We've got a surprise for someone today... Jeff, Tiffany and I have been looking for ways to jump start some business for our dear friends Briana and Emma. They both make loads of great crafts such as dresses, hand bags, blankets, pillows, greeting cards etc. but when it comes to getting their stuff in the shops things get a little complicated. E & B both have no problem making their precious crafts but they get a little stage fright with just the thought of asking someone to put it in their shop's display window.
I have to sympathize - sometimes making that last step after doing all the work can be the most difficult part. It reminds me of trying to talk to girls when I was in grade school. All the fear of rejection would start to well up inside my belly and I couldn't raise the courage to go and talk to one of them. The irony of it all is that the more rejections you get the easier it is to speak to people about these things. So in a way the very first time you ask a shop owner to consider selling something you made is the most difficult. Each time after becomes easier and easier until you're a pro.
In the past I've offered and nearly followed through in taking Bri's stuff to the local boutiques to see if they would sell them but other silly things got in the way. So after going over it with Jeff and Tiff on Saturday - we've decided it will be our little surprise for her birthday - hopefully by the time she gets home today her items will already be on display in some amazing boutiques in Santa Monica!
I'll make sure to follow up for all the small business readers in the Ekaweeka community. If we can get their stuff on these stores there is no reason why anybody else wouldn't be able to.