I’m excited to spotlight a great shop Cherry Hill Designs and the designer, Angie. You may remember Cherry Hill Designs from a great giveaway during the It’s In the Bag Bash last month. All the designs are modern, fresh and totally cute. I am the lucky recipient of the Good Cheer foldovers (set of 12 for $15). They are absolutely perfect and fun. And, I love them so much I recently purchased the coordinating return address labels. Super cute!
Angie is the work at home mom to a young daughter who lives in Texas. She is the youngest of NINE siblings — seven girls, two boys — all from the same parents. Can you imagine? Angie talks a little more about her big ol’ family: “Most of my siblings and family members also have their own small businesses. My parents were both entrepreneurs and inventors, and I guess we all inherited that same drive. I’m currently working on an Etsy collaborative shop with my creative sisters called SevenSistersShop. It’s a work-in-progress in honor of sister Pam who passed away this time last year. She always wanted us to open a shop together.”
I think the SevenSistersShop sounds like an amazing tribute to her sister.
TSM: When did you start making and selling your goods?
I started making party and shower invitations for friends and family about 7 years ago. I kept getting more and more requests, so I put up a small website a few years later. At the time, I still had a “day job” doing graphic design for my brother’s football business. I launched the website right before Christmas in 2005 and designed some fun, photo holiday cards and stationery. I didn’t advertise at all — just word of mouth. Frankly, I was overwhelmed by the response that holiday season!
And in 2006, I launched a line of waterproof vinyl stickers and then those took off like CRAZY. So a few years later, I asked my brother if I could work part time until my daughter was born. Of course, he obliged. Cherry Hill Designs continued to grow and I never went back to work after taking a maternity leave almost a year ago. I do this full-time from a home studio now (well, full-time except between nap times and quick jaunts to the pool this summer). I’m so blessed to be able to work from home and spend a lot of time with my daughter.
TSM: What is your favorite item to make or sell?
The new ones! I love thinking up new ways to make products and designs. That’s my favorite part. When I see orders come in for a new product that just launched, I get SO excited!
TSM: What is your inspiration?
I usually get ideas when I see a need for something. Some new product ideas come from my clients and distributors who just tell me something they (or their customers) really need. Then I start on research and development before beginning the design process and launching. Sometimes it takes a week — sometimes a year — to launch a new product. The iron-on labels were in development for several years. I have quite a few products in the works right now: storage bin labels, kitchen labels, hang tags, recipe cards, coasters…all just waiting to be released!
TSM: Do you have any plans for new, additional products or business expansion?
TONS!!! I keep a notebook chock-full of ideas, sketches and patterns, but rarely have time to flesh out even a fraction of my notes. My next project is a web site redesign, but that will take some time. I don’t have any plans right now to expand to the point where I can’t work from home, but some occasional help with shipping and processing orders would be nice. Nap time is never long enough…
TSM: If money were no object what is one thing you would buy right now?
Hmmm…good question. Probably a digital printing press, a gigantic stack cutter, or another label printer. None of which we have room for in our house. So, while I’m dreaming, I’d better get a bigger studio too.
TSM: What are some of your favorite stores or Etsy shops online?
Oh, so many! On Etsy, I love (just to name a few): LittleBitShabby, cakeboxcookies, irisandpetunia, DressReHERSal and GulfCoastCottage.
I also love: EMTannerDesigns, Giddy Giddy, Ritzy Baby and The Gap! I have a baby girl, can you tell? 
Thanks for all the great recommendations. I love finding new shops to check out!
Connect! Keep up with Angie and Cherry Hill Designs on Twitter, Facebook and the Cherry Hill Designs blog.
Shop! Cherry Hill Designs website offers a wide variety of sippy cup labels (set of 20 start at $16), stationery and matching mailing labels and iron-on labels (set of 40 for $16).
All too often when I shop, I’m looking for something for the kids. It’s inevitable – their needs change and grow as quickly as they do. And I know I feel less guilty about my shopping habits when I’m buying something for the kids. It’s easier to justify it in my mind. But, this giveaway is all about us mamas or mamas-to-be. Take the opportunity to spoil and pamper yourself with some great products from Avon sponsored by Avon representative Majorie Hintalla.
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