Empress Emporium - Tea and Parfumerie

08/30/2026

Over six years I carefully curated the Empress experience from around the world. Some from my travels - blending teas and choosing stones - some from building real relationships with incredible sources of knowledge. Every stone was intuitively chosen by me for someone yet unknown. Some are masterpieces that took years to buy. When I opened in 2015 at 1908, we had a peacock room - something I mourned when we moved to 700 Main - now, we have a Peacock Crystalarium. So many wonderful people who became friends walked through the doors! It’s Phase 1 but it is one step closer to my dream! Phase 1 includes: craft cafe, game night, bracelet, perfume and candle-making classes, crystal classes, oracle and tea leaf reading, and teas.

08/29/2026

When can’t wait to welcome you! Save the date - September 27th!

08/25/2026

Even our Scrabble board needs to sparkle! Yes we will have game nights! (Thanks, Val, for thinking about it!)

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

Getting ready for our grand reopening on September 27th! We are definitely not your typical crystal, tea, craft and perfume shop. We sparkle!

08/21/2026

Bookclub! Yesterday we launched our Fall Bookclub with For All Their Lives. It was so nice to welcome Bookclub back downstairs for a sneak peek at the refreshed Empress. Thanks to Roxanne Ellis Konczal, Val, Linda and Mackenzie Karge for helping these past two weeks! We have a little more to go but am already looking forward to our opening September 27th! Next Bookclub meeting is September 24th at 6pm. The book is Brooklyn.

08/21/2026

Sometimes it is easy to forget this! You control the positive and negative in your life. You choose your destiny. You choose what you bring to the table!