Thursday, February 25, 2016

Aloha!

I just adore LuLaRoe's fun, themed prints.  Here are some great spring sets featuring Madison (an adorable knee-length skirt with pleats and pockets!) and kid (pineapple!!!) leggings and adult Tall / Curvy palm tree leggings.

While Mommy & Me or other matched sets can be challenging to come by due to production caps (2,500 pieces per pattern) and a growing consultant pool (now over 8,000!), LuLaRoe encourages--and seriously enables--pattern mixing, resulting in potential for wildly awesome, adorable themed sets.

While my initial inventory was without any obvious Mommy & Me matchups, I fell in love with these adorable combinations that I put together for a recent hostess event.



Lots of AWESOME possibility -- and I love never knowing which sets guests may pick.  The floral combination on top sold right away at my last event.  :)

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Fashion of the day...

...Just one more thing I love about my LuLaRoe Boutique.  When I decided to take the plunge and become a consultant, I was excited about first dibs on box-upon-box of potential "unicorns", clothing my family and friends in my absolute favorite brand, being part of a company with corporate values that mirror my personal values, and hopefully contributing to the family income.  I enjoy organizing things and I enjoy busy work that keeps me distracted, especially when the Air Force calls Matt away.

One thing I did not expect was how much of myself I would be able to pour into my shop.  I love that I am able to build a boutique that I feel is reflective of who I am and that I can use as a means to do pour positivity into the world.  I am so excited to have already booked one charity event--with #2 & #3 also in the works.  I also love having a fun hobby that I am able to delve into with my mother.  She is in town to help with my pre-launch string of Pop-Ups and we spend about half of each day brainstorming fun marketing strategies and ways to spread the LuLaLove.

Our newest idea is to feature a daily fashion -- 1 unique piece (a singular print in a singular style) worn 2-3 different ways, that is available for immediate purchase (outside the normal Pop-Up/scheduled sale venue).  Today's teal & white Maxi sold within a couple hours of posting.  I'm including a sneak peak of tomorrow's Julia: worn dress, tunic, and cowgirl style.  I love the idea of giving LuLaRoe fans something exciting to look forward to each morning -- and I love dressing up Miss Mary Figginbottom, my mannequin.  Please check out Facebook: LuLaRoe Kristen Caluag for daily inspiration -- and shopping!


Cheers!


Saturday, February 6, 2016

Behind the scenes

As we await the arrival of our LuLaRoe goodies (Monday!), the kids and I have been setting up shop in our 2nd floor, in-home Boutique.  Here are some fun snapshots capturing our adventures.

My older two testing out the photography backdrop.

We are kicking off my business with an exciting name-the-mannequin legging giveaway!  I am loving all the ideas coming in and glad it is my daughters who will be judging -- I wouldn't be able to pick just three!
Our 3-way over-the-door full-length mirror.  Seems like an awesome option for pop-ups in terms of portability and ability to showcase these cute pieces from every angle!  Gotta love Amazon!

On the agenda for this weekend: clothing racks and wall decals!  Oh, and homework.  Lots of homework.  I want to be able to dive completely into clothing organization and photography come Monday, so I have a lot to knock out today and tomorrow for my Nurse Practitioner school.  Good thing I like to stay busy!!  :)