A Grand Thank you!

Rod and I would like to thank everyone who helped us celebrate the Grand opening of Past New and Used Antique and Artisan Mall. The store that has been in the family for many years, and hearing the fantastic stories from the community about visiting the store and loving the upgrade to a mall. We are very excited that our front has filled up so quickly with the wonderful local vendors and artisans. Soon we will have the expanded warehouse area to provide even more regional people who would like to join our community of entrepreneurs.

I know that first step is a scary one personally. While Rod is a pro at being an enterpriser of antiques, I was fairly new to the antique world however, I have owned a business for many years, both in selling my handmade items, and in software. We began our antique stall experience at the Antique mall in Sedro Woolley, at the time we had one small stall but soon branched out to two, then got bigger stalls. While we still have those stalls (as every business owner knows its great to diversify) we have been honored to now open a place where other like minded can also get that first taste of selling without the huge overhead and commitment.

If you are thinking about starting a business either selling vintage/antiques or handmade items, come in and talk with us. We'd be happy to share our experiences. As part of our spread the joy commitment, we will be featuring our vendors on our site soon, so stay tuned!