When you put all your efforts and thoughts and energy into a project which you are so passionate about you can become extremely stressed and nervous and anxious as to whether it will work, whether people will embrace it, whether it will happen the way you had hoped and dreamt it would.
Yesterday saw the launch of our online store which has been a project I have been dreaming about and working on for a very long time. Seeing it come to fruition in the last month or so has been an extremely exciting yet anxious time. It is different and sometimes when things are a little different to the norm people might not understand how it works or what the idea is behind the concept.
To my complete relief and excitement yesterday's launch went extremely well and I was completely overwhelmed by the wonderful and positive response to our concept. I think the vintage items sold out within the first couple of hours which was amazing. We also sold out of the geometric throw rugs but we were able to restock those later in the afternoon so there are a few more left if anyone wants one. The 8 pink cockatoo lampbases have also sold out. I am considering getting some more in so keep checking back for updates on those if you missed out on one yesterday. The stock levels are going down rather quickly which is just so incredibly exciting.
Some people have said that they wished there was more. I will say that 'from little things big things grow'. This is just the beginning. As this concept is so new I really was not sure how it would go. So, it needed to be small to start with. It is my plan to hopefully present 8-10-12 vignettes a year. We will have our seasonal vignettes which will be for Winter, Spring, Summer & Autumn but keep watching as we are going to have some others in between the seasons as well. We are also hopeful to expand the vignettes to maybe 2 or 3 or 4 room scenes/vignettes per season.
So, there certainly is going to be lots more to come and the scope of this concept is endless. We have lots of ideas and we can't wait to put them into the works.
The next vignette we present is for Spring and it is all ready to go so keep watching for it's launch which will be sooner rather than later...it's going to be very pretty and colourful!
I would like to thank a few very special people because without them yesterday would not have been possible. Here goes...
Kell, Liv, Eve, Claire, Michelle, Tony, Michael, Max, Andy, Katie, Krishna, Mum, Dad, Brad {for putting up with my very cranky and anxious moods these last couple of weeks}, Elouise, Nick, Sam & Pete.
You guys are amazing and I really couldn't have done it without your help, guidance, feedback and support.
I would also love to thank those amazing bloggers who have posted about our store launch on their blogs and for spreading the word. You guys are just the best and so very supportive. Thank you from the bottom of my heart - Will from Bright Bazaar, Kimberlee from Brown Button, Kate from Polka Dot Pantry, Kell from Little French Nest, Mrs Blandings, Loni from Adore magazine blog, Natasha from Northern Light, Interiors Addict, Of Beauty & Love blog, Briana from HGTV Blog, Stylishirish blog, Australian Gift Guide blog, Gabrielle from Savvy Home Blog, Gild & Grace blog, Ivy & Piper blog. Chic Cottage Charm blog, Six Different Ways blog, Vicki Archer from French Essence. And if I've forgotten anyone please let me know!!
So, today there's lots to do, lots to ship and a house full of furniture to install into a house which was completely inundated by the floods earlier this year.
There certainly is never a dull moment around here...
Thank you again for making our launch so wonderful! I was blown away.
xoxo
Anna
P.S. There's lots of pink parcels heading out our door today!
