I often get emails from people asking ‘How I do it’. Ack, if you only saw the state of my house..lol.. you’d understand! Truth is I have an amazing team of ladies (and John!) who help me out so much. I truly could not do this without them, I am so incredible grateful to each and everyone of them. Most of them I mention often in my blog, but I thought I would put them down all in one place.
I usually drop pieces of fabric off at their homes, or they stop in for a quick pick up and tea. I see Tracey and Julie pretty every week, they are my main gals. The other girls I see when they have time to work, fitting it into life at home. I hope over time, to continue building my team of mamas.. giving pieces of work out here and there- hopefully helping them and their families out. I want to build a network of mamas that work together, I’d love for Bamboletta to help support as many people as possible.
I feel like this is an Oscar speech…
Julie has been with me for over a year now. She does hair and assembles bodies for me while she works as an intuitive at Mystiques Emporium. Julie is a lovely lady and I love it when she comes and spends a few hours with me sewing!
Tracey is one of my dearest friends. She sews doll bodies and puts hair on the dolls at night after her little man goes to sleep. She does the most amazing stitching..like a machine, but in a good way!
I met Brandi at my local post office. Over time I found out she is a crafty lady, she even made me a beautiful stuffed toy when Jasper was born. She makes most of my Pouchy and blanket dolls.
Constance is another great friend of mine who sews some of my clothes and does the designing of my clothing. She is a hugely talented lady and I’m lucky to have her around. Constance, Tracey and I have sons the same age who go to the same school.
Reggie is my lifesaver- she makes most of my clothing with the utmost care and with so much love and attention to detail. She is a wonderful lady. I always smile when I see her name in my Inbox.
Michelle is the newest member of my team of mamas. She is a mother of 3 who lives close by. Michelle has her own business making baby burp clothes and layettes.
I get some of my clothing pieces from Pampa Collective in Argentina. I was fortunate to find them a few years a years ago. Those cute little crochetted shoes, that’s Pampa. Anything really girly is usually from Pampa. They are a womens collective raising money for their community and for their Waldorf School. I would love to work more with them in the future somehow- they are really coming from the right place.
Kristie is my sitter/nanny who is a gift from above. My children love her so much, its comforting. Hiring someone to watch my kids was not an easy decision to make but she’s made that easy. Instead of having a mama who is half there trying to send an email while reading a story, I can now be fully present with my children when I am not ‘working’.
Stephanie has taken over some knitting from Nonna. The stitches this lady takes are amazing.
Gillian worked with me for a few months last year. She’s on a cruise ship right now. Great gal, she could put together a baby body like no ones business!
Rachel, worked for me for a few months as my sitter. What a love she is! She’s now on her path to becoming a yoga teacher.
And there you have it.. everyone who has been involved in the past and present with making Bamboletta Dolls. Of course I cannot forget Natural Pod. Bridgitte and her lovely family were the first ones to support Bamboletta and carry them on their site. I’m proud to have them there along side such wonderful toys.
OMG, when I read this over I realize that I do have a business, lol.. that is a weird thing to write, but it’s what I feel. I’m in the workshop alone too much 🙂
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