Local Fundraising the Fun Way Here at Our Gift Shop in Hubbard Ohio

FUNdraising shopping events so Local groups get $ & LOCAL business gets sales. 
https://hubpages.com/politics/Help-local-Northeast-Ohio-Western-Pennsylvania-charities-to-raise-funds-by-hosting-an-event 
10% of sales (before tax - pet treats,Avon, lay-away and lay-away payments do not count for the total) from each person who brings in an event flyer on that day/week will be donated to your charity or organization.
Turn a fun day of Treasure Hunting with friends into a money-maker for your fundraiser.
Stop by to see me to make the arrangements for your fundraising event.
* See the link for the scoop about how this sort of thing works.
Information to add to the flyer so folks know what to expect when they get here:
Diana's Gift Shop 
6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road, Hubbard Ohio
Stop by for your Treasure Hunt on __________ to help us raise money for __________________________ .
Take this flyer with you and they will keep track on the back of it what you spent and give us a percentage.
Shopping hours are 12-4 Wednesday & 10-4 Thursday/Friday/Saturday 
Cash only

We Love Our Customers !

Thank you to all of you who support our little store by shopping here and by sharing our posts !
Diana
Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop (AKA - Diana's)
See you soon for your Treasure Hunt 
Weds. noon-5, Thurs./F./Sat 10-5

Fundraiser for the Y.S.U. cats to get T.N.R. done

Our little gift shop is donating 10% from the sales of cat-themed items and cat stuff like our all-natural cat treats and handmade cat toys... for December and now through January 2019 as well.
Hoping to be able to donate a nice amount from Diana's Gift Shop ("Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop" on Facebook).
*Please, share and tag friends to make this a good fundraising event for them.
Our shop features about 1/3 Vintage goods - especially vintage jewelry and kitchen ware; 1/3 Handmade items and 1/3 new stuff by 17 local folks.  Stop by for your Treasure Hunt and bring along a friend or 3 for a wonderful shopping spree ;)
6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road
Days/Hours:
Wednesdays noon - 5
Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays 10 - 5

https://hubpages.com/travel/Gifts-and-Collectibles-Business

New year, time to refresh the gift shop and maybe a new vendor soon

Winter blahs, yuck !
I've been cleaning and restocking the gift shop as January is almost always a slow month for sales so it is a great time to get things done in here to get ready for Spring.
Stop by soon for your Treasure Hunt at Diana's Gift Shop 6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road in Hubbard, Ohio any Wednesday and the first Sunday each month from noon - 5 and Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays from 10 - 5.
The crochet booth is now restocked as is the vintage jewelry booth and collectibles.
We may be getting a new dog treat maker in soon.  I meet with her next week.  I have waited so long for my last one to restart her business, but her life is still not allowing that to happen and my customers want locally made homemade dog treats.

Good, used books and more at the Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop

Stop by for your Treasure Hunt soon and bring along a friend for even more fun.
Featured now is our book corner and the "Summer/Back-to-School reading special" !
Paperbacks marked at $1.50 each or less are clearance sale priced at 3 for $1.00 this month !
If this big sale is a huge hit, we may may it a full-time deal.
This special is only good in the main book corner where the sign is displayed, not in the other book sections.
We have other great books and more here including cook books; collectible books; children's books and even some comic books.
http://dianascraft-antiqueshop.4t.com/books-and-videos.html

Stop by Diana's Gift Shop (Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop) at
6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road from 12-5 on Weds. and Sun. and from 10-5 on Thurs./Fri./Sat.

We are the little gift shop that has a bit of almost everything !
We are loved for our vintage jewelry and vintage kitchen items; handmade goods; and our books.
Stop by to browse our book store sections and the other areas soon.

Vintage Jewelry to acquire and to admire

Looking for beautiful vintage jewelry ?
Mom collected and was a dealer for over 50 years !
If you are ever in Hubbard, Ohio stop by our little gift shop to see several showcases full of wonderful vintage; antique; handmade and some new jewelry.
Not local or travelling out this way or just want to get a very small preview before you stop by ?
Please see her website:
http://vintagejewelrybygramz.ecrater.com/
We will ship all over the U.S.A.

Small Business Saturday - Shop Small

Small Business Saturday - the last Saturday of each November when all of us are asked to please remember (and spend our money at) the small, local, family-run, independent Brick & Mortar businesses in their area.
Here is a page that I wrote about it last year: 
http://hubpages.com/business/Small-Business-Saturday-in-Hubbard-Ohio
Want your small biz included next year ?
Read the above to see how to do it.

Diana's Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop

If you are in the Northeast Ohio area, stop by my gift shop at 6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road in Hubbard, Ohio for great new, used, handmade, and vintage stuff at great prices !

Our hours are Wednesdays and Sundays from noon to 5
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10am to 5pm.

I often open early and stay late and even sometimes open on Mondays and Tuesdays as well if I'm there working on something so if you see the open sign, you can stop by to shop :)

You can find us on facebook as Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop

Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop now has electronics booth

Diana's Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop - "Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop" on facebook - has a new vendor who just set up her electronics... booth.
You can read more about it here on my web page for the gift shop: http://www.squidoo.com/Gifts-and-Collectibles-Business#module150204494

Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop gets a new look

I have been cleaning and moving things in and moving other things around...
We have a new display of make-up and nail polish - most of which is only priced at $1.00 each !
Have you seen the book room since I decorated it to look all comfy and cozy ?
The vintage jewelry lady's booth and the Crafter's Corner (full of craft supplies at a discount) are being re-done to give it a fresh look too.
There are also some Spring floral arrangements that just came in this week.
And then there is the ceramics booth where there are cute Spring items - both in bisque to paint yourself or you can buy already painted items. She also has been bringing in some beautiful hand crocheted doilies, dish clothes, pot holders, soap bags, can and bottle cozies, and bookmarks... too !
We have many new greeting cards, vintage home decor items, gift baskets already made up and you can order specially made gift baskets by leaving a small non-returnable deposit.
Oh, and don't forget to pick up your copy of The News of Hubbard every week - we are a drop-off spot each Wednesday.

Organically Yours,
Diana

Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop
http://www.squidoo.com/Gifts-and-Collectibles-Business
*Featuring Diana's all natural and handmade items + several other vendors...
6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road
Hubbard, Ohio 44425
closed Monday and Tuesday
Open noon-5 on Wednesday and Sunday
Open 10-5 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Choir fundraiser - please help if you can

The chorus in Hubbard, Ohio is having a fundraiser and selling a bunch of goodies that will be delivered (on November 15th) directly to the address that you submit on your order.
If anyone wants anything, my youngest and the entire chorus would really appreciate it.

Thank you so much !
...Here is her direct link to order:
Hubbard choir fundraiser - direct link - Thank you !

Organically Yours,
Diana

vendor booth openings in Hubbard Ohio store

We have a couple of vendor booth openings in Hubbard Ohio at our store at 6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road in Hubbard, Ohio starting this week !
So, if you or someone you know wants to start a booth or expand a business into the Hubbard, Ohio area - let me know and we can set up an appointment.

* We will only take one vendor of each type of items - a little overlap is fine, but I want to be fair to all vendors.

Here is a page I made a
while back (I will be making changes to it as the Petzie's booth is leaving - and I will add the new vendors info when it is appropriate) with some photos:
http://www.squidoo.com/Gifts-and-Collectibles-Business
Please let me know if you are someone you know is thinking about setting up so we can make an
appointment to stop by to talk to me for a tour and to get the details.

I do not have my papers in front of me, but if I remember
correctly it is something like this:
We will have room for one or two small booths (about 6x8) at about $100 a month) and 2 large ones (about 8x12) at about $200 a month.
*Again, I'm not positive about sizes or the $ amount, (AND the first person to join us will get a small discount) but this gives you an idea to go by.
When the person watches her/his own booth then they just pay the booth rent.
Whenever the person is not there watching their booth for whatever reason (illness, vacation, left early...) and he/she makes a sale, then the store charges a 10% (of the sale) fee. 5% goes to whichever
partner Mom, me or Amanda) made the sale for their time and the other 5% goes
into an advertising/marketing/supplies... kitty for the whole store.
We also have a sidewalk sale about every 5-6 weeks to help us clear out inventory and to bring extra attention to the store.

I did/do a ton of online advertising and we have all put up flyers and passed out
business cards... and one of the vendors has put an ad in the Youngstown, Ohio area's Metro Monthly for the last 4-5 months.
We will have an article in the Warren Tribune in about a month or so as well.
I want to put ads in the local Hubbard papers too.
We have a pretty good clientele for our half of the store with the vintage jewelry, gifts, books, and videos... so far and we have new customers finding us often so we want to stay - we just
need a few vendors to take the place of the person who is leaving who had the
other half of the store.
There are quite a few regular customers and we are getting new folks too regularly too.

Almost everything in the place is ours as far as the fridge, microwave, chairs... so the kitchen area is good to go and vendors get to use it for free. They would just need to take
turns/or chip in to the coffee/napkins/tea/etcetera fund if they wanted to share
our supplies. Of course, they can use the microwave and put a lunch in our
fridge for free :)

Although we spread the news about the store, EACH booth needs to do their own word-of-mouth... marketing (and is encouraged to have their own business cards if they like) as well because they may see folks that we never would.

Diana's products can be found in Hubbard Ohio

Thanks to the wonderful New York Times article last Thursday - see my last blog post - I have had so much interest in my all natural and handmade products.

My website has become very popular:
http://organicgiftsbydiana.mybisi.com/

For the local folks:
I have a display set up at Fabulous Interiors on the Square in Hubbard Ohio and a small display set up at Petzie's Gift Shop at 6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road in Hubbard.
If you go to either, please tell them I sent you.

I do not "sell" from the house/shop, but I sometimes allow appointments to visit and if you happen to see something you like, well...
Right now though everything is a mess because I was right in the middle of drying a bunch of of my herbs and flowers (which are spread out all over) and was/am infusing several batches of my scented oils for the perfumes and soaps...
So, I am not taking visitors for a while until I start to get caught up a little ;)
AND, I have been inundated with emails and orders because of the article so I am even more behind in my work, but it is a nice problem to have in this economy - LOL

Organically Yours,
Diana

Fabulous Interiors store in Hubbard Ohio

I told you in two previous posts about the local store owner asking me to bring in some of my things for the owner to see so she could decide if she wanted to display/sell some of them in her store...
- see what happened here:
http://www.squidoo.com/44425/hubbard-ohio

More local success for Hubbard Ohio business

Diana's Hand-Sewn and All Natural Products are getting even more popular !

Diana's Hand-Sewn and All Natural Products are getting more local recognition.
Another local Hubbard, Ohio store has asked me to bring in a display of my All Natural handmade products and some of my hand sewn items to sell them in her downtown store right in the center of town.

This lady has a store in town with furniture and other things - she also does interior design...
She found my website and emailed me last week about putting some of my things in her store !
I emailed her back and will go to meet with her next week or so to talk about it.
I hope she knows that it is JUST me and not a whole crew that makes my things and that my hand-sewn items take time and are one-of-a-kind.

I am putting together a nice display of a little bit of everything so she can see them up close and then we will talk percentages and we will go from there.

This is so exciting !

The only problem is that I have been so busy helping my Mom and oldest daughter & helping a friend get her business going that I am way behind in my own work.

I have several folks waiting for my soap to be ready and others are waiting for the herbs for my newest body balm "Baby My Skin" to finish infusing so I can get a batch done.

My perfumes are mostly sold out too and they also take many months to make.

The best place to buy Books and Videos

Gypsy Queen Media has both an online store and a Backroom Bookroom in Hubbard, Ohio.
If you're local, send her an email for directions to the Hubbard, Ohio store and Gift Shop.

For most folks though, here's her online store:
http://gypsyqueenmedia.ecrater.com/

500 videos

Gypsy Queen Media just got in over 500 more videos !

She is looking them over to make sure the correct video in is each box and to ensure that none seem to be damaged.

Then,

She will be listing many of them in her online store: http://GypsyQueenMedia.ecrater.com/

Some of them will be taken to the new local Hubbard Ohio store called Petzie's at 6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road to be sold in her Backroom Bookroom along with her other books and videos.

Today is Opening Day for the newest Gift Shop in Hubbard, Ohio

You can read all about it here !


http://www.americantowns.com/oh/hubbard/venues/hubbard-s-gifts-and-collectibles


Or here:
http://www.squidoo.com/44425/hubbard-ohio