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

Relax Naturally Using Real Lavender Products

Relax naturally with one-of-a-kind, sleep mask eye pillows & neck pillows all sewn by hand by me 

+ sachets with lavender buds displayed at Diana's Gift Shop (Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop = Facebook) 

6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road. 
17 local folks sell handmade, vintage & new. 
NO holds & NO credit/debit card or check
Open 12-5 Wednesday, 10-5 Thursday/Friday/Saturday
* Some jewelry & a few of my items online:
http://vintagejewelrybygramz.ecrater.com/ 
http://OrganicGiftsByDiana.ecrater.com/ 

Vintage doilies, handkerchiefs, dresser scarves and other vintage linens.
Diana's Gift Shop (Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop = Facebook) 6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road. 
17 local folks bring in handmade, vintage & new. 
NO holds & NO credit/debit card or check
Open 12-5 Wednesday, 10-5 Thursday/Friday/Saturday
* Not local ? Some jewelry & some of my items online:
http://vintagejewelrybygramz.ecrater.com/
http://OrganicGiftsByDiana.ecrater.com/ 

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 Youngstown Bluecoats who help area homeless

Our little gift shop is donating 10% from the sale of anything blue over the next month or so to help the Youngstown Bluecoats organization in its efforts to get their bus painted and get ready for the Autumn when they'll be going out again to offer coats and other warming items to our area homeless.
Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop 
We specialize in Handmade & Vintage Goods at our Gift shop
6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road
Weds. noon-5 & Thurs./F./Sat. 10 - 5

Vintage Jewelry By Gramz booth in Hubbard, Ohio

Vintage jewelry collectors (addicts) love Vintage Jewelry By Gramz' booth at Diana's Gift Shop in Hubbard, Ohio.
The sparkles and colors of these vintage treasures are so beautiful in person and I hope you can see them in the photo as well.
Thanks for collecting vintage jewelry and other vintage goods because buying vintage is great for the planet rather than creating new items.
You can see (and order) a small selection of her huge collection online:
http://VintageJewelryByGramz.eCrater.com/

TNR Works and Thanks to our Customers, we Helped

Success !
This Y.S.U. area feral cat was caught and TNR done by Lauren Rager and company because of our fundraising efforts here at the gift shop. I named her Agate because of her beautiful tortoise cat marbling. :)
Thank you for shopping here and helping us to raise money for Agate, I'm sure she'd thank you as well if she could !
Stop by for your treasure hunt any Wednesday from noon to 5, Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays from 10 - 5 to show support for our 17 local folks who sell goods here from vintage to handmade to new.

Cute, Cat Themed Jewelry in Diana's Gift Shop

"Purr fect" or "Spoiled" cat themed collar type human jewelry. 
Such cute choker necklaces or would make a nice anklet too ! 
On sale here while they last.
And, 10% of whatever cat themed or cat goods sold here is getting donated to our efforts to help Lauren Rager to TNR the YSU cats.

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.

Local map to Diana's Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop

If you're local, or visiting the Northeast Ohio area, stop by for your Treasure Hunt and bring along a few friends too.
Diana's Gift Shop
6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road, Hubbard, Ohio.
Wednesdays and Sundays from noon - 5; Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays from 10 - 5.
Cash only please.

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.

Handmade and Vintage in Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop

Have a Treasure Hunt !
Diana's Gift Shop at 6177 Youngstown-Hubbard Road in Hubbard, Ohio has about 1/3 handmade items from crocheted baby items, hats, headbands and dish/wash cloths... to hand-sewn sleep/relaxation eye mask pillows and neck pillows; 1/3 vintage and antiques from vintage jewelry and books to kitchen items; and 1/3 new items from greeting cards and books to some clothing items.
Day/Hours:
Wednesdays or Sundays from noon to 5
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10-5.

See here for more information about Diana's Gift Shop (Hubbard Ohio Gift Shop on facebook)
http://hubpages.com/travel/Gifts-and-Collectibles-Business

Not local ?

I am selling some of my Mom's vintage jewelry collection for my Dad and am adding more as I go through her boxes in her collection:
http://vintagejewelrybygramz.ecrater.com/

I have some of my handmade items like hand sewn eye mask pillows and neck pillows for travel for relaxing or for travel... and my vintage books, kitchen items and jewelry... treasures for sale here:
http://OrganicGiftsByDiana.ecrater.com/

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

Read the article about my handmade items

A local Hubbard, Ohio store owner LOVES my stuff and has a display of them in her store !
Here's what she wrote about my handmade items:
http://fabulousinteriorsllc.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/in-store-vendor-spotlight-organic-gifts-by-diana/