Creating with fabric is a new thing for me: 1 1/2 years ago when we suddenly had a 4 year old foster daughter (adoption nearly finalized, can't wait till it's official!) I went on a bit of a nesting drive....I just needed something to get excited about since I was instantly a mother without the 9 month wait of expecting. In Tunisian children's clothes and decor ridiculously expensive and so I had to get creative. I have two grandmothers who were sewing whizzes but they stopped before I was old enough to get real lessons. I knew how to stitch in a straight line since I was in 4-H as a youngin' but that's about as far as my skill set went. Even in my 4-H days I think I didn't produce anything that was usable. Enter pinterest and all the amazing online tutorials these days and I discovered a new love! Seriously, sewing is so much fun and it's kind of an instant gratification thing because you can produce something useable in just a few hours. This new finding also tapped into my life-long obsession with fabric and textiles so I was really hooked.
So now the idea I've been kicking around is doing some training for women in the neighborhood who are in need of some extra income to care for their children. However, I don't really have the start-up cash flow to do this until I kind of see what products they can make that actually sell. So, I'm in a bit of the research and development stage. Here are a few examples of the things I'm thinking of offering.
So now the idea I've been kicking around is doing some training for women in the neighborhood who are in need of some extra income to care for their children. However, I don't really have the start-up cash flow to do this until I kind of see what products they can make that actually sell. So, I'm in a bit of the research and development stage. Here are a few examples of the things I'm thinking of offering.
I'm excited about the possibilities and nervous at the same time. I get so excited about this and then filled with doubt...how will anyone find us or will they even want to purchase from us with the millions of products out there? It seems overwhelming but I know two things I have to stay true to are my desire to make a difference in the community and my passion to be a create. As a product test I just launched an etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SimplyMeHandmade
Please pay us a visit and please let me know any comments you might have about products you would like to see, what's good and what's not!
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