Welcome
Did you know sunflowers turn themselves to always face the sun? Please allow me to introduce myself. I Am a mom of 14 kids. 8 of those adopted and 6 biological. I never imagined being a mother to so many kids but it is over a lifetime span and more of those kids are grown and on their own then living at home.
Now for the business. Kinda like parenting 14 kids, this business was never an intent it was something I was brought to.
A few years ago one of those kiddos that joined our family as a teen came to us and as he grew in adolescents also grew into hereditary mental illness that rocked our world. In order to give him mental health treatment he needed and keep him safe from harming others and others safe from him it was decided that my husband and him and my adult sons would move out to a home of their own and I would stay in the family home and continue to raise the younger children.
Needless to say this was a shock to my system and during this time God drew me in and settled my heart with having time with Him while I worked on art. I had as a teen and child loved to do art but it was during this time God brought me back to it and I spent hours water color and acrylic painting as I felt wrapped in Gods loving arms in those times as he helped me heal from trauma created by our son and strengthened me to help my family heal and helped me accept my new reality day by day.
Then covid hit and the entire world joined us in our isolation and changed reality. This was an odd comfort to me to know I wasn’t the only one finding new ways of doing life. Then covid was over and i was still in this change while I watched everyone else return to normal life - I did not. This was so hard for me - It was during this time that God led me to learn to do art digitally and focus my energy on that. This was very trying for me but I took up the challenge. Eventually learning to create seamless repeat patterns (which one was recently licensed and sold for a clothing line) and learning to make elements to do surface designs and pouring into learning to make mockups of my work and how the POD sites work.
During all this time my family had a therapist come visit our home to work with our kids to help them heal from the trauma that rocked our world and now two years into this new reality the kids and I were still struggling as that trauma happened in our beloved home and farm we never imagined leaving but - the memories were there in those walls… So it was suggested that we move. My husband agreed and the real estate climate was perfect for us to move our farm and acreage was now worth a lot more.
We wanted a new farm but land in our area had gone up so we found a beautiful farm in the neighboring state/bedroom community of NWA and moved to there. It was during this time right after settled into our new home - still without my husband that it hit me hard my reality was not changing anytime soon. It was also during this time I had an ornament selling well on a POD from a watercolor design i did of the square and God led me to research how I can make those items myself at home.
So I poured my energy accepting my new reality into learning about and researching producing product with my art - myself. This has led me to learn about sublimation, DTF, White Toner, Screen printing and lean in and purchase equipment for these things and have since then upgraded all the equipment from hobby to commercial level. I went ahead and got a business license, and began to also learn and now have many factory partners to partner with factories to produce high quantity items such as personalized can openers, personalized pens, yard signs, business cards - that I do not produce but assist other factories by making the graphics and obtaining a good price for my customers working with the factories direct. I also do still design graphics for and produce the other items I have the commercial equipment to make and am continually learning and growing and adding new equipment to my portfolio and am embracing this new life and business God has led me to and love how He is providing His provisions for social, spiritual, economical, and physical needs thru this business. It has helped me break out of isolation our situation was determined to create.
Now just about 4 years into this new life - Business is booming and We are now building a 1800 sq foot shop at our new farm. I’m still growing and learning and trusting God each step as He continues to have me learn and walk this path. Excited to partner with you and help you design and produce the merch of your dreams!
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand Psalms 37:23-34
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps Proverbs 16:9
May we always turn ourselves to look to the Son of God for our every step.