{"id":2459265,"date":"2020-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/were-open-mineral-mine\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T06:00:00","slug":"were-open-mineral-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/were-open-mineral-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Open: Mineral + Mine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Business name<\/strong>: Mineral + Mine<\/p>\n

Address<\/strong>: 110 E. Hallam St., Studio 101 (located in Red Brick Center for the Arts)<\/p>\n

Web<\/strong>: www.mineralandmine.com<\/p>\n

Email<\/strong>: info@mineralandmine.com<\/p>\n

Social media<\/strong>: @mineralandmine (Instagram and Facebook)<\/p>\n

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Aspen Times<\/strong>: How have you gotten creative during this time? What have you done to keep your customers engaged?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mineral + Mine owner Kate Flynn<\/strong>: At first when everything shut down I had a hard time finding creative energy; however, I did break my ankle two weeks before the pandemic started, so that was part of my situation that made things extra tough. Thankfully the Red Brick, where my jewelry studio is located, has remained accessible to tenants throughout the pandemic. Once I became a bit more mobile following my ankle surgery, I committed to coming into the studio every day, even though many of my sales avenues had been shut down (this included the closing of all the physical stores I sell to, and eventually the announcement that the Aspen farmers market would not be allowing its artisan vendors to have booths at this time). Though I didn\u2019t have my normal steady to-do list of restocking and orders, I dedicated this slower time to trying new techniques, perfecting more difficult ones, and diving into parts of my business that needed some overdue attention. This refocusing included a higher level of photography of my pieces and process, which in turn helped my efforts to reach customers on social media and newsletters. To keep customers engaged, I\u2019ve put in a lot of time to showcase my work and process on social media. Even if they\u2019re not buying, I wanted to show I\u2019m still here working. I also found motivation by fundraising for programs supporting frontline workers, and gifting jewelry to doctors, nurses and hospital staff.<\/p>\n

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AT<\/strong>: What\u2019s the most important thing the community can do to support you?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MM<\/strong>: Continue to shop local for gifts and yourself, if you can! My website is open, and I\u2019m responsive on my email if you need help buying a gift or would like to shop in person. I am based out of the Red Brick and we are allowed to have social distanced client meetings on our spacious front lawn. If you have some sense of what you\u2019re looking for, I can bring a selection of jewelry out to the lawn in a tray for browsing. If you\u2019re not shopping for anything right now, the best way to support my business (and other small and local businesses) is to follow my social media pages and engage with my posts.<\/p>\n

AT<\/strong>: Where can we find your most current offerings and updates?<\/p>\n

MM<\/strong>: Social media! I post daily on Instagram and Facebook. As the world reopens and events start to become possible again, this is where I will announce any markets, fairs, etc, that I will be participating in. You can also sign up for my email list on my website. I send infrequent, relevant emails regarding new jewelry pieces, my creative process and rare sales.<\/p>\n

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AT<\/strong>: What has been the best customer experience or comment you\u2019ve had since the crisis started?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MM<\/strong>: I appreciate my customers who continued to shop with me when it felt like the world was closed, and Amazon was easier. I\u2019ve had some locals continue to reach out to me for presents, and to shop for themselves. That support has been deeply appreciated. I\u2019m honored to know my jewelry is being given as gifts and bringing smiles to peoples\u2019 faces during this difficult time.<\/p>\n

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AT<\/strong>: Is there anything else you\u2019d like to add regarding your business during the pandemic?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MM<\/strong>: I\u2019m pursuing avenues for social distanced, outdoor, market-style shopping opportunities in the Aspen area for the coming months. I feel strongly that both local artists and the greater community need safe events to look forward to, and ways to support each other. Follow my social media to stay in the know!<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Business name: Mineral + Mine Address: 110 E. Hallam St., Studio 101 (located in Red Brick Center for the Arts) Web: www.mineralandmine.com Email: info@mineralandmine.com Social media: @mineralandmine (Instagram and Facebook) Aspen Times: How have you gotten creative during this time? What have you done to keep your customers engaged? Mineral + Mine owner Kate Flynn: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2459265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-17 01:47:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}