Sneaky Polecat Trading Co. was founded in early 2013 by two young women, Paula Victoria and the lovely Kendra Wilmes, who were interested in bringing you a specific aesthetic through a combination of vintage and antique goods, handmade goods and local art. We are a curated shop and flea market pop-up based in Brooklyn, NY that features reworked, vintage home goods and storage solutions.
On April 28, one month from the first day we met for coffee, we held our first flea market pop up at the Free Marketplace in Brooklyn. We had an assortment of bows, children’s prints and mason jars. At the time we had an Etsy shop with ten items listed and no start up funds. One month from our first event, we went on a cross-country road trip from Houston, Texas through Nashville, Tennessee, and Indiana all the way back to New York, collecting items from small shops along the way. Periodically, we would stop and say to each other, “Are we crazy? This happened so fast.” But I think at this point, we both realized that crazy ideas and going with our gut are the best way to follow this dream. A part of us was so sure that things would work out and our vision was so clear that not even half a year later, we have an entire storage room full of vintage and antiques, a new website, blog and a list of never-ending goals that we will slowly but surely check off of our list. I guess sometimes the best things happen when you don’t plan.
Our Etsy shop is dedicated to our handmade goods: Mini Travel Pocketbooks, our List of Lists, bows & bow ties, and seasonal goods!