First and foremost, I want to give a huge shout out to everyone who has been supporting our new business! I know I say it all the time, but I truly appreciate it. Your love + support means the World to me, especially as a brand new small business trying to make it work in a World of already well established bandana businesses!
The Aloha Collection has been a huge success so far, because of YOU!
I have been blown away by the feedback, too! I am SO HAPPY you all love the fabric choices that we have gone with! I was a little worried at first, because most of the fabric I use is a little "unique." It has a bit of a different feel than regular cotton. However, the feedback I have gotten has been huge! So THANK YOU! I personally love this material, so it makes me super happy that those who purchase it love it just as much!
What's coming up? I have a new collection launching in a bit. (This date is TBA but it will be this summer + soon!) This will be "The Pacific Collection." I am super excited to share these prints with you, and I am sure you probably have an idea where I am going with this collection. I am currently going through fabrics, finding the right reversible sides, and this time I have ALL the labels ready so there won't be any hold ups!
Which leads me to WOW! I have learned SO MUCH after doing this first launch. It is incredibly cool to watch your own creative vision come to life, but with the amazing comes all the learning. First thing :: Labels. I have labels on top of labels WITH me now at all times, so I know I won't have any hold ups, like when our labels got lost in the mail this last launch. That was a HUGE mistake for me to learn from. ...and one I will never make again!
I also learned that once you get a rhythm, everything else falls into place. I no longer have the mess ups, which saves on fabric and labels! Yes, I will be honest. I remade the ENTIRE "The Esme" and "The e moeuhane" (To Dream) lines at launch because the older ones just weren't the quality that all the new stuff I now complete is, and that wasn't going to fly with me! But all of this, the learning curb, is completely normal. And the extra work to make it a better product? 10000000% worth it to me. I want ALL of my work to represent everything I do. Added bonus :: Once the rhythm is set, the bandanas take half as long to hang cut, create and finish. What does that mean? More batches of the highest quality, vibrant bandanas for your pups to sport!
I started this small business for many reasons, but then as I started going, I realized this is such a wonderful way to share our love of the islands with you. Both The Aloha Collection and The Pacific Collection showcase just that. I utilize a lot of Hawaiian in our bandana names, and 99% of the fabrics are from on the island. In addition, we donate proceeds to non-profits that give back on the island.
We hope that you continue to love + enjoy the prints we send your way! And yes! During the fall, we will have fall colored options + themes! Same goes for Christmas and the holidays!! So we will always have something for you!!
And last but not least :: Although the 4th will have passed, we will have another Stars + Stripes option for you! Being an Army Brat, Tucker always sports the Red, White + Blue's, so we will always have an option on hand for other's to sport as well.
Thank you again for all your love + support!!
xo Sam + TC
Above :: The Paradise Found - Large
Above :: The Poni (Purple) - Large
Above :: The Namesake with Blue - Large