"..I know that company.."

One of my favorite parts of running Gracely Girl Designs is learning how customers find out about our business. While we've tried to make finding us via the Internet as easy as possible, it's the word-of-mouth encounters that amaze me the most.

Today I had a very interesting experience. A good friend of mine, whose kids go to school with my little Gracely Girls, was at her son's basketball game. As she climbed into the bleachers, she noticed a little girl wearing a cute t-shirt. My friend asked the mother, "Is that a Gracely Girl shirt?". The mother answered "no..", but what came next put a smile on my face. She said, "..but I know that company". She knew my company. As a new business owner, there is no better feeling than hearing those words!!

Apparently the mother had a friend who bought a couple of our shirts for her kids at one of the Raleigh craft shows around Christmas time, and they enjoyed wearing them quite a bit. She remembered our name, but was waiting until spring to check out the website. I'm not sure if I'll ever get to meet this mother, but I do hope she comes to the site for a visit or tells a few of her friends about us.

We are getting really, really close to updating the website with all the new designs. Not only will we be creating 10-15 new t-shirts (new colors, new designs), but we'll be introducing 2-3 completely new lines that we think you'll really like. And one of the ideas is going to take Gracely Girl into a new area that we think could be really fun.

- Amy