Sometimes you just know, but it’s nice to hear it too

We love Camino+Collective Home. It is very much a business and brand that we are putting 100% into establishing. All of our effort is being made because we really believe that we have something different to offer.

These gorgeous chairs were painted in hand-mixed chalk paint, recovered in John Robshaw/Duralee fabric and are available at our Etsy store.

It is hard work and is pretty much all-consuming. Some days we are hunting and gathering, some days we are researching and photographing and other days we are dealing with the issues of two novices feeling their way through building a new business. All of this between our typical mom duties shuttling kids to their various activities and social events, spending some time with our hubbies, as well as trying to deal with our own homes – the usual laundry, dishes, cleanup – and of course those unforeseen things like a leaky basement pipe! All you working parents know the drill.

This antique, African vessel was cleaned with water – years of dirt came off to reveal the gorgeous, one-of-a-kind piece of hand-made pottery and it is available at our Etsy store.

We haven’t done our official launch yet. We haven’t even told our entire social networks yet. We are still working on getting everything ready – our shop, our social media, our display/staging. We are gaining attention, though slowly – every like, follow and favorite is a win! We’ve sold some items. Still … there are moments where we catch ourselves wondering when the “success” will come. When do we get rewarded for all of the work?

But we can’t stop now even if we wanted to (which we don’t) because… Oh yeah. We have kids! So it’s even more important for us to be tenacious and to show them first hand that a good idea and hard work pay off. So we keep plugging along.

These boho-chic pillows were designed using John Robshaw fabrics and Duralee trim and are available at our Etsy store.

And then one day, Chinese food is ordered for dinner because we’re too busy to cook – and in general one of us is not a big lover of cooking while the other wins in the feeding children department. Anywho… As silly as it may sound, we found this in a Chinese fortune cookie and it gave us such a boost of positivity.

You’re so right fortune cookie. Camino+Collective Home will be exceedingly successful! And it’s not because the cookie says so, but because when you believe in something, and work your tail off for it, and know in your heart that it will … well then it just will. Our kids’ moms said so.

Enjoy the journey!

Tracey & Cristina

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