The Wild Woman Magazine Summer 2018 Issue 1: Barnstormer's Edition

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THE WILD WOMAN LI NDSAY MCPHAIL Editor In Chief JENNA BE NTON Senior Editor CI N DY CONNE R Senior Editor GABR IE L R AMIR E Z Photography/Photo Editor RACHE L SOU THMAYD Cover Photo Editor K ENNE SHA BUYCKS Contributor LACE Y F AR BE R Contributor K A T MANNIX Contributor PHO T O GRAPHY CONTR IBUTOR S Lahna Graham, Christine Sarah, Kara Stewart, Casey Zinkel W W W .T H E W I LD W OMANMAGAZINE.COM email: info@thewildwomanmagazine.com The Wild Woman Magazine ©2018. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in part or in whole is strictly prohibited.

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e spend so much of our lives hiding. We have been driven into the shadows by insecurity and selfprotection, rarely showing our authentic selves. We let everyone and everything around us tell us who we should be and how we should look. We let our fears dictate what is possible, never daring to dream the impossible. We hide, afraid we will never be good enough, embracing busyness as a lifestyle. And in that hiding, we miss opportunities to step into the light and heal, forgive, risk, and love.

I’m especially honored to launch our premier issue as the Barnstormer’s Edition. Every quarter we will have a different focus, always highlighting real women living their impossible. For my family, the Barnstormer’s Vintage Fair is just that; it is a dream we had no clue would explode into something so big, beautiful, and far reaching. It’s our privilege to fill these pages with the challenges, triumphs, heartaches, and victories of creators, dealers, promoters, producers, builders, and entrepreneurs in the vintage show, home décor, and design industries.

Thank you for joining our journey. We hope you The Wild Woman Magazine is an invitation to stand will be inspired to dig deep, get real with yourself, together and say ENOUGH. Enough pretending, and go after what feels impossible in your life! comparing, and competing. Enough negative self-talk and playing it safe. Enough hiding and Stay Wild, accepting lies. Enough putting others down Lindsay McPhail because they have what we think we want. Enough : @thewildwomanmagazine playing the victim. Enough living stories that no longer serve us. Enough beating ourselves up for our failures. We’ve simply had enough, haven’t you?

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KARI’S TIPS FOR STAYING WILD

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GATHER A TRIBE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL LOVE & SUPPORT YOU. MAKE IT A HABIT TO CHEER OTHERS ON. LOVE YOURSELF FOR EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE RIGHT NOW. STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS. TRY NEW THINGS, EVEN IF YOU’RE AFRAID. BE WILLING TO FAIL.

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“I’ve been creating since I was a toddler,” grins Kari as she grabs an old towel and wipes her hands. “My mom used to buy the ends of those big newspaper rolls and let me spread my supplies out on the floor and draw for hours. My grandmother took those drawings to an art gallery, and they told her I was talented. From that moment on, my family called me an artist. I guess I’ve always identified myself that way. It’s who I am.”

You can tell Kari is an artist from the moment you walk into her home. She and her husband Adam, a real estate agent, are in the middle of a remodel, and their eye for design stands out even in the controlled chaos. “I love it when we can start to see it all come together,” says Kari as she gestures to the boxes of flooring stacked against a wall. “Adam and I love our home. We want it to be a reflection of who we are.”

Pottery isn’t her only creative endeavor. Kari owned a successful hand-lettering business and is also an avid painter, among other pursuits. But she hasn’t always been confident in her art. There was a time when she had an art instructor say her style was too abstract.

“I let that comment shape how I saw myself as an artist. I spent far too many years letting the opinions of others chase me into hiding. I didn’t want to take any risks with my art because I thought I wasn’t good enough. I was afraid people wouldn’t understand me.”

Eventually, with encouragement from her husband and a few close friends and family members, Kari decided to go after her dreams. She was determined to share her art, even if she fell flat on her face.

“The process of creating makes me come alive,” says Kari. “I want the world to see that. It is who I am. I feel more like myself when I’m creating. I don’t have to pretend to be someone else, I don’t have to try to fit in, and I can just be me. One day I decided to embrace the risk and I never looked back.”

Kari also says her art has helped her make a connection on a spiritual level. “I didn’t realize until last year that I could use my creating time as a means to speak to my Creator. When I was able to connect the two and become intentional, it became this sacred space for me. It’s a safe haven. It’s my ultimate worship.”

Kari has advice for other Wild Women who feel afraid or insecure about their creative process, “Love yourself enough to invest in risk. Just go for it.”

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This issue is packed with great tips for shopping any show!

TIP #1 IF IT SPEAKS TO YOU DON’T PASS IT BY, IT MIGHT NOT BE THERE WHEN YOU GO BACK FOR IT! : @barnstormersvf 2

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arnstormer’s Vintage Fair was first produced in 2012 by mother daughter team, Cindy Conner and Lindsay McPhail. It’s an annual show that draws vendors from around the west coast to meet for one exciting and usually toasty show the first weekend of August.

Live music, a slew of food trucks and thousands of buzzing shoppers add to the vibrant shopping experience this sweet show offers. Grab a cup of coffee or glass of wine if it’s after noon and cozy up to this impossible story of how Barnstormer’s was born. You just might be inspired to go after your very own impossible dream. Or at least we hope you will.

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istorically, a barnstormer was a pilot who flew into open fields to give airplane rides for a small fee. Barnstormers were daredevils and risk takers, qualities that inspired us to create an event that has grown beyond our wildest dreams. Barnstormer Vintage Fair may look like an overnight strategic success. But our thriving show actually began with a crisis, a challenge, and a dream.

When 2008 hit we went through a bit of a rough patch, along with the rest of America. We faced losing almost everything we had worked for, and then we faced another blow. Two of our sons were diagnosed with autism. Feeling overwhelmed, we moved home to the family farm.

Through a series of miraculous events our family was nominated and chosen to receive the 200th home from ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition in 2011. Our involvement with Sparrow Clubs USA, paired with two sons on the autism spectrum, and the crumbling cinderblock house we lived in was apparently a recipe for good TV. Before we knew it, our broken little family was being broadcast worldwide.

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Our new home is a dream. It’s spacious and beautiful, and truly a gift we can never repay. I wake up every morning and thank God for what we have. I’m not exaggerating, every day on my way to the coffee pot, I am still blown away that we live here. It will never get old. Our community is the best there is, and there are no words in the English language to communicate how grateful we are.

Shortly after the show however, we realized we were going to have to figure out a way to pay for the new property taxes that came with our shiny new home. We weren’t sure how but we knew we were going to have to get creative.

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O U R I M P O S S I B L E My mom Cindy, had just been to The Farmhouse Vintage Show in Washington. It awakened a spark inside her, and we began discussing what it would look like to host our own show on the tattered little farm we shared. Could we really pull off something that spectacular? We weren’t sure, but we gave ourselves permission to dream about the possibilities.

Neither of us had any business experience. We knew nothing about what it took to produce or market a show, and we were starting with no budget. When I say no budget, I don’t mean a few hundred dollars. I mean Z-E-R-O dollars. Fortunately, mom and I are both resourceful when it comes to “tight budgets.” We may not have had college educations, or money, or experience but what we lacked in resources we made up for in pure old-fashioned hard work. We spent the summer cleaning out decades of trash and junk (not the good kind) from our barn in triple digit heat, while my kids did things like spray paint the inside of my van. No joke, we were just one shenanigan away from a full-blown I love Lucy episode. We tidied up the barnyard and ordered some porta-potties. We were gunna have a shindig if it killed us, and it almost did.

That first year we used our mastery of skills in self-deprecating humor and flying by the seat of our pants, to somehow attract 20 vendors and over a thousand shoppers.

I remember sending myself into hysterics the night before thinking no one would show up. If I’m honest, we both still do this every year, sometimes the night before or the week before. We take turns melting down while the other one is the confident encourager.

Exhausted, delusional, tired, sweaty, and dirty from a weekend in our barnyard, we finished that first show thinking about how we would make the next year even better. We were hooked. We even managed to eke out enough profit to pay our taxes that year. The income was a bonus but what began to sink in was that we had just pulled off our impossible.

Three years ago, we had outgrown our farm and faced the choice of either quitting or moving. We chose to move to the fairgrounds because it was the only place large enough to accommodate the thousands of shoppers we were bringing with us. It also had fancy amenities like running water, flushing toilets, and shade. : @barnstormersvf

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Leigh Leaming, Morgan Dibetta, Cindy Conner, Lindsay McPhail, Marilyn Conner, Abbie Lasota , Kyndall Wiley & Dawn Wiley.

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RISKING WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE My sister Abbie joined us as the show manager when we moved and we’ve been so blessed to work well together with 4 generations of women in our family, an auntie who is a dear friend and friends who have become family. I love that my 83-year-old Grandma and her friend Nancy are some of the first faces to greet shoppers at the ticket booth.

It has not been an easy journey. We’ve made so many mistakes over the past seven years. A few years into the show we actually declared that we were done. We weren’t having fun and didn’t like having to make tough decisions. We told ourselves and everyone else we just weren’t business women, we made an announcement on Facebook and we thought that was it. But the show wouldn’t let us go, or our maybe it was our hearts that wouldn’t let the show go. Either way, we changed our perspectives, took on the role of business owners and found a way to make hard decisions without letting it rip our guts out each time.

The beauty of partnering with people you love is that through the meltdowns and drama and babies and broken parts we can still see the heart of the person we love and cover for their shortcomings. We do hard things together through fear and challenges and financial hardships. We fight with each other and for each other. We make dumb decisions and often make each other laugh until we pee. We cry when we are yelled at by an unhappy shopper, then we slap the crier on the butt, reminding her to pull up her big girl panties and press on.

Risking together has deepened our relationships and built a show that offers an atmosphere much like that of a Parenthood or This Is Us episode.

We’re real, and crazy, and full of life and shortcomings. We’ve tried new things to make the show better, and have literally been booed by crowds.

We’ve taken chances we never thought would pan out and had nearly 8,000 shoppers show up to cheer us on.

I often wonder what would have happened if we would have let our gut wrenching fear and insecurity take over that day we said yes to our first show. And then I remember, nothing. Nothing would have happened if we had let fear have the loudest voice that day. Nothing would have happened if we had focused on all we didn’t have. Because nothing tends to be what happens when we only say yes to what’s comfortable and easy.

How long will we keep doing this? As long as we want to. After that, who knows? But whatever it is, it won’t be nothing.

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O F T H E W E S T C O A S T V I N T A G E S H O W C I R C U I T Vintage markets have become an American craze. On any given weekend you can search online and find a nearby show within driving distance. These pop-up destinations are often filled with treasure hunters eager to score that perfect piece and join in the atmosphere that comes with a buzzing, dynamic show. As shoppers, we still get a rush every time we hop into the car and head to another vintage market. Each show we go to offers something unique and inspiring, thanks to the producers and curators who make it their mission to dazzle us with their wares. One of the first shows we went to was Roses & Rust in Northern California. From the moment we arrived, we were swept away by the treasures around every corner. So many of the people we met that day we now call friends.

As our own little fair grew into a booming business, it was important to us to create an environment that conveyed our love for people and beautiful things. Seven years in and we’re so honored to run with the powerhouse women who head up some of our very favorite markets. We want to introduce you to these Wild Women and the shows they call home.

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largest attendances ever and their was issues with several vendors blocking fire extinguishers (sitting in front of them) VINTAGE PROFILE: My love for vintage came from memories because there was no room for them to be in their booths. of my childhood, things I grew up with, and the beauty and I had to spend 2 hours walking with him through the whole quality of so much of the old stuff people built. I appreciate fairgrounds looking at all the “issues” and we got a hefty fine. the craftsmanship and creativity and the fact that people FAMILY: I have a husband of 24 years and 4 children ranging did it without the high tech tools we have today. from 15-20 years old, so that keeps me busy. I recently lost my HER SHOW: I started Roses & Rust in 2010. I didn’t really know father so I spend as much time as I can caring for & being with my what I was getting myself into, I just wanted to do an event mom who suffers from dementia. I also enjoy anytime I am able that would draw people into the area and gain exposure to spend with my 5 brothers & 4 sisters and all of their families. for my shop and other businesses. I went and asked some other ladies who had businesses like mine if they wanted to BIGGEST WORRY: I worry if I’m doing good enough, help me put on this market. Five weeks later the first Roses & working hard enough, trying hard enough, and this applies Rust was held, and it was great! to everything, as a mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend, as a RUN-INS WITH THE LAW: Probably when we got a visit Christian, as a stranger helping a stranger. Do I set a good during a show from the Fire Marshall, the show was one of the example as a person, especially to my kids?

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“Bring your friends, it makes it even more fun! Also, check weather report, dress accordingly, and wear comfy shoes.”

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NIQUE FACTOR: Our show has a large variety of artists/ craftsman that create amazing furniture, jewelry, and so much more out of salvage items, antique pieces, and etc. We also have a wide variety of styles represented at our market.

BIGGEST MISTAKE: Wow there are a lot to choose from. Changing the hours one show to allow for an early buy Saturday morning, it kind of killed the rush of the morning. It took a while to figure out what hours worked best, but we have stayed the same hours now for several years and it seems to be working well.

BIGGEST STRENGTH: I do well under pressure. I do well dealing with people, AND I can keep calm in challenging circumstances, which describes a large part of what my job is with Roses & Rust.

VENDOR ADVICE: Bring a variety, and a lot of it. Also, it’s very important to have a mix of price points, not everyone can afford $100, but most can handle $20, and even more $10. Display is so important! Show your merchandise off! Vendors need to promote themselves and the events they sell at in every way possible, this is HUGE! NEXT SHOWS: November 2nd & 3rd in Anderson, CA & August 24th & 25th in Bend, OR. Bonnie is also a vendor at the Barnstormer’s Summer Show Aug 3rd & 4th.

FIND BONNIE AND HER CREW ONLINE: www.rosesandrustvintagemarket.com : @rosesandrustvintagemarket

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“SPRING INTO SUMMER” VINTAGE FAIR S P R I N G F I E L D ,

PRODUCER: Jennifer Tapscott VINTAGE PROFILE: When I was a little girl I spent every summer in Washington with my family. My Aunt had a farmhouse and a little shop on her property called “Peaches”. On off hours she would let my cousin and I play in it. I will never forget the smells of roses, peaches, old tattered quilts stacked all the way to the ceiling in an old pie cabinet.. I also spent a lot of time at auctions and around antiques.. On Sundays my family and I would ride our bikes down to a little antique store and tea room called The Hungry Goose. This is all I really knew when I was young. I collected old vintage hat boxes, hankies and postcards. I’d spend my days rearranging my bedroom and decorating. Vintage was always in my blood.

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BIGGEST JOYS IN LIFE: I own a vintage decor shop and coffee shop called Sweet Salvage located in Springfield, Oregon. I also have a handsome, supportive husband, two beautiful daughters and a grandbaby. They are my other full time job! Needless to say, I don’t get out much.

I do enjoy Sundays with my family, squeezing in as much I can on my only day off with them. And of course I enjoy garage/estate sales and hunting for wonderful vintage finds.

BIGGEST STRENGTH: Staging and decorating. This is my passion. I’d say organizing comes in as a close second.

GIANTS TO SLAY: I have anxiety putting together each show. Will it be pretty enough? Will everyone enjoy it? Will the vendors be happy??? The list goes on and on. I still to HER SHOW: I put on the 3 shows a year. A spring fair, a this day struggle to be confident and know it’s all going harvest fair, and a Christmas show. I put on my first show in to turn out, even after fourteen events.

2012. I called it The Rusty Pumpkin Harvest Fair. It was held ADVICE TO VENDORS: I’d suggest always having a in a 100 year old grange. good attitude whether you leave making lots of money or BIGGEST CHALLENGE: The weather! If only I could not much at all. It’s about the relationships you make and predict the weather. I have had some pretty crappy luck being able to create something beautiful. picking event days. Most of the time I’ve been stuck with ADVICE TO SHOPPERS: I’d suggest when attending an flat out storms. We’ve had customers stuck in the mud, event, take time to step back and notice how much work canopies blowing away, and glass breaking! I’ve even vendors put into each booth, and how much work and had a fair on the hottest day of the year! time it took the people who created the event.

NEXT SHOW: June 29th & 30th at Lone Pine Farms in FIND JEN ONLINE: Junction City, OR. Jen is also a vendor at the Barnstormer’s www.sweetsalvagedesigns.com Summer Show Aug 3rd & 4th. : @sweetsalvagedesigns 1 23

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JESSICA’S ADVICE

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“Come prepared.

Bring a wagon and bring a list of items you are looking for.

Don’t get in too much of a hurry. When I shop a show I’m there from open to close.

I do a quick sweep of it to see what I am really interested in, and then I go back and start buying.”

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opened our business. It was quite small, and the first of its kind in our little country town. We had a small field next VINTAGE PROFILE: When I was a young girl my grandpa to our store and we filled it full of furniture and junk. I think had a small little attic above his garage and it was full we only had 14 vendors that first year. But all the vendors of old dusty “stuff”. All the other kids were scared to go did fantastic and they were so excited for the next year. up the rickety wood staircase, but I felt at home up there.

When you got to the top of the stairs there was a single BIGGEST CHALLENGE: I think the biggest challenge room with an old 4-paned window that lit up all the that most people don’t think about is the logistics. There dust in the room. It housed things like; an old violin in is months of planning these events and the logistics are a leather case, old vintage jewelry, some boxes of junk, crazy! Like how are people going to set up? When will and a beat up steamer trunk that sat under the window. the load in/load out times be? Where will customers park?

Advertising, applications, paperwork, its like a full-time project. We start planning our show the same month we have it. (We recover for a week-usually go on vacation) and its already time to start planning the next year.

GIANTS TO SLAY: It’s so easy to compare myself to other business owners, to other shops, and other shows.

We have to put our comparisons aside and really uplift each other and root each other on. That’s when success happens.

ADVICE FOR VENDORS: Make it an experience.

You aren’t there just to sell. You created these items, painted this furniture, worked hard, got into fights with your hubby, worked endless nights, and sacrificed time with your kids to do this. Give the customers something to The minute I saw that steamer trunk my heart soared with really go home and tell all their friends about. They will curiosity. I blew the dust off of it and ran my fingers over remember certain vendors and will seek you out yearly. the brass hinges. I opened it up and it was full of old Work just as hard on your display as you do your goods. pictures, wrinkled post cards, and lots of treasures. I was sold from that moment on. When my grandfather passed NEXT SHOW: August 17th & 18th. away the trunk was given to me, and I cherish it to this FIND JESSICA ONLINE: day. www.thevintagecottage.com HER SHOW: We host 1 show a year but we normally sell : @thevintagecottage01 in 3 shows per year. It’s a little bit of a challenge to do shows when we have a retail store, but its our favorite thing to do! The people you meet makes it all worth it! We hosted our first show 4 years ago, the summer after we first W+W MAGAZINE W+W MAGAZINE

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IN THE OFF SEASON: I work year around. If I’m not working on an upcoming market, I’m working in my shop.

VINTAGE PROFILE: I love unique one of a kind items, I’m always on the junk hunt and it’s a family endeavor. and buying vintage is my way of recycling.

I’m homeschooling my kids and they’re always along HER SHOW: My first show as a vendor was a small for the ride! I also do display work for our local Ace local show where everyone had tables. I think they Hardware’s vintage section. were surprised when I said, “No thank you,” and got rid BIGGEST STRENGTH: I don’t really consider the of the tables in my space. I always dreamed of having bumps in the road mistakes, but part of the learning a vintage show, and I knew we needed one locally process. I’m quick to adjust and move on. to serve as a venue for other like-minded creators. I UNIQUE FACTOR: Having the event at a working farm in an old barn is a perfect dynamic for junkers. We also feature vintage trailers. Peeking inside a vintage trailer is a unique experience for the whole family.

When we add a little live music and local food vendors, it feels like an ol’ time fair FUEL FOR YOUR FIRE: I don’t know how to quit. Junk is my passion. I love to display it as much as I love to hunt it. I’m always inspired by other creative people but sometimes I challenge myself to not look at Pinterest, Instagram, or magazines and instead look at my own stash and think of something original to do with it.

ADVICE FOR VENDORS: I’m also a love bringing vendors and shoppers together to be vendor at my show and the best advice is to have a inspired. I started doing small pop-ups and recruited full booth. A full booth is an interesting booth. Display other vendors to join me in 2002. Eventually, I formed is so important. Make sure your items and displays Humboldt Junkies in 2015. are on point by seaching Pinterst or magazines for vintage booth inspiration.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: A big challenge for me is getting vendors that have high quality junk, who ADVICE FOR SHOPPERS: My biggest regrets are the also know how to display it. I hate turning people purchases I didn’t make. If you really love something away who want to participate, but the quality of the you’ll find a way to take it home and make it work. show comes first. Quality is more important to us than quantity.

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VIKI & GINGER’S ADVICE FOR SHOPPERS

“Don’t be rushed, take your time and enjoy it. Look at everything. Maybe start at the back of the show and work forward. Shopping a quality show is an experience and a journey, not something to be rushed through.

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PRODUCERS: Viki Twyman & Ginger Mallard.

VINTAGE PROFILE: (Viki) My Mom was the rummage sale (that’s what they were called in the old days) queen. I was taught from a very young age that it was way better to buy cool, used things than new. (Ginger) I fell in love with vintage style when I saw some cookie jars and canisters that reminded me of my grandmother and my mother. The history behind different vintage items intrigues me. Tea cups, suitcases, and Raggedy Anns make me swoon and will draw me into a booth to touch and feel them, and sometimes they end up going home with me.

THEIR SHOW: We sell at about 6 shows a year, and we have also produced the Mosaic Marketplace for four years. There was not a good, quality vintage holiday show in our area, so we just decided one day that we should do one.

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GIANTS TO SLAY: We always worry we will not pull it all together, but we bounce our thoughts and feelings off each other and keep each other from going there.

Don’t get me wrong, we get very stressed the last couple of weeks before the show, but we don’t allow each other to get too deep into the stress. We laugh a lot!

UNIQUE FACTOR: We allow only handmade or vintage items. We do not allow reproduction or new items. Our show is small and we have been complimented many times by shoppers because they love how relaxed and unhurried their experience was.

ADVICE FOR VENDORS: (Viki) First and foremost, don’t be a Primadonna. You will receive a bad name in the show circuit. Make your booth space beautiful, don’t just set up some tables and put your wares on them. Research how to display, how to use color BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Difficult vendors. 99% of our and height. Make it inviting. Have plenty of change vendors are wonderful, but there always seems to be and definitely take credit cards. (Ginger) Be flexible one or two who feel they are much more important with the promoters. They are working hard for you than anyone else there. Sometimes there is just nothing and desire you to make money and have a positive we can do to please someone. experience. Don’t sit in a chair reading a book or BIGGEST STRENGTH: The relationship Ginger and I talking on your cell phone. have. We work so well together that things just flow,

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PRODUCER: Candice Gissel VINTAGE PROFILE: I’ve always loved the look of old, worn, weathered pieces.

They have so much more character and charm than anything we buy new.

YOUR SHOW: Our very first Junk Drunk Vintage Market was in April of 2012.

We had applied to be vendors at a pretty big show in Washington and we got turned down. I was crushed. I really wanted to be part of it. However, I was inspired to start my own event. I was thrilled to be able to display, sell, and do whatever the heck I wanted.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Vendors not getting along during set up. It’s crazy.

Come on people, we are all here doing the same thing. Let’s just get along!

IN THE OFF SEASON: I have a shop called Forget Me Not in Colville, Washington. June 2018 will mark our 16th year in business.

CURRENT OBSTACLE: Weather is a huge issue for us. Our show is early in April and one year it might be 70 plus degrees, and the next it’s snowing. We host inside, outside, and open-air dairy barn vendors and it can get really cold outside.

BIGGEST STRENGTH: Confidence is a plus for me.

GIANTS TO SLAY: Well, I did say I was confident. But once in a while some negativity sneaks in. It always has to do with my show displays. For example, sometimes I’m afraid no one will like my booth. What if I don’t sell this or that?

It’s not often, but it happens.

UNIQUE FACTOR: The food we serve is really amazing and unique. My mom is a full-blooded Navajo Indian. She makes some awesome Indian Fry Bread.

We offer authentic Navajo Fry Bread and Indian tacos at our event.

ADVICE FOR VENDORS: Spend the money for the extra space. You really want shoppers to be able to get into your booth.

NEXT SHOW: April 13th, 2019. Candice will also be a vendor at Barnstormer’s Vintage Fair August 3rd &4th. : @JunkDrunkbyFMN

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was recently asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. Had the question been asked seven months ago I would have said, “Exactly what I am.” All my life I wanted to be a wife and a mama. Scattered out over my youth I thought I wanted to be a teacher, a nurse and/or go into the Peace Corp.

Later, I told my children the reason I never ate my young was because I knew if I could endure, there might be grandchildren. This was my own warped humor of course, because of all the things I have done, my marriage and my kids have been the very best part. I was staying busy enough as an avid gardener, a reader of books, a cook, and a grandmother. I managed our hay field and most of the irrigation and maintenance that goes with having a few acres. And we put on Barnstormer’s Vintage Fair every August. But I had reached a point where I saw myself winding down this life of mine, content to be on call for my family.

And then one day… a fabulous little retail shop fell into my lap. I was being encouraged to think about buying Pretty In Paint, a lovely little established retail business chocked full of furniture and home décor and so much more. Did I have a strong background in retail? No, I did not. Did I have a business degree? Nope.

Was it my favorite store to shop in? Oh, yes indeed. I knew I would have to say yes because as terrifying as it was to say yes, the idea of saying no was just so very sad.

I knew if it sold to someone else I would never be able to go into the store without experiencing deep down gut wrenching regret.

I never imagined the hardest part would be the anguish I would experience wondering what people were thinking. So many people have been forth coming with enthusiasm, compliments, and support but I am always second guessing myself. If someone comes in and then walks out without much conversation or a purchase, I instantly feel like I have disappointed them by not having what they wanted. The voices of lies in my head are alive and well and I am easily convinced that I am not good enough, smart enough, blah blah blah.

We can hear three hundred good and wonderful things and one negative, and it is like that line in Pretty Woman where Julia Robert’s character, Vivian, says ‘The bad things are easier to believe.’ Why is that? Retail is a fickle animal. We can have five out of six amazing days, but then a slow-ish day comes along and that voice is screaming “YOU CAN’T DO THIS! YOU ARE A FAILURE!” It is an intentional exercise every day to silence the voice.

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design style is eclectic because I would quickly become bored to follow just one train of thought. That is not a declaration of confidence but more of a confession, maybe an apology for not being any kind of expert. I believe we should have things in our homes that stir something within rather than something to fill a blank space. Unlike in the store, within the walls of my home the absolute joy in being ‘a woman of a certain age’ for me is the liberation from no longer caring so much about what people think of a choice I make. When asking for design advice, ask yourself, “Whom do I want my home If there is a dream burning in the pit of your stomach, or to please?” If your answer is yourself/your family (as I if like me, you have had a dream dropped smack in your firmly believe it should be), then work hard to make that lap, stop before you say no and ask yourself ‘Why not happen. Don’t ask advice from too many people. Be me?’ If you are honest and believe your no is steeped in confident in knowing that you are listening to your voice. fear, I highly recommend a showdown. Face the fear and Let your decisions be a reflection of your life and loves, gun it down in the street and treat it like the bandit it is. no matter what style or trend you are following.

Fear is an entity that sets out to rob every ounce of our Every step of this process I have been asked what my joy. It is far easier to give in to it and stay safe. Even after vision for the store is. The only answer I can give there you step out to overcome it, fear stays with you. There is is a vague one. I want to keep it fresh. I have no idea no magic potion that takes it away. what that means or what it looks like. Our staff is all I was walking into the backroom of our shop the other women and our customer base is mainly women. We day and I thought, what if I’m dreaming, what if I wake up are all different ages, shapes, and styles and come from only to realize fear has won again? It made me shudder. diverse education and economic backgrounds. I wrote Fear will give you a million reasons NOT to step out in my Friday blog post awhile back on the importance of faith and follow your dream. Forget the pros/cons list, fear women being an encouragement to other women and will demolish it with cons. Fear is a bully and a liar. Are I talked about the campaign Starbucks ran a few years these attributes you can trust to guide your life? Not if ago where they printed notable quotes on their cups. I cut one out that remains taped to the lamp in my office. your mindset is truly to live life to the fullest.

It was by Madeleine Albright who said: What if you fail? Too often we allow ourselves to get fixated on our disappointments. It is like when we are in a There is a special place in hell for women who do not dark or difficult season of life, we get trapped there. We help other women. think this is it, this is where we will stay. That line of thinking That pretty much sums it up. I want Pretty in Paint to be isn’t reality any more than success is permanent. There is the place where we see and hear the people who a quote by Winston Churchill: step through the door. Not because they are potential “Success is not final, failure isn’t fatal: it is the courage customers but because they are human beings. My friend Sally says, “We are all walking wounded,” and it is true. to continue that counts.”

Everyone has a story. People visit us because they are I own a furniture and home décor store, I have no degree shopping for something, sometimes it’s home décor and in design, but I have a passion for HOME. My general sometimes it’s a safe place and a friend.

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It was the start of my senior year before I mustered the nerve to speak it out loud to my mother. If I didn’t say it out loud nobody could crush it. But crush it my mother did when I presented her with college applications. “Girls only go to college to find a rich husband and the Peace Corp is a ridiculous idea because you will just end up behind a desk pushing paperwork.” She spoke these statements in a way that let me know there would be no need to discuss this further. So, I got pregnant instead. I have often said if I ever was to write my memoir it would be titled Homecoming Queen in October and Pregnant by Prom. I never attended a high school prom, but I did drive to Reno, Nevada with my boyfriend and got married on the day of our senior prom. I have no regrets or deep seeded animosity that my mother failed to guide 1 41

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me to follow a dream. She did the best she could with what she had to work with. Her words were powerful though, and they made me feel small and stupid. I learned from her mistakes and tried to parent in a different way. There has been an enormous shift in the universe and times are changing. Women are not only finding their voices, but the voices are being heard. There was a time not that long ago when a woman started to fade into obscurity by her early forties and by sixty she was rendered completely invisible. But now more women are running marathons in their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. In 2016, there were an estimated 11.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States, up 45% since 2007, according to the 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express.

In this issue we are spot-lighting three women in their 60’s and 70’s who have defied the odds and are making their livings or subsidizing their incomes while following their dreams. In the next few pages you will meet Evon, Claudia and Nancy. We originally met these three women when we created our very first Barnstormer’s Vintage Fair. They started our show as vendors, and left as friends. We love these women and even more than that, we revere them. They are worthy of our utmost respect.

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(Q) When did you first fall in love with vintage style?

(A) When I was a child, my aunt had an antique shop in Southern California. My cousin and I spent many hours there. When I was 17 I bought my first vintage straw hat on Beach Blvd. in Orange County. I also remember going to an auction house with them in L.A. in the 1960’s.

much and sometimes felt so confident, but wasn’t in the lead role.

(Q) How log have you been doing vintage shows?

(A) I’ve been doing shows for 18 years. My first show was a street sale in Grants Pass, OR.

(Q) Where do you see the vintage show circuit heading in the next 5 years?

(A) More new items looking like the old, I love the olditems some new is fun too. If someone truly wants the vintage items they are out there. I guess that is what the hunt is all about!

(Q) What makes your style unique?

(A) I love funky and quirky items. I also love repurposing things and painting furniture. I love to carry holiday items.

(Q) What is the hardest part of doing shows?

(A) The hardest part is loading and setting up. There is never enough time!

(Q) What’s the biggest life challenge you’ve faced in the last 12 months?

(A) I retired, and I’m learning to live my life in a new way.

(Q) Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in?

(A) Of course, I worked for twenty-six years as an assistant with special needs children. Being an assistant was hard at times because I learned so

(Q) What is your favorite part of doing a show?

(A) Being able to set up fun displays and seeing the customers enjoy the experience.

(Q) What is your favorite vintage item you’ve ever come across?

(A) A steiff kitty or my table top chandelier lamps.

(Q) What’s your biggest piece of advice for someone looking for a good vintage find?

(A) Honestly, the true finds are the ones that find you.

When that happens, take it home without hesitation.

(Q) What shows do you have coming up?

(A) Plucky Maidens in Portland in July at Oaks Park in the vintage dance hall. Barnstormer’s in August and possibly Coburg street sale in September. And then in November is the Holiday Plucky Maidens at Oaks Park.

(Q) Where else do you sell besides vintage shows?

(A) I have a booth in Grants Pass at Old Town Antique Mall.

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CLAUDIA PRATT A G E : (Q) When did you first fall in love with vintage style?

(A) I fell in love with vintage in 1970.

(Q) How log have you been doing vintage shows?

(A) I have been doing vintage shows for 27 years.

My first one was in Grants Pass, Oregon. I made lots of new friends and lots of money. I was hooked from there!

(Q) What makes your style unique?

(A) I try to make and carry things that are different and unique. I also have a knack for helping my customers find just the right treasure to make their ideas really come to life. I have gone through many styles as the trends change, and I’m up on all the latest design.

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(Q) What is your favorite part of doing a show?

(A) I actually love fixing up and creating new things to sell. When a customer tells me what they did with the items they bought at the last show or what they plan on doing with what they just found, my heart is full. The whole circle of it is amazing.

(Q) What is your favorite vintage item you’ve ever come across?

(A) I have a stack of canvas laundry carts (used in motels or big industrial laundry service) that were well loved but still in great shape.

(Q) What is the hardest part of doing shows?

(A) t’s a challenge to make sure I don’t forget anything. Also, I have developed a system for unpacking my trailer and setting up. I place the big items in the right place before I unload the small items. I learned that the hard way! My goal is to set up a beautiful presentation, while keeping aisles wide for strollers and wheel chairs.

(Q) Where do you see the vintage show circuit heading in the next 5 years?

(A) I believe vintage shows are thriving.

The younger set is enjoying the treasure hunt, and the older generation loves to walk down memory lane. There is always something for everyone.

(Q) What’s the biggest life challenge you’ve faced in the last 12 months?

(A) You never know what tomorrow might bring, so I’ve learn take one day at a time. Harold (my husband) struggled with some medical issues last year, so I have been creative with my shows. I try not to bring anything heavy, and I always try to have someone handy to help unload to be on the safe side. If my husband is feeling good that day he helps, but if not then I’m okay with that. He is

(Q) What shows do you have coming up?

(A) I have Humboldt Junkies at The Bluffs in Ferndale, CA in June. One of my favorites, BARNSTORMER’S VINTAGE FAIR at the Expo in Central Point in August. Coburg Antique Fair in September. Roses & Rust Vintage Market at the fairgrounds in Anderson, CA in November. I’m sure there will be a few more in between.

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(A) I believe it was 1989 when I started obsessing over peely painted furniture.

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(Q) What is your favorite part of doing a show?

(A) The best part of a show is opening day when I get to meet all of the new customers who are having such a good time shopping for that one special piece. Actually, I’m one of those shoppers.

I’m always on the lookout for something I can’t live without. I also love getting to know the other vendors.

(Q) How log have you been doing vintage shows?

(A) I’ve been doing vintage shows for about 27 years. I did my first antique show in 1991 in Estacada, and I was hooked. It’s so fulfilling to buy pieces you love and have someone else fall in (Q) What is your favorite vintage item you’ve love with them and take them home. ever come across?

(A) I have a nice collection of vintage motel (Q) What makes your style unique? chairs and am always looking to add to it. I also (A) I love to mix antiques with shabby, peeling, love collecting vintage linens and kitchen items. and primitives.

(Q) What’s the biggest piece of advice (Q) What is the hardest part of doing shows? you have for anyone new to doing vintage (A) Shows can be both physically and shows? emotionally draining. One moment you’re setting (A) If you are new to the vintage show circuit my up a show when it’s 110 degrees in the shade, advice is to BE BRAVE. Attend some shows to and the next moment you’re worried no one will see some designs, displays, and goods that are like your booth. But when the show opens and selling. Figure out your own style and go for it! Be shoppers start buying all of the worries go away. friendly and helpful to your customers, but not (Q) What’s the biggest life challenge you’ve overbearing. faced in the last 12 months?

(Q) What shows do you have coming up?

(A) I had a medical issue and was diagnosed (A) I will be at A Vintage Flea in Aurora June 8-9, with ovarian cancer on November 19, 2017. I Barnstormer’s Vintage Fair in Central Point, OR have been fighting through the fatigue and pain Aug 3-4, Rusty & Primitive Treasures in Cottage from the treatments with support from friends and Grove, OR Aug 25-26, and Coburg Antique Fair family. I’m not going to let this keep me from doing in Coburg, OR September 10th. what I love.

(Q) Where else do you sell besides vintage (Q) What lies (or negative self talk) have you shows? had you had to fight through?

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My favorite Wild Women are the ones who visit my little shop in Jacksonville. As the owner of WillowCreek, I have spent 5 years being inspired by my customers, employees, reps, artisans, and friends. Juggling a business and an active life is a challenge, but I wouldn’t choose any other way.

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In a social media filled culture I’ve found it hard sometimes to embrace my own gifts and really answer the questions, “Who am I?” And “Does my business truly represent WHO I AM?” In the past I feel my “voice” has been lost in the shuffle of competition, trends and fear of rejection from readers or peers.

The truth is, I don’t really know how to be anyone else. What I know is that it’s really hard to think of what you want to do when you’re thinking of how someone else would do it.

There’s something to honing in on your gifts and what you’re passionate about and following that with your whole heart.

When we can truly embrace what we have and how we express it - uniquely, we will arrive at a place like no other.

This place is a space between fear and perfection.

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TO WAKE YOU UP As I’m learning to walk out this new life of discovering my gifts and wholeheartedly embracing them, here are three things that struck me, maybe they will speak to you too: 1. My life is my own. My gifts, they are mine too. No one can do me the way I can. I’ve said this here before but no matter how many artists there are in this world, no one is going to express THEIR art they way YOU do. It’s a message worth rehearsing over and over until we all get it.

2. There can be power or death in the creative community. You choose. You can use your time to compare and tear down your own process by comparing your talents to others or you can collaborate encourage and challenge others to reach higher and achieve more. Build on one another’s gifts as though you were building a puzzle. In some way, we all fit together to make a beautiful picture of creativity as a means of opening up new worlds and possibilities to those outside “our” own. That, in and of itself, just may be THE gift.

3. When we compare, we stifle the process of creativity. We’ve all heard it time and time again, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” I’d go even further to say that not only is it the thief of joy but also the thief of all things creative and good.

We really do ourselves no favors at all when we make the decision to look at the processes, work and gifts of others in comparison to our own.

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Anne Nash, Owner of Pedal Home Interiors Creating a space you want to work in is key! A work space should make you want to get creative and feel inspired, especially when you have a home office. Give yourself a day to re-envision your space. How do you want it to feel? What’s not working? When you give yourself time to recreate your space, you learn to love it all over again! Take out all the things you don’t use or love. Move things around and try your space out differently. Often it’s easy to get distracted by extra stuff that boggles down your work MOJO! A lighter wall color will brighten your room and will open things up to feel airy and fresh. Warm woven roman shades would give you a cozy feeling and allow lots of light when they are pulled up. For fun you could add an accent wall of wallpaper to give your room a pop of texture and color. I also a rug will anchor your room. Start simple, a day devoted to a new space refresh will have you loving your office in no time! : @pedalhomeinteriors 1 53

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the paint store the week we moved in and bought something dark to cover it up,” she laughs. “I didn’t have time to prime the walls or anything, so I just slopped the dark grey up there and moved on.”

Although she likes the grey, Jenna wonders if it makes the room feel too small. She also isn’t sure about the wooden blinds. “I like the natural feel of them, but when I have to be on video, Jenna, an author and writing coach, it turns my face orange. I’m not a vain was excited to decorate and make the person, but I sure don’t want my clients space her own, but her busy schedule to think I look like an Oompa Loompa.” got in the way. “My days are packed.

Jenna wants to design a place she I’m feeling a little overwhelmed and can relax, read, and create. She have no idea where to start,” she says, also has to store several paper files leaning up against an old metal filing and office supplies, and she needs cabinet. “I have a few of my favorite a professional background for filming paintings and books in here, but I’m video conference calls. also storing a bunch of stuff, and the lighting is horrible.”

We asked a few of our favorite professional designers how they would The room had two bright lavender walls redesign the space. when she moved in, something Jenna changed immediately. “I drove over to

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DESIGNERTIPS Mindy Jones, Owner of 4 Wall Revival Seeing Jenna’s space, and taking into account her budget and the fact that it’s used as a “creative space” for her writing, I would invest in white wood blinds for the window.This would cast a brighter light on her face as she takes conference calls. I love the deep and calming dark grey wall. I would suggest putting up a decorative sticky wallpaper on the wall behind her for conference calls. I would go with something bold and bohemian and fitting for Jenna’s creative mind. Target has tons of affordable choices and creates a huge design element. The best thing about decorative sticky wallpaper is how easy it is to peel it off when you’re tired of it. I always, always suggest a chandelier that inspires an emotion.

The right chandelier in a room can take the space to a whole new level entirely. It could also be fun to create an idea board by picking up a sheet of floor to ceiling corkboard and putting it up on one wall. She could pin up inspiring pictures, quotes, or even use it for storyboarding her ideas. : @4wallrevival Chezlani Lawson, Owner of Olive &B I like to keep creative spaces neutral in color, so creativity has room to develop without extra, unwanted stimuli. Adding a pallet wall is one of my favorite go-tos when changing the look of a space. The contrast in texture is inviting and cozy, and in Jenna’s case I would whitewash the wood to lighten the walls. This will create the illusion of a larger space while giving her a suitable background for her videos.In smaller work spaces it is key to have pieces with more than one purpose and function. For example, Jenna wants a comfortable place to read, so building a reading bench with storage to hide away all of her office files is a perfect solution. As for the Oompa Loompa blinds....they’ve gotta go! There’s nothing better than natural lighting, so take those babies off and add a sheer panel that allows light in evenly and maintains the privacy of the room. : @theoliveandb

Rachael Hillis, Director of The Greenwood First, identify how you would like to use the space. Best case scenario, what would you use your office for? Next, think of a space that has inspired you or made you feel the most authentic. What about that space do you love? Be specific! Use these details as a road map to creating your room. Create rest by keeping only things that inspire you, or as Marie Kondo would say, things that spark joy. When objects do not have a home, it can make that space feel chaotic, and hard to rest or be inspired in. Lighting is key for any area, especially when filming. Add neutral curtains to defuse the light and make the room comfortable throughout the day. Try different arrangements and layouts with the furniture. Experiment with different angles to find what works well and gives you the lighting and flow you desire. Create a simple backdrop with a few items that reflect your story. Plants, for instance, are a favorite that remind us of the beauty and wonder in the world. In all things, I believe your space should tell your story and bring you joy. : @thegreenwoodandcompany 155

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here is an endless supply of quotes and advice in the world about NOT quitting. Culture tells us if we quit, we lose. We are weak. We will regret it. The strongest survive because they don’t quit, right?

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The Southern Oregon entrepreneur and mom of two made waves in early 2018 when she quietly sold her thriving furniture and home décor store, Pretty in Paint. What began as a side business of refinishing furniture in 2009 turned into one of the most popular brick and mortar stores in the Rogue Valley.

“We were at the top of our game,” says Mindy. “Every year we were beating our sales from the previous year. Quarter after quarter, our business grew. It was so exciting.”

But the growth came at a price. Mindy and her husband Luke found themselves putting in long hours, working 70 hours a week for five straight years. “Our family was suffering. We missed our kids. We also began to realize the toll it was taking on some of our employees who were working like we were. It wasn’t fair to any of us.”

Mindy noticed her two teenagers were taking on the identity of Pretty in Paint as much as she was. “It was what we were all known for. It became our family identity,” she says. “One day I heard a podcast about what it looks like to sabotage God’s best for us when we become too comfortable in something good. I knew it was time to move on.”

Through a friend, Mindy quietly found a buyer for her store. “It was really important for me to sell the store to someone who would steward it well. I knew I was leaving something good to someone who was really good, and that helped me know the timing was right.

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Be brave & don’t be afraid to build the things you are dreaming about.

Don’t believe the lies.

Love people unconditionally, even when they hurt you. There is freedom in forgiveness.

Don’t give up just because you feel like you don’t know enough.

Great things don’t happen unless you’re willing to risk. Just jump.

Don’t be afraid to let go of something good to go after your dreams.

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When Mindy announced the sale on social media, there were mixed reactions. People were confused about why she would sell a business that was so profitable. She also faced some of her own fear. “I thought people would say I was a sellout or that I was selfish. I was so terrified of disappointing everyone, especially my employees,” she says. “Of course none of that was true. I know that now.”

Although the sale of Pretty in Paint felt scary, Mindy also knew it was the right thing to do. She held tight to the fact that when they opened Pretty in Paint it felt risky and unpredictable, and leaving the store to start the next chapter was just another step in a healthy direction. Once the sale went through, Mindy took some time to rest. She took a family vacation, slept, and relaxed for a few weeks.

“I had been laying around for a while, afraid of the boredom and yet feeling a little hesitant to get up and get moving again,” says Mindy.

“My husband was out running his construction company and I was at home petting my cat, wearing my pajamas and watching lifetime movies.

Luke kept sending me house listings, and then he finally said to me, ‘Come on snap out of it, I need a business partner with brains!’ So I pulled myself together and started seriously looking for a flip house. We have a construction background and great eye for design, and we work really well together. God is so good in that way, bringing us back to our original line of work. Creating beautiful homes is in our blood.”

These days, Mindy works on their real estate projects under the name “4 Wall Revival” during the day and is done working by 3:00 in the afternoon.

Her habits of working non-stop are behind her, and she is embracing a life that involves being more present with her kids. She knows that quitting is a relative term, and if we’re too afraid to let go when it’s good we will never be able to fully say yes to going after the life we are meant to live.

“Leaving behind a dream when you’re at the top of your game can feel risky,” she says with a smile. “But I have no regrets. I’m excited for what the future holds.”

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Business partnerships can be tricky. When a partnership is thriving, a business can flourish and influence the community around it. But what happens when a shared ownership becomes unhealthy? Is there a way to avoid the devastation that comes when business partners struggle to work together? The Wild Woman Magazine rounded up five successful business partnerships to learn how they make it work.

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hen it comes to events, Jenn and her partners at The Party Gallery have it covered.

As a one-stop shop for celebrations in the Rogue Valley, these Wild Women are dedicated wedding/event coordinators and designers and provide everything from tables, linens, chairs to specialty decor items.

day-to-day operations in the early months of the Party Gallery, knowing that this work ethic would become the recipe for true success long-term.

These Wild Woman make it an internal company policy to always share what’s on their mind, and to support each other in whatever season they find themselves.

Now in their second year of business, they have some advice for entrepreneurs who are going into business with Party Gallery opened its doors in April of 2016. As a new friends. “Never assume because you are good friends that startup, Jenn says the crew had to be a bit of a “Jane of all you will be successful business partners. Before becoming trades.” They collectively had specialized knowledge in partners, spend some time examining everyone’s strengths areas of business, fashion, construction, and design, and and weaknesses. Make sure you’re on the same page were all willing to do whatever it took to be successful. when it comes to goals and expectations. If you do that, The women each pitched in and covered any gaps in you will be stronger together.”

A business owner for 16 years, Tonya was looking for the perfect partner to open up Farm House General Store.

She found that person in Marcy, her sister in law.

Tonya says, “Marcy really helps by taking on a big portion of the workload. While Tonya focuses on the ordering and the bookkeeping, Marcy keeps the store clean and running efficiently.”

These dynamic women like to say they promote FUN. They sell apparel, jewelry and farmhouse home décor, and they also offer classes so people can gather their friends together for a great time.

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PARTNERING WITH YOUR MAN SHELLY & RON, OWNERS OF THE COOP DE VILLE & ON THE SIDE EVENTS For Ron and Shelly Dunn, it’s the thrill of the hunt and the satisfaction of creating beauty together that keeps them on the forefront of the vintage and special event scenes in Southern Oregon and beyond.

The couple has been together for seven years and opened The Coop de Ville, a small cooperative shop with a handful of vendors, in 2015. Teaming up with a spouse isn’t always easy, but Shelly says she and Ron work hard to keep their communication open.

Shelly believes it’s the accomplishment of transforming a space or creating a dynamic display that is the most amazing part of working with Ron. “I know it’s better because we do it together. It’s both of us,” she says. : @thecoopdevillemedford, @onthedisevents, @vintagerehabthestore JAKE & CRISTA, OWNERS OF AMERICAN MERCANTILE American Mercantile is a vendor mall in Medford Oregon that hosts approximately 180 vendors. Whether it’s painted furniture, home décor, or vintage items, Crista and Jake’s business gives artists and designers a place to share the things they love.

After their son was born, Crista knew it was time to get back to work. She thought about opening a booth at a local vendor mall, but there was a long waiting list. Instead of waiting, Crista decided to open her own mall. “Why not?” she asks. “Go big or go home, right?”

Jake is good with numbers and can build darn near anything Crista can dream up. Crista loves to design and decorate, while also getting to spend time with her husband. She says the key to teaming up with a spouse in business is to be patient and listen to each other’s ideas. : @americanmerchantile KAREN & GREG KING, OWNERS OF THE RUSTY SAW & GLORY DAYS ANTIQUES Karen and Greg King met in a college Anatomy lab class, over the flexor muscles of an arm. Karen says it was magical, and it was destiny! In business for over 20 years, the fun couple rescues and gives life to old things that need reimagining. They also sell traditional antique and vintage items from local antique malls/shops and shows. Although the business started as a hobby, Karen says it morphed into a cool way to spent time together while doing something we love. “We enjoy the thrill of the hunt for that next amazing piece that needs some TLC or reimagining,” she says.

When the power duo discovers an amazing find, they celebrate! Working in the industry has helped them figure out where their individual styles intersect. Karen’s advice about going into business with a spouse is simple. “Make sure that it is something you both enjoy and don’t forget to have fun!” @therustysawdesigns, @glorydaysofmedford 167

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hen we bought our first home it was nothing like I had ever envisioned for myself. The carpet was damp, toilets and tubs were pink, there was yellow linoleum throughout the kitchen and the smell was LESS than inviting.

Even though this wasn’t the farmhouse I had dreamed about, it had great bones & I was determined to LOVE this home! (But let’s be real, it was in our price range and we were tired of the emotional journey of home touring.) I beamed with pride as I walked my family and friends through it for the first time, but I’ll never forget one of them saying to me, “It’s just too bad you can’t turn this ranch style home into your farmhouse,” and I thought to myself…Why not?

Watch me!

If farmhouse style was what I liked, then by golly, I was determined to turn my little rectangular box into just that! I poured through magazines, Pinterest, and Instagram drooling over other people’s homes, getting great tips and ideas to be able to use in my own space, but I had to remind myself to make sure to water my own lawn while checking out my neighbor’s flowers. The photos I was drooling over more than likely took those homeowners YEARS to get to that point, but all I saw was the pretty photos at the time.

We’ve been in our home for 3 years now, and if there’s one piece of advice I could go back and give myself when I was handed those keys, it would be to give myself some grace. Take it one day at a time. Take tips from other designers but follow your OWN style. Ok, that’s more than one piece of advice, but you get the idea!

No matter what stage you are in while on your home journey, there is potential every step of the way to LOVE it. Renting? Try the basket wall or simply add new throw pillows to your couch to change up your space and take them with you when you leave. Searching the MLS with hopes of that perfect home? Be open to seeing potential. Are you just getting into your fixer upper and thinking, “what the heck have I done?” Slow down and take it one project at a time. Take it from me, creating one spot in your home that you love is like a ripple effect. It will give you more pride in your entire home by making small, simple changes.

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Remember, go easy on yourself! Your lawn may start with weeds & dandelions, heck, it may even start with just dirt! But if you pour love into it, you too will have those flowers you once longed for in your neighbor’s yard, and there’s lots of joy and love to be found during the journey.

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THE HARDEST PART OF TRANSFORMING MY HOME? Working on our home with 3 littles in tow has been extremely difficult because their needs will always come first. Even more difficult has been trying to find creative ways to DIY projects on a budget now that I am a full time stay at home mom. It has taken us 3 years of nap times and weekends to be able to save up and finish our projects one at a time.

I’m learning to be more patient with this process, and give myself a little grace. My style has changed so much over the past 3 years, that it’s actually been a blessing in disguise we weren’t able to do all of our renovations overnight. It has allowed me to grow in my design style. With each DIY under my belt, I become more of a design risk taker.

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1) Give yourself some grace and understand that this will too many projects going on at the same time. not happen overnight. It has taken me years to change, 7) Create purpose. For three years I walked by a useless rearrange, thrift and tweak, and my style is still changing corner in my kitchen, until one Saturday morning I decided so I will continue to edit. The journey is the fun part! to pour love into it. My husband and I created a built-in breakfast nook in the corner, filled the benches with down 2) Speaking of style, create your own. You get to call the pillows and slid baskets underneath for extra storage. I cried shots. If you want to mix eclectic with farmhouse with modern, when we were done because I loved it so much. Its new you do just that! There are no rules that you have to follow. purpose was a cozy gathering spot for me and my family 3) Shop your own home. That bench you have sitting at that felt like it should have always been there. the end of your bed? Why not butt it up next to your dining 8) Think outside the box. I added character to an everyday room table to create extra seating and a whole new item by turning an antique bed frame into a dog or baby vibe? Rearranging your space can give you a whole new gate by adding casters to the legs. . My favorite project was perspective. If it’s not quite right, just move it right back! making my own curtains out of drop cloths!

4) Declutter. Clear out your closets, your junk drawers, and 9) If you don’t like it, take it down! I’d rather have a blank wall your shelves. I feel so much less anxious and more creative while waiting for the perfect piece, than to sit and stare at when I have an organized space to work with. something I have zero connection with. Whether a piece of 5) Thrift your finds! Go to yard sales, antiquing, or hit up your art/décor was a gift or hand-me-down, if you don’t like it, just favorite thrift stores. Fill an awkward wall with secondhand take it down. baskets to add instant warmth and texture.

10) Last, make your home smell good! This is one thing I do, 6) Take a walk around your home and pick one spot that no matter what the state of my home is. I have candles going bugs you and focus on that. Don’t overwhelm yourself with all the time!

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n 2009 I felt like I was on top of the world. I was a designer for a successful kitchen design firm. I also worked as a jewelry designer, teaching jewelry making classes out of my own bead store. As a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, I was accustomed to hard work. But nothing prepared me for the recession. As the economy tanked, I watched everything I had worked so hard for slip away.

Within two years, I was homeless. I simply had nowhere to go. I remember one day asking God to please take me in my sleep because I just couldn’t take another day.

But God didn’t take me in my sleep. Instead, he woke me up every day and offered me hope.

I had a couple of friends, Nancie and Joel, who reached out to me and offered their barn to sleep in. It had been Joel’s “man cave”. Every morning I would wake up and roll out of my air mattress, wondering how I would eat that day. And every morning I would find a little postcard on the barn stairs from Nancie. She would write a bible verse on the card and every day it reminded me that I wasn’t alone. It reminded me there was hope. I like to call Nancie and Joel my guardian angels, because that’s what they were.

I had fallen back on designing jewelry as a way to feed myself. I would literally leave the barn in the mornings and walk around town, from business to business, asking if they would be interested in seeing my jewelry. I remember one time it took me until 3 o’clock before I sold a necklace and a pair of earrings. I wasn’t able to eat that day until I made that sale.

One day, I was at a small boutique when a jewelry sales rep happened to be there. She saw my jewelry and said she wanted to rep my line. She sold over $4800 for me the first month. Within a few weeks, I was able to move into my own place.

I began selling my jewelry at shows and boutiques. After a couple of years I had an opportunity to open my own brick and mortar shop. The lanlord prorated my rent for four months just to make sure I had a good foundation. Eventually, I sold my business and rolled that money into a very successful sign business.

I’m so glad God didn’t give me what I asked for when I asked him to end my life. He has given me a gift of creativity, and he has allowed me to make a living doing something I love. Every day I thank him for the guardian angels he places in my path, even now, every day. There is always hope. God has a plan so much bigger than we can imagine. You just have to get up and believe it.

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