Category Archives: Booth Decor

Opening Day at the Farmer’s Market…

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Pure GRACE Soap Detergent and MoreOpening day at the Downtown Farmer’s Market was fantastic!  The weather could not have been any more wonderful; sunshine with a slight breeze, just perfect weather for outdoor shopping.  With 30 plus vendors at our local Market there is much to see and do and this year marks the tenth year of the Market’s existence.  Pure GRACE Soap Masculine Soaps

We spent alot of time this year thinking about how we would like to change around our booth setup to make it more visually appealing to our customers as well as showcase some of our new products.  As you might know we carry a very vintage vibe and flair to everything we do so it was only fitting to work with some fantastic vintage pieces – our favorite 1950’s Maytag Pink Washer is always a must, we also brought back our big white sink for sugar scrub demos.  We added a large old wooden board ladder for soap display and the coolest blue Samsonite piece of luggage which currently houses our masculine line of soaps.

Pure GRACE Soap ScrubsThe bath bombs continue to be one of our best sellers and therefore earned themselves placement at the front of the booth on our favorite shabby chic white table which we purchased from one of our retail locations last year.  We added breezy natural curtains to the booth and a cool large weave rug.  We love our new booth and based on the feedback from our customers, they do too!  Pure GRACE Soap Bath Bombs

Some of our newer products include our all natural powder deodorant which is available in 4 scents – unscented, peppermint, lavender and cedar.  It is a deodorant powder, not an antiperspirant which means it will not inhibit the ability to sweat but it will allow you to smell clean and fresh.  The powder can be applied via a makeup type brush or with fingertips.  A little goes a long way and we are happy to offer a natural alternative that not only works well but does not contain any questionable or harmful ingredients.

Pure GRACE Soap Scrubs and Seasonal SoapsWe also have added a felted wool soap bar kit which has been extremely popular with our customers.  It includes all the supplies and directions needed to make 1 bar of felted wool soap and comes with the bar of soap of your choice.  Its a great gift for the crafty person or for someone who is hard to buy for.  Many of our customers buy the kit to work on with their kids or grand kids.

Finally we had to make room for our seasonal soaps.  Currently we are offering 4 new scents for Spring/Summer.  They include coconut, margarita, honey almond with oats and lilac made with goats milk.  The hands down favorite is the lilac and we are working like crazy to keep it in stock!

We hope to see you soon at the Downtown Terre Haute Farmers Market.

Hobnob Market, Danville, IL…

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DSCN2802smallSo how excited were we to be accepted into the juried show Hobnob Market earlier this year?  Super excited!  Hobnob Market is based out of Danville, IL which is about an hour drive from where we are located in Terre Haute, IN.  Holly and Scott Snelling were our amazing hosts for this one of a kind, cool as can be vintage marketplace.  They currently offer 3 markets each year, two are in Danville, IL and one in Effingham, IL.  We are happy to be participating in all three this year!DSCN2766small

Marketed as “Not your Grandma’s Antique Show”, the first marketplace took place this past weekend at Kennekuk County Park near Danville.  Us along with roughly 150 other vendors gathered our wares under large tents.  We had one thing in common – our love of all things vintage!

This show is amazing and if DSCN2736smallyou get a chance to come see it I would highly recommend it.  Anything and everything you have ever wanted and things you have never even dreamt of are here.  I’m pretty sure I could live here…forever.  But I had to pull myself together.  I was a vendor after all, I was there for selling not buying…. Don’t worry, I found some time for buying when my husband wasn’t looking.  But back to selling.

DSCN2748We met some of the most incredible people at Hobnob.  Both vendors and clients alike; everyone was so happy to be there and in the moment.  Friday night hosts the “Fresh Picked Party”.  Its a special VIP sort of night consisting mostly of girlfriends and wine.  Did I mention wine?  I didn’t have the chance to try it myself but my clients said it was fabulous.  Everyone shows up in their party attire and gets first pick of the market.  The next morning the market reopens for a full day of fun and shopping.  We saw more husbands and families on Saturday but still everyone was so happy to be there.  Although the weather was soggy and rainy on Friday night, Saturday was a real treat and just perfect!DSCN2732

We had so much fun at this show.  We really got a chance to step up our booth setup and work with some larger display pieces we normally don’t carry out to shows.  We enjoyed talking with people from multiple states who came in town exclusively for this show.  The other vendors made us feel like we were part of their family, they were incredibly welcoming and helpful.  All in all it was a wonderful experience and we literally can not wait for the next market which is this September 11 and 12.  For more information on Hobnob Market check out their website here.

PINK of Terre Haute Fashion Show…

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Pink of Terre Haute Fashion Show

Photo courtesy of Modern Charm

Who hasn’t been touched by cancer?  I think most of us have been whether it was us, or someone in our immediate family, friends circle or just someone we see once in awhile.  If you haven’t been touched in one way or another by this terrible disease you are very lucky.  Personally, we have had too many friends and family members fighting hard against various forms of this monster.  We pray for them, we fight for them and we rejoice in their victories, small and large.

When we heard about a fashion show in our town of Terre Haute, IN that supported breast cancer we knew we wanted to be part of it.  PINK is a non-profit organization born out of the unmet needs of patients, families, and caregivers of Wabash Valley residents touched by breast cancer.  They hold only a few events each yearPink April 2015 and the fashion show is one of the best ones.  Held in the gorgeous Indiana Theatre this fashion show is top notch.  I could go on about the clothes, food, drinks and VIP treatment but my favorite part of the evening was the models.  They were all woman who were going through current treatment or survivors, and boy were they gorgeous, inside and out!

There was so much love and support surrounding this event and we were thrilled to take part in it.  We enjoyed talking to lots of lovely ladies about our products and giving advice to them for skin issues they are having due to treatment.  We wish them all of the best and look forward to seeing them again next year.  Keep up the good work PINK!

Our booth and the farmer’s market update…

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It’s been awhile since we have updated everyone on our booth at the Terre Haute Downtown Farmers Market (Terre Haute, IN). The market runs every Saturday from the beginning of June to the end of October.  The early season hours are 8a-noon.  We are now in the late season hours which are 9a-noon.  It tends to be dark at 8a in the fall, not to mention, sometimes pretty chilly.  The market is located outdoors in the Clabber Girl parking lot at 9th and Cherry Streets, its hard to miss.

washing board sept 2014We are hard to miss.  We usually come with “The Pink Lady”, our 1950’s washing machine.  She is fantastic about letting us load and unload her each week.  She loves to display our laundry detergents.

Some weeks we roll with a two compartment sink.  This week we ran with a second vintage ironing board instead.  This is the area where we have the tester sugar scrubs.  And boy do they get some testin’.  The sugar scrubs are great for your body because not only do they gently scrub away that top layer of yuckiness but they leave behind some wonderful and nourishing skin-lovin’ oils which stay with you all day.sugar scrubs sept 2014

The wool dryer balls continue to be in high demand!  We love making these babies and love that our customers are as excited about them as we are.  Recently we had some Rose Hulman students come to market to ask several vendors about what products are sustainable, environmentally conscience and the like.  We are really proud of our wool balls which help to dry your clothes faster and with less electricity.  Not to mention, there are no chemicals involved and they do not have to be replaced, they last for years.  Several of the students were so impressed with the product they purchased some to use with their own laundry.

wool dryer balls sept 20142We have a new table we just started bringing to market.  We picked it up at a cool antique store in Jasper, IN and it was actually made there several years ago.  It has a white enamel top and white painted legs.  Currently this lovely piece sits out front of the booth showcasing all of the soap bars.New table display

Thanks to all of our wonderful customers, we are loving our first season at the Terre Haute Downtown Farmers Market.  If you have not had a chance to come out and see M. GRACE, the product and the booth we would love it if you took the time!!

 

Shopping always gets us in trouble…

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the pink ladyDirty sinkM. GRACE and I did some shopping this week for the booth. We’d like to introduce you to “The Pink Lady” and ” The Old Dirty Sink”. The Pink Lady is a pink Maytag washing machine from the 1950s.  She will be visiting our booth as a display piece as the mood strikes her this summer.

The Old Dirty Sink is also from the 1950s and has already been cleaned up and earned her chance to become a permanent display fixture in the booth starting next Saturday.

This is a great time to remind everyone we will be at the Terre Haute Downtown Farmers Market tomorrow from 8a-noon. Come visit us – our new products include Cocoa Kisses Lip Chap, Gardeners Soap, Lavender and Thyme Soap and Good Clean Soap!