The end of this month marks our last day on Broadway (read more about why
HERE). I love sorting and purging, so I was in my glory sitting in a giant pile of old stock and supplies. At one point I exclaimed "I have enough stock to start up a store!" Todd was a second away from thinking I was serious and it wasn't going to be pretty before I calmed him down. Just kidding my man. I've done this a few times before, you may have noticed . . .
I love the setting up of the shop. SO much. Putting it together the puzzle is such a rush. But afterward, the day to day, it was a struggle. It took writing
The Indie Business: Compass to really turn things around, inside out, from the beginning and understand what my core motivation is in running Lune. It was a revelation that allowed me to embrace my path and work with it rather than against it. In it, I feel no sadness in leaving this experience behind. I've learned so much about myself in the past year and a half.
So, with all the sorting, I re-discovered a TON of purses, bags & belts. Some I'll offer on the webshop soon, and others will be making their way over to Villekula on Westminster. There is already a nicely stocked rack there right now *check them out this weekend* but come June, Lune will have larger vintage selection available. I can't wait to photograph this shop - I know you're gonna love it. It's a bohemian jewel box in a 20's street level apartment, filled with art, jewelry, fashion & vintage. Update: I was just informed that Villekula is closing it's doors at the end of June. Such sad news, I wish it weren't true. It just shows us how important it is to really support local business while it's available. Think of that shop you pass by on your way to and from work and think, I want to go there. Well, next time, go - because they need your patronage to survive, and to continue to bring the community something special that can't be found at a big box store.
notable: I've been hearing about the ad company passionfruit in the past couple days. Currently there are no ads on Lune, but I did have them in the past. I'm considering adding a Support Lune option to the blog wherein you can choose to advertise your own blog or business OR show your support as an individual by sponsoring the blog itself. A program such as this will help support the purchase of supplies, and create more opportunity for expanded blogging content. I wanted to throw the idea out there. If you have any thoughts on this type of program, either way, I really want to hear about it. I have my own opinions about ads on blogs, and not all of them are supportive either so don't feel as though you need to agree with the idea. Tell me what you think.
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