Thursday, October 25, 2012
Christmas Open House
Christmas Open House is November 9-10, 2012. I am going to go and record a radio commercial for the open house. I am expecting quite a few people as I am having a sale, 20% off! The whole town is. It is a great event and I am looking forward to being a part of it for the first time as a business owner! Wish me luck!
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Six Month Anniversary
Well it has been six months since we opened our doors and it has been an amazing ride! It took a few months to know how many treats to make weekly and what things people wanted. But I am finally getting the hang of it. I have had many special orders as well. Sales have been slow and steady and I love working for myself.
The holidays are around the corner and I am already starting to prepare for Christmas! This is so exciting. There are so many great things for dogs out there for Christmas!
I have recently opened another room in the shop that I had closed and put pet themed things for people in there. Umbrellas, cups, totes, etc. So we are expanding! More to come...
The holidays are around the corner and I am already starting to prepare for Christmas! This is so exciting. There are so many great things for dogs out there for Christmas!
I have recently opened another room in the shop that I had closed and put pet themed things for people in there. Umbrellas, cups, totes, etc. So we are expanding! More to come...
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Shop...
My ultimate goal was to open a shop in a neighbouring town and after the success we had at the fair I felt it would be a good time to do it. So I have been working on just that since October. Real estate is very expensive in that town but I finally found a building. I love it! It was only the walls and floors when I got it but I have been working on it for weeks and it is looking great. We have looked everywhere for affordable furniture that would be suitable with my theme and we almost have everything we need. It's exciting!
We met with a sign painter this week and he will have my sign back next week, I'm so excited! I hope this works out, I really love working for myself instead of other people. I have met a lot of people during this adventure and almost everyone of them have been wonderful. It really has been a great experience.
We met with a sign painter this week and he will have my sign back next week, I'm so excited! I hope this works out, I really love working for myself instead of other people. I have met a lot of people during this adventure and almost everyone of them have been wonderful. It really has been a great experience.
Monday, January 16, 2012
A Made in Oklahoma business.
I worked on 3 recipes, peanut butter, molasses, and bacon and cheddar for months until I finally found the right ones. I had the lab in OKC do the testing, and I filled out all of the paperwork and jumped through all of the hoops to be a MIO company. I told myself if I didn't run into many obstacles it was the right thing to do. I prayed about it a lot, I didn't want to risk our family's financial well being if that was not what God wanted me to do. But he lead me down every pathway by the hand. Everyone I was in contact with was so nice and encouraging to me it made me feel like I was on the right path.
We took our treats and set up at the Tulsa State Fair in September and October 2011 as a trial run to see how we would do. We were in the Made In Oklahoma part of the building and met some wonderful people I am looking forward to seeing again next year and some that I am still in touch with now. We were a hit! We sold out 4 times! I had a friend baking for me and my husband was driving down everyday after work to deliver them to me. He really was a trooper through that 10 days. Thank you Babe.
We took our treats and set up at the Tulsa State Fair in September and October 2011 as a trial run to see how we would do. We were in the Made In Oklahoma part of the building and met some wonderful people I am looking forward to seeing again next year and some that I am still in touch with now. We were a hit! We sold out 4 times! I had a friend baking for me and my husband was driving down everyday after work to deliver them to me. He really was a trooper through that 10 days. Thank you Babe.
The beginning.
Let me start out by saying, I loved teaching and I loved each and every one of my kids I had every year and they will all have a special place in my heart as long as I live. But one has to try and be happy in this one and only life God gave me so...I quit teaching. I deserved to be treated better than I was. I...as well as everyone, deserves to be happy and the education system we have had for the last 10 years is not one I want to be a part of. There is no happiness there, not for teachers and students alike. It is very sad.
The school year of 2010-2011 was to be my last year. I planned all year to start a business. A business dedicated to something I loved, my dog. I had recently rescued a Shih-tzu, I named him Ziggy. And although I thought I was doing the rescuing it was Ziggy that actually was. I needed him as much if not more than he needed me.
He was 9 months old and kept in a crate all of his life in a puppy mill. His little paws had never even touched the grass. He was 5 pounds and his hair was so matted and dirty you couldn't even see what his pretty face looked like. It was pathetic, how could someone treat an animal like that?
I had my work cut out for me, he was in terrible shape. He was 5 pounds underweight and scared to death of everything except me. I contacted our local veterinarian and asked what I could do to help him, she suggested that I make his food for him and feed him small amounts several times a day. So to the Internet I went, searching for recipes for dogs. In a few weeks he looked so much better.
But we were starting to potty train him and I needed treats for rewards. I had been so careful about what I fed him I needed this to continue with the treats. I read label after label and couldn't find anything I wanted to give him, they were all loaded with preservatives, colors, and dyes. And one day it hit me, why not make his treats for him as well! So I went out and bought a small bone cookie cutter and started baking!
The school year of 2010-2011 was to be my last year. I planned all year to start a business. A business dedicated to something I loved, my dog. I had recently rescued a Shih-tzu, I named him Ziggy. And although I thought I was doing the rescuing it was Ziggy that actually was. I needed him as much if not more than he needed me.
He was 9 months old and kept in a crate all of his life in a puppy mill. His little paws had never even touched the grass. He was 5 pounds and his hair was so matted and dirty you couldn't even see what his pretty face looked like. It was pathetic, how could someone treat an animal like that?
I had my work cut out for me, he was in terrible shape. He was 5 pounds underweight and scared to death of everything except me. I contacted our local veterinarian and asked what I could do to help him, she suggested that I make his food for him and feed him small amounts several times a day. So to the Internet I went, searching for recipes for dogs. In a few weeks he looked so much better.
But we were starting to potty train him and I needed treats for rewards. I had been so careful about what I fed him I needed this to continue with the treats. I read label after label and couldn't find anything I wanted to give him, they were all loaded with preservatives, colors, and dyes. And one day it hit me, why not make his treats for him as well! So I went out and bought a small bone cookie cutter and started baking!
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