Rags to Riches… or somewhere in between!
Posted in Uncategorized on 04/18/2009 04:06 pm by Bekah
People often ask me about how I got started and I start explaining how we were poor newlyweds and I needed Christmas gifts for the women on our list, and so I thought well I do have a sewing machine and I have some fabric so I will make some purses because I love purses. So I made a few and I started getting calls on my answering machine ordering the bags, so I thought well I will fill a couple of them, and eventually it got totally out of control. I was sewing till like 2-3 in the morning and I left my radio job early so I could go home and sew the orders.
My husband was realizing that I loved it and really wanted to pursue it full time. He and I became debt free with the Dave Ramsey program and as soon as it happened, Nick said “you can pick!” So here I am living my dream.
I consider it a rags to riches story, because I never got a loan to start, so I really only used what I had and could afford at the time. And in the beginning there were some lean -lean months. I even cut my curtains to use as fabric because I couldn’t afford to buy new fabric! (They sold!) So yes, we have started with nothing but owe no-one. I just felt I should share this part of my journey because we all start somewhere.
