{"id":37,"date":"2011-11-28T16:12:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T22:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beachsmith.com\/home\/?p=37"},"modified":"2021-01-12T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:01:45","slug":"meryton-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beachsmith.com\/home\/meryton-marketplace","title":{"rendered":"Meryton Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a woman in posession of a large fortune must be in want of merchandise…and so MERYTON MARKETPLACE was born. \u00a0My friend & associate Amy Hertzog and I launched our Jane shop at the North American Jane Austen Society Annual General Meeting<\/a> in October 2011. We were truly overwhelmed and moved by the reception we received there from our fellow Jane-ites.
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Please sign up for Meryton Marketplace shop updates, product releases and special offers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s our story:<\/p>\n

I am a lifelong Janeite. My mom introduced me to Jane when I was in the third grade. She bought me the audio books of Pride & Prejudice and Emma on cassette tape and I played them over and over (and over and over) until they finally broke when I was in high school. I very nearly had them memorized and often \"\"<\/a>talked along with the recordings. I still read P&P at least six times a year and I now have all of them on audio books to listen to while I design. My favorite book changes with my mood and with what is happening in my life, but today my favorite is Pride & Prejudice because my mom gave it to me. I lost her eight years ago from the day we launched the shop, and this is the first year I haven’t cried – I would like to thank Jane Austen & my fellow Janeites for that. Having my mother share the gift of Jane with me is a very happy memory.<\/p>\n

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what the “average Janeite” would want. I came to the conclusion that there is no “average” Janeite. We are all exceptional, diverse and above all passionate about our Jane Austen! So, after all that “research” time – I threw caution to the wind and followed my own passion, designing a Jane line in my own simple, graphic, modern style. I didn’t know how people would respond to my creative interpretation of Jane, but I knew I had created something I was truly proud of and had an emotional attachment to.<\/p>\n

Well, they “got” it. The response to our launch was AMAZING!!! I was so inspired I went home at night and designed more product, started working on the website and set a hard date for our online launch. We opened online \u00a0CYBER MONDAY (November 28, 2011).<\/p>\n

This project is truly a passion of mine and I am honored and humbled to be involved with JASNA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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