Thank you to all of my wonderful customers {dear friends} for helping me put Burton on the map during the spring Texas Antiques Show! Each show just keeps getting better. Karaoke Night and White Linen Night were both huge successes. Karaoke Night felt like a scene from a Reese Witherspoon movie, as I watched guests approach The Coop carrying their lawn chairs and coolers to listen to Karaoke singers in the back yard. The community did not disappoint on White Linen Night either. Loved seeing the crowd dressed in white enjoying Libby Koch, Bad Girl BBQ and of course all the talented artists who participated.
It was an exhilarating and exhausting three weeks.
Now that I have had time to catch my breath, I am ready to take on new and exciting things at The Coop! The past few months I’ve been exploring high quality and light hearted items that compliment our “Industrial, Vintage and Homestead Goods” core products. I promise to never stray too far from our core, but would also like to
be delight and frolicsome, I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing as though I had wings.
Have you ever felt like an underdog?
I confess that I often feel like the underdog as I forge my way in a secret town. The underdog is a role that many entrepreneurs can identify with. We march to our own beat and take the path least traveled. Part of my mission at Flown The Coop is to promote fellow entrepreneurs and underdogs. I wholeheartedly believe everyone can achieve a dream by hard work, persistence, determination and being flexible to market trends. It also helps when your small business community focuses on discovering ways to support each other.
I am so proud of the variety of talented people featured at The Coop. Our vendors are dear friends who are chasing a dream and the majority of them are local folks. We currently offer tee shirts designed by Sugar Pie Tees and Display, Pamela Fagan Hutchins fiction and nonfiction books, artwork by Humble Donkey Studio, Lazy Bee Honey and honey jams, lavender products by Lacey Farms and sugar scrubs by Massage Therapy by Emily (my daughter).
In May The Coop will add jewelry created by Anastasia Gregoire. Anastasia designs jewelry from vintage silver platters. Stayed tuned on our Facebook Page for details!
New to The Coop: Boomtown Coffee is now sold at The Coop in one pound bags of whole been blends {Ethiopian Amaro Gayo and the very popular Darkness blend}. You can now buy THE coffee voted number one in Houston at The Coop! {EEKS!} Jeff and I made Boomtown part of our daily routine when we lived in the Houston Heights. Our son, Hayden, roasts coffee and is a barista for Boomtown. We love this company and are thrilled to bring the Boom to Burton! #BringmetoBurton #BringtheBoomtoBurton 🙂
Items Just for the FUN
I am open to any idea that will make our customers smile! A few months ago my daughter texted me a picture of novelty socks that she insisted we carry at The Coop. So I did. The first weekend we sold ten pairs. SO FUN!!!! I love watching people read the socks. Most of them supports my sassy side.
When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead. ~ Hemingway
Spreading my wings
Despite my love for The Coop and my beloved secret town of Burton, I need to fly free from time to time. In May I will hit the road for a buying trip to Ohio. I have several stops planned along the way and will see my favorite pickers once I’m in Ohio. I hope to bring back amazing Industrial and Vintage finds. You can follow my journey on our Facebook Page and Instagram.
Contact me if you would like me to hunt for something specific for you! The Coop will be open while I’m on the road. But please call or check our FB and Instagram for possible closings.
That’s the scoop on The Coop! I’m excited to spread my wings with new ideas, products and an upcoming road trip. Hope you have something zesty to pursue! I’d love to hear about your adventures.
Dedicated to those who can’t be caged,
~ Tiffany
And the birds fluttered around her writing “YES” in the sky!
