08/31/2026
It takes a village. And sometimes, you find your village in the most unexpected places. Let me explain.
At the beginning of the year, I connected with a sweet lady on TikTok. She was interested in coming to one of our Christmas tree workshops. Now, if you know anything about TikTok, you know that person could have been a scammer, a poser, or any number of things. Oftentimes, you never even see the face of the person you’re interacting with. So when the night of that Christmas tree workshop finally arrived, it was such a joy to meet her and her family in person. This was someone I had been talking with back and forth for quite some time, and suddenly, there she was, sitting in our workshop making a Christmas tree with her family.
Over the many months since then, we have stayed in touch. and recently, when she offered to drive all the way to Pennsylvania to pick up molds that our store needs to continue offering our Christmas tree workshops, I was honestly in awe. Disbelief. Gratitude. All the feelings.
And she didn’t just pick up the molds I needed. She communicated with the person selling them, made the trip to Pennsylvania, and then strategically made stops along the way to pick up other molds that she thought our customers might love. She has an eye for things. She was my boots on the ground because, as much as I would like to, I cannot be in multiple places at one time.
She also has a few things up her sleeve with what this trip means for her, and I’ll share more about that another time. But for now, look at these beautiful molds. You’re going to see some amazing Halloween mold reveals coming to the store, along with some other treasures she thoughtfully picked out along the way.
And this is why when I say it takes a village, I sincerely mean it. It takes a village to run a store. It takes a village to continue offering products and experiences that people have come to love. I cannot do this alone.
And what makes this story even more remarkable to me? I didn’t even know this woman before this year. Think about that. In a world of billions of people, social media was our introduction. A simple connection on TikTok turned into a friendship, and that friendship turned into someone driving hundreds of miles to help me and our customers to continue doing something we love. That is pretty incredible.
So keep watching, because there are some pretty amazing molds coming your way. And behind every single one is a little story about the people who helped make it happen. It really does take a village. And I’m so thankful for mine.