This is our first blog post on Lily Magnolia boutique's blog, Lily Magnolia's Musings. I am excited for our future. Lily Magnolia is boutique in Birmingham, Alabama at the Riverchase Galleria. We sell items made in Alabama by artists in and around the Birmingham area. Most of our items are southern themed or specifically about the great state of Alabama. We opened for business August 1st, 2015. There are five of us who run the store. I want to introduce you to all of us. We make about 30-40% of all that we sell. We also have about 18 additional artists who make the rest of our inventory.
First, I want to introduce you to Kayla Burris. She is an artist with enormous talent. She is very creative and will do just about anything you ask of her creatively. She loves to paint and make jewelry. She loves to create custom pieces for our customers. She also keeps our store creatively displayed with all our latest inventory.
Next, I want you to meet Anna Church. Anna is a creative novice but is growing and learning new techniques to create beautiful items for our customers. Anna is our go to girl for social media and email programs. Anna keeps things organized around the store.
Then there is Claire Hand. My beautiful daughter. She is mommy to my precious granddaughter, Chloe. She too is a creative novice and has learned many techniques to make beautiful jewelry. She is a chip off the 'ole block so her creativity will come out as she tries new things.
Kristie Thornton keeps us going on the weekend. She is a self professed non-crafter but we love her anyway. She loves everything we make and is a great cheerleader for all we do. She works a full time job during the week so you will only see her on the weekends.
Lastly, me. I am Julie Hand. I am a maker of many things. I love to paint, cook, decorate, make jewelry, bend wire, hammer metal and play with power tools any chance I get. I have always been a maker. If I wanted something to play with as a child the answer from my parents was always not right now why don't you make it instead, so I did. I made doll clothes, barbie cars, bean bag chairs and all kinds of art. I was always creating something and many times I liked the things I made better than store bought items. That is still going on today.
I will be writing on our blog hopefully giving you recipes and how to's to add some creativity in your life. Come along with us as we show you things Alabama Made with Sass and a Little Southern Charm.
First, I want to introduce you to Kayla Burris. She is an artist with enormous talent. She is very creative and will do just about anything you ask of her creatively. She loves to paint and make jewelry. She loves to create custom pieces for our customers. She also keeps our store creatively displayed with all our latest inventory.
Next, I want you to meet Anna Church. Anna is a creative novice but is growing and learning new techniques to create beautiful items for our customers. Anna is our go to girl for social media and email programs. Anna keeps things organized around the store.
Then there is Claire Hand. My beautiful daughter. She is mommy to my precious granddaughter, Chloe. She too is a creative novice and has learned many techniques to make beautiful jewelry. She is a chip off the 'ole block so her creativity will come out as she tries new things.
Kristie Thornton keeps us going on the weekend. She is a self professed non-crafter but we love her anyway. She loves everything we make and is a great cheerleader for all we do. She works a full time job during the week so you will only see her on the weekends.
Lastly, me. I am Julie Hand. I am a maker of many things. I love to paint, cook, decorate, make jewelry, bend wire, hammer metal and play with power tools any chance I get. I have always been a maker. If I wanted something to play with as a child the answer from my parents was always not right now why don't you make it instead, so I did. I made doll clothes, barbie cars, bean bag chairs and all kinds of art. I was always creating something and many times I liked the things I made better than store bought items. That is still going on today.
I will be writing on our blog hopefully giving you recipes and how to's to add some creativity in your life. Come along with us as we show you things Alabama Made with Sass and a Little Southern Charm.
Have a great day!
Sincerely,
