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Today we’d like to introduce you to Valentina Hawkins.
Hi Valentina, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My sister (Victoria) and I have always really enjoyed crafting, building, and designing… You name it! We love creating things! We sat down and talked about the idea of working together, what would it look like, what would it mean, etc. Several months after that conversation we both had, my sister Victoria calls me to tell me that for my birthday she wasn’t going to buy me a gift but instead she was gonna “make me something”. She didn’t let me get to even think “what would she make me?” And her exact words were ” but we won’t make a business out of this”…
You guessed it.. as soon as I open my gift from her on my birthday, I looked and her and I was like “You made this? We gotta make more and sell them!”. Two months later, we launched our first collection with a business plan, brand and team that was planned several months ago and was just waiting for the icing on the cake.
Since then we were able to grow our social media, established our online store, and be a part of several local markets. We have great plans for Peachnolia and we are so excited for what’s coming in the next couple of weeks.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Positive or negative, the more feedback you get the better. It helps you to know in which direction to sail your boat. We did face a very quiet season which made us question our product, quality, turnaround, even our brand. I do believe it was important for us to go through that to grow as entrepreneurs. You have to question yourself enough to help you believe in yourself sometimes.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Peachnolia?
Everything we make here at Peachnolia is 100% handmade with love from home in Dallas, GA since April 2022. We specialize in polymer clay earrings (new lines coming soon!! We are expanding! That’s all we can share about that!) But we love to work with polymer clay because it makes these earrings lightweight and comfortable to wear all day long. So it allows us to express ourselves better through jewelry when it comes to fashion.
Victoria is our designer, and the one responsible to create/bake/assemble the products. Quality control is the line where we both meet and then I take over to take inventory/marketing/shipping.
Our business is full of art and passion for what we do. Our earrings are handmade, our photo props are handmade, our website was designed by us. I think that’s the beauty behind Peachnolia, it grows as we grow, so no matter how far we go, we always win because we got to teach ourselves something new every step of the way. We are not racing anyone, we are enjoying the ride.
What makes you happy?
Working with each other for sure! My sister is my best friend, she’s two years younger than me, but she’s like a twin to me. Who do you think encouraged me during that quiet season?… And who do you think is always fascinated by all of the designs that Victoria creates? We are each other’s cheerleaders and we can get pretty bossy too! Lol
Pricing:
- We do start at $5 mostly post earrings!
- We do offer Bundles of $35
- We have clearance sales every season
Contact Info:
- Website: www.peachnolia.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/Peachnolia
