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The Vintage View
Volumn 1, Issue 1, April 2009
OPEN HOUSE - MAY 8th and 9th, 2009
3 Years and The Building is COMPLETE!
Built in 1891, the Church exterior before renovations. The Church Building after renovations, February 2009
We have been working for the past 3 years on renovating this building so we can manufacture and store our PRIMITIVE SOY CANDLES, and provide a large open "Workshop" to offer various classes. It has been a very big undertaking. The building (The Church) built in 1891, required major renovation. JoAnne Munson, The Vintage Vestibule co-owner, had a Vision for the end result. The renovation is finally completed on Sunday, February 8, 2009, with the last square inch scrubbed, primed, stained, caulked and/or spackled. FINALLY!!!! It is finished with the combined efforts of everyone in The Vintage Vestibule Family.
We scrubbed, on our hands and knees, 1400 square feet of floor space. In addition, 3040 linear feet of floor cracks were cleaned with a wire brush and then caulked. Next, the 1400 square feet of floor is primed and painted. The vision is to keep the rustic wood floor intact.
1400 SQ FT of floor scrubbed, primed, painted, and caulked. and 1550 SQ FT (5860 Linear Ft) Wall cracks and knot holes spackled
The interior walls, about 1550 square feet, of plaster is removed with crow bars, revealing rustic wood. The process required renting a huge lift, driving inside the building and removing piece by piece the plaster. Plaster is also removed from the ceiling, about 1350 square feet. The vision, once again, has been to work with the rustic wood in hopes of preserving the vintage nature of the building. There is about 5860 linear feet of wall cracks and numerous knot holes filled with spackling. The walls were then primed, and/or stained.
THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING IS FINALLY FINISHED AND THE VISION IS BECOMING A REALITY!!!!
THE VINTAGE VESTIBULE WORKSHOP
The Vintage Vestibule Workshop will be used to offer a variety of classes for our customers. The area set up for the workshop, "The Vestibule", will provide large working space where materials can be spread out and projects shaped.
The Vestibule will also display our PRIMITIVE SOY CANDLE collection, and a variety of hand-selected accessories. You will be able to find baskets, wreaths, signs, candle rings, candle plates, room sprays, pictures, and hand-made greeting cards. Our customers will be able to select any combination of items and create their very own gift packages, complete with a hand-made card. With our first OPEN HOUSE MAY 8-9, 2009, it's just in time for Mother's Day!
Create your very own Gift Packages Complete with a hand-made card
We currently have the workshop set up to include a variety of paper products and equipment which our customers can use to create cards, invitations, announcements, signs, and scrapbook pages. Come to the Open House May 8th or 9th, and offer ideas/suggestions for upcoming workshops. With your input, we will be able to turn OUR workshop into YOUR workshop.
The TIMELINE - What Has Taken So Long?
May 8-9, 2009 - OUR VERY FIRST OPEN HOUSE!!!
December 2005 - JoAnne fell in love with an old, run down church building located in Montfort, Wisconsin, and created in her mind's eye a vision for the end product
January 2006 - JoAnne closed on the purchase of the building
Spring 2006 - designed many, many floor plans for the building, with a vsion in mind for the end product
May 2006 - Final floor plans given to Tallman Construction for interior framework
July 2006 - A lift was rented and the inside of the building was gutted out to the bare boards for prepartion of Tallman's framework
November 2006 - Interior framework was started
January 2007 - Gas & Electric in place
Spring 2007 - Research and Development on Soy Candles started, with the first batch created at JoAnne's home
Summer 2007 - Started selling our PRIMITIVE SOY CANDLES at local Farmer's Markets and out of our homes
November 2007 - Participated in our first Craft Fair
Spring 2008 - Framework Construction complete and preparation started on the interior walls and floors for painting, staining, etc.
April 2008 - Water Connected
May 2008 - Moved production and inventory from our homes to The Church Building
February 2009 - finished all walls and floors
March & April 2009 - Set up The Vestibule for our OPEN HOUSE
May 8-9, 2009 - OUR FIRST OPEN HOUSE
PLAN TO JOIN US FOR THE CELEBRATION, EVERYONE IS WELCOME, PLEASE BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO SEE WHAT WE OFFER!!!
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