APRIL 8-14, 2024 4 · SBJ.NET NEWS By Mike Cullinan, Reporter New business, new location, new owner? Send your info to newbusiness@sbj.net Lucid TLC Arts A crystal jewelry maker who started on Etsy expanded April 1 with a storefront at 1943-A S. Glenstone Ave. Mystical Thoughts LLC owner Seder Kojdecki said opening a brick-and-mortar shop has been a goal since she started her business in 2021. The store is in a retail center with tenants such as Dancing Mule Coffee Co. and To The Nines Tattoo LLC. Kojdecki, the company’s lone employee, said startup costs for the storefront were nearly $5,000. She signed a one-year lease for $1,100 per month with Petrol Properties for the 900-square-foot space. The Mystical Thoughts shop offers wire-wrapped crystals – Kojdecki’s flagship product – along with incense, cauldrons, tarot decks and books. A secondhand section includes vintage clothes and candlesticks. Most crystals are $5-$25 and books are priced $7-$20. Kojdecki also plans to host crystal and jewelry workshops. She started Mystical Thoughts online, selling handmade crystal jewelry and spiritual tools, and said she had been conducting popup events as the business caught on. After opening a brick-and-mortar flower shop in the Rountree neighborhood in 2021 at 1423 E. Cherry St., Ste. 101, Fleur Floral Studio LLC transitioned Dec. 11 to a home-based venture. Rose Cochran, who co-owns the business with husband Garrett, said spending more time at home with her two children, both under the age of 3, was a primary motivator for the decision. While the shop no longer offers daily floral arrangements, she said it does continue to provide a monthly floral subscription of a seasonal wrapped bouquet for $55. Cochran said Fleur’s primary focus now is floral designs for weddings and other events. It also sells custom arrangements via its website. Additionally, the Cochrans still own do-it-yourself candle shop Heirloom Candle Bar at 400 W. Walnut St., which opened in 2022. Artist Tiffany Collins moved her Nixa art gallery, Lucid TLC Arts LLC, to a new location on Feb. 28. Now downtown at 111 S. Main St., the gallery was previously located at 214 N. Massey Blvd., in the Fountain Plaza shopping center. A Nixa native, Collins is the lone employee in the 1,800-square-foot space, where she sells artwork created by herself and 20 other artists. Collins said aside from her paintings at Lucid TLC Arts, she creates murals and window paintings for businesses and does face paintings at events. Collins declined to disclose lease terms or relocation and renovation costs at the new shop, formerly occupied by Luk Boutique, which shuttered. The shop also has a studio classroom, which hosts art classes for all skill levels. Classes include drawing and watercolor acrylic. Collins said she also hosts monthly classes at 14 Mill Market in Nixa. Additionally, the gallery sells art supplies such as brushes, paint, canvases and artist instructional books. ☎417-755-3724 LucidTLCArts.com Mystical Thoughts Fleur Floral Studio ☎417-763-1968 MysticalThoughtsShop.square.site hey@fleurfloralstudio.com FleurFloralStudio.com OPEN FOR BUSINESS Tiffany Collins KATELYN EGGER Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, for children ages 6-17. Call 417.799.7474 for your FREE assessment today. perimeterspringfield.com PROVIDING HOPE. TRANSFORMING LIVES. Your child is your world. Find hope on their behavioral health journey. News releases and tips sbj@sbj.net Newsmakers Hires, promotions, awards and achievements newsmakers@sbj.net From the Ground Up Construction projects construction@sbj.net Open for Business Recent business changes, additions newbusiness@sbj.net Lists lists@sbj.net Guest Columnists ctemple@sbj.net HERE’S WHERE TO SEND IT. GOT NEWS? MORE PHOTOS AT SBJ.NET
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