Getting Personal With my Awesome Customers

There are many things I love about having my own handmade business.  I seriously love it. I love setting my own hours, setting my own quality and ethical standards, working independently and challenging myself, being artistic 24/7 a day, working with my hands, being there for my kids whenever they need me, long walks to the post office, problem solving, marketing, finding the perfect materials, you name it,  I love all of it.  However, one of my favorite and most unexpected joys in running my own handmade business, is getting to catch a little glimpse of my customers' lives, right at one of the most precious times in their life.

Most of my customers are either expectant mothers, mothers just starting their journey with a new baby (whether it's baby #1 or baby #6), or perhaps mothers planning a special photo shoot to preserve adorable memories on special occasions. It's an exciting, nervous, and loving time that is only too brief, and I love playing my own small part in it! It is a really special thing to me for example, that so many of my "going home outfits" that ship out, will be the absolute first thing a baby ever wears.  How amazing is it to know that this new little person is about to be born and will be coming home to change their parents' lives forever (in one of my tiny outfits no less!)? I know I sound cheesy but I mean come on, it really is pretty miraculous. These are the times of joy that we genuinely do remember forever like it was yesterday, and  it's just a real honor and pleasure to catch a tiny glimpse of it as I work with my customers to get their order delivered on time.

I must stress my many thanks and warm wishes to all of my customers (and every family for that matter), as they embark on the exciting and nerve wracking journey of parenthood :)