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About mjs1859

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About mjs1859
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About mjs1859
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By profession, I am a retired nurse and healthcare leader with more than 30 years experience in the healthcare industry. My goal was to retire and begin our business by the age of 58. *God, my Creator granted me that wish. Antiques, jewelry and artwork fascinate me. *We love to look at the beautiful workmanship and details on antique pieces, artwork and jewelry.*
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Oil painting is one of our hobbies so we are very aware of the numerous hours it takes to create one piece of work on canvas. Because of this, we have tremendous respect and appreciation for the production of items that require hand workmanship. **
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For the past eight years, our focus was on researching, educating, and identifying beautiful antique and vintage items, jewelry, artworks and other merchandise. *Learning the history about many antique and vintage pieces brings pleasure, appreciation, joy and fascination to our ongoing expansion of knowledge and understanding. Learning is a never-ending journey and process. We have much to learn about the history of many items. Many of the items are hand made such as hand-blown glass, cut glass, hand painted porcelain, art and a great deal of jewelry. These types of pieces required artistic creativity, time and thought to produce. * **
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Many of our finds are gifted to loved ones for special occasions/holidays such as: showers, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, get well wishes, and "just because". *We have used vintage Madonna planters with a beautiful plant as a get well wish when someone is hospitalized. *Not only is the cost less than sending a floral arrangement, it makes a beautiful decorative piece that will continue to bring beauty and enjoyment to their home. * Many of our other antique/vintage vases can also be used for this purpose. Remember that when you gift a beautiful antique/vintage item you are not only recycling, but also giving a piece of history and adding a beautiful piece of decor to someone's home.* In the area of gift giving, our choice has been to give an antique or vintage piece. *We enjoy their beauty, quality, character, collectivity and the story that comes with each piece. *
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We walk and prowl neighborhood stores, flea markets, auctions, garage sales, antique shops, estate sales and other Alley Cat destinations to find great buys and merchandise to bring to our customers. *Our items can either be new, antique, estate or vintage. *

We began our business in late 2011. *Initially, we launched it through individual one-on-one sales, and informal gatherings. The predominate focus of our jewelry sales has been natural stone jewelry because of our belief in their individual metaphysical properties. *
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Many believe it, and myself that gemstones carry metaphysical properties. *They have been used for centuries as healing tools and protection by numerous religions and empires. *Today Reiki practitioners, and other energy workers/healers use them as tools in their energy and healing work. *I personally have received and witnessed extraordinary healing from energy workers using crystals as tools. *We try to incorporate the metaphysical properties of gems for "information purposes only" in our listing where feasible.*
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I personally am a Reiki Master and Paranormal Investigator. *I use crystals in my healing work, when and where appropriate for protection, maintaining balance, and attracting abundance. *There are many resources available via books, and the Internet on the metaphysical properties of gemstones. *
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Effective June 2012, we started our web-based business on eBid.com through the launching of three Alley Cat Finds LLC stores. We decided on three stores in order to make it easier for our customers' browsing and shopping experience. Our goal is to achieve and maintain 100% customer satisfaction. *
Location:
Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
Interests:
Art, Reading, Researching, Metaphysical, Paranormal Studies, 11-11, Law Of Attraction, Travel
Occupation:
Business Owner And Nurse Healthcare Leader
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