Where Am I Now?

Wow. I lag--big time. It's always been on my mind, this blog, that is. So here I am, finally. Here is a list of my progress:

1. www.dribsinfantbibs.com is up and fully functional!

2. Due to popular demand, pictures of real babies in Dribs are displayed on the site (I still think my baby mannequins are super adorable though)


3. I participated in Campbell's Spring boutique but sold just 2 Dribs! It was very frustrating! I received a ton of positive comments like, "oooh, it's so clever...wish this were around when...ooooh magnets...you should patent this!" I smiled and thanked them but in my head I was saying, "Stop oohing and aahing and put your 12 bucks down already!" I didn't even make enough to cover the cost of renting the table space. It was a big let down.

4. Support from friends (orders) trickled in slowly over the next few months, fueling my momentum and hope

5. I joined Facebook in the fall. Wow. What a time suck! But I was happily distracted and reconnected with all sorts of old friends. And to my delight, I recevied a Drib order out of it! I created a 'page' for Dribs and asked my friends to become fans of it. A friend of my friend read on her Facebook page that she was a fan and decided to get one. What a great marketing tool!

6. Preschool also began in the fall for my daughter and since I'm on the Board of Directors again, I knew it would get busy. I became overwhelmed by meetings, carnivals, Halloween costumes, travel, you name it. To keep myself focused, I signed up for the Campbell Holiday boutique again. Even though the spring boutique was lame, I wanted to give it one more shot. It was slightly better this time. I ended up selling 5 Dribs but the real success was making a wonderful new friend. The booth next to mine was occupied by Jeanne of Three Paper Pigs. She is a graphic design artist who makes beautiful note cards. She was a wealth of information regarding starting your own business, kids, and life in general. I concluded that the Campbell boutique draws a much older demographic that seems to like country themed stuff. The woman on the other end of me had salt/pepper shakers and oil dispenser bottles with fruit painted on them and those were selling like hot cakes! I know. Fruit??! Oookaay.

So I'm setting my sites on baby faires specifically. I still intend on visiting boutiques and talking to owners face-to-face one day. But for now, this is what I can handle and I'm OK with it.

Goodbye holidays

I used to always get a little sad when the holidays were over. But this year, I'm actually breathing a sigh of relief. There was just so much going on that I honestly, couldn't find the time to work on my Dribs. My website is up and partially complete. It's still just an information-only site. I'll need to sit down with my techy husband sometime soon to make it fully functional and purchase-ready. Check it out.

www.dribsinfantbibs.com

I'm constantly being told that I should post pictures of real babies wearing the Dribs but I think my baby mannequins look pretty cute. What do you think?