About the
Owner:
My name is
Shannon. I am a SAHM (stay at home mom) with 1 beautiful daughter. I have a
passion for sewing, pressure canning, crafting, home decorating, and being a
mom. Since I can remember I have wanted to be a SAHM, but now days there are so
many mommies that are unable to stay at home with their kiddos and I never
counted on being so blessed to obtain this lifestyle. It has required
sacrifices for both my husband and I, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I love
to feel accomplished and see “finished products.” Since establishing Cupcake
Covers I have felt a range of emotions. Such as feeling overwhelmed, frustrated,
sad, happy, impressed, but mostly I feel accomplished.
Sewing and
crafting is my stress release (most of the time) while I do enjoy the monetary
gain I mostly enjoy networking with other WAHM’s (Work at home Mom’s) and learning
new ideas and techniques from them. There are so many talented mommies that I
look up to and pull inspiration from. Some of my favorite things to participate
in are Blog reviews, Giveaways and charity events.
About Cupcake
Covers:
Cupcake covers was founded in May 2011 shortly after my daughter was born. I started making nursing covers because I am a firm believer on the benefits of nursing and breast feeding your little one, and I wanted to look good doing it. There are very different situations and not everyone has the opportunity, But I believe that information and knowledge is a key element to becoming the best parent you can.
When my daughter was about 6 months I decided to try cloth diapers. I knew nothing about them and very little on washing, prepping, different types of diapers, etc. I remember my first cloth diaper purchase consisted of 5 OS (one size) Fuzzi Bunz (a pocket-style diaper). When I received them in the mail I ran home and washed them. As soon as they were dry and ready I put one on my daughter and in that moment I realized how much I had been missing out on. That is where I started really learning and becoming educated about cloth diapers and all of its benefits, mostly that they are so darn cute.
Ai2, AIO, OS, pocket, pre folds, hybrid, fitted, covers, hip snaps, snap down rise, stripping the diaper ... What? What does all this foreign language mean? It took me several months for researching cloth diapering forums, blogs, tutorials and such to learn the things I know now. I continue to watch YouTube videos and followed cloth diapering blogs and forums. While I was researching I saw several moms who made their own products. Some of them did it to help save on expenses and others because they wanted to bring something new to the table. This is when I realized that I could be a WAHM. Once again I started into tutorials, youtube videos, and numerous blogs to become familiar with people’s needs, likes, dislikes, and desires for cloth diapers products.
After not doing too much with "Cupcake Covers" I decided why not add cloth diapering accessories to my store. I had made several for myself and friends and found what I liked and what worked best.
I started small and started selling cloth wipes on some Facebook b/s/t (buy/sell/trade) pages. I had really great feedback and slowly started adding items to my etsy shop and tried to build my reputation using Facebook; I than started participating in blog reviews and giveaways which has helped me build a fan base.
I now offer nursing covers, wet bags, cloth wipes, reusable snack bags, unpaper towels, pail liners, and nursing pads. I hope to soon stock wet/dry bags, cloth diapers mama cloth and other eco and family friendly items. I currently specialize I custom orders which keeps me busy and from regularly stocking my store.
Cupcake covers was founded in May 2011 shortly after my daughter was born. I started making nursing covers because I am a firm believer on the benefits of nursing and breast feeding your little one, and I wanted to look good doing it. There are very different situations and not everyone has the opportunity, But I believe that information and knowledge is a key element to becoming the best parent you can.
When my daughter was about 6 months I decided to try cloth diapers. I knew nothing about them and very little on washing, prepping, different types of diapers, etc. I remember my first cloth diaper purchase consisted of 5 OS (one size) Fuzzi Bunz (a pocket-style diaper). When I received them in the mail I ran home and washed them. As soon as they were dry and ready I put one on my daughter and in that moment I realized how much I had been missing out on. That is where I started really learning and becoming educated about cloth diapers and all of its benefits, mostly that they are so darn cute.
Ai2, AIO, OS, pocket, pre folds, hybrid, fitted, covers, hip snaps, snap down rise, stripping the diaper ... What? What does all this foreign language mean? It took me several months for researching cloth diapering forums, blogs, tutorials and such to learn the things I know now. I continue to watch YouTube videos and followed cloth diapering blogs and forums. While I was researching I saw several moms who made their own products. Some of them did it to help save on expenses and others because they wanted to bring something new to the table. This is when I realized that I could be a WAHM. Once again I started into tutorials, youtube videos, and numerous blogs to become familiar with people’s needs, likes, dislikes, and desires for cloth diapers products.
After not doing too much with "Cupcake Covers" I decided why not add cloth diapering accessories to my store. I had made several for myself and friends and found what I liked and what worked best.
I started small and started selling cloth wipes on some Facebook b/s/t (buy/sell/trade) pages. I had really great feedback and slowly started adding items to my etsy shop and tried to build my reputation using Facebook; I than started participating in blog reviews and giveaways which has helped me build a fan base.
I now offer nursing covers, wet bags, cloth wipes, reusable snack bags, unpaper towels, pail liners, and nursing pads. I hope to soon stock wet/dry bags, cloth diapers mama cloth and other eco and family friendly items. I currently specialize I custom orders which keeps me busy and from regularly stocking my store.
Why choose
Cupcake Covers?
Cupcake
Covers offers top notch quality. I have extra time on each item to ensure that
items are made to last. My unpaper towels feature a unique X pattern stitch on
them to keep them from drying or shrinking wonky. The wet bags and pail liners
are surged and then French seamed to lock in moisture and smells. I also use a
zipper foot on my machine to ensure the closest stitching as possible to the
zipper to help eliminate wicking from the zipper. All other material is
stitched with a Walking foot to help keep the slippery fabric in place.
Cupcake
Covers tries to offer top grade policies. (You can view them in detail here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/cupcakecovers/policy?ref=shopinfo_policies_leftnav) To sum it up, I offer 7 day return
policy for unwashed, unused, and un worn items. I warranty stitching, snaps,
and other parts of the product. If an error should happen within the first 30
days, I (Shannon) will reimburse shipping once I receive the item(s) anything
after than the buyer will be responsible for shipping. However, I do not
warranty anything that has been mistreated, washed improperly, etc.
I pride
myself on great customer service and quick response time. I have my personal phone
set up to receive emails, post, comments and other forms of communication and
try and take the time as soon as I see it to respond to questions, concerns,
orders or anything else that needs my attention.
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