Phoenix Finds NOTO

We are staged and ready for this First Friday weekend. We are bursting at the seams with great merchandise so hope you will stop in and check us out at Phoenix Finds NOTO, 823 N. Kansas Avenue in Topeka. Open 9-9 tomorrow, regular hours Tues-Thurs 10-6, Sat 10-4.

We are open today 10-4 so come on down! Happy New Year everyone!!!

The furniture & decor from the staged house have come back to the store and are now available for purchase. I will try to get prices listed with the pics tonight so stay tuned.

FIFTH FRIDAY CLEARANCE IS STARTING EARLY!!! This Friday, Dec 23, through the end of the year -- everything in the clearance room will be 75% off. I need room to mark down more items so come and get it!!!

We have opted to close tomorrow (Thursday) due to the winter storm and frigid temperatures coming our way. Please stay home and stay safe. We will be open Friday 10-6, Sat 10-4.

We are marking down Christmas items. Here is a table and shelf full at 30% off.

My painter and right-hand man Chad had a Christmas request. He knows his mom follows our page and he wanted to wish her Merry Christmas so here it is -- Merry Christmas Linda DeMoss!

A Sears catalog ad from the 1950s for Shiny Brite ornaments. The Shiny Brite story begins after World War I with Max Eckardt, a German born in 1890.
"Though Eckardt was from Oberlind, Germany—just 20 miles away from Lauscha, a hub for glass ornament makers—he first trained in the toy industry. In 1926, though, he officially entered the ornament business with his brother, Ersnt, opening a factory in Oberlind, where his relatives and employees hand-decorated the glass balls. His company also had an office in New York City at 1107 Broadway, which later became part of the International Toy Center. Max emigrated to NYC in the late 1920s.
With another war on the horizon, Eckardt feared the United States’ supply of German glass ornaments would be compromised, compelling him to found, in 1937, the Shiny Brite Company. The inspiration for the name is obvious: The insides of the ornaments were coated with silver nitrate so they would stay shiny, season after season.
To keep his company afloat, Eckardt sought the help of New York’s Corning Glass Company in 1937—with the promise that Woolworth’s would place a large order if Corning could modify its glass ribbon machine, which made light bulbs, to produce ornaments. The machine switchover was a success—molten glass was shaped into balls with the help of compressed air—and Woolworth’s ordered more than 235,000 ornaments; in December 1939, the first machine-made batch was shipped to Woolworth’s Five-and-Ten-Cent Stores, where they sold for two to ten cents apiece."

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We are cleaning out the backroom so finding all kinds of treasures.

REMINDER BONUS DAYS - We will be open tomorrow (Sunday) 12-4, and Monday 11-4 for your holiday shopping convenience. Hope to see you then.

BONUS DAYS -- We will be open Sundays starting tomorrow from 12-4 through Christmas, and Monday Dec 19 from 11-4 for extra Christmas shopping.

Santas & reindeer rode through NOTO today. Rudolph was lagging behind instead of leading the pack. LOL!!!

CLEARANCE! CLEARANCE! CLEARANCE! We have started marking items down for year-end clearance and we have started with some big furniture. Check it out!

Santa has arrived!!!

Santa will be visiting Phoenix Finds NOTO tomorrow from 11:00-12:30. Here is your chance to share with him your wish list!

Artist Sheila Litke, Blue Creek Pottery, has brought in a new load of her gorgeous buffalo hair pottery along with some pottery angels. XX

Catching up with posting new arrivals so here is a group -- lots of rugs, dinosaurs, MCM sofa, chairs, JR Hamil watercolor print, fish tank, decor and more! XX

Fall decor now marked 25-50% off.

Staged and ready for First Friday Art Walk. Hope you will come visit us at Phoenix Finds NOTO in Topeka. Open today 9-9. Regular hours Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4.

Here is our new window display. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

I've rounded the corner!!!

Fluffing for First Friday Weekend. Here is my first vignette!

It was a busy day in NOTO!!! Thanks to all who came out on Small Business Saturday and supported the small businesses here. Your patronage is greatly appreciated!!!

Another load of Longaberger baskets in including mini baskets, mugs, soup cups, mixing bowl and roasting dish with lid. These all came new in the box.

New window display with this rustic wood and galvanized metal table.

Happy Thanksgiving! We are forever grateful for this business opportunity and the customers/friends we have met along the way. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable day! We will be closing at 4:00 today thru tomorrow for the holiday. Will reopen at 10:00 on Friday. Don't forget Saturday is SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY so hope to see you this weekend!!!

New load of items out -- Farmhouse baker's rack, Steve Hanks prints, bar chairs, Boho ottoman, and much more! XX

Another load of Christmas items out including alot of trees -- come and get them!

We have staged this gorgeous home at 4419 SW Stone Avenue so check out the listing at https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4419-SW-Stone-Ave-Topeka-KS-66610/77486286_zpid/? They took some beautiful professional photos. I have included more detailed pics of the furniture and decor here, which will be offered first to the buyer of the house and then will be for sale through the store.

There is definitely a theme in this group of items -- extras from a house we just staged. Will show pictures soon of the house but here are the "leftovers" now available in the store - artwork, decor and more!!!

New load of items in -- white distressed bench and desk, pr of nightstands, turkey wreath, train print, and more!!!

We got another load of Longaberger baskets with sale proceeds going to Helping Hands Humane Society and The Green Project. These baskets are smaller, special edition baskets.

Special Guest Barbara Steele (my sister) has set up in the Clothing Boutique to sell purses, wallets, bracelets, earrings & rings. She has the real deal -- Coach, Kate Spade and Dooney Bourke. She will be here Friday & Saturday. Come early to get these great buys!!!

We are staged and ready for First Friday Art Walk this weekend in NOTO. Warm & dry inside -- hope you will come visit us at Phoenix Finds NOTO, 823 N. Kansas Avenue in Topeka. Open 9-9 today. Regular hours Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4

TOPEKA RESCUE MISSION DROP OFF - We have talked to the Mission and will serve as a drop off for seasonal items needed. With the winter and holidays near they have asked for boxes of stuffing, cake mixes and icing, canned yams and green beans, boxes of mashed potatoes, also coats and blankets. If you would like to drop items here at Phoenix Finds on your trips to NOTO, we will get them to the Mission. We see the need every day here and would like to do a small part to help out.

We unpacked these Hallmark specialty orns including tabletop orns numbered and signed. All new in the box. Most have additional smaller pieces in the boxes. Very Collectible!!!

Another load of Christmas out in prep for the Art Walk this weekend! Lots of decor, collectible Santas, Longaberger Basket Snowman, Christmas Village buildings, nativities and more!

Enjoyed seeing the special guests in NOTO today. Happy Halloween!