Village Wardrobe

Preparing for the BIG BOUTIQUE SALE!

2010-05-05T18:46:00.000-07:00

All Week, I will be posting pictures of some of the samples you will find at our sample sale!

Today is Moodlight kid!

We have 5 dresses, all different sizes and colors from 6 months- 18 months

Retail Price: $44-$52

Our price: $22-$26!

Sample sale will be May 14th-16th in Monticello!

New Items in Monticello!

2010-04-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

Adorable Bibs from Mullin Square Kids!

These are just some of the cute prints!

Priced reasonably at $12.99

Spring is Here!

2010-02-25T06:12:00.001-08:00

Well... almost!

Spring Clothing is now available in our Homer Location, and Monticello Spring Reveal will be this Saturday!

Come and enjoy all the wonderful colors, fresh styles, and the hope of spring to come :)

Scouts

2010-01-27T17:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, time for a moment from my cub scout, bear den leader, mommy heart ...

We are so blessed to have a wonderful group of talented moms who make things for our stores!

Today I want to feature a new section that we will have for the next couple of months:

Cub Scout Mom/Leader Gifts!

These are a couple hand made cards that are made by a Tolono mom, "Handmade by Tag". We sell a number of her adorable cards in Monticello, and we asked that she come up with some special edition "Scout" cards!

We now have the scout cards in both stores, along with some beautiful sterling silver and 24K gold jewelry by the designer Priscilla G.

I'm also looking forward to introducing you all to a wonderful jewelry maker (and mommy) that lives just outside of Homer, Susan Harbourt! She makes very unique copper jewelry and she is working on some pieces with the fleur de lis symbol for scout moms and leader gifts. I can't wait to see what she comes up with!

I just love to work with other moms!

We are OPEN!!!

2010-01-15T09:37:00.001-08:00

Yea! We're done and open now!

Come and check us out!

After two long weeks of labor... I think I'll take a nap now :) haha

Monticello Village Wardrobe:

Homer Village Wardrobe:

Long day in Homer today... er.. yesterday - it's 2am!

2010-01-14T00:17:00.001-08:00

I won't even try to spell correctly this late at night :)
I wanted to get some pictures posted before I crash, because I am SLEEPING IN! haha
This is how we left the store tonight, so we still have a lot of work to do tomorrow to get everything put back together - but we have wonderful people to help!

Day of work in Monticello

2010-01-09T19:25:00.000-08:00

Today was a solid day of work in Monticello!
The bathroom used to be a gold flecked 60's nightmare and the ceiling was a horrible yellowed color with a hole around the light. Now, I have my first coat of Kilz and a better light fixture and it's already looking a TON better! Color comes next!!!

I love it when store's hours are LARGE enough to be seen from the road! Now our hours will be more visible... boy was it freezing cold when we were doing this outside today :)

Village Wardrobe under Construction!

2010-01-08T23:35:00.000-08:00

We finally bought our building in Homer, and there are some much needed repairs that we are tackling (thus the two weeks of being closed!)

Well, we've put in almost 20 hours of work over the last 2 days doing inventory and preparing for some of the "projects" at the Homer store. I thought it would be fun to post some Before/After pictures! These are the before...

We want to paint these "bricks" a more cheery color :)

This is one side of our back storage room. The floor is so badly rotted, that we had to lay down plywood to keep the racks from sinking into the crawl space!!

The floor in the main room has some spots that need repair as well, and we would like to repaint the floor a different color - so we moved everything to one side of the room for tomorrow (then move everything to the other side after the weekend!)

We have some fun paint surprises in store for this front entrance way!

Check back in a few days to see the progress!

Oh yeah - and wouldn't it just be our luck that we are CLOSED during the first great snow of the year, and we JUST got in some great snow toys! If you would like to purchase some of our new snow items, call me and I can meet you at the store! 369-8436

Inflatable Snow Sleds, Toddler Snow Sleds

Snow Block Molds & Snow Ball Makers

More Snow Sleds and Snow Disks!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-05T07:25:00.000-08:00

The Village Wardrobe is closed for a time of "Deep Cleaning & Refreshing", We will reopen on January 15th all sparkly and with all kinds of fun surprises! If you need anything during this time, please feel free to reach us at 217-369-8436!

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T16:42:00.000-08:00

May your enjoy the full depth of this Christmas season and the reason for our celebration, the birth of Christ!

Merry Christmas from the Village Wardrobe; the Boyer & Vetter families

Christmastime in Homer

2009-12-11T08:21:00.000-08:00

Lots of Usborne "Kid Kits"

Lil' Rocker Wraps

Adorable Stuffed Animals at AMAZING prices!

Toothbrush holders!

Prayer Cards

Everything on the top shelve under the tree is under $10!

"Bobble" Bottle Openers!

6-Pack Soda sale - makes a GREAT Gift!

Color your own t-shirt, styles include famous painting, nature scenes and more!

"Skidders" slipper shoes!

Lots and Lots MORE,

Come and check it out!

Christmas time is here!

2009-12-08T06:30:00.000-08:00

It's been a crazy first week of December! We've met all kinds of new people who have ventured out to the small town and checked out our little stores :) Thank you!

I'm going to be posting some pictures of the new store items this week, check back with us!

I LOVE Usborne Books!

2009-12-02T12:01:00.000-08:00

I have loved them as a child, and my 3 feet high stack of Usborne books shows lots of "love". 20 years later, my kids are enjoying them as we are using them in our homeschool!
In my opinion, Usborne is to books what Melissa and Doug is to toys. They are educational, high quality, and can keep the attention of any child much longer than the competition.
I have just received an initial order of Kid Kits, Sticker Books, Activity Cards, and Christmas Books! You can find them in both Homer and Monticello!
If you would like to see us increase our selection, come and shop!

Tee Pee

2009-11-24T09:00:00.000-08:00

Unique. Classic. In Monticello now!

Black Friday is coming....

2009-11-17T06:13:00.000-08:00

Well, we are preparing for an exciting "Black Friday", the day after Thanksgiving!

We have some very wonderful new Christmas gifts for all ages, including terrific teacher gifts! We are spending the next two weeks getting things priced and ready to go out on the selling floor.

This Christmas season, we will have an entire section of the store that showcases tons of gifts that are $10 and UNDER! Black Friday will be our "unveiling" of these items, but you can take advantage of them all the way until December 23rd!

Christmas Dresses

2009-11-12T15:45:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone!

Most of the remainder of the Christmas dresses from Monticello are now available to purchase from our ONLINE STORE! These are brand new dresses, priced at WHOLESALE prices! They are the same dresses you will see in store this Christmas! Check them out, shipping is available - or local pick up!

Monticello Main Street Event, This Friday night!

2009-11-03T06:19:00.000-08:00

The shops and galleries on Courthouse Square will be celebrating First Friday with a wonderful Wine and Cheese Shopwalk. Many of Monticello's unique shops and galleries will be offering visitors free wine and cheese between 6pm and 830pm on Friday, November 6th.

Walking the historic square and enjoying each merchant will be a memorable way to experience the romance and warmth of Monticello. Follow the signs around Courthouse Square to check-in and begin your walk.

Halloween Costumes in Monticello!

2009-10-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

Halloween Costumes in Monticello!

All costumes are between $3.50-$10.50

(Be looking for Homer's costumes soon!)

Are you ready for Halloween?

2009-10-20T06:21:00.000-07:00

We have got costumes galore!

Be looking for pictures - I will be posting them today!

New Items in Monticello Store!

2009-10-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

This is an adorable new gift item called, "Books to Bed". This is a great gift come Christmas time!

The jammies come in sizes infant through 6x! The print on the jammies match the classic book that it comes it! The girl selection is: Ella, Pinkalicious, Purplalicious, Guess How Much I Love You (pink) The Boy selection is: Don't let the Pigeon Ride the Bus, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, Guess How Much I Love You (blue)

"Hopscotch Designs" are a one of a kind boutique clothing. I only ordered only two of these adorable jackets. If they are popular, you can expect to find more of these styles in the store! Come check them out!

Long time...no posts... :)

2009-10-13T05:10:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a crazy summer with the start of a new store, movie nights, and festivals with the popcorn truck! Everyone needs a vacation sometime, and our time was now :) We took an extended time off and went on a road trip up the coast of Maine to visit family. Sorry for the long break between blogs, but we needed a break and vacation was worth it! lol.

We're back now and really excited about some cool plans that we have begun for the Christmas season, see you around!

This is us, well rested, at my father-in-law's cabin in the Maine wilderness...

Homer's Trunk 4 Treats!

2009-10-12T13:41:00.000-07:00

Homer's Trunk 4 Treats!

Saturday, Oct 31st

Homer Community Building

5-7pm Truck 4 Treats

Participants will park their vehicles at the community building and the children can trick-or-treat from the trucks of the vehicles. This provides a safe and fun trick-or-treating experience for all!

7-9pm Stay for a bonfire, hayride, best costume contests, food, and music DJ by Tom Wolf!

Interested in participating? Please contact Shawn or Michaele Hallett at 896-2929
Please RSVP before October 24th!

Upcoming Movie Nights!

2009-08-19T13:35:00.000-07:00

It's beautiful weekend coming up! 75 degrees on Saturday! I'm thinking it will be PERFECT weather for an outdoor movie night in Downtown Homer, wanna come? We will be playing the Disney/Pixar "Cars" movie. Come down for a FREE night of family fun at the grassy lot on the corner of Main and First streets. Make sure you come hungry because we will have hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy, and glass-bottled sodas! Make it a celebration of school starting and the ending of the summer fun...

Village Wardrobe in Monticello

2009-08-16T06:34:00.001-07:00

I know it's taken me a week now, but I am finally starting to recuperate from all the activity of starting the store! Thank you to everyone who has come by to be a consignor, shopper, or to just say "hello". Everyone has been very welcoming! Here are some pictures from opening day!
...Sorry for the formatting, I'm still getting the hang of the whole "blogging" thing :)

You're Invited...

2009-08-05T14:34:00.001-07:00

You're Invited to our first day open at the Monticello location on the Square at 111 S State St.

This whole month seems like a blur but we are completely thrilled that things are coming together and we can be open for business this week!

To help celebrate the first open day at the store, we are helping to put on a FREE outdoor movie for the local families!

It's Shopping, Dining and a Movie! Bring your lawn chairs and don't miss the showing of Kung Fu Panda on the Square Friday night, August 7th!

We can't wait to meet you there!

Crazy Crazy Crazy!!!

2009-08-05T14:31:00.000-07:00

It's been a wild two weeks, but it's coming along!!

Here are a picture from last week when we were completing the ceiling.

We are pricing and hanging like mad to get as many clothes as we can up on racks before we open on Friday!

Free fun thing to do with kids

2009-07-22T04:19:00.000-07:00

Ok, I admit... I am spending a lot of time at Home Depot lately while we are working on the new store in Monticello. While we were there the other day, I saw a great FREE "clinic" they offer for kids ages 5-12.

"The Home Depot's Kids Workshops offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit. The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while at the same time helping to instill a sense of accomplishment. Additionally, this fun time allows for quality one-on-one time between adults and children. In addition to the newly constructed project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron, similar to The Home Depot associates' aprons, and an achievement pin."

Kinda cool, as a mom of 4 I am always looking for fun free stuff!

August 1st they are making a message center.

Fall Reveal Today!

2009-07-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

Come and check out all the new clothing!

It's midnight, and we're putting out fall clothes!

2009-07-17T22:13:00.001-07:00

Today is our fall reveal and the clothes all look adorable! It's midnight and there are still three of us here working on getting everything out on the floor and changing the displays around.
In the morning (after at LEAST a pot of coffee!), we will be here with the popcorn truck giving out free popcorn during the day! Hope to see you here!

The last day of summer clearance!

2009-07-17T09:36:00.001-07:00

Come and take advantage of the last of the summer 75% off clearance!

75% Off Summer Clothing

2009-07-16T18:18:00.001-07:00

Let's clear out of all this summer clothes and make room for the fall and winter grand opening next Saturday! All children's summer clothing is 75% off! But hurry, it won't be here for long!

Brand new item in the store!

2009-07-16T18:17:00.002-07:00

Undercover, a low cut accessory!
Visit www.undercoverusa.com to see this fun new product that you can find at the Village Wardrobe. Soon you will be able to find these in stores across the nation, but you can say that you bought yours at the Village Wardrobe. You can also purchase them from the online store portion of our website, just indicate the size and color!

Undercover history...
Our story starts with an energetic mother-daughter team, Kelly and Kate. We have been involved in our family business of manufacturing for a major motorcycle brand for over 20 years. We have a good background in making high quality products.

One Christmas, my daughter wanted to wear this cute little black dress but it was just too low-cut. There had to be a solution: it was just too cute. That night Kate went to sleep dreaming about what to do, and the next day showed me a concept. I sewed up a couple of samples with some clips we ordered and yes, we had a simple but sure answer. We knew if we had a need, so did others, lots of others.

We spent the next two long years fine tuning the Undercover Low Cut Accessory, working up the packaging, web site, and doing surveys to find out how to best meet our customers needs.

We are proud to have a great product to offer the apparel industry- and we are very pleased to employ American workers right here in the Midwest.

A new location for Village Wardrobe is coming in August!

2009-07-16T18:17:00.001-07:00

The Village Wardrobe will soon have a second location opening on the Square in Monticello. The new store will be similar to the Homer location, but will have an expanded selection of boutique clothing as well. You can expect to find discounted prices on such names as Giggle Moon, Haven Girl, Genuine Rose, My Vintage Baby, and more! Look for a store opening the first week of August!
If you would like to consign in Monticello, we will begin taking consignments by appointment July 20th, call 369-8436 to set up a time! We will be accepting fall & winter children's clothing sizes infant through 12, maternity, toys, & equipment.