cupcakeMAG Loves: Little BIG Dreamers + $50 Shop Credit Giveaway

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We love to see those in the handmade community who accidentally fell into success and found a job that was not only their dream, but their passion as well! So, we say hip-hip-hooray for today’s lovely lady, Keri of little BIG dreamers, for finding joy in creating the most adorable headbands for you little girl and supporting amazing causes with her shop. Meet Keri, and make sure to enter to win a $5o shop credit to little BIG dreamers with the rafflecopter below!

I laugh because I never in a million years thought I would be sitting in front of a sewing machine for hours at a time, but the minute I decided on the shop name, Little BIG dreamers, it all kind of came together. I put everything and anything I had into little BIG dreamers and I love that I am home with my babes, Scarlett and Teagan and use them as my inspiration.

My goal for this shop is for customers to find handmade and affordable accessories that your big and little ones can wear for any occasion. From basic comfortable pieces to your most special and unique items-this shop has it all! As a mother of two girls, I knew I couldn’t afford to buy from a lot of the stores I loved and try (I emphasize TRY) to stay on a budget, therefore, reasonable pricing is a key component. I want customers to be able to grab all the necessary accessories for everyone in their family. Everything in the shop is made to order with high quality materials hand-picked by me

I consider myself a jack of all trades, BBA in Marketing and 2 masters in Special Education-but each career taught me one thing, and that is to hustle and dream big-and with that comes success!!!! I have a lot of experience in the marketing and advertising field and knew that I would have to spend most of my time exposing the shop. I would sit up at night (pretty much became addicted to Instagram) and used all social media outlets as possible. I participated in anything and everything and knew my items were awesome and needed to be seen. I partnered with a few amazing shops and consider them friends. I now do most, if not all, of my shopping from small shop owners who I’ve met along the way. Supporting local business has become a passion of mine.

With that said, I knew my competition was fierce and wanted to set myself apart from the others (while continuing to support my mama shops), so I reached out to Pixel Paper Hearts and asked if she could help me create an exclusive design for the shop. I may be able to sew and create pretty things, but I am no artist. It began with my random ideas, the color scheme I wanted, a design I that I had dreamed up in my head and she totally got it. Within two weeks my design was created and printed! I couldn’t believe that the shop had a print that no one would ever be able to duplicate!

After less than three months of opening, my sales have quadrupled and I have met some of the most amazing and hard working woman. I offer daily or weekly deals that are exclusive over social media outlets and allow shoppers to receive my items at a heavy discount. It is also super important to me that I continue to use the shop as a platform for raising money and spreading awareness to causes that are near and dear to myself and my family! Thanks for sharing in this dream with me and enjoy an additional 15% off your entire purchase using code CUPCAKE at check out!

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