Shop Talk

Yeah it's Friday! I am in the mood for some much needed happiness...so I thought I would bring you up to speed on what the heck is going on with my shop...because my little shop brings bubbles of excitement up in me. I have received many emails wondering when I will be opening up my little French Larkspur...now that's a good question. Let me start with a little background...


Before I had my 3 darling angels, I was a working girl. More specifically, I was a buyer for a very large drugstore chain. I was in charge of about $150 million in cosmetic sales for the company and I got to travel to New York and L.A. and go to trade shows, etc...sounds glamorous doesn't it?...well it wasn't. It was a lot of stress, hard work, and long hours. So when I had my first baby, I decided to become a stay at home mama, as I couldn't imagine being able to handle that job and raise a family. While it hasn't been easy, it has been a joy and a privilege to be with my children every day and I thank God every night for the opportunity to do so.


However, I have longed for a little something more. Something I could call my own...a hobby if you will. But, at this point in my life, if I'm not passionate about it, I simply don't want to do it. Time is tight with 3 kiddos, and I am selective about what I take on...


Which brings me to a few months ago...


I decided to order my first Jeanne d' Arc Living magazine online. I knew that it looked appealing based on the pictures and description, but I had no idea it would launch me in a whole new direction. I was hooked from the get go. Just look at these gorgeous photos...

*sigh*

I was beside myself with the beauty of Jeanne d' Arc's style...French Country in the Nordic way...What really spoke to me the most was the religious influence felt throughout their style of decorating. I LOVED IT!!! I immediately ordered another magazine and 2 of the books. All the while, my former "buyer's brain" was thinking...you could do this, you could order this product, and bring it into the country, and start your own shop... Well there were a lot of snafus to work out, but the wheels were turning. The biggest obstacle being the hubs! Shockingly, as my plan started to unfold, Mr. Logistics seemed to be on board with everything. You see, my husband works for a Danish shipping conglomerate, and he also has his Customs broker's license. It just seemed too perfect for us to work together and maybe, just maybe, make this happen. Now don't tell my husband this part, but the real reason I wanted to do all of this...you guessed it...was so I could get the goods for myself!

Phew, that was a long one! So here we are. I have been working diligently to get myself to this point and I am bursting with excitement!!! My goods are just about to ship from Denmark and should be here, hopefully, in about 3 weeks (nothing has gone exactly "as planned" so far, so I'm just going with the flow). As soon as I get the shipping confirmation, I will open things up for pre-orders. In the meantime, the shop is not officially open, but you can peruse the categories of product. I will have prices loaded on everything by next week. And I will be adding a few more things as well, but most products are already loaded.

Thanks for listening to my longest post to date, you are the sweetest of friends! I hope you are as excited about this beautiful, inspirational line as I am.

Have a fabulous weekend... and I will leave you with a few pictures of the gorgeous Jeanne d' Arc Living products I will be carrying...

Tracey