As you may have noticed, Tookey Buxton experienced a revival of its own earlier this year when I relaunched the business with an expanded offering. In addition to Jewelry, I added more categories to the mix for the home, and I refocused my efforts on curating vintage items as well. You may be wondering why I did this, where I went and where Tookey Buxton is headed, so hopefully this post helps explain some of that.
In 2020, I gutted my entire home except for one bedroom and bath which required me to pack up all my jewelry supplies and put this endeavor on hold “for a few months” while the remodel took place. As to be expected, months turned into more than a year and as exhaustion set in, I found myself thinking about Tookey Buxton and what all needed to change for it to be worthwhile, especially for my customers. For starters, I had built the website on a shared hosting account (tech speak) which I knew would require me to transfer it to it’s own server. As I pondered that time-consuming endeavor, I also thought about how I wanted the company to transition to curation over creation. I still wanted to create and make jewelry when when inspired to do so, but my passion had evolved over time towards vintage decor for the home and garden as well.
Shortly after the remodel, my sister and I leased an antique booth at an antique mall in Corinth, MS and started dipping our toe in the vintage resale market. In addition to being a lot of fun hunting for items and sharing our “finds,” it was a great learning experience, but after a year and a half of reselling, we determined that the higher end items we were curating for resale were not the best match for the customers who frequently shopped there. Thus, we chose not to renew our lease there, put our items in storage and set our sights on trying a new location sometime in the future. This was our fun “side hustle,” and we both still love the hunt for treasures today.
Then Covid hit.
Two more years passed during Covid, and I poured myself into my garden (organic veggies!) while I waited for the crazy world to get back to normal in order to relaunch the business. This time of reflection allowed me to refocus my efforts in order to sell vintage items that fit into these five categories: JEWELRY, HOME, GARDEN, TABLETOP and ART. I’m excited to combine my lifelong career in technology, sales and marketing with my more recent experience of having a resale antique booth — and then adding the research and knowledge gained from my Certificate of Fine and Decorative Arts Appraisal summer intensive course in NYC to kick off this renewed endeavor.
As my inventory continues to grow and Tookey Buxton evolves into its own personality based on the products sourced, you can rest assured that the items found on TookeyBuxton.com will always be carefully curated for discerning individuals who celebrate unique design and enjoy timeless decor. I continue to hunt for those one of a kind pieces that exude a little bit of fun and flair while maintaining a sense of quality and sophistication (reminding me of GrandmaTookey’s great sense of style, of course). You can expect to be pleasantly surprised sometimes by the items offered (like this contemporary painting of Converse Sneakers which sold almost immediately), but all will be chosen because they’ve made me smile and/or stopped me dead in my tracks to do a double take.
I’m excited to share my “finds” and hope they tickle your fancy as much as they do mine! Thanks for following along on this revival.
