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Ideas To Help Power Your Gift Shop - June 4, 2014


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Tip: Painting "Pinspiration"

Have any old fixtures in your shop that you're ready to toss? Don't do it! Instead, follow the lead of a California retailer's sales associates, who went on Pinterest and found some "chalk paint" recipes that were easy and inexpensive. They repainted the store's old, tired hutches and made them look new again! Want more creative ideas? Follow my Display Creativity Pinterest board.
Pick: Mountain Mamas' Tunics

I'll take one of these in every color! Mountain Mamas has come up with the Essential Tunic: It has shape, it has style, and it goes perfectly with skinny jeans or leggings. It also covers all the "right spots" by draping longer in the back, while still offering a flattering fit for all body types. Made of a polyester/rayon blend, tunics are machine washable and available in 6 colors and 2 sizes: S/M and L/XLG. Cost is just $12.75. Plus, a percentage of sales benefits The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Kudos to Mountain Mamas!
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"You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do."    
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Joyce Washnik, Editor
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