Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Interview and giveaway from Lily's Dreams on Etsy...

I would like you to meet Kayla from Lily's Dreams and please enter her giveaway at the bottom of the page!




I always like hearing peoples Etsy stories, so my first question is usually how did you get started making/selling on Etsy?
I really want to be a stay at home mom, but my income is needed.  I started selling on Etsy to be a stay at home mom after I had my eldest daughter, Lily.  I took a year off from my full time job to be a mom and try to get my business off the ground.  When Lily was ten months old, I found out I was pregnant again.  I went back to work until my second daughter was born.  I then took another year off to be a mom and continue to grow my business.


And there are so many interesting shop names I wondered how Kayla came up with her shop name?
I named my shop Lily's Dreams because I worked on it when my daughter was sleeping.  When she napped, I answered emails, took photos, and packaged items that had sold.  After she was asleep for the night, I would go to my sewing room and sew well into the night.

Kayla says that her favorite item to make is her one size wool wraps pictured below



I love the fact that so many of her items are up cycled wool.  Kayla had this to say about managing a family and an Etsy shop
My main tip is try not to let your business interfere with your family life too much.  Sometimes its hard to separate the two.  I find I am always thinking about new products, ideas, marketing opportunities, etc.  I feel like as a mother, my girls deserve my full attention and sometimes it's just not possible. 

It has been great getting to know Kayla, I hope you will check out her shop Lilys Dreams and please enter her giveaway for the newborn wool cover below.  There are many chances for entries.


WIN ME!



16 comments:

  1. I love the One Size Wool Cloth Diaper Cover/Wool Wrap with Blue and Green Patchwork/Scrappy!

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  2. My favorite Etsy Cloth diaper product is the Dark Fairy Tales: Rapunzel - Toddler Organic Bamboo Velour AI2 Cloth Diaper at Holden's Landing.

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  3. I LOVE this Etsy Cloth Diaper product: http://www.etsy.com/listing/125531964/blue-black-patchwork-newborn-hybrid?ref=sr_gallery_15&ga_search_type=all&ga_search_query=etsyclothdiapers+fitted&ga_ref=auto&ga_view_type=gallery

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  4. Awesome wool diaper cover in Kayla's shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/153722934/one-size-wool-cloth-diaper-coverwrap?ref=shop_home_active

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  5. The one size wool wrap is really cool!

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  6. One of my favorite etsy cloth diaper products is: http://www.etsy.com/listing/154684464/newborn-all-in-one-aio-stay-dry-cloth?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_type=all&ga_search_query=etsyclothdiapers+AI2&ga_ref=auto&ga_view_type=gallery

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  7. Love this one in her shop! http://www.etsy.com/listing/154570429/large-upcycled-soakerdiaper?ref=shop_home_feat

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  8. I like this from her shop!
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/155004728/upcycled-wool-diaper-cover-rainbow-heart?ref=shop_home_active

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  9. This from etsy cloth diapers!
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/80546325/bubble-gum-giraffe-pink-and-green-one?ref=sr_gallery_33&ga_search_type=all&ga_search_query=etsyclothdiapers+one+size&ga_ref=auto&ga_view_type=gallery

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  10. I love this one!
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/156537640/large-upcycled-soakerdiaper?ref=shop_home_active

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  11. This is cute from etsy!
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/106003523/cloth-diaper-hand-dyed-medium-sbish?ref=sr_gallery_40&ga_search_type=all&ga_search_query=etsyclothdiapers+fitted&ga_ref=auto&ga_view_type=gallery

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  12. This from her shop :)
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/130267476/upcycled-wool-diaper-cover-dragonfly?ref=shop_home_active

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  13. This from etsy!
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/154239129/stars-and-stripes-forever-custom-ai2?ref=sr_gallery_19&ga_search_type=all&ga_search_query=etsyclothdiapers+AI2&ga_ref=auto&ga_view_type=gallery

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  14. This from her shop! http://www.etsy.com/listing/129839735/upcycled-wool-skirty-size-medium?ref=shop_home_active

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  15. This from etsy!
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/77145055/newborn-all-in-two-organic-cloth-diaper?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_search_type=all&ga_search_query=etsyclothdiapers+aio&ga_view_type=gallery

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  16. Just received my check for $500.

    Many times people don't believe me when I tell them about how much money you can make taking paid surveys online...

    So I took a video of myself actually getting paid $500 for participating in paid surveys to finally set the record straight.

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