This competition is now closed and am happy to announce the winner is….
@RedRoseMummy – Congratulations xxx
The lovely Lisa from Ribbons & Tulle is on the blog today to tell you about herself & her business and she is also offering one of her gorgeous personalised shirts to one of my lucky readers!!
Who are you?
My name is Lisa and the owner and creator for Ribbons and Tulle and mummy to two wonderful children Imogen 9 and Mason 4.
My name is Lisa and the owner and creator for Ribbons and Tulle and mummy to two wonderful children Imogen 9 and Mason 4.
What do you do?
I make handmade wedding stationery and offer a bespoke service as well as favours, chair cover hire and personalised diamante garments for hen parties, kids and corporate.
I make handmade wedding stationery and offer a bespoke service as well as favours, chair cover hire and personalised diamante garments for hen parties, kids and corporate.
When did you establish your business?
I first started in Oct 07 offering favours mainly as well as the odd thing that friends and family asked me to do for them. I slowly started adding more products and different lines such as the co-coordinating stationery and diamante t-shirts and in Jan 11 i gave the business my all as my youngest child had started and settled into school.
I first started in Oct 07 offering favours mainly as well as the odd thing that friends and family asked me to do for them. I slowly started adding more products and different lines such as the co-coordinating stationery and diamante t-shirts and in Jan 11 i gave the business my all as my youngest child had started and settled into school.
What made you start your own business?
I had my son and daughter christened together back in September 07 and made all of the invitations and favours myself, a few of the guests asked where i had got them from as they were looking for similar items when i explained i had done them myself they were impressed and i was then asked to do a wedding for a friend, a christening and was recommended to others, that’s when ribbons and tulle was born.
I had my son and daughter christened together back in September 07 and made all of the invitations and favours myself, a few of the guests asked where i had got them from as they were looking for similar items when i explained i had done them myself they were impressed and i was then asked to do a wedding for a friend, a christening and was recommended to others, that’s when ribbons and tulle was born.
What do you love about working for yourself?
I love still being able to be a full time mummy. Being able to drop the children off at school and be in the playground waiting for them to finish is lovely, its also an added bonus that i can be around when they are poorly (there’s nothing better than mummy hugs when you are poorly!) I also get to pick and choose what hours i can work so i have the best of both worlds, being there for my children and having a business i enjoy.
I love still being able to be a full time mummy. Being able to drop the children off at school and be in the playground waiting for them to finish is lovely, its also an added bonus that i can be around when they are poorly (there’s nothing better than mummy hugs when you are poorly!) I also get to pick and choose what hours i can work so i have the best of both worlds, being there for my children and having a business i enjoy.
Is there anything you don’t like about working for yourself?
It’s not like a regular job when you know how much your salary is and when you are going to get it! Working from home is also difficult as there is always something else to do around the home, washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning so prioritising is often difficult.
It’s not like a regular job when you know how much your salary is and when you are going to get it! Working from home is also difficult as there is always something else to do around the home, washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning so prioritising is often difficult.
Is there anything you would do different if you could?
Yes! At first i designed my own logo and website myself because funds were limited, i have now had the logo done professionally (the website is still a work in progress) I am so happy with the new look of my brand it looks so much more professional now and i feel gives a sophisticated image, if i had just gone down the route of having it done for me in the first place i would have saved myself money on printing etc as everything all had to be done again.
Yes! At first i designed my own logo and website myself because funds were limited, i have now had the logo done professionally (the website is still a work in progress) I am so happy with the new look of my brand it looks so much more professional now and i feel gives a sophisticated image, if i had just gone down the route of having it done for me in the first place i would have saved myself money on printing etc as everything all had to be done again.
What advice would you give to a mum considering starting their own business?
Make sure you make a plan and stick to it i messed about to much offering products then changing my mind and reintroducing them so i wasted quite a bit of time. A decent website is a must and use social media. Facebook and Twitter have been a fantastic way to encourage new customers. If you are working from home make sure you have a dedicated space so you don’t have to keep getting things out and clearing away, i work from my dining room table currently and its a nightmare, i know i would achieve so much more if i didn’t have to keep tidying things away. Also make sure you have working hours, i am far to tempted to go for a coffee with a friend or just pop out and wander round the shops, you need to look at it as a job and be strict with yourself it will all be worth it in the end, well that’s what i keep telling myself!
Make sure you make a plan and stick to it i messed about to much offering products then changing my mind and reintroducing them so i wasted quite a bit of time. A decent website is a must and use social media. Facebook and Twitter have been a fantastic way to encourage new customers. If you are working from home make sure you have a dedicated space so you don’t have to keep getting things out and clearing away, i work from my dining room table currently and its a nightmare, i know i would achieve so much more if i didn’t have to keep tidying things away. Also make sure you have working hours, i am far to tempted to go for a coffee with a friend or just pop out and wander round the shops, you need to look at it as a job and be strict with yourself it will all be worth it in the end, well that’s what i keep telling myself!
Lisa is giving away one of her personalised t-shirts to one of my lucky readers! You can choose from a Child’s T Shirt (pictured below) in a range of colours and characters or you may choose an adult one if you wish. Read below for how to enter xxx
How to Enter –
You can do all of the actions below or just 1 of them but please make sure you leave a separate comment for each action you take or your entries will not be valid & please make sure you leave a way of contacting you either email or twitter, Thank you x
* Follow my blog via Google Friends
* Like Me on Facebook http://facebook.com/mummyloves
* Subscribe to my blog via email (left hand column – 4th box down x)
* Follow me on Twitter @SoniaThorpe
* Follow Lisa on twitter @ribbonsandtulle
* Like Lisa on Facebook
* Tweet the following “I’d like to win with @ribbonsandtulle & @SoniaThorpe in this FAB giveaway at http://thismummyloves.blogspot.com“
Good luck! UK entries only please. The winner will be drawn by random.org on November 14th 2011 x
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