“How to create your own apparel collection (women graphic tee) without breaking the bank”, is it possible?
Yes, it is my dear. Let me share with you today, my story on how I was able to create my own women graphic tee collection.
I was fortuned enough to be able to start my own t-shirt collection without having to investing a lot of money. As far as starting your own online clothing store, it isn’t easy peasy like you might had imagined. I know that you might know how much money it would cost to start a t-shirt collection on your own (a lot!) and how much time you would spend with each of the steps along the process (a long time!). You will need a business plan and a good amount of money to start up everything. If you’re new and don’t have that spare cash (I just talked about) to play around with, you are likely to put more stress into your business and life. The most headache part I would have to say is the inventory part. You will have to stock every size of your clothes in each design that you have no idea if they will even sell or not. Not only that, you will have to deal with shipping and many more areas to create a perfect business.
I remembered back in college during summer time, I spent all of my savings buying women clothes, renting a small space and started my very own tiny clothing store. So much money and energy I put in and since then, almost 10 years later, I still have some of the clothes that I couldn’t sell in my closet. I closed my shop after the summer was over. But that feeling of having my own clothing collection/ store is still with me until today. I don’t want you to repeat my same mistakes so I came up with today’s post to tell you how I was able to start my very own, first apparel collection with ease.
You will find this post helpful if you’re looking to start your own online clothing business for a while. But you don’t know where to start because you don’t have a lot of cash to build your business with. In today’s post, I will guide you through the process on how you can make your dream come true.
My blogger bestie, Milica from Madeofstarlight got me into the deal. I was introduced to a company called Threadsly. They offer a simple and elegant platform for building and growing your fashion brand. You can create your custom collection with a true design house experience. Communicate directly with a dedicated success team sourcing your perfect on-trend garments, producing retail grade screen printing, on-demand production and direct to customer shipping. I truly LOVE and am very grateful to have an opportunity to work with Threadsly. Thanks to Milica!
To get started, I had to make a phone appointment with one of the Threadsly team. In this process, you will learn about the steps and timeframe it will take to create a successful online shop. You can ask as many questions as you would like. After the phone call, you will receive an email that will direct you to the Threadsly dashboard where you can communicate with your assigned store manager who will help you along the process.
Below I have put together step by step what I went through to create my own women graphic tee collection.
How to create your own apparel collection
Step 1 Get Inspired & Find your style
The best way to find your style is to create a mood-board. Either go on Pinterest and create one or you can gather information like pictures and cool typography from magazines.
Step 2 Brainstorm Slogans or designs
After you know the direction of your designs, you can brainstorm the design of graphics that you want to make. Write the wording down, or draw your design out.
Step 3 Conduct a survey
Once you have a few designs drafted up, you can create a questionnaire to find out about your target buyers’ favorite designs and comfortable spending budget. You can send out emails or create an online survey on Facebook groups, where your target customer would hang out.
Step 4 Decide on Final design
Once you receive the survey results back, you can now see what’s the best design that interests your target buyers the most and what are the price points they feel comfortable with.
Step 5 Create final graphic
You can use Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or Canva to create your graphic. But if you don’t know how to start or don’t want to deal with designing at all, Threadsly can help you with your design.
Step 6 Pick your t shirt style
Define what style, color and type of garment you would like to put your graphic on.
Step 7
Create mock-up design
After you know your design and style of t-shirt, you can create style mock ups using Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to see the positioning of graphic and see how your t-shirt will look like once the production process is done.
Step 8
Make Samples
Create samples of your collection, one for each design.
Step 9
Quality Check
Check how your designs turned out in real fabric. You should also check the size that if it’s loose fitted or true to size. This way you will know exactly how to describe it to your buyers. If something is wrong with the design you will be able to fix them before you start the production process.
Step 10
Product Photoshoot
Once your product is good to go you can start taking product shots using the samples you have created earlier. It can be flat-lay style, or model photoshoot type of thing.
Step 11
Create online store
Set up your online store with the help of Threadsly team. You will be able to see the cost, suggested prices, product pages where you can write your own description for each of your designs. Track your sales and many more features all in one place.
Step 12
Production
Since Threadsly is helping to take care of the production process, you don’t need to produce a big quantity of your products, no stocking and no spending on your part. They will produce your product once they receive orders.
Step 13
Launch
Attract customers by sending newsletters and advertising in different platforms. Offer discounts, special prices for a specific timeframe to boost your sales and get your name out on the market.
Step 14
Sell
Selling time, at this point your store will be ready to do its jobs. On the other hand, you can start promoting your collection and get ready to receive your income. Threadsly will help you manage your orders by receiving, producing, and delivering all of your orders.
Step 15
Delivery
Due to the nature of pre- order and made to order systems, your customer will receive products within 10 days after placing their order.
Step 16
After-sale survey
It’s a good idea to still keep in touch with your customers after they purchased your products. You can send them an email and ask a few quick questions on their shopping experience. This way you will know what can help you to develop and pay more attention on your new project.
If you’re interested in starting your project, you can consult with Threadsly team at no cost. Here’s the page that you can schedule a phone appointment. To learn more about Threadsly you can visit their website at Threadsly.com.
A little bit about my collection, “YOU”. The slogan “Honey, be yourself” had the most votes from my subscribers. It’s the perfect slogan that can help remind everyone that they should always be themselves. Because each of us were created to be different, to be original and we should be proud of who we are.
This women graphic tee collection has three different styles, minimal, retro and glamorous. I intended to make this collection for all of us women, who are unique in our own ways.
You can take a look at my collection and grab your “YOU” Tee this way.
? Note to Influencers: If you’re a blogger/ Instagrammer and want to collab with me in this tee collection, please email me at Blogger@allaboutgoodvibes.com and please put your email subject as Tee Collab with (your name/ blog or Instagram account). I’m looking forward to working with you! ?
I hope you find my post helpful and by now you should know the step by step process on how to create your apparel collection with less, (less stress & less money). If you have any specific questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below. You can DM me through Instagram @thevibescloset or email me at hello@allaboutgoodvibes.com.
Enjoy the rest of your week, my love! Thank you for stopping by All About Good Vibes today. See you again soon! ?
“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” – Ray Goforth
Where To Find Blog Post Ideas is one of the topics in “Helping me, Helping you” blogging series. It was created to help new bloggers to be the best that they can be on their blogging space. You can find helpful tips, tools, real examples & experience from successful bloggers plus free downloadable worksheets that can help you achieve your blogging goals.
Inspiring sources for your next (first!) blog content to attract the right ideal readers (you’re going to create!)
Lately I’ve been book shopping like never before in my life. Last week alone I bought 8 books. I pretty much stopped shopping for clothes, makeup and my other usual stuff. I am now a BOOK -A- HOLIC. Since books have become so helpful and inspiring when it comes to blogging, I’m going talk about BOOKS today and the relationship it has with new blog post ideas.
Sometimes it’s so hard to come up with new ideas for your next blog post. Something that will get good attention from your real readers. Even though, you’re trying hard to figure out about the topics all day at work, during lunch break, during a car ride back home or even when you are meditating as opposed to clearing your mind. Oops!
Still blank! So you texted your best friend, Jessica, and complained to her “I don’t know what to write about on my blog. I think I’m going to stop for a while.” Even though Jessica isn’t a blogger, she’s definitely a good friend. So she calmed you down and told you to go to sleep. She said you will figure it out when you wake up. She also reminded you that “you don’t give up on your dreams.” Thanks Jessica!
Before going to bed, you probably find yourself googling for something like these:
What to write on my blog?
Interesting Blog Topics
Blog Topic Lists
Fun Blog Ideas
Blog Topic Ideas
Blog Post Ideas
Some sorts of the above and Voila! You found this blog post. ?
Today I am going to share with you where I get my inspiration from plus some inspiration tips from my favorite bloggers and Instagrammers. I bet you probably know some of them from your Instagram feed. Read all the advice and you will know exactly how to stay on top of your blog post idea bank.
Not only that, today I will help you create your ideal reader profile. A must have in mind person that you will need him or her before you start writing your new post.
Let’s start with the inspiration sources first! Shall we?
For me I find my inspiration through books. When I found something that’s interesting, inspiring and I think my reader could learn something new from it, I would then incorporate them into my post.
Some of my blog content comes from my curiosity as well. If I have questions about something, I would write them down. I would then try to find answers but instead of keeping those answers to myself, I would turn that question into a blog post. Because if I’m curious about something, other people might have the same questions that need answers.
Pinterest and Instagram are always my go to sources for new projects. I can get a lot of ‘How- to’ posts out of looking at pretty pictures. These are my common sources of where my blog post ideas are from.
Now let’s take a look at what other bloggers say about how they came up with their blog post ideas. I asked a few of my favorite bloggers “Where do you find inspirations for your blog posts?”and below are their answers.
For me inspiration comes from how I’m feeling at that time, I always have a million ideas or opinions I’d like to share with my followers normally to try and inspire, uplift or motivate them! I sometimes find inspiration from songs or a conversation I’ve had with my friends etc.
Fashion blog posts are a little different, I try and stay true to my style when it comes to writing about different trends etc so I always put myself in the viewers seat and if they would think ‘Yeah that’s Lauren’ then I know I’m on the right track, if that makes sense?
My inspiration comes from my fashion and beauty experiences I’ve had myself, from testing out beauty clinics and writing about my time there and how I found it. Also visiting hairdressers and reviewing them for my followers so they know whether to go there or not. Another thing that influences my blog posts are the seasons, whether it’s summer or Christmas time my followers want to know what the latest trends are, how I’m wearing them and how they can wear them themselves. 🙂
Since I write about blogging and working with brand strategies from a PR perspective, I get a lot of inspiration from my industry. Meaning that I’m constantly reading articles, Linked in updates, listening to podcasts etc.
For example, sometimes I get in a rut of thinking of new, valuable content for my readers…so I’ll take an hour or two in the morning to listen to the Gary Vee marketing podcast, The Influencer Podcast, or I’ll go read Adweek, one of the leading advertising and marketing publications.
Also, I try to ask for feedback from my readers all the time. I want them to reply back to my email newsletters, DM me PR questions on Instagram, and I even make Typeforms for them to fill out with content they want to see.
I do my best to create content that answers to their questions in the most specific, and actionable way possible.
Explore your city by trying out new restaurants, coffee shops and different areas that you have never been to before. You can gain inspiration from fellow bloggers too. Also, pick up some new magazines in and out of your niche. If you find yourself burned out, try taking a blogging break to clear your mind so you can get inspired again.
Read more of her thoughts from her original post here.
Since the launch of Style Charade, my goal has always been to remain authentic to my personal aesthetic. It’s easy to find inspiration in the world these days – through social media images, films, literature, fashion, art, etc. I love being a sponge to the world, but I also believe in remaining laser-focused on my vision. In the end, color and positivity are the DNA of my blog. Murals and street art have been at the core of Style Charade since its inception, and I’m so thankful to be able to share my point of view with my readers every day.
Below are the advice from Instagrammers who were featured in “Read This If You Want To Be Instagram Famous.” Book by Henry Carroll (Editor). I read this book and it was so inspirational to me that I decided to write this blog post.
Focus on a subject or style that you love, but within that, research it using everything you can get your hands on. Visit museums, watch films, read books, look at the work of designers, photographers and artists- not just living, but historical too.
I look to follow people who do things I’m not capable of, so I can learn from them. This source of inspiration helps you stay motivated and gives you ideas for what to shoot and where to go next. It’s also very important to find inspiration beyond the app. Go to galleries, bookstores and performances. This will expose you to different forms of creativity and allow you to bring something fresh to Instagram.
You can find inspiration in lots of things, such as music, an overheard comment or moment of fleeting beauty.
Round Up on Inspiring Sources
Books
Magazines
Instragram
Pinterest
Personal Feelings & Style
Experience
Seasons & Trends
Colleagues
Articles
Linked
Podcasts
Reader Feedback
Explore your city
Fellow bloggers
Social Media Images
Literature
Fashion
Color
Positivity
Murals
Street Art
Museums
Films
Work of designers, photographers and artists
People
Galleries
Bookstores
Performances
Music
Conversatipns
Fleeting beauty
You can see that inspiration for your blog post can pretty much come from anything.
But your idea and new post won’t get far unless you deliver your content to the right people. To help you get ahead of your blogging game, I have created an ideal reader profile worksheet for you to fill out. This will help you when writing your next post. And even if you are just starting out and don’t know your audience yet, you will definitely get some big benefits out of this worksheet.
I know your time is valuable and writing blog post that no one will read isn’t an option. Next week I will go deeper into details on an Ideal Reader Profile (aka Ideal persona), how to find them and why they are so important.
Now, you can go to my Online Library and download the worksheet, fill it out in advance and I’ll be back soon to help you even more.
I hope this post helped you get some more ideas when thinking about your next blog post. No more asking Jessica and stressing out, take a few of these ideas and try them out. Let me know in the comments below where you find your blog post ideas.
Special thanks to all the bloggers who have contributed in this post. 🙂
“The next time you feel slightly uncomfortable with the pressure in your life, remember no pressure, no diamonds. Pressure is a part of success.” – Eric Thomas
October is here and you know exactly what this month is all about. It’s the beginning of the holiday seasons. That means more joyful events are coming up pretty soon. Since it’s October and I know you’re getting ready for Halloween, you might want to dress up your tech a little bit. ? And to get your tech into a spooky ready mode, I made Halloween wallpapers for both desktops and phones. You can stop by my Online Library and grab them.
BOO!!
TRICK OR TREAT
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I hope you like them! Wishing you a fun Halloween. ?
“No matter what the situation, remind yourself “I have a choice.” – Deepak Chopra
When it comes to date nights, it doesn’t always have to be something super expensive. Like going out for dinner at a five – start restaurant and spending a lot of money on food. Since food is not the only cost we spend for us ladies, we also love to look perfect to impress our date. So we have to spend our money on new clothes, makeup, perfume and many other accessories. Oh, well! To help reduce all of those unnecessary cost, I’m sharing with you today “Five Cheap Date Night Ideas” that you can try for your next night out with your special one.
The Five Cheap Date Night Ideas I’m going to share with you today, are something that my husband and I really love to do. Something that is practical and actually works. I know you will enjoy them too.
But before we get into our topic today, I have one new store I want to introduce you to. They sent their ring as a gift to me as a part of collaboration. They wanted me to try their jewelry and if I liked it I could introduce them to all of you. And yes, I love their gorgeous ring so I would like to talk about them a little bit in this post, as always my opinions are 100% my own.
Here is the ring I got as a a gift from Fascinating Diamonds. It’s so beautiful, delicate and it’s a perfect ring for a special event.
It’s a two stone Emerald and round ring made with white Cubic Zirconia in sterling silver. At Fascinating Diamonds, they give the complete flexibility to design your own ring at the most affordable price. But they also have a variety of diamond jewelry for you to choose from.
And because diamond is a gem stone for the 10th Anniversary, I’m hinting to my husband (if he’s reading!) to shop here for our anniversary gift, something like this diamond ring with a few carats centered stone. Lol! 🙂 Better save up, honey!
If you decide to shop for your next diamond jewelry piece at Fascinating Diamonds, you can use code “AUGUSTINFLUENCERS10” for a 10% discount off your purchase on the entire range of diamond jewelry. What a great deal!
Now let’s get into our Five Cheap Date Night Ideas, shall we?
Cooking Date
Starting with one of my favorite date night ideas, a cooking date. This is one of my first date nights with my now husband. The best advice for a cooking date is to plane it together. Pick out the menu that both of you like and then try to make the meal together. This will be a fun mini project and to see if you are a team or not. If you both can’t cook that’s okay. You can hop online and get some recipes real quick. Or watch a youtube videos also helps. You just have to make sure that the recipes are from a trusted source. My husband loves to watch Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver. Their food always looks and tastes amazing.
Movie Night
Picking the newest released movie from Amazon Video and watching it at your own place is another great idea. You can sit on your comfortable couch, talk as loud as you want and pause the movie when you have to use a bathroom. Not only that but you can make your food or snack and enjoy them right in front of your own screen. Get as cozy as you want by bringing your blanket out. The best part of all, you don’t need to worry about someone sneezes during the movie and the long lines at the theater.
Window Shopping
I love, love window shopping. It’s a good way to connect with your date in a fashion aspect. You don’t need to buy anything and you should tell your date that he or she doesn’t have to get you anything either. It’s just a fun way to get to know each others tastes. Knowing what the likes and dislikes are when it comes to fashion is key here. You will also get a lot of inspirations from walking around. To make it a more interesting date night, you can pick the mall that you both have never been before. So you both can now create new experiences together.
Go For A Walk
This is the the healthiest idea of all. It’s a good way to get both of your exercises in and to be able to walk and talk. You will have a chance to put on your cute workout clothes. It’s the best time that both of you can connect and talk about what you have on your mind. You will also connect with nature, soak up the sun and listen to the birds chirping. It sounds like a perfect date. As research shows that walking can help improve your mood, reduce anger and hostility so it’s definitely the healthiest way out of all five ideas I’m taking about today. If you’re both very competitive, you can change from a walk to jog or run. And don’t forget to have fun!
Facial Retreat
This will be the most fun and relaxing date night. The best part is you can use what you have in your kitchen to make the best out of this spa experience. For example, you can use yogurt or eggs and use it as a face mask. If you want to get a little bit more advanced, you can mix strawberries, honey and yogurt together with a few drops of essential oils for your face mask to feel more like at the spa. If you want to make a scrub, you can add sugar or salt in it. Spa nights are so much fun because you can see each others faces covered with the masks, making funny looking faces than you normally see. Trust me, you will laugh at each other like crazy. ?
Don’t forget to turn the relaxing music on. Just to make this night the most fun and relaxing date night ever at your own place. By the way, you can also get some good face masks from Sephora, Ulta or from your favorite beauty shop if you want to save time from making the mask yourself.
What do you think about my date night ideas? I hope you enjoyed reading and at this point should have some more date night ideas for your next date. They are all budget friendly or no budget involve at all. All you have to do is have a great time together with your special one.
Thank you for stopping by All About Good Vibes today. Have a wonderful day, love!
‘We accept the love we think we deserve.’ – Stephan Chbosky
Wearing: RomWe Top | RomWe Skirt | Calvin Klein Over-The-Knee Boots (similar here and here) |
Kendall & Kylie Bag | Gucci Belt | Sugarfix Earrings
It’s going to be the over-the-knee boots season again and I’m excited. Even though I can only wear them for a few months (at the most) of the year here in Arizona, I still love to incorporate them into my outfit early. As soon as the weather gets cooler it’s a perfect time to bring them out and try them on.
In today’s post I’ve linked some black over-the-knee boots under $150 for you to take a look at. It’s definitely a good investment when it come to buying a good pair of these type of boots. I got mine a year ago and they still look like new. They aren’t cheap but the ones that range between $100 -$150 in my opinion are very reasonably priced.
My tips on how to pick the pair that will last and never go out of style are to pick the darker colors, like black and brown, and to pick the right material, leather. Although if you are not a leather person, I recommend picking a pair thats made from fabric without any other material coated over them. I found that the faux suede or faux leather will peel off over time. But if you don’t mind that, they are still worth buying because of the cheaper price point. This way you can get a new pair or two every year.
I’m wearing RomWe TopandSkirtI received from Romwe. I picked the wrong size (size small for top and size medium for skirt) this time so they look pretty tight on me. If you’re plaining to get them, I recommend you to order one size up and you should feel comfortable in them. Side note, I have gained a few pound from eating too much rice and too many nut butters throughout the day that didn’t help! Lol!
Anyways, scroll down at the end of this post to see the list of black over-the-knee boots under $150. 🙂
Over-the-knee boots under $150
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend, my love! Thank you for stopping by allaboutgoodvibes.com today.
See you again very soon!
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Mollie Larsen is the creator of All About Good Vibes—a feel-good destination that inspires women to love, care and be themselves. Growing up she loved dressing up, taking care of her skin and helped supporting others. She believes in positivity and seeing good in all situations. Her biggest achievement of the day is putting her babies to sleep early, relaxing and watching her favorite shows with her husband.
Name: Katherine Saviola McDermott
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