The Blue Cardinal, what a story…
Hello, remember me? Remember that time that I didn’t share anything for about 2 years on my blog that I’ve worked tirelessly on for 11 years? No DIY, thrifty makeovers, furniture updates, crafty, recipes, nada.
I mean, who does that? No one without a good reason, that’s who. And my good reason? I opened my own brick and mortar shop at the beginning of 2020!
Our Brick and Mortar Story
My new shop, The Blue Cardinal was actually originally opened as a second location in Franklin, Tennessee from the original Farm Fresh Vintage Finds in Fairview, Tennessee. If you’ve been into the blogging & DIY world for any amount of time, you’ve probably visited my friend Beth’s blog, the owner of the original FFVF. She’s got some great tutorials and ideas over there.
I started working here in Feb 2019, and opened a booth space in the Spring of that year. If you’d told me then that I’d be the actual owner of this location a year later, I wouldn’t have believed you. Beth and I are good friends, and when the opportunity presented itself towards the end of 2019 to purchase the Franklin shop, I knew in my heart it was something I needed to pursue.
There were a lot of ups and downs during the purchasing process, and at one point I really thought I’d have to walk away from it because of financing. If you ever thought buying a house was tricky, try buying a whole business, lol! I learned a lot through the process, and in the end the Lord really worked it out.
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