It's Ok Apparel

So. I started knitting 6 years ago as Wild Child Accessories and it just pretty much paid for the supplies for doing it and not much profit. I also felt like I was a salesperson and not a designer and I didn't like that so I would stop for a while and then start again and then stop again. I have done everything from hats scarves and sweaters and now baby items because that is what sells better. I have made infant photo props and clothing and now stuffed animals. I think my problem is that I don't have a specific target of things and I just love to make everything. blankets take too much time and have to charge too much for them to make it worth it.
I still haven't found my niche after all this time. It's also hard because you have to take these gorgeous photos and stylists so people can see the item and photographers are too expensive, and then uploading photos to the site and measuring the items and desribing all of them and advertising your page, and social networking it is so much work without a profit and it is so frustrating. I don't have many people who have helped me market my stuff not even my own family really unless I ask them to.
and then getting on this forsaken blog that I hate doing. it is all just so overwhelming.

so I have decided to go with my other passion which is drawing and painting. I have seen other apparel stores be very successful making shirts and I know that I can do that and I have limitless ideas for shirts.
I want to make kids and adult clothing and I am going to start small and see if I can sell them and hopefully I can make this grow.
I really want to move back to Utah and I need to find a way to make a secure income so that I can buy a house and live by our family. I will also sell my hats/scarves in the fall/winter but for now I am going to put all my energy into this shirt business. I am really excited about it.

I made this quick "logo" that will work for now and its going to be called 'It's Ok Apparel.' It represents my love of nature and simplicity in life. Also how no matter how bare or dead you may seem time just say It's Ok, and time will always make you grow if you have roots.
I am having my first shirts printed on what I shirts I have around this coming weekend by cody's uncle who owns a screen print business. I will need to hire a photographer to take pics and then having my baby brother help me create a website. with help from all my family my goal is to have a successful business by the end of 2013.
I can't wait to start doing something real.

until next time...