ALY ALLEN | THE BLOG

well, i finally decided on my  new business name ! thank you so much for all your votes and suggestions. i really liked all of the choices i threw at you, but here's what i went with: [click on the logo to go to the shop! there are some cute things already for sale there. even "ready to ship" finished pieces!] yay! i love it. a few days ago, when i decided to change the name, i was telling my husband how i really wanted something to do with fruit, but couldn't come up with anything i absolutely loved. i wanted something that would represent "bearing fruit" in some way. and i also really loved the word blossom (which was pretty obvious from my last post and all those choices that had "blossom" in it). but i just couldn't figure out how to incorporate the "blossom" and the "bearing of fruit" idea. of course, because she's amazing and beautiful, leslie came up with "blossom and vine"... without even knowing i...

k friends, i thought i'd include you in something fun! i need to create a new name for my little business. right now it's " DIY Shoppe " because i mostly sell do-it-yourself patterns and tutorials for the flowers that i used to sell as finished pieces (under the business name " Baby Flair Boutique "). but i also sell printables now. and i still do sell finished pieces at the occasional Queen Bee Market. so, the dilemma is that at the last show i was selling prints and headbands. not so "d-i-y", you know? but my booth had a banner up that said "diy shoppe"... it just wasn't making much sense. SO, i'm going for something very general, universal, like i could be selling anything. not specific to headbands, or baby, or prints, or anything else. and also cute, something that evokes a pretty picture in your mind. here are some examples of business names i really like: parkside harmony ivory & moss stella & dot marigold ro...