Welcome to the History of Mini Bazaar!

My name is Lucy Simmons. Mini Bazaar began with my sister, Millie Batt as my partner. We come
from a family of six girls, and enjoyed creating home decor at an early age.

In the fall of 1980 we decided to start our business and began selling hand made items.  We found local women and combined with our own creations, began Mini Bazaar.  We rented office space in the beginning, and then moved to a permanent location on 17th street for 25 years.  You can now find us here at 765 S. Capital,  in Idaho Falls.

We open for a several weeks beginning the middle of February through April.  Then, we open on Fridays and Saturdays during   May, June and July. We use the first part of August to prepare for our Fall season and open mid-August through the first weekend of  October. Our Christmas season opens the 3rd Wednesday of October and continues through the middle of December.

My daughter Bobbi has worked at the store for over 20 years, and has taken on  the managing responsibility of the store.

We are in our 46th year in business and have customers that travel long distances to visit us.  We love our business and enjoy our customers and many friends that we’ve made over the years.