It’s 2009 and we made it through our first holiday season of selling at TSBOAP. It was a whirlwind of new customers ideas, fabrics, thread colors, shipping boxes, ribbons and bows that started at the launch of the company in Washington, DC. We made the decision to be a merchant at the Junior League of Washington’s A CAPITAL COLLECTION OF HOLIDAY SHOPS. Boy, was that a smart idea! It was wonderful in every way.

I was joined at the show by my mother, sister, and two best college friends at the Marriott Wardman just before Thanksgiving week. I called in the troops to help me set everything up and sell, sell, sell! If you live in the DC metro you simply must put it on your list to visit next year for holiday shopping. We’ll be there! Lots of people who visited our booth shared their favorite family quotes and the phrases that they thought should be on a pillow. There are too many to list but some of the best were:

“Do you like your hair like that?”

“I gave him the thinnest years of my life.”

“Don’t be confused by the law.”

“Surrender Dorothy!”

“Don’t make me come in there.” (Perfect for Mother’s Day!)

“If you’re on time, you’re late.”

“Let your smile be your weapon.”

“Worse things have happened at sea.”

The response to the concept of ”Thatshouldbeonapillow!” was very positive. You never know when you think an idea has legs whether or not it will make sense to anyone else. You take a leap of faith, do the very best you can with the product and everything associated with it. And then you pray like crazy for guidance. 

It worked. 

 Here are some of the emails from customers thanking us for the pillows they ordered:

I just received the beautiful pillow in the mail!  It is everything I dreamed of!  Thank you for guiding me through the process of choosing all the colors and typesets - your taste is far superior to mine! i am totally delighted and can’t wait to present it to my sister-in-law on Christmas day! Happy & blessed holidays!   S.L.

The pillow is gorgeous, I wouldn’t change a thing. It was a big hit, as I knew it would be. JK

Anne, He was so surprised and LOVED it. Thanks soo…..much.   PM

She loved the pillows! They are beautifully made, colors are perfect.   J

My mother in law loved it. Thank you so much! She emailed that it made her cry.   DG

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. If you are looking for a truly personal gift that will make a special person laugh or cry, just think about what words you could put on a pillow just for them.  You won’t be disappointed.  Order by January 20 for Valentine’s Day!

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