From a Hobby to a Business

We met Noor last year because she runs a non-profit for refugee women, and they were sewing costumes for the "Lion King" performance.  We also love to shop at the store where the ladies sell all of the goods they are making.  I even had a chance to take some of their hand-made make-up bags home last summer to give to people we visited.

Noor had the idea to design 9 bags and give them each a name coordinating with a fruit of the Spirit.  She asked Kylie if she would design the tags for the bags.

Kylie loves typography, and spent a lot of time designing the tags.

This is one of the final meetings where Kylie is showing Noor what the products would look like. You can tell Noor is excited.

November 12, 2019

Here is one of the close-ups after being printed.  

There is a different scripture on each one.

Then Noor told Kylie if she designed some Christmas cards, she would sell them for Kylie in her store, so Kylie went to work.

We took her 10 designs and sold them not only at the refugee center store, but also at the dance studio, to friends, and at one of the local craft fairs.

Doug found some really cool shelves to display the cards on.

We covered the table with some cloth from Kenya, and voila!

First paying customer at the craft fair!

November 30, 2019

Keira is always trying to imitate her sisters and brother, and in this, there was no exception.

Keira started designing "cards" and hanging them on her wall.

I love her cute writing mistakes:

Rejoice! Jesus is Borm.

Nöel!!!!!?             (I don't know why there was cause for a question mark)

Happy Brthday Jesus.

Joy Tow The Wrda. Hay

Sé té Nöel. it is Crassmse.  (Same sentence in French and "English")