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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Closing a store is incredibly painful, but my guest today, Liz Scott, is here to share that that difficult decision may just be a badge of honor in disguise. Liz was the proud proprietress of the paper &; gift shop Lovely Somethings in Bath, Ohio, for several years before closing its doors at the end of 2019. But, her industry story doesn&#8217;t end there. Freed from a costly lease, she reimagined and reconfigured her business into the <a href="https://www.lovelysomethings.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Troop Lovely Somethings</a> brand. </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If there was a course in how to create a lively store brand without an actual store, Liz could teach it. ;Through her online hub, she still sells many of the same exquisite wares she carried in her store, ;and she also assembles her divinely curated gift boxes. These are one-offs, not subscriptions — ;grab yours before they&#8217;re gone. And, three drop today!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Liz calls them two of them Closet Boxes, as in, you are going to <em>need</em> these in your goodie closet — ;and she also has a bundle of cards culled from some of my favorite makers, paired with posh writing utensils plus stamps for one-stop letter-writing. For me, seeing all these exclusive brands is like taking a stroll through a juried section of one of my favorite gift shows, maybe Atlanta or New York? If you can&#8217;t actually go to a store, one of these delivered to your doorstep, full of surprises, is the next best thing. Also: if you buy one, your money stays in small American businesses. Snag yours <a href="https://www.lovelysomethings.com/collections/boxes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://www.lovelysomethings.com/collections/boxes">here</a>.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Closing her store&#8217;s physical doors has also empowered Liz to do something she never would have felt comfortable doing otherwise: opening up about her personal life. In a series of blog posts entitled <a href="https://www.lovelysomethings.com/blogs/loveliness" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">My Husband Is Black and I Am Not Special,</a> Liz provides a front-row seat, no holds barred, into her interracial marriage. </p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-54945" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-54945 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="54945" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-17890 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-off-the-press tag-birthday-cards tag-cards tag-chicnawdie tag-congratulations-cards tag-design tag-fathers-day-cards tag-gouache tag-greeting-cards tag-illustration tag-mothers-day-cards tag-national-stationery-show tag-new-baby-cards tag-sarah-schwartz tag-stationery tag-thank-you-cards tag-thank-you-stationery tag-watercolor tag-wedding-cards" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/chicnawdie-goes-gouache/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=293%2C293&;ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=75%2C75&;ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=390%2C390&;ssl=1 390w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=585%2C585&;ssl=1 585w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChicNawdie_NewCards_SS2017_01.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/off-the-press/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Off The Press</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/chicnawdie-goes-gouache/">Chic+Nawdie Goes Gouache!</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2017-04-21T12:54:36+00:00">April 21, 2017</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="17890"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">She covers everything from how their families initially responded to the relationship, to getting pulled over by a white police officer late at night in an affluent suburb, to what happened when they put up a Biden sign on their front lawn. It is raw, it is honest, it is powerful, and I hope you take the time to read it. Liz shares its impact on her business, on her community, on her Instagram feed. I think you’ll be surprised, so tune in!</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Music Credits: “Your Treasure is Your Self”; written and performed by Sharon Glassman; Courtesy of Sharon Glassman/Smile Songs. <a href="http://smilesongs.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">smilesongs.com</a></p>

Liz Scott of Troop Lovely Somethings
