This pic has nothing to do with this post .. it’s from a shoot last week by the talented Devon at Tall Tree Photography.
I miss blogging – I really do. I don’t feel like I’ve really slowed down since last October – it’s been such a nutty few months, even taking the half hour or so it takes to do an entry seems like an impossibility of my time. But , you know, I really like blogging and I really miss it – this is such a neat space to talk about what is going on with Bamboletta and all the ladies working within it. So I’m going to make an effort to come on here more often – I’ve said this many times before – but I really want to make the time.
I’ve just finished putting in my very first series of huge orders in for materials.. I’m talking 400 lbs of wool – 120 lbs of mohair – 400 meters of ‘skin … this feels like quite a big step for Bamboletta . The past year has seen production go from 40 a month to now about around 35 a week – a bit of a jump! I’m now working with 6 of the lovliest mama’s that sew the dolls together for me – then there are my ‘in house mama’s’ – Rachel – she’s is my ‘number 2’ and works with me all day, 4 days a week, Brandi who works afternoons (these lovely ladies do the sewing and stuffing and shipping) and tomorrow I’ve got a new gal starting with me for 4 mornings a week to do even more sewing and stuffing and shipping!
Can I tell you how hard it’s been for me to trust that someone may , just may, be able to stuff dolls as well as I do? Or – that someone else can take doll pictures or sew a body or update orders or get a doll ready to go home? I am very particular about ‘my babies’ – so you can imagine how picky I am and , yes I’ll say it, what a control freak I am about every single aspect of this business – I did it all! Now Rachel can stuff a body better then I ever could – Brandi puts on the cutest little noses – both can get an entire upload packed and shipped in a few short hours. These ladies – all these amazing moms that work with me – are Bamboletta. This business would not be where it is without them – I often watch the girls do something and just run over to them and give them a hug – I feel like a proud parent! It is such a great feeling to know that I’m almost (just almost) to the point that I could be away for a week and things would run smoothly. The dolls would have no faces (I don’t think I’ll ever give that up) but they’d get made and things would move along. This has been the greatest Weight off my shoulders – it’s taken to the ‘next step’… now if we could just get out of this basement…
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