Taking a good look at what we've bought!

Developing our newly purchased property in York Harbour Newfoundland into a home for JaJeJems, a cafe and a lampwork studio is our ultimate plan but now is the time to assess what we have bought and get our selves moved in to the community!  My husband Roy and our business partner Blake have just returned from a week in Newfoundland.  The purpose of the trip was to have a better look at The Roost and see exactly what we bought.  Not that we bought the store sight unseen but after all it had been nearly a year since we first saw it and even between the three of us we couldn't remember all of the details.  Have a look at a couple of shots of the outside of the building. We can honestly say that it is a very well built structure and has a lot of potential for the business we have in mind, plus a home for us in the basement!

Side view of The Roost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Roost from the harbour side

You will notice in the first picture that there is still a sign on the building.  That sign advertises the bakery that was part of the convenience store.  Of course we will be replacing the sign in the future but after talking to some of the local residents, the bakery may  be a possible addition to the business.  The harbour side view in the second picture shows the back of the building and gives you a good idea of the size.  Just imagine a deck across the back for patrons to sit and enjoy the view.  Speaking of view, have a look at what we will be looking at everyday.  I think that it will be a bit distracting for a while!

Seen enough of the outside?  Well next time I will show you around inside.  In the meantime as we dream of exciting days ahead, the plan to sell our Ontario home and pack up our belongings is now a reality. It looks like the summer of 2013 will be a busy one!

A future home for JaJeJems!

Well here is the new future home of JaJeJems, the former Child's convenience store in York Harbour Newfoundland!  We have recently made the purchase and are taking the leap into a new commercial adventure on the beautiful island of Newfoundland, Canada.

As some of you may know we have had a cottage for several years in a little village on the west coast of Newfoundland called Lark Harbour.  Here is the cottage - check out the view across the harbour!

It is here that we first discovered sea glass and started collecting it along the beaches near our cottage. Our daughter Jessica moved to New Brunswick in 2011 and she also started collecting seas glass and actually taught herself how to wire wrap it to make lovely pendants.  Now it has become the inspiration for most of our jewellery pieces.  Both Jessica and I make the jewellery which we sell from our own website and from our online store on iCraftgifts.

By the Sea

Adam's Apple

Today, my husband Roy and our business partner Blake are in Lark Harbour staying at the cottage and having a closer look at the store in York Harbour which is just a five minute drive away.  The new business will be called "The Roost" and will become the  brick and mortar home for JaJeJems.  In addition to selling our jewellery we hope to have a small cafe, a gallery and a fully functioning lampwork studio where I can pursue my other passion, making glass beads and hopefully teaching bead making.

My plan is to update this blog weekly, if I can, to let everyone know our progress.  There is a lot to do to get ourselves moved to Newfoundland from our home in Ontario and get the business up and running so we are optimistically looking a the summer of 2014 but more about that in another post.  Until next post and lots more news from JaJeJems!