Vintage Rising Rising!

We're having lots of fun over at The Vintage Village - especially in the group called Vintage Rising!   There are lots of new items being posted and lots of exciting things happening behind the scenes.  Here is our new logo that can now be customized for each of the merchants! This one is for my thread:

We have many members participating in this Emporium venue.  You can buy directly from the thread, contact the sellers and find links to all the different shop sites too.  If you haven't visited our new home yet make sure you stop in soon!

Fun Networking!

Social networking is kind of a buzz word in the small business world these days.  Here is a beautiful example of how networking works among members of the Vintage Fashion Guild and Etsy shop owners!

This little pin is listed in my Etsy shop.  I love mother of pearl items from buttons to jewels.  And of course having Mother written in wire work makes it all the more special!  Pure adorable charm.

Likewise, it caught the eye of my fellow VFG member Liza of Better Dresses Vintage   Liza wrote to me expressing her interest in the photo image and asked my permission to use it.  (Perfect internet etiquette!)    Of course I was tickled, and said yes.

Through the magic of her dabbling and patience, she was able to come up with a beautiful image for her Facebook page!  Now that's what I call Social Networking 101!   Mutual sharing creates wonderful circles.  The best part is that we never really know just how far the circles reach - "it's a mystery"!

Secondhand Law Tabled!

Monroe County Legislature voted unanimously 27-0 to table the current proposed legislation regarding a local law to regulate pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers and jewelry and coin exchange dealers put forth by Representative Carmen Gumina.  Several shop owners and dealers from around the county attended the open public forum to express their various concerns.  Everyone seemed to come to the same conclusion:  the proposal would significantly hurt established businesses and thereby reduce business opportunities for our county.  Creating more problems to try to solve one problem seemed to be the common theme.

What steps will be taken next is unsure.  However, it is very encouraging that the Mr Gumina and the legislature in general listened to the concerns of the business community.