Tuesday, July 5, 2011

HANDMADE gifts are the most THOUGHTFUL!

The thoughtfulness behind handmade gifts...
Before I had officially opened SHEA CHIC, I had given my first business card to a very close friend of mine, Diane. Without knowing, Diane sent my business card to her sister and had her create this beautiful apron for me.  She perfectly matched the pink, along with the black and white damask that you've seen on my business cards and company logo. This act of kindness completely overwhelmed me.  I didn't know what to say? It was simply amazing! The fact that she had put forth so much effort and actually had this apron created just for me was one of the most wonderful gifts I had ever received.  The thoughtfulness it took to buy something handmade, and not mass produced in a store somewhere took a significant amount of planning and patience on her part. What a wonderful and thoughtful gift to receive! Thank you, Diane!

Then about a month ago I received a brown envelope in the mail.  When I opened it, I found a beautiful handmade SHEA CHIC book.  This book had my signature SHEA CHIC damask gift wrapping along with my SHEA CHIC sticker. Wow! Then when I opened the book, I discovered a handwritten message (yes..."handwritten") note along with pages and pages of SHEA CHIC moments in time. From our very first orders, to our very first wholesale account, to our very first charity fundraiser.

  Again, I was in shock. Tina had taken the time to carefully create this entire book.  From carefully choosing each image, to hand cutting each picture and background,  along with taking the time to write a personal handwritten note.  All of this love and attention was all done by hand, not by a machine mass producing it, but by someone who carefully and lovingly created this for me.  So, if you're ever wondering if giving something handmade means anything more... the answer is YES!  Thank you Diane and Tina for giving me these handmade gifts. I don't think you'll ever completely know how much they mean to me, and to everyone else, please continue to support the handmade community.

How this relates to SHEA CHIC... I'm always striving to provide better Customer Service. I want you to immediately think of SHEA CHIC when you want something special for yourself or for someone you care about.  You and the people in your life, deserve the very best.  That means the best ingredients, best customer service, and the best in affordable shipping. I've also begun providing at no charge, Personalized Handwritten Messages. This way, I can do all of the work for you.  Just let me know what you would like the message to say and I will handwrite your personal message for you, include it in their package, then ship their SHEA CHIC directly to them.  If you have any suggestions in how I can make your SHEA CHIC experience better, please feel free to contact me at APRIL@SHEACHIC.com~April
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