Antique Inventory Prep, Cleaning & Pricing | A VINTAGE VLOGMAS '21 Day 20
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Vintage Vlogmas'21 Day 20, a Sunday, was all about my antique inventory prep, cleaning & pricing. I have so many new smalls and almost no space left to put anything else. I'm working my tail off to get it all done and out of the house before Christmas!
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Instead of rice you can also use fish aquarium rocks. They are more abrasive for the tougher stuff
As a frequent shopper of all things Antique, I would prefer to go to a booth with minimal seasonal decor rather than what I am seeing so much of in my area - nothing but Christmas decor. The reason is that I go shopping to buy gifts for others. Please any booth owners reading this, keep gift shoppers in mind, and keep stocking those beautiful vintage finds.
You really do not need to apologize for not doing long enough video’s or for it not having a high enough quality (noticed it a couple of times during this vlogmas). Love your content and the effort you put in!
You know what, I was wondering how anyone who does vlogmas has the time for it! Especially with Christmas prep AND maintaining your booth space. It’s really amazing what you’ve accomplished! Thank you for your dedication!! and Merry Christmas!
I don’t want vlogmas to end 🥺
Great tip about the rice. You take care of yourself and get sleep to re-energize. Your videos are so great.
I just found your channel over Vlogmas and I've really enjoyed it. I'm sure you know all the tricks but I'll throw this tidbit out just in case. Denture tablets work well they have that fizzing action.
my go-to as well and less work
yes denture tablets, work wonderfully
You can also use a bottle brush to get out most of the gunk. Get a flexible one so you can bend it to suit the shape of the vase. Plus women need to stop apologizing. Guys don't apologize for video length, content, etc. Apologizing constantly is a bad habit that is ingrained into us at a young age. Do what you do and let that be that :)
Hi! :) you are so inspirational. I will have to use the rice trick next time. I'm sad that vlogmas will be ending soon. I love seeing your videos - it's something I look forward to everyday this month. I hope you get lots of things done before Christmas. :)
Amanda, white vinegar overnight and then your rice method, works beautifully!
I am guilty in asking you for longer videos, but it’s only because I love your vlogs. However, your videos are QUALITY!!! I appreciate you bringing us amazing content, specially during Q4 season. I am a vendor as well, I haven’t even put up my Christmas tree because I’ve been so busy cleaning, sourcing, pricing, etc. I agree with the seasonal merch, but I’ve noticed that people don’t come to my booth unless they see something festive, so I give them festive lol! I ended up pricing over 1000 pieces of smalls just for this season, so this is what I do: I make my tags on vistaprint. From one business card I get 3 customized tag, and then I cut them, make a hole and attach the tag with those plastic snap security fastners. Makes my merch look a bit more high end. I order about 500 cards for like 30 dollars whenever they have a special. Also in amazon there’s a double side tape that acts like glue but it’s repositionable for 10 dollars, but it saves you time and it attaches on anything even gemstones. Hope this helps speed up the process.
I'm amazed that people buy any volume of the vases to justify deep cleaning them. Around here they sit languishing on thrift store shelves. Well, really all glassware in general. Glad you can tap into a market for that category in your region!
I love you're video's girl don't apologize for stuff.
For the stubborn dirt in that one vase, you can try what restaurants do to clean glass coffee pots. Basically put some Kosher salt, or the kind of chunky salt crystals you would put in a salt grinder, in the bottom - about the same amount as the rice you used. Then squirt some lemon juice in there, and add some crushed ice (in a large coffee pot, you would just use ice cubes, but since the vase is so small, you can just crush one or two cubes and throw 'em in). Then swirl it around vigorously, let sit for about 10 minutes, then rinse with hot water.
Either that, or just buy a bottle brush. They make really small ones on long handles.
My favorite tool is a metal skewer. When you’ve gone as far as you can with the rice mix, you can roll a paper towel to squeeze into the bottle. You only need enough to get to the bottom. Then insert the skewer. Move the paper towel around in the bottom. You won’t be able to get the skewer to the sides, but you can rotate the paper towel around to grab dirt. Next you have to finagle the soggy paper towel out of the bottle. This works all the time. That skewer works good to clean reusable straws. Just twist a pellet of paper towel into the straw and push it all the way thru with the skewer.
I don’t sell christmas/seasonal decor either. Honestly, I figure enough people already do it, and I don’t even decorate my own house for the seasons/holidays. I’m just not very festive so I guess that translates to my booth haha
Exact same for me!!
Soak the bottle with Dawn dish soap (overnight) and then use a bottle brush.. you’ll see! Also, thanks for all of this great content. I truly admire your work
I’m glad you clarified the dog bowls. I used to buy from that company 25 years ago. Sadly they went out of business but a new owner took it over with new and interesting pottery all made in the US.
Rock salt instead of rice also works great to clean out vases. The ice buckets are lovely. 😍 Love these daily vlogs!!! ❤️
I am a Michigander who was born & raised n Virginia. Always shopped pottery seconds from Roseville on trips to Virginia-tons of dog & cat bowls as well as utility sponge wear dishes. Elizabeth
If you put some powdered dishwasher soap in a small top vase ad hot water and let it sit over night it will likely wash out clean in the morning.
And add a little of white vinegar. It will clean it and make it shiny as well
You my friend are a trooper, you can tell how exhausted you are, yet ya keep on plowing thru. MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄
Thank you for the rice tip. I have used denture cleaner, soaking overnight, but your metbod is much quicker. Also, if there is no painted decoration on the glass or ceramic, I add a sploosh of vinegar to my sink of soapy water and it really adds sparkle.
Oh great. Now I am feeling inspired to clean, stage and photograph and it's 5:00 in the morning. Love your videos!
Thank you Amanda, the tip with the rice is great help. I hope they found the people who broke into your vehicles. 💖
6:48 wow!! What a great hack. I’ll be copying that one.
Wow, I am 70 and didn’t know you could clean wood furniture like you did with the dresser!!😳
adding salt to the rice works well too.... we did ice and salt for coffee pots at our restaurant. Rice is good for that because ice probably wouldn't fit.....lol... then I throw them in the dishwasher if they can take it and that usually does the job.
Wire hanger with a small paper towel, ammonia could help, vinegar and dawn baking soda. Just some thoughts I got while watching you do the vases. Great video.
Hello I use chopsticks and a thin paper towel to scrub the hard to reach places🙂cheers!
Best cleaner for greasy, cruddy glass-fill a sink/dishpan with hot water, Dawn and a glug of ammonia. Melts the dirt!
Selfishly hoping you do vintage vlogmas again this year 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Try white vinegar for your bottles. Fill and soak for 1/2 hour. It's mildly acidic and will dissolve the minerals in your vases. Follow up with soapy water and rinse. Works great.
Whoo hoo! Smalls done! Congrats... that's the worst part of the whole process! 😂 Thanks for the rice and hot glue tips! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
Sooo....this is the less glamorous side of having antique booth space. Good reality check. Thank you. Now get some sleep!!
Thank you for that cleaning tip! I was cleaning a decanter the other day and couldn't remember what to use. I knew there was something!
I have found denture cleaner to work well on stubborn stains. You would have to break tablet into small pieces to fit in narrow tops.
Great job with the blog. You are enjoyable to watch and listen to.
Cleaning glass use backing soda hot water leave for 30minutes. Love your videos,you work very hard.Take care have a lovely Christmas.xx
Efferdent works great to clean bottles and Vases too.
Oh my goodness! You need to get krud kutter or TSP to clean your furniture. Super easy to use
Amanda I was listening to u and I admire ur ability to restart each time things are not working. I am proud of u.Girl God bless u and family
A long baby bottle brush could possibly work to get the last areas inside out!
You can try cracked ice and add salt to it. the salt sticks to the ice and works to get the stuff off
Thx for the video. Didn't know the rice trick!
I did not know you could wash down wood furniture!!
I’ve binged your videos the past two days and am going to go through with drawls after Vlogmas ends! Thank you for reigniting my love of antiques. You’re doing a great job!
You're awesome and your hard work will payoff. Everyone subscribe to this channel 👍♥️
No worries about it not being long 🙂you can be short and fun
You can use denture tablets also for cleaning vases works pretty good for me
Use rubbing alcohol in those extra dirty bottles!! Let it sit while you clean everything else. I use rubbing alcohol on so many things!
Hi! I only recently found you but have enjoyed Vlogmas so much. I just rented a tiny booth a few months ago and this was my first Christmas. I was excited and decided on vintage traditional (red/green/white) and vintage wood ornaments. I sold a lot of ornaments but hardly any of the other stuff (glassware, dishes). It may have only been my first time, but I have decided to sell everything half off after the 25th. I think a lot of people actually wait until after Christmas to buy their stuff anyway. I know I always did! I will do almost nothing next year other than acknowledge the season with some light booth decor. Instead Im going to concentrate on gift ideas. I’m sure it does sell well for many people like you said. Anyway thanks so much for addressing this topic and for all the fun content!
Get a baby bottle brush to clean the vases. Love your videos.
I’ve been enjoying your videos. Oh I didn’t not know about that cleaning tip😳 Thank you for sharing this great tip!
I haven’t tried rice ~ but denture cleaning tablets work great 🤗
Have enjoyed vlogmas!
Do your smalls ever "walk" from your booth ? Seems like the big booths may temp cliptos
Denture tablets work for cleaning vases too…
Thank you for the rice tip! I have spent so much time washing smalls as well!
New subbie here Merry Day after Christmas 🎄⛄! 🥰Tfs I'm going to love watching Your channel
That was a long night!!! Love vlogmas!! Merry Christmas!
You can use hot water and salt as well...add baking soda too!!! 💮
Denture tabs may work on vases.
Interesting about using rice to clean bottles, but why not use a narrow, long-handled bottle brush?
That rice trick is super cool!
Girl, you can either buy some denture tablets and break them up and put them in with a tiny little water and leave it over night, OR they sell a product called Lemi shine in the dishwasher detergent isles and do it the same way. TFS, I love your style!!!
Awesome videos!
Good tip!
I'm with you on the Christmas decor, I tried it, and it didn't work for me.
Have you tried using denture tablets, like Efferdent or Polident, for cleaning those bottles?
I can't believe you use water to clean all that wood furniture!!!!
I have more success cleaning vases etc w ice cubes or crushed depending upon the size of the hole.
Great tip for cleaning glassware 👍
Use efferdent denture tablets. Works like a charm.
Why don't you use the dishwasher?
Alka seltzer with the rice? Liz
Cute I love watching your videos
Use alkaseltzer :-)
If I were you for vlogmas, I would break up the videos more. While I enjoy the long ones, you dont need to wear yourself out with editing so much. To me, you relasing a video every day is more important than actually having something new everyday.
Has anyone else ever hose down furniture before? I thought you weren't supposed to allow furniture to get moisture ... specially direct water?!?!? 🤳🤔👀🤔🤔🤔🤔
Never have...never will! Unless it's an extremely HOT day!!! yikes. 😳
Never tried the soap and rice method. Go to bed sweetie!
You need a week off...you look tired