{"id":4022,"date":"2012-12-06T12:15:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=4022"},"modified":"2015-04-25T20:47:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T00:47:45","slug":"and-then-there-were-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/and-then-there-were-three\/","title":{"rendered":"…and then there were three"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re happy to announce that we\u2019ll be growing our catching fireflies family in 2013.\u00a0 Our business model has always been to reinvest back into our company when we accumulate additional funds and because of your loyal support over the years we\u2019re thrilled to be opening a location where our story<\/a> originally began.<\/p>\n

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Since attending Eastern Michigan in the mid nineties, I fell in love with Ypsi\u2019s sister city, Ann Arbor.\u00a0 I worked and played there regularly during my college years and Steve & I still visit often.\u00a0 So when we saw the space sandwiched between Kerrytown<\/a> and Zingerman\u2019s Delicatessen<\/a> for lease we had to inquire.<\/p>\n

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There was no question the building definitely fit our quirky personality and we can\u2019t wait to paint it our favorite colors<\/a> and add our punchy purple awnings<\/a>.\u00a0 The natural light from all the windows is simply amazing.\u00a0 Bright benches and sparkly garden stakes will fill our adorable courtyard come spring too!<\/p>\n

I\u2019d also like to introduce Katie, the smiling face of our new shop!\u00a0 We feel truly blessed she came our way and believe she is the perfect personality to lead this latest location.\u00a0 I\u2019ve said it before and I will again\u2026 our firefly team members are the ones behind our shine.\u00a0 Without their spark we would be just another gift shop on the block.<\/p>\n

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This store will be the largest of our three locations and is currently divided into two shopping areas.\u00a0 With the help of\u00a0 Willis Construction<\/a> we\u2019ll be transforming the space to open it up and make it our own in the upcoming months.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re looking forward to having a more spacious layout to display goods, but can\u2019t promise we won\u2019t fill it to the brim like our other locations ;-)\u00a0 Our plans are to have a bigger representation of Michigan made goods<\/a> since we have a great relationship with so many talented artists in our area.<\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing in our excitement and we\u2019ll keep you posted on the progress through the blog and facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n