Strasburg Store CLOSING FOR GOOD ... JUNE 7..
A CHANGE OF SEASONS... I MENTIONED TO KEN THE OTHER DAY THAT I THOUGHT GOD WAS CHANGING THE SEASONS, NOT IN THE LITERAL SENSE (ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOW IN SUMMER) BUT THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION HE IS TAKING US IN THIS BUSINESS THAT HE HAS ENTRUSTED US WITH.
THE FOLLOWING DAY AT CHURCH I WENT UP FOR PRAYER AND ASKED FOR WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT WISDOM. AFTER THE SERVICE I MENTIONED TO OUR PASTOR THAT I NEEDED PRAYER FOR WISDOM, THAT I FELT I WAS AT A CROSSROAD IN MY BUSINESS AND HE STATED "IT MAY BE A CHANGE OF SEASONS". HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT I HAD JUST MENTIONED TO KEN THE DAY BEFORE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING A DEVOTIONAL POPPED UP ON MY PHONE AND IT WAS "A CHANGE IN SEASONS". I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE CLOSING OF THE STORE CHAPTER IS A PART OF THAT CHANGE.
I ADVERTIZED MY THREE 6 FOOT TALL BY 5 FOOT LONG DISPLAY CASES TO SELL KNOWING THEY WOULD BE THE MOST DIFFICULT TO SELL SINCE THEY ARE BIG AND I HAD THREE TO REMOVE FROM THE STORE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF LISTING THEM ON FACEBOOK, I HAD 7 PEOPLE INTERESTED! I THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE SCAMMERS BUT THEY WERE NOT. WITHIN 2 HOURS I HAD A STORE IN HARRISBURG LOADING THEM INTO A MOVING TRUCK. I LISTED MY GLASS CENTER ISLAND WALK AROUND DISPLAY AND IMMEDIATELY HAD A STORE IN CAMDEN NEW JERSEY COME THAT DAY AND PICK IT UP. I LISTED A PEDESTAL DISPLAY AND ITS SOLD, WAITING FOR PICKUP THIS WEEK. CRAZY!
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE DISPLAYS TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS FROM SO WE WILL BE CLOSING JUNE 7 AT 3 OR BY APPOINTMENT. WE WILL BE COMPLETELY OUT OF THE STORE LOCATION BY THE THIRD WEEK IN JUNE. WE ARE OFFERING 10% OFF JEWELRY AND 30% OFF THE METAL CROSSES AND POTTERY.
KEN AND I WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SHOW SCHEDULE THIS YEAR, ONLINE WEBSITE AND OUR NEWEST VENTURE, TWO BOOTHS AT THE ARTISAN MILL STORE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD ON ROUTE 30. WE HAVE A JUDEO-CHRISTIAN BOOTH RIGHT NEXT TO THE LANCASTER COUNTY FOOD AREA AS WELL AS A LARGE DISPLAY CASE UP FRONT AT THEIR REGISTER. THIS LOCATION IS EXCELLENT. THEY GET MUCH MORE TRAFFIC THAN OUR SMALL SHOP IN STRASBURG. THEY ARE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK WHICH IS WONDERFUL SO AS WE TRAVEL TO OUR SHOWS, WE DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS TRAVELING TO OUR STORE TO SHOP! THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE SOMEONE CONTACTED US THAT THEY WERE IN TOWN FROM A FAR AWAY LOCATION AND WE WERE IN ANOTHER STATE AT A SHOW! SALES HELP IS HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS SO HAVING A LOCAL PLACE FOR THEM TO GO TO IS VERY HELPFUL. ARTISAN MILL OFFERS 170 VENDORS ALL UNDER ONE ROOF. THEY RANGE FROM ANTIQUES TO IMPORTS AS WELL AS HANDCRAFTERS. ITS A WIN WIN FOR ALL...
OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSING FOR GOOD ON JUNE 7TH...UNTIL THEN STORE HOURS ARE FRIDAY 11-5 AND SATURDAY 11-3
FROM OUR HANDS TO YOUR HEART WITH LOVE... FROM THE HEART OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PA... Blessings, Kimberley Jade
