the Nursery collection
the collection
This weekend see’s the first day of Spring (wahoo) and with that we hope for finer weather, lots of sunshine and blue skies. It is a time where many of us embark upon a Spring Clean, gutting out the wardrobe, bringing out those summer clothes as the weather improves and doing that good old deep clean, cleaning away the winter and the horrible, muddy weather that winter entails. We are currently in the process of a kitchen renovation - which I cannot wait to share with you. It’s a pretty big change and we are so excited for it to be complete. We have also taken the time to completely empty the wardrobes. It’s surprising how much crap two people can accumulate. So as Spring arrives I have decided it would be the perfect time to launch the Nursery Collection.
The Spring brings connotations of new life, spring lambs are bouncing around the fields and there is a sense of new beginnings as we look to Easter and all that provokes. I think that the Nursery Collection fits in so well with all of these notions. The thought of new life, becoming a Mum or Dad for the first time, or maybe again, or maybe you are looking for the perfect gift for an expectant parent or a friend that has just given birth, it all syncs together so well. The collection will comprise of four original watercolour prints. All the prints are of the animals in their infant form which I think is just perfect for the Nursery and decorating the walls of your infant. All prints will be printed to A4 size - bigger than the prints from the Main Collection and will have the option to be personalised with the name the child that the print is for and the day that they were born. Alternatively you don’t have to personalise them, and can have them as a set in the nursery or have the middle personalised and two plain prints either side. The possibilities are endless!! As with the main collection. the prints will come mounted in an ivory mount.
I am beyond excited to launch this collection and share it with you all. It is a collection I have had in the back of my mind from the very start - I toyed with the idea of launching the brand with this collection but thought it would be better to postpone it until spring for the reasons I have already discussed. I really hope you enjoy the collection as much as I have enjoyed pouting it together. I cannot wait to expand the collection in the future and I am sure that it is going to be a real popular element to Maisie Turner Designs. To shop the collection click HERE.
the journey so far …
So we are exactly 4 weeks into the business launching and it has been a brilliant 4 weeks. I cannot thank you all enough for your support throughout. From the orders that have come in, to the social media posts that have been shared to those who have signed up to my mailing list. All is just so incredible and I have loved the process so far.
Starting a new business is tough, you don’t set up a website and social media platforms and all of a sudden have thousand’s of followers and are inundated with orders. Far from it. It is a slow burner for sure, but that is ok, the brand will grow steadily and the support that you have shown me so far is already ensuring that I am gaining new followers and new orders. I hope all of you that have ordered from me have enjoyed your packages, the feedback has been great so far which is so lovely as it takes a lot of hard work to get something such as this up and running.
I haven’t come across many things that haven’t worked as such. The main thing that I have found is the boxes I used for the bookmarks, I was so conscious about them getting squashed but the boxes were just a little too deep and the postage was costing an arm and a leg and it was ending up I was coming out of the process out of pocket. I have ordered some more postal boxes which are not quite as deep and will be able to fit into the letterbox which will be much better, but they will still be deep enough to not squish the tassels. Win, win.
Other than that slight snag the rest of the process so far has been pretty stress free. I love packing up orders, I find it so relaxing. As many of you that have ordered things from me have liked the packaging I must take the time too mention Paper Chic Plans. It is a little stationary company run by Claudia, her vlogs and instagram reels are beyond amazing and so therapeutic to watch, I highly recommend you follow her HERE . But this company was a HUGE inspiration to my packaging and how I decided to package my orders. Her aesthetic is out of this world and I wanted to make sure I gave her the mention that she deserves as she has been a great inspiration to me throughout this process. If any of you are looking for diary stickers, pins, washi tape please check her small business out - Paper Chic Plans
Thats all folks
And that rounds up another weekly blog, Not overly exciting in terms of giving you any tips and recommendations but I really wanted to fill you in on the new collection launching tomorrow. I hope you have enjoyed reading this snippet into my life and the very beginning process of setting up your own small business. If any of you are in the same position as myself - keep going, It’s not easy. It’s not all go go go thousands of people following you and visiting your site. It is a hard slog, it is so competitive but just keep faith in what you are trying to achieve, keep your eye on the goals you have set out for yourself because you will get there. It just may take longer than you thought.
Have a great week guys.
Until Next Time
Maisie
XoXo