UMichelle Hawkins, umnini we-Indian Springs Custom Gifts, uneentlobo ngeentlobo zekhandlela zesoya ezenziwe ekhaya endlwini yakhe.UHawkins usebenzisa iioyile ezibalulekileyo kunye neoyile yesiqholo soyilo.Amakhandlela akhe anamanqaku aphezulu, aphakathi kunye nesiseko, ngoko ke njengoko ikhandlela livutha ngakumbi, iphunga liya kutshintsha.
Ngexesha lokuvalelwa yedwa, uMichelle Hawkins wafumanisa ukuba wayenexesha elincinci lokukhululeka njengomhleli kunye nompapashi weMagazini yoMtshato yaseAlabama kule minyaka ingama-20 idlulileyo.
Emva kokuba uHawkins ethengise inkampani yakhe ngoDisemba 2020, kungekudala wafumanisa ukuba enze ntoni ngokulandelayo.
Waqalisa ukwenza amakhandlela esoya agalelwe ngesandla.Ukuze ungeze into ekhethekileyo kunye neyodwa, ulungelelanise iqhekeza ngalinye lobucwebe, olubekwe ngamatye anqabileyo kunye neentyantyambo ezomisiweyo, kwaye kukho isongo esincinci sobucwebe esicikweni esinokususwa kwaye sinxitywe.
Njengomhlali wase-Indian Springs kunye nenkosikazi yomqhubi wenqwelomoya, u-Hawkins weza negama elithi Indian Springs Custom Gifts ukuze enze iimveliso zakhe kwindawo.
Esikhundleni sokubeka ikhandlela egameni, wagqiba ekubeni anike njengesipho kuba uceba ukongeza imveliso kwiqoqo lakhe kwixesha elizayo.
“Ndifuna ukwenza into endiyithandayo nendiyithandayo,” utshilo uHawkins.“Emva kokwenza uphando, ndaqalisa [ukwenza amakhandlela] ukusuka ekuqaleni.Kulula, kodwa eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuhambisana nesantya somlinganiselo kwaye unganikeli ngqalelo kakhulu kwivumba.”
UHawkins usebenzisa iioyile ezibalulekileyo kunye neoyile yesiqholo soyilo.Amakhandlela akhe anamanqaku aphezulu, aphakathi kunye nesiseko, ngoko ke njengoko ikhandlela livutha ngakumbi, iphunga liya kutshintsha.
Iziqholo zakhe zasehlotyeni ziquka i-lemongrass mojito, ubusi bentaba-mlilo, isanti yemaya, ijasmine musk, i-bohemian spa, i-caramel esemazantsi, i-Caribbean teak, i-lavender kunye ne-chamomile, i-prosecco jubilee, ukonwaba kolwandle kunye nezulu le-mokupua.Ezinye iimveliso ziquka i-mulberry sorbet kunye ne-bugs.Ukongeza kumatye anqabileyo, ukwasebenzisa iintyatyambo ezomisiweyo, ngokuqhelekileyo ezisuka kwiyadi yakhe yangasemva, ukunika ikhandlela ngalinye inkangeleko ekhethekileyo.
“Ndihlala ndisiya kwiivenkile zikaMichael, iHobby Lobby kunye neevenkile zikaJOANN ndiyokuthenga izacholo nezincedisi, amaso eglasi, amatye anqabileyo namaqokobhe,” utshilo.“Ndizibopha ngesandla ukuze umntu ngamnye abe ngowam.Ndiyayonwabela.Ndilufaka kuyo uthando lwam.Ndiyathemba ukuba abantu bayabathanda.”
U-Hawkins uceba ukongeza iimveliso zomzimba ezifana nesepha, ijeli yeshawa kunye ne-lip balm kwingqokelela yakhe, kunye nencwadi yokupheka.
“Bendicinga ngale ncwadi yokupheka,” watsho.“Kwishishini lomtshato, ndifumanise ukuba abantu abaninzi abasandul’ ukufika baqalisa intsapho kunye.Ukupheka yeyona nto ibaxhalabisayo, kodwa ukutya ezivenkileni kubiza imali eninzi kwaye ayisiyiyo impilo.Ukutya kunye ekhaya kunye nokutya ekhaya lixesha elikhethekileyo lokudibanisa..Ndifuna ukudlulisa isiko lokupheka.”
Iresiphi iya kubandakanya ukutya okuthuthuzelayo okusemazantsi okufana ne-casseroles kunye nerayisi yokupheka okucothayo.UHawkins uthe abantu abangakuthandiyo ukuya evenkileni banokuthi boyiswe zizithako ezikwiresiphi.
Uninzi lweendlela zakhe zokupheka zivela kuhambo lwakhe, kubandakanywa iiresiphi zegumbo ezivela eNew Orleans kunye nesaladi yenkomo evela eJamani.
Njengomama owongezelelekileyo wamakhwenkwe amane, uHawkins wayesazi ukuba bakuthanda kangakanani ukutya kwakhe okuphekwe ekhaya, kwaye wayefuna ukwabelana ngako nabanye.
Izinto ezivela kwi-Indian Springs Custom Gifts zingathengwa eGreystone e-US 280 kunye neBloom kunye nePetal kwi-Misc.Lu Gifts and Apparel on Valleydale Road.