Teapots & What-Nots BLOWOUT Sale for 540's Grand Opening!

What a FUN day it is going to be at 540 Mercantile!  To celebrate the excitingly, fun GRAND OPENING, 540 Mercantile is hosting an Easter photo shoot with Juan Carlos, today until 3:00 PM. 

And, since we LOVE to celebrate too, come stop by our booth (#113) for our big, grand opening BLOW-OUT SALE!!! 

For today only, in honor of the special day, everyone can take an additional 15% off of any of Teapots & What-Nots items...from large pieces like our fabulous mirrors, to smaller items, like our chalkboard clothespins, vintage teapots, and other ceramic items!

Large hanging mirror with beautiful floral designs, now only $62 at 540 Mercantile!

Great for organization!  Set of 4 chalkboard clothespins, $6 at 540 Mercantile and on Etsy!

Magical Mirrors

Whether they're placed on a wall or sitting on a vanity, mirrors bring a room together.

We have to admit, we totally stole that line from HGTV (check out their posts and great ideas here), however, we totally believe it!  Mirrors can be such a focal point, they can add light to a dark room, and they can add such style to any decor.  I personally have one leaning above my living room mantle, and I always seem to get tons of compliments whenever I have visitors! 

Check out a few of our magical mirrors now for sale up in McKinney:

And these fun candlestick holders even have some mirrors behind them, to reflect even more light when candles are lit!

Last, but certainly not least, an adorably shabby chic mirror/shelf combo, with an oh-so-trendy right now owl!

Some Easter Ceramics

Who doesn't love adorable Easter decorations?  Well, you all know I am a sucker for any holiday decor, and of course, that Fitz and Floyd brand gets me every time! 

So how about a few Fitz and Floyd and OCI (a division of FF) ceramic Easter goodies?



Adorable OCI Easter Egg Box with Duckie Figurine- $21.

Mama Bunny 2 Piece Box by OCI- $17.

2 OCI Ceramic Easter Bunny Figurines
(Not yet listed on Etsy, email if interested!)

Very Rare "Bunny Hop" Fitz and Floyd Teapot- $87.

Another fun Easter/Spring OCI 2 Piece Box with Duckie Figurine
(Not yet listed on Etsy, email if interested!)



Loving these pieces?  So are we, but they're in need of a new home.  That's why we're offering a 10% blog follower coupon code...simply follow our blog, then shoot us an email at TeapotsAndWhatNots(at)Yahoo(dot)Com, and we'll email you right back with the code, so these little ceramics can be at your home in time for Easter!  "Hoppy" shopping!  :)

~Mannon

Pantone's Spring 2013 Color Report

Okay, so we love color.  I mean L.O.V.E. color!  This year's Spring color pallet by Pantone is fantastic!  Have you incorporated any of it into your wardrobe or home decor?  Have you even seen it yet?  Well, here, take a look:

We love it so very much that we wanted to whole world to see!  So we took it up to 540 Mercantile to show off...along with some fabulously colorful piece of furniture that are right on track for this year's Spring color schemes!

A side table painted to the tune of Pantone's "Nectarine", and a fun hooked headboard looking alot like Pantone's "Tender Shoots"!

Swing by 540 Mercantile in McKinney to check them, and many others, out!  Happy "coloring"!  :)

Teapots & What-Nots Now at 540 Mercantile!

We are so excited to announce that Teapots & What-Nots is now at 540 Mercantile in McKinney, TX!  Located on the McKinney square, this mercantile shop is a fun mix of of items...vintage finds, handmade bath goodies, refurbished furniture, and much, much more. 

Our colorful, new booth is stocked and ready for Spring!  Full of trendy colors, unique Easter items, along with our normal quirky vintage finds and neat refurbished furniture, there's surely something for everyone!

We'd love for you to stop by today...223 E. Louisana Street-- across the street and a little east of the Pantry!

Can't make it right now?  No worries...but be sure to stop by on Saturday March 30th for the big Grand Opening of 540.  Photographer Juan Carlos will be on site taking great pictures with live bunnies, duckies, and more!  :)  Who can resist all that cuteness?!

Second 2013 Goal: Getting Back My Office!!! {Phase One}

You know that TV show Hoarders?  Well, I officially feel like I should apply and be filmed, because THIS is what my office/craft room has turned into:

 

AHHH!!  Makes you want to scream/cringe/pass out all at the same time, right?!

Well, my second goal of this new year has been to take back my office area!  I'm envisioning a beautiful craft room where I can work on both things for Teapots & What-Nots AND for my classroom, too. 

So, you can't really fix something like this overnight.  (I mean, I wish I COULD just snap my fingers and *poof*, but, let's be realistic here...)

My first task to tackle was the desk.  Desk, you ask?  What desk?  Yes, I know, you might have missed it.  It was camoflauged in all the junk...

It's way too big for what I imagined and what I need, so it will eventually get a face-lift and a new home.  Instead of simply moving it out to the garage where it would become engulfed into the piles of furniture that need to be refinished, I though why not just refinish it now?  So that's what I did!

Old desk:

New desk:

Please ignore the divots in the vinyl.  We're sitting on carpet here, and Mannon and I are still trying to figure out the whole photography thing.  After all, I'm a teacher, and she was a stay at home mom (neither of which are trainer photographers!)  :)

I'm digging the dark dark "plum" (purple-ish brown-ish black-ish color), because let's face it, when desks get used, they get dirty!  And what better way to hide that than with a dark color?!  :)  I whipped up a batch of my homemade chalk paint (which I'll tell you about tomorrow!), sanded the desk down, and got to painting!  Then, I finished it off with a couple of 3 coats of polycrylic to seal it all.  Viola!  Simply adorable!

I have to admit, once it was done, I was crushing on it so hard that I really debated keeping it in the office...however, even with moving it along a different wall, it's simply not going to fit with our new vinyl backdrop, and the workspace in the middle of the room I need.  So, it's going to a new home!  Listed in on CL here, or if you're intereseted, simply shoot me an email at TeapotsAndWhatNots@yahoo.com! 

Happy Saturday!  Wish me luck on the rest of the office/craft room.  :)

~Jillian

First Goal of 2013: Enticing New Followers!!!

Okay, so we have to admit...we've been pretty lazy here on our blog.

One of our New Year's resolutions for 2013 is to step it up a bit and get our sad, pathetic, ignored excuse for a blog up and off the ground...and soon!  So what's a better way than to entice more followers than with a bribe?!  :)

Curious as to how we're planning on luring in new followers?!  Here it goes...hope I can explain well enough...: 

Step 1. Stop by our Etsy shop {here} and pick out your favorite item.  "Favorite" it through Etsy (the little heart on the side). 
Step 2. Then, stop back here and start "following" our blog!  (Really, you can do step 1 and 2 in any order!)

Teapots & What-Nots on Etsy!

Step 3. Send us a message either through Etsy or via email (TeapotsAndWhatNots(at)yahoo(dot)com) telling us that you're a new follower and letting us know which is your "favorite" item.
Step 4. We'll edit the listing to make it a custom reserved item just for you, and we'll also edit the price by cutting in IN HALF!  That's right...YOU GET ONE ITEM FOR HALF PRICE!!!  50% off!  (oh, forgot to tell you, though...this only works on regular priced items...the clearance and sale ones are already very heavily discounted)
Step 5. You go buy, we ship, and everyone is happy :) 
{but hurry, this fun little promo will be up on 1/6/13}


Clear as mud?  If you have any questions, please, feel free to just ask...I'm sure I'm not that great at explaining what I have going through my head :)

Finally, are you already one of our few followers?  Want a 50% discount, too?  No problems!  Simply just stop by Etsy and then let us know!  We want to reward you all, too, for being the first few to jump on board, even when we didn't have much to offer, reading-wise.

So, hope you love it, hope we love it, and hope it works well for everyone.  Happy first day of 2013!