Hello everyone! It’s been a while since my last post, and I apologize for the silence. I’m thrilled to share that we have officially made it! The past three years have been challenging, but thanks to the unwavering support of our amazing clients, hard work, and the addition of Custom Creations, we can proudly say we made it.
The Struggle and the Breakthrough
During the shutdown, I was overwhelmed with thousands of meters of fabric, countless patterns, books, and quilting items. (I had inherited all my mom's quilting/sewing supplies) My mom’s voice kept echoing in my mind, “Do what you need to do to keep your business.” Initially, I tried listing everything individually on Facebook Marketplace, but it was time-consuming and hard to manage. Then, inspiration struck while driving home from deliveries—why not sell everything online, like the minky blankets?
I advertised and started online sales, which took off immediately. Once a week, we would number the items, and people would purchase them as I held them up. We sold out each time, and over 42 weeks, we built an incredible community. The financial support was great, but it was the people who joined our live sales that truly helped us the most. My husband and I looked forward to these sales and were sad when they ended.
Expanding Horizons
As online sales wound down, I branched out into engraving cutting boards and t-shirts. Over the next two years, AJs Custom Creations evolved into a full-time job. From the day it started until now, there hasn’t been a single day without an order. The support from our friends and clients has been the backbone of our success over these last three years.
The Camper Project
I believe the universe, and perhaps my mom, had a hand in what happened next. I posted an ad on Facebook looking for an old trailer with a very tight budget of under $1000, including taxes and MPI. Within a day or two, we received a reply. The trailer was exactly what I had described to my husband—almost gutted inside, sanded down to the metal outside, new tires, and everything original. It was perfect and only 10 minutes from our house!
We were worried about the price, but when they said $500, I could have cried. The only issue was moving it from a wet, back forest area. They offered to deliver it, and within an hour of us getting home, the camper was parked in our driveway.
A New Beginning-Photo Booths Winnipeg
The work began on creating our AJs Mystic Mirror Camper Photo Booth. I have a progressive video of all the work that I am editing, and I will post a link here once it’s ready.
This journey wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of our family, friends, and clients, who we now consider friends. We are blessed and know we are being watched over by two very special angels we lost in 2020—Mom and Grandma.
We are excited to be back, creating memories with our Mirror Me, Mirror X, and the newly added Camper Photo Booth with the Mirror Me. We are your Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba Photo Booth providers and have the only Camper Photo Booth and Mirror X in Manitoba.
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We are so blessed and know we are being watched over by 2 very special angels we lost in that first year (2020).......Mom and Grandma
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