Stories In The Studio is so very special each time a guest comes to share. We learn so much from each Entrepreneur and how God has woven their story together. We are thankful for this new season of Storytellers sharing their experience, strength and hope in work, home, friendship and more...
Holly Lollar founder of The Lollar Group shares her story here of how God guides our way in business, family and surrendering our plans and desires to His will. How He has carried her through trials, given encouragement through friendship and what it means to bear fruit in all area's of our life. From working with Coke, Taziki's, Rock The South and many more...Holly has quite the resume and achievements and has such a humble confidence as she shares all God has done in and through her life journey. She also has some great book recommendations.
As always, thanks to Hazel House our dearest neighbor with the beautiful rugs for hosting. We look forward to our next gathering. Mark your calendars for next month, May 10th, with Suzanne Pirkle from Nutrifocus....we can't wait.
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Our guest this month in our Creative Series with Stories in the Studio was Ashley Gossett owner and founder of Winnefred Austin. She shares on her creativity as a young girl that evolved and developed into a full blown business, it’s continued growth at Samford and how God continues to grow and evolve her business. Listen to her story and how she brings the glory and honor to God in and through her products.
As always, thank you Hazel House our neighbor that has a beautiful, spacious Shoppe to host us in! Head over to her website to shop or stop in!
]]>Almost 14 years ago, God showed me first hand the gift of stories. I was a young wife and mom struggling to stop drinking. Through other's sharing their story God changed my life. Stories are so powerful and everyone has one. We are so thankful our Brand has given us and others a platform to share. These are raw clips straight from our studio. Hope you find encouragement and nuggets of hope in them.
Note the picture posted on Facebook from 13 years ago. I was a little over 90 days sober and my marriage was falling apart, more on that later, but keep in mind what you see is just the surface of others life. We were hanging on by a thread...
]]>EA Montgomery shared her story of her journey to Swaddle Kids and the balm it has been in the wake of her young daughter, Annie's, accident and death. Filled with vulnerability and humor her story is filled with reminders of God's faithfulness even in tragedy and how our work can help us heal, give us purpose and the balance of work and family.
Thanks to Hazel House our next door neighbor and friend for hosting us in her beautiful, spacious rug Shoppe.
To CELEBRATE our first official meeting we are offering half off our best selling Second Story Bracelets. Go grab one for you or a friend while supplies last.
]]>They are such treasures and paired with our Paperclip Chain and Toggle Clasp, it keeps them classic yet trendy and relevant. The two things we aim to be consistent about. They quickly took off and we hand stamp initials into each one and then connect them to the toggle. We make every single necklace in our Flagship store in Homewood, AL. Its a mini assembly line one could say. We are thrilled that so many of you have loved them and hope to sell many more and keep them in our collection for years to come.
To purchase a custom one for yourself, head over to our homepage.
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Suzanne started creating her jewelry after a beauty from ashes story and loves to create pieces that hold meaning and that her customers can purchase with a purpose. Most of her line is handcrafted by her and her small team in Birmingham, AL using new and old pieces from her buying trips in NYC and beyond. Creating in the first few years on her dining room and selling out of her mailbox for years, she now has a studio in the back of her brick and mortar Flagship Store in Birmingham, AL.
Holland & Birch was chosen by Flying Solo as “Ones to Watch” and featured in their NYFW Runway Show Fall 2021 and was in Paris for the Fall 2022 Runway Show as well. She was featured in The NYC Journal as one of the “Top 30 Inspiring Women to look out for in 2022". Holland & Birch was picked and featured in Condé Nast Traveller Magazine as one of their favorite Traveller’s Treasures. She’s worked with countless ministries, non-profits and even Steven Curtis Chapman’s Show Hope out of Nashville. Holland & Birch was voted the best jewelry store in her hometown of Homewood, Alabama for 2022. They wholesale to numerous boutiques across the country and ship internationally as well.
Her greatest joy is her husband, four kids and dog Hank. She loves creating, travel and owns two Airbnb’s, you can find links here and here. She loves sharing her experience, strength and hope in walking away from alcohol in early 2000’s and the transformation of her life and marriage. She’s an advocate for women and loves encouraging other entrepreneurs in their dreams.
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We’ve rounded up some of our favorite trends for the season for you!
- Color! Add a pop of color to your everyday collection with our Nugget of Hope Bracelets.
- Chokers. Chokers are back and what better piece to have then a vintage, classic choker.
- Jewelry with a story. We like to always have something in our collection that is meaningful to us in that season of life. A Cuff is a classic way to go. The Milla and Hall Cuffs are simple stacking ones
- Pearls. Pearls aren’t going anywhere and we’ve given them a classic yet trendy vibe paired with our Metal Tassels.
- A Chunky Necklace. What better way to welcome the new season with our Buckhead Necklace…think T-shirt and cut off shorts paired with our chunky black and white shell necklace. Classic colors and a trendy statement!
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We are excited about our newest Fundraiser coming this month! The Dunn Family is adopting and would love help to offset some expenses.
We’ve made their very own collection and you can shop with 20% of the proceeds going to their adoption!
SHOP NOW for a limited time!
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In May, we traveled to multiple different cities with pop up shows and loved meeting all the new faces. We were worn out and weary but got a lot of much needed rest this summer. We dipped our toe in Market in Nov at our first cash and carry at Atlanta’s Mart focusing mainly on our most popular design this season, The Estelle’s. It was a learning curve and we are so grateful for the exposure our small company got and the people we got to meet along the way! We definitely love the “fellowship” part of our business and the people and places we get to experience because of it.
We ended up having our biggest year to date, producing close to 2,000 retail orders (most of those being multiple items) from our online store and shop! The numbers continue to amaze us as we started from our dining room table and many of you visited our mailbox often. We would not be where we are without our Homewood community where we live. We are honored and humbled at the people who love our work. We want to continue to have exceptional customer service and stick to as many one of a kinds as possible. We couldn’t do this with our tribe that keeps us a float and picks up all the balls that we drop. We are so grateful for their time and heart our people at Holland & Birch put into our business.
Fundraisers. Our favorite part of our business is giving back! We got to work with a multitude of people from different places, and as always, it’s a joy to hammer out meaningful words and design things that raise money to help others. Milla’s House, Parkinson’s, Forrest Spence Fund, Mwana Villages are some of our fundraisers, to name a few. We cannot wait to see what the Lord puts in front of us in the new year.
Our personal life has been a season of refining and growth. Learning to say no to people, places and things and yes to things that God is putting in front of us. Healthier choices and self care. Lots of sorrow and joy mingled in 2018 on a personal note. Much like most of life....BUT we look forward with great expectation to 2019 and all the good things we will be in pursuit of on a personal and business level. Our four kiddos are a blessing and a balance to juggle. Four different schools and toddlers to teenagers. That alone causes our head to spin some days.
We hope and pray as the new year comes that the Lord lays NEW things on your heart. New ways to care for others and New ways to care for yourself! There is so much to this life that is to be enjoyed. We hope to offer more encouragement and conversations for like minded business women who need encouragement, community and support. Stay tuned for that.
May God bless each of you in the new year with peace and JOY and finding NEW adventures and ideas in life! Blessings to you and yours!
Xo-
Suzanne
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