Hello!
My name is Jane Bigham and I am the owner of Ornament Mall, THE PLACE for
Hallmark collectors.
I
have loved Hallmark as far back as I can remember. The "Card Shop" was our
favorite gift shop throughout the year and of course, we always headed to the
local Hallmark shop for after-Christmas sales. Since we live in Kansas City ,
home of Hallmark, there has always been a lot of Hallmark available for
purchase. In 1990 my husband, Rick, and I started selling Hallmark collectibles
at our local Kansas City flea
markets, and soon after started attending Hallmark secondary-market shows and
conventions. Things
have changed since then. Now we are busy with Internet sales, both from Ornament
Mall and Ebay (seller
JaneBigham).
Some of you got to know us via our first website,
JanesHolidayKeepsakes.com. When
we acquired OrnamentMall.com, it soon became evident that it was too time
consuming to maintain two websites, so we merged the sites into one, keeping the
name OrnamentMall.com.
When
we started selling, our goal was to put our three children through college. They
were all in-and-out of our home while in school, but now they are all way beyond
college and have careers and families of their own. We are very thankful that
they have all stayed in the area especially since they have blessed us with
eleven beautiful grandchildren who
are the "sparkle" in our lives. Our oldest grandchild is 11 so you can imagine
the fun we have when all the kids come to Grandpa and Grandma's
house!
We
still consider the Ornament Mall a family business. Collecting
and selling has become a fun family activity for all the Bighams! Our children
still love the ornaments and all have beautiful trees with ornaments
representing their favorite activities and special events. Since the beginning, our
children have helped with whatever needed to be done with the business. Whether
their contribution be organizing inventory, packing orders, or helping us sell
at Hallmark events, we have always been thankful for their interest in building
our business to what it is today.
Keli
came to work with us 20 years ago as a caregiver for my parents, who we had
moved into our home. She
now does most of our shipping and has become a serious collector herself and can
answer the most difficult Hallmark questions. Our daughter-in-law, Megan, taught
herself web design and built our website from scratch and still does all the
website maintenance. Our children still help out in the evenings and on
weekends whenever needed and then I get to babysit while everyone else works.
It's fun to see the grandchildren become involved too and hear them talk about
what "ownament" they NEED! They love to grab a sack and go shopping in the
aisles for their favorite character ornaments. They
are great help when the new ornaments come in because they still think it's fun
to put the ornaments on the shelves and help organize. While unpacking the 2017
ornaments, our 8 year old Julia announced that "some day she was going to be
running this place!" so we still have hope to keep the Ornament Mall in business
for many years to come.
We
have been so thankful for all the opportunities we have had and especially the
people we have met along the way! We
have many wonderful memories of trips we took with our family to attend Hallmark
events. It
seems like only yesterday that our youngest son (now 36) would attend Hallmark
Conventions with us and go to sleep in the hotel bathtub because our room was
full of "room hoppers" until 2 am. Our
"Hallmark Family" has truly been a blessing and we treasure all the friendships
that we have made!
It
is our goal to serve you, whether it be answering your questions or helping you
locate a missing item for your collection! We look forward to many celebrations
with you at the Ornament Mall and continue to appreciate your business and
friendship.
If
you have any questions or need assistance, please email me at [email protected]