tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57818312389113892322024-03-24T10:44:23.147-07:00Friday Flea Marketfridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-41960758593489277512010-07-27T09:51:00.000-07:002010-08-14T15:38:04.788-07:00Flea Market Friday Blog Hop<div align="center"><a href="http://lemoncholys.blogspot.com/2010/07/flea-market-friday-join-in_22.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498630184045116818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/TE8PBPc__ZI/AAAAAAAAAWI/8rQceroAB48/s400/lemoncholy+fleamarketfridaybuttonlarge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><script src="http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=12759"></script><br /></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-38049638288169831982009-11-30T07:28:00.000-08:002009-11-30T07:30:27.367-08:00Junk Bag Winner!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SxPkxra1fwI/AAAAAAAAAV4/cAUHw4XRIuw/s1600/little+junk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409919119522103042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SxPkxra1fwI/AAAAAAAAAV4/cAUHw4XRIuw/s400/little+junk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Come on over and see who won the Junk Bag!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/category_6/Go-Shopping.htm">Click Here </a>to Redirect.</div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-55812454281804777212009-11-23T11:49:00.000-08:002009-11-23T12:06:35.046-08:00Black Friday Giveaway!<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407388998115655970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SwrnpOsKASI/AAAAAAAAAUg/_ZTjlZn_gXw/s400/junk+bag+1.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:180%;"> Reversible Burlap <span style="color:#333333;">J</span><span style="color:#996633;">U</span><span style="color:#999999;">N</span><span style="color:#cc9933;">K</span> Bag!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407389006973538786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SwrnpvsCkeI/AAAAAAAAAUo/DyZNgY9C8Ww/s400/junk+bag+3.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Sign up Below to win!</p><p align="center">Winner will be announced on Cyber Monday on our <a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/category_6/Go-Shopping.htm">Shopping Page</a><br /></p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SwrnectlVKI/AAAAAAAAAUY/Qrpr0zNVRrs/s1600/junk+bag+2.jpg"></a><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/links.php?owner=countingyourblessings&postid=23Nov2009&meme=4144" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/graphic.php?owner=countingyourblessings&postid=23Nov2009&meme=4144" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-48240342448244111502009-10-03T08:29:00.000-07:002009-10-03T08:35:04.959-07:00A Christmas Marketplace!<p align="center"><a href="http://www.christmas-past.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388396333723185458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/Ssdt6qSWcTI/AAAAAAAAASU/bv1-XG_PBqw/s400/468+banner.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">We've taken Handmade Holiday to a new level this year! Our holiday shoppes include vintage, handmade and uniquely chic Christmas items for gifts or home decor or just for fun. Lots of boutiques to explore!</p><p align="center">Each link takes you directly to their holiday area.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.christmas-past.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">Visit the Holiday Stores</span> </a></p>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-82508212655364948512009-06-01T10:12:00.000-07:002009-06-18T15:00:26.574-07:00June Giveaway<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/Sjq4y75wDbI/AAAAAAAAAOo/W1GZbIKB0Lw/s1600-h/RedWag_DiaperTote.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348790692668771762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/Sjq4y75wDbI/AAAAAAAAAOo/W1GZbIKB0Lw/s400/RedWag_DiaperTote.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SiQMyxnfMcI/AAAAAAAAAOg/rc4qlu5KpUs/s1600-h/camo_placemat.jpg"></a><span style="color:#336666;">Our wonderful friend at </span><a href="http://www.ameliejoamericanbabyboutique.com/"><span style="color:#336666;">Amelie Jo American Baby Boutique </span></a><span style="color:#336666;">has donated this months giveaway item! Other specials that Amelie Jo has: Enter the code “NEW” at checkout & you'll receive 25% off! Also, on her blog </span><a href="http://ameliejo.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#336666;">http://ameliejo.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="color:#336666;"> you can enter for a chance to win Lil’ Pudgy Big Blocks.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Just leave a comment on this post to be added to the drawing. Winner will be selected by Random Blessing Generator on the last Saturday of the month.</span><br /></span><br /><br />If you would like to donate a giveaway item, we'd love to hear from you. We can be reached at fridayfleamarket@gmail.com </div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-76493156564255821482009-05-21T08:38:00.000-07:002009-05-21T08:42:56.456-07:00Winner...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/ShV1mVyjBVI/AAAAAAAAAOY/lOgJxz5AtB0/s1600-h/blog+winner.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302234862224722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/ShV1mVyjBVI/AAAAAAAAAOY/lOgJxz5AtB0/s400/blog+winner.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">And the winner is ~ <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11465250814524292154">Aimee</a>!</div><div align="center">Thanks for playing along ladies. Sorry it took me so long to get the winner posted. I'll try and put together another giveaway for the month of June so watch our<a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/category_6/Go-Shopping.htm"> Shopping Page </a>for news of a great new freebie!</div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-54619415152642933812009-04-24T09:36:00.001-07:002009-04-24T09:42:30.390-07:00Flea Market Giveaway<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SfHqxNUfESI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/DdFpf5Z1S_I/s1600-h/giveaway.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328297965266080034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SfHqxNUfESI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/DdFpf5Z1S_I/s400/giveaway.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Let's Have a Giveaway!</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center">Just leave a comment on this post and you could win our polka dot hot pads - just in time for grill season!! The winner will be chosen by <a href="http://www.countingyourblessings.com/pages/randomblessingsgenerator.htm">random blessing generator </a>on May 1st!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">P.S. Check out the May Basket of Goodies we have for you too - <a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/pages/Newsletter.htm">Click Here</a></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-63526547180430524862009-01-16T03:00:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:11:46.981-08:00Scavenger Hunt!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-D6FTUCXI/AAAAAAAAALU/v7z2WauUNOA/s1600-h/valentine+cupcakes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291593121062455666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-D6FTUCXI/AAAAAAAAALU/v7z2WauUNOA/s320/valentine+cupcakes.jpg" border="0" /></a> We're having a scavenger hunt! Be the first to identify the owners of the photos below and you will win our Cupcake Valentine kitchen towels. Here's how it works... I've taken a piece of a banner from 5 of our regular sellers. If you can identify them, leave a comment and tell me, 1 through 5, whose banners these photos belong to. The first one to get all 5 correct (in order) wins! Contest begins 1/16/09 at 6:00 a.m. Central Time... <div><div><div><div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPpVxNkI/AAAAAAAAANM/5qMxJQllP-Y/s1600-h/1+edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291597889560196674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 148px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPpVxNkI/AAAAAAAAANM/5qMxJQllP-Y/s320/1+edited.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPmoUKEI/AAAAAAAAANE/_bJg1QuFAHQ/s1600-h/2_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291597888832677954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPmoUKEI/AAAAAAAAANE/_bJg1QuFAHQ/s320/2_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPcvyrcI/AAAAAAAAAM8/pZOgEoGX6GY/s1600-h/3_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291597886179683778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPcvyrcI/AAAAAAAAAM8/pZOgEoGX6GY/s320/3_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPJs4zLI/AAAAAAAAAM0/wAseabJbik8/s1600-h/4_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291597881067228338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 81px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IPJs4zLI/AAAAAAAAAM0/wAseabJbik8/s320/4_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IO6Z80sI/AAAAAAAAAMs/ZhuSzr6tKWU/s1600-h/5_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291597876961268418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SW-IO6Z80sI/AAAAAAAAAMs/ZhuSzr6tKWU/s320/5_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div><div>Return to the <a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/category_6/Go-Shopping.htm">Shopping Page</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-56271155812856136102009-01-10T09:23:00.000-08:002009-01-10T09:27:51.992-08:00Read All About It!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SWjZwhljDqI/AAAAAAAAALM/KhVwtZv5NfQ/s1600-h/mailbox+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289717190019452578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SWjZwhljDqI/AAAAAAAAALM/KhVwtZv5NfQ/s320/mailbox+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hey the FFM has a new monthly newsletter! And a Members-Only Swap! <a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/pages/Newsletter.htm">Go Check it Out...<br /></a><div></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-91880165281577881602008-12-22T19:54:00.000-08:002008-12-22T20:00:37.714-08:00Handmade Valentine Seller Group<div align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SVBhUGnY4iI/AAAAAAAAAK8/s9KPtWRo42s/s1600-h/handmade+valentine+hearts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282829360906691106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SVBhUGnY4iI/AAAAAAAAAK8/s9KPtWRo42s/s320/handmade+valentine+hearts.jpg" border="0" /></a> For those of you who can't wait to start making romantic valentines, you can sign up to be part of the <a href="http://handmadevalentine.blogspot.com/">Handmade Valentine sellers group</a>. Believe me, in two weeks you'll be glad! You do not need to be part of the FFM to sign up and it's free! </div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-4160816821540506882008-11-07T07:51:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:44:50.061-08:00Bloggers Sharing Sales Tips<div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SRRvEf-FhJI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/QaUpbpAq9VU/s1600-h/47333.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265955987395019922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SRRvEf-FhJI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/QaUpbpAq9VU/s320/47333.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sharing Sales Secrets?? In some markets it might be unheard of! Ghastly! But not at the Friday Flea Market!! One persons success helps bring success to all. And with the event of our new website and the new format for sign-up, etc. it seemed like it might be a good time to poll each other for helpful tips. What can we (the sellers) do to drive traffic to our sites, to advertise our sites, to sell more? What kinds of things sell the best? Do you have some ideas to share? We would love to hear them. Let's learn from each other and help each other succeed! <span style="color:#009900;">Please leave <strong>your</strong> helpful ideas in the comment section!!</span><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><strong>Here's a few things that I've noticed working for others</strong>:</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">1) Change the profile on your blog. Add a cute picture that stands out and add a little advertisement after your display name (ie: Friday Flea Market-100+ sellers). Everytime you leave a comment on some else's blog, you leave a little advertisement for your site!</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">2) Visit other blogs & leave comments. Most all bloggers return the visits! But don't only visit on Thursday night in an attempt to drive people to your FFM. Be genuine & friendly. It comes back around in such amazing ways. Maybe designate Monday & Thursday for visits (or whatever days/nights work for you).</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">3) Have a mix of different types of items and add additional things often. Have you ever noticed that the most successful brick & mortar stores are the ones that not only have great items but they change their displays often?! Like walking into a whole different store each time you visit. It makes you want to poke around a little longer, make sure you haven't missed something.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">4) Find someone that you admire. Maybe they have great photos, maybe they seem to sell lots, maybe they have a way with words. Watch what they do and ASK them how they do it. They'll likely be flattered!</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Well, gals, what's working for you? Please share your thoughts...</div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-69130466105431622682008-10-29T09:46:00.001-07:002008-10-29T17:26:13.942-07:00Announcement!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SQifK9gCxUI/AAAAAAAAAJk/49WAvFPt5O4/s1600-h/ffbanner+200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262631175238894914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 55px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SQifK9gCxUI/AAAAAAAAAJk/49WAvFPt5O4/s320/ffbanner+200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left">As you know, I've been working on our website. After months of shuffling between various file sharing sites, I decided to purchase a domain name, a website template and have everything hosted all in one place. I've put it off for months because I didn't want to incur any expenses unless it was absolutely necessary. But I feel the time has come to take the plunge.<br /></div><div align="left">As you might imagine, logging in and out of all those various free pages to make changes was taking quite a chunk of time. And now that we are at nearly 100 sellers, it's becoming increasingly time consuming so from the administrative aspect I felt it was necessary to consolidate everything.<br /></div><div align="left">As we've grown, it has been my objective to have a professional looking site to help promote all of our businesses. I sure appreciate your patience as I have tried one thing after another. It's been interesting trying to work with all the free sites as each of them operates differently and each has different limitations. It was wonderful to have the free graphics from Shabby Jen but her freebies are only available for blogs, not actual websites. So you get a little bit of the picture as to why things have changed a few times while we have been growing so rapidly. But now we finally have a permanent, consolidated and beautiful site at <a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/">http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/</a> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I hope you'll go over and take a look at all the changes. It's really amazing! Big thanks to Pink Parasol for the red polka dot, 3 column template at a very reasonable rate! I know several of you do graphic design work so please don't be offended that I didn't come to you. Each of you has such incredible talent and I wouldn't want any to feel that I choose one over the other. So I choose someone that I've worked with before and is not affiliated with the FFM.</div><div align="left"><br />Before you run off to play at our new site =} I have to address the dreaded issue of finances. It's not my objective to make a profit from our FFM site - I want you to know that right off the top. I've absorbed all the costs myself for as long as I possibly could. You fabulous gals don't know this but I've had to hire someone for a couple hours a week to help out with some of the things involved in being the admin of our FFM site. As a homeschool mom with my own website to run, I just don't have the time to do all the things that I wish I could. There's also the monthly fee that pappashop charges for hosting our site, the purchase of the template, etc. </div><div align="left"><br />The horrid bottom line is that I now have to charge a small fee to sign up for the FFM. I've broken down the costs and if we remain with this many sellers, everyone would only need to pay about $2 per month. While I hate to charge anything, we sure couldn't rent storefront space (with all the advertising we get) for $2 a month! I hope that you all understand and will continue to be part of the FFM. It pains me to do this but I want to grow our businesses as best they can and I really feel that a few growing pains are worth the growth! So beginning December 1st, if you want to remain on the FFM site, you'll need to purchase your spot. I have offered both a 6 month spot for $12 and a 12 month spot for $18. I will contiue to search out the best possible advertising for us, promote your sites and handle any FFM site maintenance, answering your questions and provide help where ever I can. <br /></div><div align="left">Please stop over to OUR site, take a look around and secure your spot for the holiday shopping season! ((hugs)) to each of you!!<br /><br />Blessings... polly</div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-71288742917270790602008-10-16T08:42:00.000-07:002008-10-17T15:58:25.208-07:00Growing Vintage<div align="left"><a href="http://vintageindiemag.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257786281335736386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SPdoxBPwSEI/AAAAAAAAAJc/t31PExYBmKw/s320/vintageindie.jpg" border="0" /></a> If you're just peeking for the first time in a while, be sure to scroll down and read about our new .NET site! I'm working on our site to keep the shopping flow efficient. There's bound to be more changes over the next few months as we are growing rapidly. We have 11 new sellers this week! Did you know that we're at about <strong>85 sellers total</strong> now?!<br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Also, I wanted to take a minute to let you know that we are now cross-promoting with <a href="http://vintageindiemag.com/">Vintage Indie</a> (like we have been with Make Mine Pink). I want to encourage you to add their widget & link to your site if you're able (you get can get it from the left sidebar). Vintage Indie hasn't requested that we add their link to each and every one of our sites but I'm a firm believer that <em>lovely given will be lovely received</em>. I know that each of us have gotten quite a lot of traffic to our websites because of the gals at Make Mine Pink, and I'm sure that we'll see an increase in traffic now that Vintage Indie is promoting us. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to be in the company of these great people! And I'm proud to be part of Friday Flea Market with all of you!</div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-64841119019371660322008-10-14T12:52:00.001-07:002008-10-14T13:40:45.191-07:00Oops<div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SPUDgDPFJ8I/AAAAAAAAAJM/FvpWjS49cdU/s1600-h/front+page+500.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257111989184178114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SPUDgDPFJ8I/AAAAAAAAAJM/FvpWjS49cdU/s320/front+page+500.jpg" border="0" /></a> I forgot to log out- If you got a comment on your post from the FFM, it was me (countingyourblessings). Sorry about that. Be sure to come over <a href="http://countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/2008/10/by-invitation-only.html">HERE and check out the 500th post</a></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-32280055534863387772008-10-13T18:44:00.000-07:002008-10-13T19:14:18.608-07:00Changes Blowing Through...again<div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SPP-fSrytuI/AAAAAAAAAI8/-WFZ9E6slgA/s1600-h/FFM+MY+OWN.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256825003616417506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SPP-fSrytuI/AAAAAAAAAI8/-WFZ9E6slgA/s320/FFM+MY+OWN.jpg" border="0" /></a> This week you'll likely notice some changes when you go to our Shopping Page. The reason is because we are now the proud owners of a .NET site!! Try it out... go to <a href="http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/">http://www.fridayfleamarket.net/</a><br /><br />Unfortunately, the free banner from Shabby Jen is not authorized for use on websites (only blogs) so I had to make up a new temporary banner. I'm going to try to get us a pretty template of some sort with one cohesive banner for all our pages so please be patient as it's being worked on.<br /><br />I've added an automatic re-direct from the keepandshare page to our permanent shopping page. You'll notice that I've added a couple of slots for advertising on the sidebar. This is just to help cover some of the costs of maintaining the website.<br /><br />Say, did you notice that we almost at 80 sellers?!! Isn't that amazing? We may have to divide up into categories or something soon (any ideas?). In an effort to keep things fresh, remember to update with new items at least once every month. I have a temporary tech guy helping to visit the sites and make note of any bloggers that have not updated for more than a month. You may get a little generic message from me - just know that we're peeking in =) If you have added new items sometime in the last month, you don't need to be concerned. If, however, you just aren't able to do the FFM for a while, let me know and I'll take you off the list until it fits better with your schedule. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Thanks for all your help and participation!!</div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-13951223349999239142008-09-23T14:29:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:41:34.438-07:00The Google Site Situation<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SNlhFCNlu-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/au5ZDw5tKtc/s1600-h/P1010002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249333579798133730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SNlhFCNlu-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/au5ZDw5tKtc/s320/P1010002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Apparently the problem is fixed. =)<br /><div></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-32881615757132449852008-09-19T13:38:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:47:13.571-07:00Customizable Postcards<a href="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa118/countingyourblessings/12-08-07/postcardretroglamsample.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa118/countingyourblessings/12-08-07/postcardretroglamsample.jpg" border="0" /></a> Thanks to <a href="http://shabbyboutique.com/page.php?22">Shabby Boutique </a>we have some beautiful new postcards that you can customize with your business name! <a href="http://fridayfleamarketpromo.blogspot.com/2008/08/professionally-printed-postcards.html">100 postcards for $14 - HERE</a>.fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-51390042471103316002008-09-11T15:47:00.000-07:002008-09-11T16:12:52.172-07:00Link Trouble?<div align="left">Hi gals. I wanted to let you know that I've been having some trouble with googlesites so our shopping page is now at: <a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?u=798234">http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?u=798234</a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><p><p>The link change <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>will not affect the majority of you</strong></span> but some of our new sellers may have the googlesite link. If you signed up more than a month ago, your link is fine (it'll still link to our FFM keepandshare main page). If you signed up in the last few weeks and your widget takes you to the googlesite, please change it to the link above and everything should return to being hunkydorry.</p></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Sorry for the confusion! For some reason our googlesite comes up as being suspended for violating Google terms of service. I've written to them requesting more information but haven't heard anything back as yet. It may just be a glitch in their system as it's somewhat new. Since everything is now redirected, I'm not too concerned but of course if there's a violation of any kind I want to fix it. Even if we don't use that site in the future, we want to have the domain for the purpose of having priority in the google search engines. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><p><p>Have a great sale tomorrow! Blessings...</p></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-58678241014831098952008-09-07T07:39:00.001-07:002008-09-07T09:52:49.388-07:00Free Templates<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SMQG1i3q7eI/AAAAAAAAAIU/0gD4BOoVl1E/s1600-h/cutest+blog+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243323383129239010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SMQG1i3q7eI/AAAAAAAAAIU/0gD4BOoVl1E/s320/cutest+blog+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/backgrounds.php?cat=39">Cutest Blog is offering Free Blog Templates</a>! Loads and loads to choose from - shabby, retro, prim, western, flourishes, seasonal, holidays & more!! And they're super easy to install! What a great way to spruce up your blog shop.fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-78318486262669184952008-09-03T14:54:00.000-07:002008-09-03T16:21:35.208-07:00Ground Cover<div align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SL8IrRIrpnI/AAAAAAAAAH0/c8FKGnXDFAo/s1600-h/FFM+shoes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241918030709761650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SL8IrRIrpnI/AAAAAAAAAH0/c8FKGnXDFAo/s320/FFM+shoes.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ok so they're frivolous, but we NEED comfy shoes for our Fall junking jaunts, right?! Barn sales, flea markets, cinnamon & cider sales... We have lots of ground to cover! Aw geeez, they're just so darn cute I just couldn't resist - and they're authentic Keds brand so they'll hold up to all the treasure hunting!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/otherblessings*"><span style="font-size:130%;">Click Here for more info or to Purchase</span>...</a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><p><p></p>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-49521783770594357672008-08-26T16:28:00.000-07:002008-08-27T18:37:05.793-07:00Ornamental<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SLYBM-SFSAI/AAAAAAAAAFY/_vrZ_N_2W6U/s1600-h/pink+tussie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239376538881050626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SLYBM-SFSAI/AAAAAAAAAFY/_vrZ_N_2W6U/s320/pink+tussie.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">119 Days until Christmas. No, I'm not really working on Christmas ornaments yet, although I know a good many of you are. Stocking your storerooms because you know how hard it is to keep up with the rush when it's holiday decorating time. With that in mind, </span><span style="color:#000000;">I thought it might be fun to have a page of our Flea Market dedicated to all <a href="http://ffmhandmadeholiday.blogspot.com/">handmade holiday items</a> (sign up & shop all on one page). Maybe I can cover my entire tree this year with only handmade ornaments...</span>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-37049270748147705622008-08-21T17:17:00.000-07:002008-08-21T17:28:48.313-07:00PORCH swing<div align="left"><a href="http://porch-magazine.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237131931506412946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SK4HvoNLjZI/AAAAAAAAAFI/bwQQyEO0mFk/s320/porch+logo_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Welcome to the Friday Flea Market! With over 30,000 visits and 50+ sellers in such a short time, we needed some room to expand! Our new format allows for shopping on one page and seller sign-up on a different page.<br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">And the really big news this week is that PORCH is our new <span style="font-size:180%;">Blogger's Magazine!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> You can read how it came about <a href="http://countingyourblessings.blogspot.com/2008/08/porch-bloggers-magazine.html">here</a>. And you can <a href="http://porch-magazine.blogspot.com/">purchase your own copy here</a>. We are already working on a holiday issue that's going to be amazing!</span></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781831238911389232.post-81405528551017441812008-08-18T12:48:00.000-07:002008-08-18T14:03:36.584-07:00Our New Blog!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SKnegQO16-I/AAAAAAAAAEg/jHrHmAxlviE/s1600-h/ice+cream+celebrating.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235960687489313762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QBwgV5uSdsI/SKnegQO16-I/AAAAAAAAAEg/jHrHmAxlviE/s320/ice+cream+celebrating.jpg" border="0" /></a> That's right, the Friday Flea Market finally has a blog! And we've secured a domain with googlesites (check out the links on the left)! Big thanks to <a href="http://www.shabbymissjenndesigns.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=13&zenid=76601b20979564b8956662c82ec7dd00">Shabby Miss Jen </a>for her free graphic goodies! I think the changes are going to make it easier for everyone to navigate and easier for new viewers to find us. Take a peek around and let me know if you have any thoughts.<br /><div align="left"><br /><p><br /><p>Sellers, you will not need to change a thing. The original link that you've been using on your sidebar is still working and will direct viewers to the new shopping page. We'll still have the FFM Feature - starting again in a few weeks. We still have our flickr group for photosharing and we are still partnering with Make Mine Pink (Pink Friday) to cross promote our Friday sales. I would encourage you to use our flickr group as it is a great form of free advertisement!</p></div><div align="left"><p><br /><p>I'm trying to keep a running email list for each of the sellers but this blog will serve as our new announcement board so be sure to check here each week for any new info that you might need. Thanks for sticking with us through the changes. It's because of each of you and how you promote the Friday Flea Market that we are growing <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Eph%203:20-21;&version=9;">exceedingly abundant, above all that I could ask or even think!</a></p></div>fridayfleamarkethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410857814780834617noreply@blogger.com12