Tattered Angel occasional store open Friday, Saturday; features handmade goods
Deb Reller describes The Tattered Angel occasional store as “a little country, a little primsy, a little folksy, a little whimsy.”
As the owner, she specializes in handmade homegoods, especially signs and hand-stitched items. But a walk through her store, which is housed in the Fourth Street windowfront of Kantor Electric, shows an eclectic combination of goods designed for just about any room in the home.
“I’ve always loved antiques and loved the old style,” she said.
Reller has been selling her handmade goods for more than 30 years at various craft shows across the country. She had also sold products online and on consignment in four shops. Last fall, she opened the occasional store in the front of Kantor for the first time, giving her a permanent place to show her goods. She has been open about one weekend each month since she started last August, a total of 10 shows.
The time in between shows is used to replenish those items that have sold and create new seasonal items. This week, a section of the shop was devoted to chicks, bunnies and spring flowers — a testament to the warming weather and the nearing of Easter. She tries to add something a little different to each show to keep her clientel coming back
Reller’s customer base — to whom she refers as friends — has been solid since she began at the storefront last year. She has been very happy with the traffic thus far, she said.
“Everybody was always saying I should have a store, she said. “The opportunity came to use the storefront here and obviously it was a no-brainer because I thought it would be a lot easier than having to pack up my stuff and lug it all around the countryside.”
She previously did business under the name Country Mile Crafts, but decided on a name change when she got the storefront last year.
“The name came about because I love the time-worn, tattered look of things and it was fitting, it reminded me of my mom,” she said.
Her late mother was one of the reasons she got into crafting at a young age, she explained. Now, her family has been instrumental in setting up the shop and moving some of the heavy pieces. She said family also finds her pieces to refurbish — one way she gets new inspiration for new decorations.
“The primitive style is what I had first envisioned this to be, but not everyone likes the primitive. There’s so many styles, so many tastes, that we wanted to incorporate a little bit of everything here,” she said.
The store will be open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information and updates from Tattered Angel, visit the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/thetatteredangelstore.
If you go:
WHAT: Tattered Angel occasional store opening
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: 500 4th Street in the Kantor Electric building
