One of the worst things about starting a new business venture is that I am constantly finding new things I want to do, new things I want to try, and new product ideas. I've found base recipes that I just have to try, but yet, I don't have the money right now to buy the items necessary.
I found a couple of websites that I plan to utilize for the purchase of ingredients for my products. I can't wait to get started with this. I have been wanting to bring The Candlelight Boutique back for years now. I have missed making the candles and bath products like I did when I lived in Texas. I loved doing it then and every time I go to Hobby Lobby or Michaels and see the candle and bath product making stuff, I miss it even more.
Right now I am trying to find a way to get everything reorganized so I have a place to put all the stuff I am going to need for this lovely boutique that I am setting up. I also have to make sure that I have enough stock that I can do craft shows and the like as well. :) But first - I have to get this business going as far as being able to actually start setting up the shop and starting to get the shop name out there for people to see.
I have one buyer already. My friend Sarah, who I went to high school with, lived in Texas at the same time I did and she loved the bath salts and body sprays I used to give her to try out when I made them. She said that as soon as I started getting the items made, she wanted to know so she could start buying from me. I'm very pleased with that and I plan to start advertising a little bit now so that I can possibly have some other customers lined up for when I get the shop up and running on Etsy.
But the biggest hurdle so far is getting together the money to get this business up and running. But I've got a few things up my sleeve - custom orders for Eternal Stardust and the like - that I will be using to get this business going. :)
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