As many of you know, EtsyBABY team members are extremely talented. We wanted to take a peek at the person behind the creativity. All throughout June, we will be interviewing shop owners, to get a glimpse of the designer behind those adorable baby products!
Meet Karen from TheDreamyBoutique
With seven children combined, we love children and love creating these nurseries for other people to enjoy.
How long have you been practicing your art/craft? Growing up in a military family, and having to move pretty much every year, our mother taught us to sew. Both of us were making all of our own clothes by the time we were teenagers. There was no such thing as "the mall" in our vocabulary and we learned to create and design our own fashion. Without stating our actual age, combined we have over 60 years of experience!
What training have you had or are you self-taught? Although no formal training, we had the instruction and guidance of our loving mother
What has been the hardest aspect of creating a hobby into a business? I think the hardest part is just getting started and learning how to promote the business.
Any advice for other Etsy sellers? Follow your dreams, you are never too old to start!! With Etsy, it is so easy to get started.
Describe a typical day in your life... Our business is split between my sister and I. I currently still work a full time job and manage the business side, design service and advertising side of The Dreamy Boutique, my sister, starts her day out with a cup of coffee and her rotary cutter, she is the master of all the finished products.
We also have our website under construction.
We hope to add more products and hopefully another shop on Etsy.
