What makes Switching Stitches AWESOME?

As our first sale draws near, I want to take the opportunity to share how AWESOME the Switching Stitches sale will be.  Switching Stitches is a children's consignment sale that requires no consignor's fee and no printing fee.  We want to give our contributors the most money for their items; therefore, our contributors make 75% of their sales.  We have a promo going on that states if we get 300 "likes" on Facebook then our first 200 consignors will receive 80% of their sales instead of 75%.  Another perk of participating in our sale is that we do not require our consignors to wait for their clothes to be inspected nor to participate in hanging all the items out on the floor.  At Switching Stitches we ask that you bring your clothes on our drop off date, Thursday, August 11th, sign our contributor form and go.  We take care of the rest!  Our foremost goal is to provide local mamas with a no hassle consignment sale.  So...do we have your attention?  If you would like to join us for our fall/winter event, please contact me, Ashley Helms at aonlygrl@aol.com or 256-347-7971.  I look forward to speaking with you.  Below I will include some basic info for our sale.

Switching Stitches

Fall/Winter Event

located in the lobby of Daystar Church

Drop Off Date: Thursday, August 11 8:00a.m. - 7:00p.m.

Worker's Sale: Friday, August 12 at 5:00p.m.

Contributor's Sale: Friday, August 12 at 6:00p.m.

Early Bird Sale ($10 door charge): Friday, August 12 at 7:00p.m.

General Public Sale: Saturday, August 13, 8:00a.m. - 12:00noon

discount hour of 25% off: 11:00a.m.-12:00 noon

Unsold Item Pick Up: Saturday, August 13 from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

any items not picked up will be donated to The Loft

How do I tag my items?

Alright, ladies.  We are getting a lot of questions about how to tag our items.  I am posting a pic that shows an example of a tag.  The example is a printed tag; however, you may hand write your tag if you desire.  For those of you who would like to use the tagging template, please e-mail me at aonlygrl@aol.com  Put "tagging template" in the subject line.

For your tags, you may use a 3x5 card and place it vertically on the left side (over the heart) of the garment.  Divide your card with a line.  The top portion will have the consignor number listed in the top left corner with the cost of the item in the top right of the card.  For the bottom portion of the card please give the item size and description in the middle center of this portion with your consignor number in the bottom left and the item price in the bottom right.  The reason for dividing the card is that when your item is purchased we cut the bottom portion and keep for our records and the top portion remains attached to the item. 

For shoes you have a couple of options: 1.  You may place your shoes inside a zip lock bag with the tag taped to the inside of the bag with clear tape (you can do this for baby bedding that is in a bag) OR 2.  You may hole punch your tag and slip a shoe lace through the card. 
For toys, you may use clear packing tape to tape your tag to the bottom of the toy.  You may use this method for baby equipment as well.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.  You may reach me at 256-347-7971 or at the above listed e-mail address.  As always, check us out on Facebook!  -Ashley

Facebook Teaser!

Be sure to check out our latest Facebook teaser.  For the next 25 NEW contributors to sign up, each one will be entered into a drawing for two LUCKY winners to receive FREE Chick-fil-a for a year!!  All you have to do is post on Facebook that you want to consign and Switching Stitches will contact you with your contributor number and drop off information.  Who doesn't like some FREE Chick-fil-a?

Getting Ready!

Has anyone besides me noticed the advertising for school products already?  I am blown away that summer is half way over.  If you are like me, you have noticed what clothes your kids have outgrown and have begun to make a mental list of what sizes you believe they will be in for the fall.  A great friend of mine gave me a tip that I will pass along to you, as your kids outgrow an item, go ahead (after it is laundered and ironed) and hang the item on a hanger and place it in the back of your closet.  This will make it that much easier for you when it is time to sale them. 
If you are going to place your children's clothing in the Switching Stitches sale (and I hope you are!), here are a few reminders as you get them ready:
1.  Please have all hangers facing the left.
2.  Please place your 3x5 card on the left side of the garment (over the heart, it will look like it is on the right when the garment is placed on the table but is really the left of the garment).
3.  Please include your contributor number at the top and bottom of your card. 
4.  Shoes and toys that will fit into zip lock bags should have their cards placed inside the bag with clear packing tape.

*For more information and/or a contributor number please leave a comment or contact me at aonlygrl@aol.com   THANKS!!

Fall/Winter Sale

Switching Stitches is a seasonal, no-hassle children's consignment sale. 

Our 1st sale will be August 12-13, 2011 located in the lobby of Daystar Church.

For this sale, we will be receiving gently worn children's clothing for the fall & winter seasons. All children's clothing, maternity, toys (batteries included if needed and no stuffed animals), strollers (no car seats), children's bedding, books, DVDs, video tapes, purses, and bows will be accepted.  Bottles will be accepted but without the nipples.  

If you are interested in contributing, all contributors will receive 75% of their sales.  There are no contributing fees and no printing fees.  Also there will be no need for contributors to wait for their clothing to be sorted and no need for contributors to help place their items on the floor.  The goal of Switching Stitches is to provide an easy, no hassle sale that will provide the most profit to the contributor. 

In order to request a contributor number or to volunteer to work, please contact Ashley Helms at aonlygrl@aol.com Please type "Consignment Sale" in the subject line.

Welcome!

Welcome to Switching Stitches!  This will be our site for any and all news related to our upcoming sale.  Stay tuned for more information.