by Wendy Scheel | Jun 18, 2016 | Business
My blogiversary is coming up soon. Make that my one year blogiversary. With almost 175 blog posts within this first year, I can confidently say that the best part about blogging is the people I have met, both virtually and in person.
Most of the people I “meet” do not live anywhere near me.
So the other day when I received an email thru Etsy from Sondra asking me if I was interested in selling some items for her new store in MINNESOTA, I jumped at the chance.
Meet Sondra everyone.
Her new shop isn’t exactly in my backyard, but an easy hour and 45 minute drive later, I met her in Arlington, Minnesota.
Here’s where the story gets interesting and defines the phrase, Small World.
As we were getting acquainted, Sondra was showing me around her shop and I was snapping pictures of the items she has created.
In the background, of which I didn’t take a picture, was her father-in-law Mark.
She introduced me to him and I asked him if he lived around here also.
No he did not. He was actually from Jackson, Minnesota.
No. Way.
My parents grew up in the Jackson/Lakefield area and my cousin, aunt and uncle still live there.
Did he happen to know my cousin Mark, Aunt Soneva and Uncle Verlin?
Of course he did. In fact, he knew them so well, and for so long that he asked me if my cousin Mark still had his ‘Cuda (Barracuda) in storage because he has been trying for years to buy that old car from him.
I told him that as far as I knew he did and that I would put a bug in his ear that you were still interested.
So, Mark…call Mark. 🙂
I could’ve stood there all day chatting with the two of them, but they had a shop to get ready for a July 8th opening.
I hope to deliver any products Sondra will order so I can take more pictures of the shop. Seeing all of these pieces styled will be nothing short of amazing. If her shop is half as wonderful as her personality, this will be a place to make a special trip to.
Happy Saturday everyone. Here is the link to Sondra’s blog.
Wendy
Sidenote: I have all of my tiles and supplies purchased and they are patiently waiting in the garage for me to get started on the kitchen backsplash!
by Wendy Scheel | Sep 4, 2015 | Business
Doesn’t May 22nd seem like a long time ago? The official start of summer wasn’t until June 21 and now as we are staring down Labor Day Weekend, the unofficial end to summer.
May 22nd was the day that this blog went live. A very nerve-racking day. All of the what if’s and doubts and anxiety wrapped into the push of one little button and we were off and running blogging. It didn’t take me long to realize that I needed some guidance from someone who had walked this walk.
Like I referenced in my very first post, I read Thistlewood Farms every day. KariAnne is the star behind the Thistlewood brand. My first contact with her was almost two years ago when she was selling advertising on her blog. I had opened my Etsy store and was trying to branch out and reach more potential customers. So I pulled all of my courage together and contacted her to advertise my little shop on her popular blog. She instantly replied and accepted my pillow business to advertise with her. What a huge burst of encouragement!
I love the Thistlewood Farms blog. KariAnne is so genuine, an amazing writer full of wit and her house….oh her house. I read her blog a long time before I left a comment. I figured that it would never get read because she was such a successful blogger, so why take the time. But one day, I couldn’t stand it anymore and I had to tell her how much I loved the tan and white houndstooth chair from her post, The Day I Forgot My Red Lipstick. And guess what? She replied to little ole me, again! In the world of bloggers she is a pretty big deal, Rockstar status, so for someone to take the time to respond about a comment, I was star struck.
KariAnne also has a “build your blog” option available at Thistlewood Farms. This is where she entered my life for the third and most amazing time. I purchased the hour and half phone call session with her. But, it was so much more than a phone call. A questionnaire was emailed prior to the call. It allowed us to think about the direction we wanted the phone call to head. When I reference “we”, I am referring to Spencer and I. Spencer is my photographer and social media expert. With a great sigh of relief, he took over the questions that were way beyond my realm of understanding. He and KariAnne chatted extensively about….things and stuff….and all I could do was listen. At times I had no idea what they were saying. 🙂 But here is the beauty of that. You get to tailor your session however you like, from whatever stage of blogging you are at.
If you are considering staring a blog, improving your blog or want to know what a blog is all about, do yourself a favor and set up an appointment with KariAnne.
Thank you KariAnne. You have opened our eyes to so many possibilities. I am happy to call you friend.
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