Aesthetic and intentional theological resources to inspire a deeper longing for the triune God.
My art style is heavily influenced by japandi and cinematic vibes. Enjoy this cozy studio vlog while you’re cleaning your home, chilling on the sofa, or if you want to be inspired. Here’s my creative take on vlogging the behind the scenes of owning this small business. 🎥
If I had a videographer shooting my life as a visual diary, it’d look like this. Here’s to my first cozy cinematic studio vlog series. Hi friend. I really en...
I bought a tripod from the Amazon Prime Day deals they had. I knew I needed to test it out! Here’s my first YouTube video. Hopefully I can create more cozy and aesthetic vlogs in the future.
By the way, yesterday I showed this video to Vincent. He said it gives him the comfy and aesthetic Japanese vlog vibes which is TOTALLY what I’m going for with The Sojourney Co. japandi brand. Enjoy. ☺️
I started my small business of embroidered two months ago. This YouTube video is the first one in my channel that documents my journey as a Christian entrepr...
💭 Reflection: The beginning of July was full of birthday celebrations and a day trip to the mountains. Here are some recaps:
〰️ My family spent J4 heading to the mountains early in the morning. We left at 6am 🫠 I’m not really an early bird so it definitely was a struggle for me. We got there and it was PACKED. So many families had the same idea we did. But thankfully we found the perfect spot. We had to cross the river with all our food and chairs to get to it though. My favorite part was setting our chairs in the water, munching on sandwiches, and taking a nap. I honestly had the best nap there.
〰️ Vince and I headed to in Huntersville to spend the day preparing for his sermon. I don’t know about you, but sometimes we need a change in scenery to help us focus. By the way, they have the best iced chai latte ever!! It literally taste like Cinnamon Toast Crunch 😍
〰️ Vincent preached on July 7th, and he did so well 🥹. He’s actually kind of a natural at public speaking. Like I didn’t hear any filler words and it didn’t seem like he was nervous at all. His passage was from Ephesians 4:24 on how to be truth tellers. What thing I admire about Vince is his genuinely kind and good heart. You can tell when you have a conversation with him that he genuinely believes in what he says. I’ve seen him use his voice to encourage and inspire others to have hope in their lives. And some of those lives have slowly changed.
〰️ We also celebrated my moms birthday on July 7th. We cooked and bought her favorite foods: spring rolls and tacos. I also made a Korean punch for all of us to drink. Thankfully that day started cooling off so we went to the park and reintroduced my parents to pickleball. They beat all of us!!! And made our hard work look like it was all in vain 🤣🤣 The last time they played was a year ago for Father’s Day.
〰️ My friend April came over to our little home to do my nails. I haven’t done my nails since I got married two years ago. So it was a sweet time to have self care.
〰️ My solder sister in law Sunny turned 31 this past Saturday. We had a little disco surprise party that my nieces Jazz and Jywellz set up. We ate homemade pizza they made, danced a little, and karaoked for the rest of the night.
This was the first design I ever created in the spring of 2023. It was very cringey. 😅
Background story: This very first design was heavily influenced by the episode on Sméagol and his love for the ring. 🤣🤣 My connection with the fictional movie character Sméagol from Lord of the Rings goes way back in my college days when the Hmong students from Moody Bible Institute hosted a Bible conference in surrounding cities. I led a workshop for the first time called Soul Food that focused on what influences us. I used the analogy of Sméagol and how the ring had massive negative influence over his life. So I continued to teach this lesson a couple more times that year and the next. I quickly realized that I loved analyzing pop cultural references and finding connections with our faith… which eventually led to creating a podcast on pop culture.
So as I was drafting the very first designs for shirts, I thought that it would be brilliant to have one reference Sméagol and the ring from LOTR. I sent this drawing with a couple more to my friends, and let’s just say I had mixed honest reviews on it. 😅 It was hard to hear the truth that these drawings were cheesy or unaesthetic, but I really am grateful for all this input because it drastically shifted the ENTIRE direction of our shop. And I can confidently say for the better.
So why do I share this with you? I am being vulnerable in exposing the early stages of The Sojourney Co to let you know that everyone (especially myself) had to start somewhere. This drawing is a documentation for me to look back on and remember the humble beginnings I had when I started all this.
Here’s a little takeaway for you: don’t be afraid of trying new things out even if you’re not good at it in the beginning. Imagine if I had stopped making and improving my designs. I wouldn’t be this far. This account wouldn’t be made. And I wouldn’t have had all these connections with those who resonate with beauty and truth. I was no master at creating intentional and beautiful art. But it grew over time the more I drew. So don’t ever stop trying. You might be surprised to see where your resilience will lead you.
I want to challenge myself by posting my own arrangement of musical covers of songs that are beautiful, encouraging, and artistic.
I am actually a worship leader at ny church. Every week I meticulously configure each worship set. One day I’d love to share my song selection process with you. So typically these song covers I post on here are ones i may not get the chance of leading my worship team on Sunday worship sessions. I believe they are more fitting to be shared on a personal level with my own experiences as they are more artistic and are ambiguous in a way than the hymns and other songs that are very clear in storytelling.
I believe there are certain songs that should be song on a corporate scale due to the nature of the audiences needs but that doesnt mean that these special songs don’t have a place in our faith journey either. I rather choose to see that these expressive ones are more personal and reflective. The meanings can differ from one person to the next based on your individual relationship. Nonetheless these songs still do touch on timeless truths about the triune God’s character and presence in our lives.
So here’s my musical arrangement and cover on the song “Closer” by Maverick city music.
Please draw us closer to you Jesus.
🧵🪡 POV: When you finally find a Christian small business that makes meaningful and aesthetic tote bags.
The best part of owning this small business and making my own line of theologically rich and beautiful goods is making new things that I don’t see in the world yet. Don’t you ever wish that there would be a store or small business that would make your specific style or taste in fashion? Or that you wished there was an artist or small biz owner that could create that design in your head and bring it to life? Now I don’t have to wait for someone else to invent or design what I want to wear or see in this world. But the only person I’m waiting on is me.
Here are commonalities you will find in all the things we create. I like thinking outside of the box. Finding fresh ways to present the same idea or phrase. I like earthy toned colors because they will never get boring or old. I like abstract and simple art that keeps things minimalistic and clean for people to easily remember the message. And most importantly, I like intentionality.
Each word, phrase, color, collection, and even style has been intentionally created and placed there for a purpose. An artist wants others to be curious about their painting or clay creation. A writer or poet wants a reader to wrestle with the words they’ve written. And so I want you to be curious about the story behind each tote bag, shirt, and long sleeves. Why? Because I believe that curiosity will lead you discover a good triune God is behind each design.
So follow along with me and see the world through how I do as an artist, theologian, and entrepreneur. Wonder and be amazed by the timeless truths that Scripture teaches us as you marvel at how art, in its expressiveness, does in fact lead you to long for God in new way.
Shop our tote and read its meaning here: https://thesojourney.co/theshop/p/not-home-yet-tote
💭 Reflection: I loved every minute of my Vang family reunion that happened in Tennessee a couple weeks ago. This is the first reunion we’ve ever had together so every night everyone would stay up till 2-3am because all we ever wanted to do was keep hanging out with each other. The view at our cabin was absolutely incredible with the sun setting in the mountains that had the best pink and purple sky. We missed some older cousins that couldn’t join us but still had the best of times together.
Here are some highlights from that trip:
🏔️ We took professional family photos with my camera but u fortunately lost half of the good photos because my memory card got corrupted somehow 🫠😮💨 I’ve never had this happen to me in the five years of being a photographer. But I managed to save some photos and have learned my lesson to ALWAYS have backup plans. I guess I had to learn this at some point 🥲
🏔️ My Vang side is pretty musically talented. All the grandkids/cousins know how to play an instrument and can sing. We all serve at our local churches on the worship or have played in orchestra/band. So I knew I needed to bring as many instruments and karaoke gear to the cabin so we all could play together. The first full day we played worship songs and took turns rotating the guitar, box, and microphones because we could. Then we did karaoke for another 2-3 hours. Towards the end of the night, our voices were dead but we had such a good time.
🏔️ If we weren’t singing, then we were playing board games and card games. My siblings and I taught them Salem that’s kind of like a role playing card game. Everyone got into their character card 🤣.
🏔️ During one of the other full days, we went waterfall chasing only to find out that the waterfall was super tiny. It was not climactic at all 😅 but we still made the most of it by finding a nearby river to search for crawfish. Even my grandpa went into the water.
🏔️ I’m grateful for is how intentional my family is and how they make space to listen to everyone from the youngest to the oldest. We had many deep conversations with one another and even sat in big family circles to reminisce over our favorite memory that week.
📣 The shop opened again for more orders until next Monday, July 8th at 6:00am EST !!📣
I’m opening up the shop again for a whole week! Many of you reached out to us about placing an order, so here we are ☺️. We’re still selling collection 1 shirts, long sleeves, and totes.
Here are new things we’ve changed:
〰️ Shipping is now $7 instead of $9 to save you a couple of dollars.
〰️ The Hmong believers long sleeve is now in Hmong dlawb (white) dialect.
〰️ 2XL is now available in all designs.
Happy Sunday friend!!
To shop: https://thesojourney.co/theshop
For those who are subscribed to our emails, we just sent out the discount codes and early access to our shop! 🥰 Have a great weekend and see the rest of you on our Sunday re-opening!
We finally have our Hmong believers long sleeve in the Hmong dlawb (white) dialect!! These will be sold during our shop reopening this Sunday. ☺️☺️
💬 Comment below which dialect you speak!
📣 Our shop is reopening this Sunday at 5PM EST until Monday, July 8th at 6am EST! 📣
If you missed our previous shop opening, now’s your chance to grab a couple of our products. Or if you loved any of our items and want to gift a friend or even get more, now’s the perfect time to shop. Our website will open back up to the public this Sunday. See you soon friend.
Hi friend.
📣 We are RE-RELEASING collection 1!!📣
Many of you have reached out to me that you've missed our first shop opening. So ... we are bringing it back again! Here are some announcements I have for you:
1. The general public will be notified on the shop opening date tomorrow at 6pm EST. But all subscribers will be notified about it through email tonight at 6pm EST.
2. All subscribers will gain EARLY access to the shop for 3 DAYS!! This means that you'll get your item faster than the general public. And you will also be sent a DISCOUNT CODE on the day the shop opens as a small token of gratitude from our first successful drop.
If you are subscribed already, we will connect with you soon! If you haven't already, you can still subscribe to our emails if you want in on this at https://thesojourney.co/connect .
If you have a pickup package:
I will be out of town this weekend for the remainder of the week. I will be back in town and at church on June 23. I will bring all pickup packages at CHAC that day. 🙂 Please message or email me if you have any questions!
💭 Reflections: our first shop launch is finally in the books. Batch 4 and 5 have been shipped out and batch 6 is on its way to being picked up 🎉 We made it y’all.
It’s been almost a month that’s passed since we opened up the shop. I had no idea how the outcome was going to turn out. As an artist, it’s kind of terrifying to put your artwork out there because you simply don’t know how others will respond to it. Will they resonate with it? Will they ignore it? But the influx of friends and even strangers (who have now become a friend) made their way to our socials and website to purchase something precious and intentional. I have learned that there are so many of you want a deeper community and are on a search for physical goods that point to our heavenly identities in a world that has lost its way. Your kind words and social media tags have made our hearts full!
So we’re going to create more. Vincent and I are already formulating our second collections designs to share with you and the world. There’s going to be more totes. More simple yet meaningful designs. This collection has a theme that we hope relates to some of you. Not only that, but we plan on bringing back our most popular designs from this first launch. We’re possibly looking at changing some of shirt colors for our popular designs and even thinking about adding white dialect for our Hmong believers longsleeves depending on how everything pans out. More information will be released in the upcoming weeks of when we plan to do our second drop ☺️
Here’s to seeing God broaden this community of sojourners who are still living on this side of earth.
The link to our select ❗️SALE ITEMS ❗️
when beauty and truth finally come together The Shop The Why People love to express who they are, what they like, and who they identify as through the clothing they wear. If the colors, designs, and words on our clothing and accessories are an artistic expression of who we are, then theologically be...
Hey guys! I have to adjust some things for our sale items. We will be ready around 7:20pm EST.
❗️Selling our items at a DISCOUNTED price with free shipping❗️
We had a couple hiccups when creating our goods for this first launch so we are hosting a small sale with those items. You get free shipping on us plus a couple dollars off the original price!!
You can save up $12-14 on these products. All sales are final, and we will reopen our shop tomorrow for you to claim the item you want at 7pm EST. Each product has a sticky note with a letter and number to let me know which one is which.
All totes are going for $18 flat, “Still Here” tees going for $25 flat, a fig tee going for $26 flat, and our white Hmong longsleeves for $30 flat. My apologies for the lighting. I know it’s not the best so please message me if you want me to retake any item you want to see. I’ll get back to you tomorrow afternoon! Everything is limited and is a first come first serve basis.
See you guys on our website at thesojourney.co at 7pm EST tomorrow for our sale. Have a good evening friends!
**When you order the discounted item, there will be an option for you to select the correlating code with the item in the pictures below to indicate which one you want.**
🚚 Round 3 of packages being sent out today!
Also, we fulfilled a lot of our pickup orders too. Will be taking a picture of those soon. 😊
💭Weekly reflections: we created and shipped our first orders EVER.
Here’s a little compilation and photo diary of some special captures of life and the many blessings from this small business, family, and ministry.
〰️ Shipped our first two batches of items was surreal. Vincent and I drove to USPS and dropped the packages off. I was super scared something would happen like missing packages or getting your order mixed up. By the way, packaging is absolutely therapeutic for some reason.
〰️ Vincent led communion for the FIRST time. I saw the Holy Spirit moving and giving him the words to encourage and remind our church of Jesus. He is going to prepare for his first sermon that’s happening in a couple months ☺️
〰️ Took a quick selfie of working with Vincent on packing orders. Maybe one day we will do this full time together. I can’t wait for that day. Also, I personally like working at night because it’s so much more peaceful.
〰️ A little shop reflection. We sold 80 units (apparel and totes together), had around 40 orders that were made, and around 1500 page views on our website during the week of our launch 🥺🥺 This is a huge milestone. I wanted to screenshot and document this moment because I’ll look back at the beginning of this journey and see the wondrous ways of God’s blessing over all this. Hoping that this will continue to grow and reach more people.
Soli deo gloria.
All thanks to our good God for these little blessings the past week. ❤️
Second batch is getting ready to go !! Do you see your name yet? ☺️🥳
First wave of packages shipped out today. 🙂
Hi everyone! I’ve been getting a couple messages of friends who want to still place orders. So I’m extending our shop opening for anyone who would still like to order some of our products! We’ve reopened the shop until 11pm tomorrow night. 😊
Have a good rest of your work/school week friends!
https://thesojourney.co/theshop
📣 It's the last day to place an order for our first collection ! 📣
Vincent and I are planning our next lineup and its launch day, but that probably wont happen for a couple of weeks. This next collection will be introducing new products which means that we may not bring some of these designs back. At least indefinitely. So if you haven't ordered yet or there are still some items in your cart, there is still some time left! We will be closing up the shop by 11pm EST tonight.
A huge thank you friends and family who have already ordered. We will begin creating your apparel and totes very soon! ❤
https://thesojourney.co/theshop
After a whole year of planning our shop, we can finally say that it is here. 🎉🎉
It has taken almost a year to get to where we are today. We've gone through a lot of hurdles, doubts, and nights of tirelessly working hard for this moment. I've questioned my giftings and skills along the way and even wondered if this was worth the shot or if anyone would resonate with these beautiful things God has placed on my heart. So the support leading up to today has been incredibly touching to us and reminds us that God could use this small business to do amazing things for His glory.
Our hope is for the shop to inspire you no matter what season you are in to deeply long for Him in ways you never had before. We invite you to encounter the beauty of a good triune God who made you and wants to know you.
https://thesojourney.co/theshop
📣📣 Our giveaway winner is !! 📣📣 We will be contacting our winner through DM.
Thank you everyone for entering in our giveaway! We hope to host more in the future with our new products. ❤️ See you guys very soon during our shop launch!!
We are two days away from our launch. Here’s an easy infographic on our pre-order timeline. Expect your packages to be processed and delivered from around 2-3 weeks. Since this is our first one, we are still learning long the ropes of how to package and ship everything. So we ask for your kind patience and grace for this first pre-order. Thank you friends ❤️
Hi everyone! This is Grace. I want to let you all know to be careful of scammers pretending to be us especially since our most recent giveaway post.
I want to bring this to everyone’s attention as a couple of friends have messaged me about it. Since posting about our give away, there have been accounts posing as us and messaging/commenting on their comment that they have won the giveaway. Please be careful and don’t respond or give any information out to any fishy accounts. Also, we will not be asking you for any personal info like bank account information if you are notified as the winner. 🙂 I put down things to look for if there is a scammer, so please take a look at the photos below to protect yourself!
We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused anyone. Again, please double check the account before giving any sensitive information to protect yourselves. We care deeply about each of you. Thanks!
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💭 Reflection: roadtrips are the best places to have deep conversations. Vince and I got back from a weekend trip to Georgia and it was so fun. We got to be like little kids again enjoying life without thinking of responsibilities, bills, or work. I don’t always want to showcase the business side to you. Honestly I’m still learning how to find a balance between rest and work. It’s hard and difficult. So posting these weekly reflections every once in a while helps me to focus on other things besides my work. I’ve been loving these reflection series whether that’s through posting image carousels or reels of my daily life. Last weekend Vince and I took a small roadtrip to Duluth, GA. We wanted to have a getaway from everything. Thankfully my aunt and uncle opened up their home to us. We enjoyed morning conversations with them about current events happening in the world, getting baked goods from all the Asian bakeries 🤤, playing Catan, shopping for cool figurines and blind boxes, playing at the Round 1 arcade, worshiping at @passioncityatlanta and eating hot pot/seafood. But some of the most memorable parts from the weekend were the funny, deep, and intimate car conversations I had with my husband. Sometimes I get surprised to see how we never run out of things to talk or laugh about. I’m thankful for a good companion and best friend. ❤️
My life shot in a cinematic movie as a small business owner looks like this 🎥 01 | cozy cinematic studio vlog out on YouTube now
Last Saturday we headed straight to @waterbeancoffee for a nice change of scenery. Vincent had to get ready to preach his sermon the following day so he spent majority of that day reading, writing, and sermon prepping. On the other hand, I spent an hour or two reading a book called “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self” by Carl Truman. It was a very intriguing read as the world navigates through gender dysphoria, gender identity, and sexuality. By the way, this cafe has the BEST iced chai in CLT (so far that I’ve tried). My go-to has been iced chai latte with oat milk and caramel syrup. 🥰 Comment below what your favorite drink at a cafe is! Maybe I’ll try that the next time we go to a coffee shop again.
Can you see that we are fans of the minimalist japandi aesthetics? 😅 We wanted our designs to reflect this aesthetic that is well known in the interior design world. Japandi is a mixture of Japanese and Scandinavian style that beautifully blends simplicity, organic elements, and comfort. All of our drawings are minimalistic and intentional, typography choices are classic, and the color palette is earthy and neutral with some pops of color. Each design choice is made to convey a warm, inviting, and comfy feeling. Shirts are a great way to invite conversations about faith, so it is important to us that the creative elements in our products also communicate that same beautiful message too. Our shop closes tomorrow morning at 6am EST!! Place an order on our website to secure our homemade embroidered goods. ❤️
I want to challenge myself by posting my own arrangement of musical covers of songs that are beautiful, encouraging, and artistic. I am actually a worship leader at ny church. Every week I meticulously configure each worship set. One day I’d love to share my song selection process with you. So typically these song covers I post on here are ones i may not get the chance of leading my worship team on Sunday worship sessions. I believe they are more fitting to be shared on a personal level with my own experiences as they are more artistic and are ambiguous in a way than the hymns and other songs that are very clear in storytelling. I believe there are certain songs that should be song on a corporate scale due to the nature of the audiences needs but that doesnt mean that these special songs don’t have a place in our faith journey either. I rather choose to see that these expressive ones are more personal and reflective. The meanings can differ from one person to the next based on your individual relationship. Nonetheless these songs still do touch on timeless truths about the triune God’s character and presence in our lives. So here’s my musical arrangement and cover on the song “Closer” by Maverick city music. Please draw us closer to you Jesus. #music #worship #cover
🧵🪡 POV: When you finally find a Christian small business that makes meaningful and aesthetic tote bags. The best part of owning this small business and making my own line of theologically rich and beautiful goods is making new things that I don’t see in the world yet. Don’t you ever wish that there would be a store or small business that would make your specific style or taste in fashion? Or that you wished there was an artist or small biz owner that could create that design in your head and bring it to life? Now I don’t have to wait for someone else to invent or design what I want to wear or see in this world. But the only person I’m waiting on is me. Here are commonalities you will find in all the things we create. I like thinking outside of the box. Finding fresh ways to present the same idea or phrase. I like earthy toned colors because they will never get boring or old. I like abstract and simple art that keeps things minimalistic and clean for people to easily remember the message. And most importantly, I like intentionality. Each word, phrase, color, collection, and even style has been intentionally created and placed there for a purpose. An artist wants others to be curious about their painting or clay creation. A writer or poet wants a reader to wrestle with the words they’ve written. And so I want you to be curious about the story behind each tote bag, shirt, and long sleeves. Why? Because I believe that curiosity will lead you discover a good triune God is behind each design. So follow along with me and see the world through how I do as an artist, theologian, and entrepreneur. Wonder and be amazed by the timeless truths that Scripture teaches us as you marvel at how art, in its expressiveness, does in fact lead you to long for God in new way. Shop our tote and read its meaning here: https://thesojourney.co/theshop/p/not-home-yet-tote
📦🎧: Evening studio sounds: folding the fig tee. I personally love working at night. It’s more peaceful and serene. This evening I put on a netflix show to play in the background while folding up all of our Fig tees. 💬 Comment below some shows and movies you like to watch to pass time. By the way, our shop just opened up again after many of you reached out to me. If you want to order design you still can! We are still selling our Fig t-shirts and the rest of our shirts and totes from collection 1. The shop opens till next Monday at 6am EST.
📦🎧: Studio sounds on shipping days. We’re announcing our shop reopening tonight at 6pm EST!
📬 POV: when you’ve finally come across intentional and aesthetic packaging. Each of order comes with a specialized product card to remind you of the biblical truths, tissue paper and twine that wraps around your item, and a minimalistic polymailer. Who’s excited for our next drop soon??
📦 Small business diaries: pack an order for my Nxf (pastor’s wife) with me! Nxf has been hosting a Hmong language camp for our community, and last year I served as a volunteer to help out with the kids which helped me learn basic grammar and vocabulary. She ordered the popular Hmong believers long sleeve. Our shirt came at the perfect time and is so fitting for her as she’s helping out withKuv Camp that is currently happening in the Hickory area this week.
🧵🪡 Small business diaries: Here’s what you typically find and hear me doing in my little studio home: threading while the machine is embroidering. Production for all 40+ orders are finally wrapping up this week. 😅 Believe it or not, it was very peaceful. A couple days ago, I asked Vincent what he’s learned about me since being married for two years. He said that he never knew I was so creative and that I work better by myself than under others. He’s never seen me so diligent and driven to accomplish anything until this small business started. I don’t have to wait for others to give me a list of things to do. I don’t have to brainstorm ideas for someone else to approve or disapprove. Although these are great traits and qualities of working at a traditional 9-5 workplace, I’ve recognized that I thrive in different environments than these. Being my own boss has been rewarding, but it also has its own challenges. A current struggle I’m facing right now is learning how to take a break and rest from all things business. It’s really hard to manage time. You’d think that working for yourself gives you more free time to do whatever you want compared to a 9-5 job. But I would actually say it’s the complete opposite. It’s absolutely harder. It’s easier for you to work a 12 hour shift than an 8 hour shift. 🥴 But I guess here’s to learning how to get better at time management! #smallbusiness #christianapparel #christianartist
SALE IS UP!! Limited sizes and selection. First come first serve basis. Thank you ❤️
📬 New Mail in the Mailbox !! Unbox my Munbyn bluetooth thermal label printer. I see so many other small business owners using this so I had to grab one to create my shipping labels for when I ship my packages. Honestly, I’m most excited about packaging your products and adding personal touches ☺️. That’s a huge reason why I decided to make everything in my little home instead of ordering from other vendors or manufacturers. Everything is made with intentionality. ❤️
As we are nearing the last hour and a half before we close up our shop to make our orders, I was getting nostalgic thinking about how many years it’s taken for me to get where I am today. The past three days of seeing many of you support our artwork and vision has been so incredible, and the younger Grace would’ve never imagined this moment. Here’s a short and sweet snippet of how my experiences over the past five years have shaped who I am today. ❤️
🧵🪡Small business diaries: I finally got my thank you cards from @vistaprint ☺️. Only two more days left to order from our shop. You don’t want to miss it because we may not bring back some of the same designs! Tap the link in our bio to access our products.
🧵🪡 Small business diaries: I finally accomplished cleaning up my little home and running out to Ikea to buy a pegboard for storage organization!! It’s kind of crazy how much organization can give someone a peace of mind. Everything in my little home studio was cluttered, and I honestly didn’t think I’d have enough room for embroidering my shirts and totes. But I dedicated all of yesterday to clean up. And let’s just say it made a HUGE difference. My little home now feels more spacious, clean, and welcoming. Of course along the way I noticed that my walls were empty, and I needed something to hold all the small tools for embroidering. So Vincent and I made a trip to our local Ikea here in Charlotte to scout out their pegboards that I’ve seen other small business owners use. I found the perfect size. So please enjoy this small video of Vince and I putting together the pegboard and then customizing it from yesterday night.✨I’m thinking that I can finally post a little home and studio tour soon. ☺️☺️
👀 Sneak peek at the second shirt design in our first collection. Can you guess what it was inspired by?
📬 New Mail in the Mailbox !! Unbox my very first tote bag I’m going to sell in collection 1 with me. I started using different tote bags during my college years because it was easier to carry my laptop, notebooks, and pens. Since then I’ve completely stopped using my backpack. Totes are convenient, chic, and a comfortable way to carry your personal items. It’s so exciting to see my inventory slowly building up for the pre launch. ☺️ By the way, I customized this with the help of VistaPrint! #smallbusiness #totebags #ChristianApparel #aesthetics #smallbiz #christianartist
☀️ a glimpse of my Friday morning and SNEAK PEEK of one of our very first designs !! Huge accomplishments this week: • Ordered our first batch of tees/long sleeves to embroider and prep for our photoshoot • Finalized our last design that took literally three to four weeks to communicate with my digitizer 😮💨 • Updated our website and currently writing a business plan for how we want to grow this small business • Planning fun and creative ways to reach more people through blogs and podcasting My reflection as I’m preparing for our first shop launch: Starting a business is hard. You have to invest in it before you start seeing the fruits of the hard work. I had this idea that we were going to be debt free before starting our little shop but I soon realized that it would take us another 5-7 years to get to a financially stable place to begin a business. We just have to dive right into it. I guess this is the risk starting a small business. I’ve learned that there is no perfect timing. The perfect time is right now. So here’s the first post of documenting our journey as a small business owner. I can’t wait to have so many more peaceful and quiet mornings of creating meaningful products to inspire others love for the triune God 🤍
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