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Honored. And I am so grateful to start 2016 off with a beautiful feature about me in Jo Packham's magazine Where Women Create Business. Are you as big a fan as I am of this magazine? Where Women Create Business is a magazine filled with inspiring women, each who started off with nothing bigger than a dream in her heart. Women who have grown their business and their brand. But it's not just inspiration, these entrepreneurs share solid, well thought out business advice. This is the perfect magazine for you if you are thinking of starting a business, have an existing business, are a blogger, artist, jewelry maker, film producer, and/or have a creative business dream you want to make reality.
WWCB is graciously allowing me to give away a copy of the magazine, to one of you! One lucky reader will win a copy of the Winter 2016 issue, USA residents only please. Just leave me a comment below about why you want to win and be inspired by the women in this issue. We have a winner! CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY ANN!
It was a fun-filled afternoon watching photographer {really, her title is Divine Director at Large} Sunday Hendrickson and Madison, her assistant, take shots of my FrenchGardenHouse office and shipping area. A little scary too. Usually it's our garden or home in photos, the office is small, and filled with antiques waiting to be measured, and described, the shipping area, well, it's a shipping area! Not too much beautiful going on in there.
But the story.....amazing! I love how it turned out. I'm giving you a peek into my personal office, sharing a few shots that weren't used in the article, and some that were. My desk is near a bay window, with the windows thrown open wide most of the year. I try to have flowers on my desk every week, to add a pop of color to my mostly grey, white and gold office. My antique mannequins keep me company in here, we use them for product shoots for jewelry and antique French clothing. {They are very good company, and always agree with every decision I make!}
As you can see, my office is not glamorous. It's filled with antiques, filing cabinets, and storage. Keeping everything organized is a constant struggle, I'd much rather spend my time photographing and talking {writing} about the gorgeous antiques I sell!
My French silver leaf chair is the perfect desk height. A large French chandelier overhead is the light source, although the bay window gives me plenty of sunshine and beautiful light.
The editors asked me to offer business advice to their readers, I chose blogging, and how it can grow your business. A blog for your business can give your readers and clients an idea of who you are, and what your brand stands for. Your website or Facebook and other social media can help people like you, but I want them to LOVE you and your brand, your blog is the place your readers will fall in love with you! Next time, I'll share the "shipping house" shots with you. No photos of my shipper, he was off that afternoon, but a glimpse of where we package your orders to send to you.
Thank you so much, Jo Packham, WWCB magazine, Sunday Hendrickson, Madison, and all the editorial staff for making me look so good in print! Don't forget to enter the give away by leaving a comment below, you can get extra entries by liking FrenchGardenHouse on FaceBook, or following us on FrenchGardenHouse Instagram and FrenchGardenHouse Pinterest. Just mention in the comments! You can also enter the giveaway on bHome:
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Sarah Ann
February 07, 2016
I owned and operated an Antique Shop in. Natchez, Mississippi, next door to the Eola Hotel, crammed full of goodies, dolls, linens, dishes, quilts, etc. Hubby, transferred. Packed it up 15 years ago. Put in storage, life happened, moved to
Eastern Shore of Alabama, Fairhope, due to my husbands illness, never have unloaded the storage room. Due to my husband’s death recently, I now have time to uncover my treasures and share them with others. I dont want to
sell from brick and mortar store, Antique Gallery, one on every corner for mostly tourist. After much prayer and thought I decided to sell from “home” using a blog. I have a perfect setting in my “Gone with the Wind” home, right on the Bay, love your yard, hope to copy. I have looked at WWCBusiness before, nothing spoke to me.
BUT! . Last night I stopped by Barnes and Noble as they were announcing the store was closing in 15 minutes.
I grabbed the issue with your write up, I have spent my last 4 hours devouring, gobbling and swallowing alll your advice as well as subscribing to your blog and web site. Thanks for sharing your heart. Mine needed inspiring.
Stay tuned! I have taken the first step of many. Do you recommend any book or information on blogging?
Hopefully, it won’t take 9 months to be born,
but if it does it will be in the fulness of time. Proprietist Sarah Ann.