I've been offered a great business opportunity.
I'm sure you won't be surprised that it has something to do with dress forms! And true to my form, I will blab all of the details.
Here's a little background
I have a great working relationship with Barr Display. They sell store fixtures and displays in a large retail space here in Orlando and online.
I have shopped at Barr for years, getting display pieces for my Antiques booth...
...And a slat wall and other supplies for my craft room
Two years ago as I was wandering around the store, I saw a table top dress form. It was inexpensive, so I bought one and later transformed it with sheet music.
I did a blog post on it entitled "Where To Buy Dress Forms And How To Transform Them". In the post I said "Barr Display does not even know I exist".....Until.....
I went into Barr Display a week later to purchase another form and they said "We are completely sold out". I said "Shoot, I bet that's because I did a blog post and told people where to buy them". The guy at the counter said "Are you The Polka Dot Closet?"......Let me get my Marketing Manager!
That's when I met Julia, the Marketing Manager, she's young, forward thinking, smart, and ....Oh cripes, she's even pretty! She understands the impact of social media and thanked me for all the business I sent her way. She then offered a dress form as a giveaway on my blog. Since then I have had many dress form giveaways, and transformed more table top forms, like this lace one.
I've had it in my head for awhile that I wanted to make a new dress form look old. So, in January I was back to Barr and shared the idea with Julia, she was all for it and sent me home with a form to try and make my vision a reality.
So, here's the business opportunity
Julia liked my transformed dress form so much that she offered to display it in the store......
......To sell,
But wait it gets better....
They are also going to put it in Barr's online store!
Here is the link to the dress forms at Barr Display
Customers will have 3 purchase options
A fully altered dress form with a crackle paint finished base and vintage look body for $165.00
A transformed vintage look body only with a natural base for $119 or with a dark walnut base for $139
Only the base and neck block transformed with a crackle paint finish and unaltered jersey knit body is $119
Customers will have 3 purchase options
A fully altered dress form with a crackle paint finished base and vintage look body for $165.00
A transformed vintage look body only with a natural base for $119 or with a dark walnut base for $139
Only the base and neck block transformed with a crackle paint finish and unaltered jersey knit body is $119
The back of each form will be personalized with a name.
Now, neither Julia or I know where this will go
............But I figure, if I'm going to dream...Dream big...Throw it out to the universe.
Here goes, I'm throwing it out...
...I think every clothing store, boutique, lingerie store, Ann Taylor Loft.....Oh, and Anthropologie....Should have this form.
There, I did it....I threw it out to the universe!
I'll keep you posted and let you know Josettes' journey......Right now she is standing proudly at Barr Display surrounded by a bunch of plain DUMMIES!
I hope you all Dream...Dream big...Then throw it out to the universe. What do you have to lose??
Happy Creating!
Carol
