Showing posts with label small business journey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small business journey. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The Journey

The Journey began two years ago when I was offered a box of discontinued fabric samples that were destined to be thrown away. Being a crafter combined with a hatred of seeing anything thrown away that may have any kind of potential use (it is a crafter thing)...I hauled the box home. I just sat and looked at them for a while not having a clue what to do with them. I hadn't sewn in years, but I broke out the dusty old Singer sewing machine and made the ugliest purse you have ever seen in your life. Due to the fact that my husband lies like a dog on a cheap rug when it comes to my crafts... I had the false illusion that it was somewhat cute. So I made another one. They were for no purpose other than for my own personal use. I showed one to a fashion designer and she gave me just enough encouragement to dive in. The purses developed and evolved, but I became bored and was ready to move on to another project.

A co-worker/friend showed me a web site from a crafter who was making millions by making and selling purses on line. I jumped out of my skin.

I sent some purses to another friend who sold on ebay. They sold slowly. I tried several avenues and I am still experimenting to find their avenue.

Every time I am about to give up... God gives me a sign. Another person gave me 10... count them... I said 10 boxes of discontinued fabric samples. A week later another person came in and gave me purse patterns and purses to use as samples. A couple of weeks later, a purse sales lady looked at my purses and told me she would like to help me find avenues to sell them.

I don't fully understand what God has planned for this avenue... but good golly molly...it's gonna be huge.