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Fit for a Queen Makes Shopping Eco-Friendly
The Marietta mother-daughter-run antique shop brings a wide variety of economically and environmentally friendly items to the square.
is an antique store that has a little bit of everything from classic toys and collectibles to holiday items, fine jewelry, wedding gowns, vintage clothes, glass, factice perfume bottles, signs, furniture, books, locally made items including hats and ornaments and much more.
What really seems to set this store apart are the passionate and undeniably entertaining store owners, Rita Johnson and Sandy King.
This mother-daughter team opened Fit for a Queen in 2003. The shop has been at its present location for more than two years.
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Rita and Sandy stress the importance of saving money and living a smaller "carbon-footprint" life by recycling everything they can.
"We have a lot of trouble throwing anything away," Sandy said.
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Saving soda cans and bottles to make decorations, converting rags into rugs and pillows—Rita and Sandy try to find a use for everything. Rita now uses "plarn," plastic yarn, which she makes from Walmart, Target, Kroger, Kohl's and Charmin bags. Rita uses plarn to knit purses and hats.
Fit for a Queen was featured in the film Molly Pickens and the Rainy Day Castle, and Rita and Sandy have both worked as extras. Furthermore, Fit for a Queen is currently home to aliens from the film Area 51.
Fit for a Queen: 145 Church St., Marietta, GA 30062; 678-594-0888.
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