Disclaimer: This is not a paid post.
The 3 pack jute twine is a must for my price tags and other crafts. You get 3 per pack and 100 ft per roll.
Spackle is great to have around filling those holes in walls or DIY projects. I have also seen people using this stuff for the faux cake icing. Can't wait to try that one someday.
This is the level I use. It's plastic, very lightweight and fits in my tool bag.
I love staging with moss. I always try to keep a bag of floral and Spanish moss in my arsenal. I use it in my booth and home decor.
I try to keep a few of these faux succulents around for staging smaller items. I take them out of the little pots and place them in the small terra cotta pots.
For most of us, we go into the booth industry as a way to make some extra money. I don't like spending a lot of money on my booth supplies. So I shop at Dollar Tree. I am able to get a lot of things that I need. I wanted to share some of my favorites today.
I use the packs of felt pads. You can get a pack of 27. They come in circles, strips and some larger sheets which you can cut to size. They have all kinds of paint rollers and brushes. I like using sponge brushes.
You can also find sanding blocks. These run about $3-4 at the large home improvement stores.
Well, that wraps up this blog post. I hope this helps to give you a better idea of the things Dollar Tree offers. There is a new DT store in our area that has two aisles of $3-5 items. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all the things they offer. I shop there for a lot of household items too. If you have never been to a Dollar Tree, you need to stop in sometime. You never know what you are going to find there.
We also did a video on this yesterday. You can check it out by clicking here.
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