I knew I could depend on all of you to offer us your advice, suggestions, and encouragement on our new endeavor! Thanks so very much, we took all of it in and are working it out. The logo is going through round 2 right now, and Jamie (friend/business partner Jamie, not hubby Jamie!) and I had our first business meeting this week where we changed the name to Two Birdies Workshop. Jamie suggested it, and I love it! We couldn’t just use Two Birdies since twobirdies.com is already taken, so that is why I was trying to add something to it. Two Birdies Design seemed too limiting. And I wasn’t completely sold on Two Birdies Creations, but when Jamie said ‘Workshop‘ I knew that was it. It is versatile, we can pull it off and use it for many projects.
And we decided that we are going to see what we can get made in time for the Holiday Boutique at Ad’s school – which is December 4th. So, we have one month to get it all together. And then we’ll see what we can put up in Etsy and maybe shop it around to some little boutiques.
We have also created our “menu.” We aer going to make aprons, pillowcase dresses, reusable tote bags, and bags for kids, stationery and SuperCapes.
Lounge pants we decided are hard to “size” and also take a lot of fabric, so the profit margin is kinda high on those. And the birthday banners, are pretty time consuming as well. I may make some for our Etsy store at a later date, but we are not going to make any for the first round here.
I’ll tell you what else I will not be making. Any of these &$#*! Japanese felt animals. The only reason I finally finished these was they were taking up my endtable in the living room and I was sick of looking at them. That and the girls kept asking “when will the deer be done, Mama?”
So they are gladly done, and we are moving on. Bigger and better things!
So excited for you. We all know it will be a great adventure for you. Well the dear are darling though. They remind me of some Christmas ornaments I had as a kid.
oh how exciting! best of luck!! 🙂
Congratulations!! Just like you — the kids are in school for 2 months and you have your own business! It sounds so great!
I am so excited for you. I love the new name and can’t wait to see the logo. Your deer turned out perfectly. They are so cute.
I have some birthday goodies up today.
LOL…well at least they are done! And very cute! I have gotten that questions lots of times, too. “Done yet??” Sometimes it is just hard to get certain things done. 🙂
I love the new name. Workshop is a great add to it, and really covers everything. I agree about the lounge pants, too. Work on keepint that profit margin high, so you can actually pay for your materials AND time.
I have mostly computer craftiness to show this week. The sewing machine was collecting dust for much of the week. I did a bit of hand-sewing too, though. Those little ribbon frog claspy things needed to be hand sewn on my daughters pink silk dress. Not a fan of that. Good to do while watching football, though. 🙂
Two Birdies Workshop – LOVE IT! And, I love it that you have a business partner – makes this all so much more fun! Sounds like you are well on your way. The deer are adorable too, but some things are only meant to be done ONCE!
They may have been a trial to finish, but man are they cute! Kudos to you for finishing them. I’ve been known to hide an unfinished item in a drawer to hide my guilt over not finishing it. LOL!
I love, love Two Birdies Workshop! That’s a perfect name. (Smart girl, this Jamie!) It sounds like you guys are thinking hard and smart about your products too. I can’t wait to see your shop, and I wish you all the best with your new endeavor!