Welcome!
Welcome
to our blog! We hope that you will enjoy following our posts and
journeys as much as we will enjoy blogging about them!
Today
is our first day blogging, and we're so excited. It gets rather hard
to stay focused – so it's a good thing we've already planned this
out!
We
want to start off by introducing ourselves (yes, this is our Etsy
About section, you caught us!);
Hi,
I'm Paige; and I'm Elisa. We're teenage best friends, Highschool
Juniors, and business partners.
Paige:
I've been sewing
since I got my first American Girl doll at the age of eight, and
around that same time, I met my best friend, Elisa. From the initial,
"What language are these patterns written in???" to
today's, "Who need's McCall's and Simplicity when you can make
your own patterns?" I have loved sewing. It's my hobby, and I
thoroughly enjoy creating doll clothes. Nothing would keep me from
it---not even stitching through my fingers multiple times (yeah, it
hurt).
Elisa:
I haven't been sewing quite as long, but
when I got my American Girl doll a year after meeting Paige, I began
to sew as well. Since then we've dreamed about having our own doll
clothes business and being business buddies. I love to design clothes
and jewelry, taking my favorite outfits as inspiration. Sewing doll
clothes is a lot of fun, and a great outlet for creative juices. And
it doesn't hurt that Paige and I have to meet frequently. ;)
Why
we make a great team:
First of all, we are home schoolers
currently in our Junior year, and living within walking distance of
each other. We can meet often to discuss plans and sew outfits after
patterns have been made. Since we don't have to keep regular school
hours, we have the ability to meet up whenever we need to.
Paige:
I
make patterns, research, and attend to the bookkeeping aspect of the
business. I often put in my two cents on design, and come up with
wild ideas.
Elisa:
I design, match fabrics to
complementing patterns, coordinate accessories, and try to keep Paige
in check. I also do a lot of futuristic planning.
Paige is rather dreamy and
impulsive, and Elisa is rather practical and conscientious. We
balance each other well. We also have complementing design tastes,
the same love of dolls and sewing, and the same desire to share our
hobby with you.
Now that you know something about us, you
may be wondering why we chose to call our shop DolzDreamzzz. That's
ok – we've been wondering too! Just kidding; we do have reasons
behind it.
We chose to call our shop DolzDreamzzz
because it suits our mission perfectly. We want to make doll clothes
that will not only bring a smile to your face, but also that will let
little girls make their dreams come true through imagination. Whether
it's riding unicorns off into the sunset, or playing adventurer in
the backyard, we want to do our part to make those dreams come true
through the clothes your doll is wearing. (Think about it – really,
how practical is it to fly on your unicorn's back in your nightie?
Clothes are clearly important in a case like that!).
And we're only just beginning. Our
plans go much farther beyond the handful of pretty outfits that you
see in our Etsy shop – Paige wants to give away free unicorns with
every purchase, and Elisa just wants to explain to Paige that
unicorns don't really exist. But isn't that the point of imagination?
We hope that you enjoyed getting to
know us better, and plan to visit us again soon.
Thanks!
