So, without further delay I introduce our very first business spotlight. This business is amazing and the owner is timely, efficient, and her products are amazing quality. I have purchased several items from her including wet bags, cloth wipes, snack bags, nursing covers, and a money management wallet. Please take some time and learn about her business. Take some time to show her some love on her business page, and tell her Simplistic Inspirations sent you over.
About the Owner:
My name is Shannon. I am a SAHM (stay at home mom) with 1 beautiful daughter. I have a passion for sewing, pressure canning, crafting, home decorating, and being a mom. Since I can remember I have wanted to be a SAHM, but now days there are so many mommies that are unable to stay at home with their kiddos and I never counted on being so blessed to obtain this lifestyle. It has required sacrifices for both my husband and I, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love to feel accomplished and see “finished products.” Since establishing Cupcake Covers I have felt a range of emotions. Such as feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, sad, happy, impressed, but mostly I feel accomplished.
Sewing and crafting is my stress release (most of the time) while I do enjoy the monetary gain I mostly enjoy networking with other WAHM’s (Work at home Mom’s) and learning new ideas and techniques from them. There are so many talented mommies that I look up to and pull inspiration from. Some of my favorite things to participate in are Blog reviews, Giveaways and charity events.
About Cupcake Covers:
Cupcake covers was founded in May 2011 shortly after my daughter was born. I started making nursing covers because I am a firm believer on the benefits of nursing and breast feeding your little one, and I wanted to look good doing it. There are very different situations and not everyone has the opportunity, But I believe that information and knowledge is a key element to becoming the best parent you can.
When my daughter was about 6 months I decided to try cloth diapers. I knew nothing about them and very little on washing, prepping, different types of diapers, etc. I remember my first cloth diaper purchase consisted of 5 OS (one size) Fuzzi Bunz (a pocket-style diaper). When I received them in the mail I ran home and washed them. As soon as they were dry and ready I put one on my daughter and in that moment I realized how much I had been missing out on. That is where I started really learning and becoming educated about cloth diapers and all of its benefits, mostly that they are so darn cute.
Ai2, AIO, OS, pocket, pre folds, hybrid, fitted, covers, hip snaps, snap down rise, stripping the diaper ... What? What does all this foreign language mean? It took me several months for researching cloth diapering forums, blogs, tutorials and such to learn the things I know now. I continue to watch YouTube videos and followed cloth diapering blogs and forums. While I was researching I saw several moms who made their own products. Some of them did it to help save on expenses and others because they wanted to bring something new to the table. This is when I realized that I could be a WAHM. Once again I started into tutorials, youtube videos, and numerous blogs to become familiar with people’s needs, likes, dislikes, and desires for cloth diapers products.
After not doing too much with "Cupcake Covers" I decided why not add cloth diapering accessories to my store. I had made several for myself and friends and found what I liked and what worked best.
I started small and started selling cloth wipes on some Facebook b/s/t (buy/sell/trade) pages. I had really great feedback and slowly started adding items to my etsy shop and tried to build my reputation using Facebook; I than started participating in blog reviews and giveaways which has helped me build a fan base.
I now offer nursing covers, wet bags, cloth wipes, reusable snack bags, unpaper towels, pail liners, and nursing pads. I hope to soon stock wet/dry bags, cloth diapers mama cloth and other eco and family friendly items. I currently specialize I custom orders which keeps me busy and from regularly stocking my store.
www.facebook.com/cupcakecovers
www.etsy.com/shop/cupcakecovers
www.twitter.com/cupcakecovers
cupcakecovers.blogspot.com
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