Jonee Wolfbrandt had always wanted to open her own craft store. One thing she hadn’t thought of was what she would name it.

Earlier this year, just weeks before she opened up her new boutique in Park View, a friend helped her resolve that problem.

Jonee Wolfbrandt displays a wide variety of gift items in her new shop, Bucket List Boutique, in Park View.

“A friend of mine said, hasn’t this always been something out your ‘bucket list’?” Woflbrant recalled.

Suddenly, the perfect name popped into Wolfbrandt’s head: Bucket List Boutique.

Wolfbrandt opened her new store on Feb. 11. Located off of Lincoln Avenue, her business resides in Park View’s main strip mall.

Prior to opening her own business, Wolfbrandt had spent her career in the accounting field. Needless to say, the transition to business owner and craft extraordinaire has been quite the adjustment.

So far, though, it has been going quite well.

“I have been impressed with the sales,” she said. “The community has really backed us up.”

Another key to success: Wolfbrandt thinks that her business has filled a void in Park View, where many residents did not have any local options for buying gifts.

“I have heard from people over and over again that we needed something like this is town,” she said. “It is a place where you can come in and get a quick gift that is also nice.”

When it comes to gifts, there is no shortage of options at Bucket List Boutique. The shop has everything from lotions, to pictures, to baby clothes, to home decorations, to beer mugs, to hand-made crafts. Moreover, the shop tries to carry gifts that appeal to a wide range of people: there are gifts for moms, gifts for dads, gifts for babies, and gifts for teachers, to name just a few.

The boutique also aims to update its inventory, depending on the time of the year.

“Right now, for example, I have been talking to my vendors about trying to get some more gifts for Father’s Day,” Wolfbrandt said.

Months after opening, Wolfbrandt (who residents in rural Davenport) believes that word about her business has spread beyond Park View.

Wolfbrandt gets her inventory from a number of vendors, who reside all throughout the North Scott area. (When a sale is completed, Wolfbrandt and her vendor split the proceeds.) She has also noticed customers coming from outside of town to browse the store.

“Customers are starting to come from the whole area,” she said. “We’ve had people check us out from Eldridge, from Long Grove, from as far away as DeWitt.

The store hopes to celebrate its early success with a grand opening event, set to take place on Sunday, June 23. The event will take place from 11 to 3 p.m.

Bucket List Boutique is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.