We here we go again

I know it is hard to believe but we are making changes again. At least no one can say we aren't flexible. As of December 1st we are back in Mineral Point. We loved the farm, had the workshop to a good place and were pleased with the 2 barn sales we had this fall; but alas it wasn't meant to be. We spent 2 years trying to make it a reality but sometime things just don't proceed as you hoped. Sooo, we found a great building right on the main business area of Mineral Point.

Mineral Point is a sweet town in Southwest Wisconsin. In the driftless area halfway between Dubuque Iowa and Madison Wisco. Only about 3 hours from Chicago and the Quad Cities. It is Wisconsin's oldest town and most of the town is a Historic Site. The two of us have lived either in town or near for many years. It is charming, has great tourist and local support and fun restaurants and shops. So all in all a good place for a....Vintage Home Shop!

Yup if you haven't heard we have not only moved our Manufacturing business but opened a pretty little brick and mortar. We are super excited about it all ( or will be once all the moving is done).

We are selling lots of great Vintage and Antique bits that are authentic. Some renewed and some just cleaned up. We have our super popular Paddywax candles, Savon soaps, and will soon have more bath lines, homemade hand soaps and clothes wash. There are lots of plans brewing so we hope you will stop in often to see what we roll out next.

That Was So Much Fun, Let's Do it Again!

You never know how something is going to come out some times.  It sounds like a great idea, but is it really?  We knew we wanted to do a Vintage sale in our amazing 140 year old barn. We knew we had some great Antique and Vintage goodies to sell. We knew we love to curate and style said Vintage bits.  But, we didn't know if anyone would find us, or love our goodies in the same way we do.

Well they did!  We had a steady stream of folks right at starting time, were actually busy most of the morning and early afternoon, and they all seemed to like our style, antiques, and accessories!

It was all so fulfilling, amazing and fun!  It has given us a belief that we are indeed on the right road, to add the Vintage business back into Retromantic. While we still consider our needle arts accessory manufacturing our "day jobs" it is fun to get back to our roots of playing with old rusty bits and even what some would call junk.  Thank you to all that came to visit, and shop, and to all that shared our facebook event! We heard over and over that they heard it from someone at work. Amazing.

Sooo, now lets do it again.

October 14 & 15 Friday and Saturday we will be open for Barn Brocante II. It is Fall Art Tour weekend so there are lots of places to see in the driftless area. It is also the same weekend as the Time and Again Vintage pop up shop, so check them out and then make the short drive over to Sinbad Road.


See you in a couple of weeks!

kath and molly

Re:craft and Relic

Just wanted to pop a quick note to let you know what we are up to. Between having a crazy September (thanks to a couple of very successful on-line and hotel shows in the Stitching world, we moved into our new digs at the Farm. Pics to come soon I promise!

Now we are gearing up for our first Retail Craft Show. It is in Milwaukee November 14-15. We are so excited. The team putting the show on is so upbeat and seems to really have some great things planned. Here's the link to their blog so you can read all about it.http://www.recraftandrelic.com/blog.

There will be everything from folks with every kind of craft you can think of, vintage, food trucks, craft beers, music and demonstrations. Check it all out and if you are within a few hours drive we think you will not be disappointed.