About
Mother Shirley Braun and daughter Sandi Braun-Ziemer have had a long time love of crafting and are very creative. One night after spending three hours setting up at a local craft fair they stopped for a supper and conversation. Somewhere in the chatter Sandi says mom we just need to find a store because doing this every couple weeks in this cold weather is getting tiring. Shirley's response was why not give it a try because we will never know if we don't try. So together they brainstormed some ideas, ate a delicious meal and had a beer...just one! The next morning Sandi surprised Shirley with a shirt that said "Why Not" on it with two butterflies and said mom why not try it.
The representation of the butterflies goes way back into Sandi's childhood. Shirley's CB handle for dog trials was "Butterfly" and well Sandi adored her mother's creativity, strength and wisdom and just wanted to be a butterfly too. If you think about it the life stage of a butterfly is pretty amazing as it starts out as a caterpillar just inching along in life until is becomes this cocoon just hanging there developing into this amazing beautiful butterfly. Life offers us so many of our own stages: some we inch along at, some leave us hanging wondering what is going to happen and well in the end life is beautiful.
Together, these two women work with local vendors to create a beautiful place for them to sell their products. Some vendors are caterpillars just inching along and there are vendors that have established their business already; no matter what stage the vendor is at in their business WHY NOT is here for them. Vendors come to WHY NOT for a place to sell their products; they also receive marketing assistance, production suggestions and emotional support. Shirley oversees the customers and up keep of the store. Sandi oversees the administrative part with setting up vendors and events. WHY NOT is truly a family operation supporting local vendors.
The representation of the butterflies goes way back into Sandi's childhood. Shirley's CB handle for dog trials was "Butterfly" and well Sandi adored her mother's creativity, strength and wisdom and just wanted to be a butterfly too. If you think about it the life stage of a butterfly is pretty amazing as it starts out as a caterpillar just inching along in life until is becomes this cocoon just hanging there developing into this amazing beautiful butterfly. Life offers us so many of our own stages: some we inch along at, some leave us hanging wondering what is going to happen and well in the end life is beautiful.
Together, these two women work with local vendors to create a beautiful place for them to sell their products. Some vendors are caterpillars just inching along and there are vendors that have established their business already; no matter what stage the vendor is at in their business WHY NOT is here for them. Vendors come to WHY NOT for a place to sell their products; they also receive marketing assistance, production suggestions and emotional support. Shirley oversees the customers and up keep of the store. Sandi oversees the administrative part with setting up vendors and events. WHY NOT is truly a family operation supporting local vendors.
Contact Us
STORE ADDRESS:
206 Valley Green Square, Le Sueur MN 56058
After December 4, 2018
208 S Minnesota Ave, St. Peter MN 56082
MAILING ADDRESS:
518 S Main Street, Le Sueur MN 56058
PHONE NUMBERS:
Sandi Braun-Ziemer 507-327-9660
Shirley Braun 507-327-9843
EMAIL:
whynotgiftstore@gmail.com
FACEBOOK:
Why Not Gift Store - A kaleidoscope of local talent
WEBSITE:
www.whynotgiftstore.weebly.com
206 Valley Green Square, Le Sueur MN 56058
After December 4, 2018
208 S Minnesota Ave, St. Peter MN 56082
MAILING ADDRESS:
518 S Main Street, Le Sueur MN 56058
PHONE NUMBERS:
Sandi Braun-Ziemer 507-327-9660
Shirley Braun 507-327-9843
EMAIL:
whynotgiftstore@gmail.com
FACEBOOK:
Why Not Gift Store - A kaleidoscope of local talent
WEBSITE:
www.whynotgiftstore.weebly.com