ELSIE'S CRAFTS & GIFTS BUSINES SOPENS IN MALL

Elsie's Crafts and Gifts Shop is now open at 250 West Park Mall.

"This is the first time I've had a store in the mall," said Elsie Eggimann, owner of the business which offers hand crafted items and custom floral arrangements.

Eggimann points out, however, that she is no stranger to the mall.

"I've operated a kiosk there during the holiday period for the past five years," she said. "And I have there on weekends during the summer months."

Eggimann will have her store until January of 1992.

"We offer a little bit of everything in crafts," she said. "We have hand quilted quilts, various wood products, porcelain dolls, and oil paintings," she said. "We do have a small amount of commercial items, but 90 percent of our items are hand crafted."

Eggimann has been involved in crafts for more than 17 years.