Bekah’s Journey of Developing “Bani Banners”

Join us today as we follow Bekah’s journey of creating her first product, Bani Banners in her Etsy shop, A Line and a Lighthouse…….

Bekah’s story begins…
“My original passion that inspired Bani Banners, aside from loving to create anything and everything, was becoming an Auntie! I wanted to combine my oldest passion of creative crafting with my newest passion of being an Auntie to make something special for my nieces and nephews – Bani Banners emerged! The name, Bani Banners, came later (actually inspired by my husband) once I got my new last name, BANIhashemi! 🙂 The name, A Line & A Lighthouse, was recently inspired by the two symbols that represent the two most important things in my life – God and my husband.”

She continued her story of how she came up with her idea and what steps she took to make it a reality…
“I thought of the idea and created the idea for Bani Banners on the second round of babies in our family- when two new nieces and a new nephew arrived all within 2 ½ months! I really just had the idea and used my nieces and nephews as guinea pigs 🙂 I loved how the baby name banners turned out so when my friends started having babies, I began making Bani Banners for them too! I made so many Christmas gift Bani Banners that I decided it was time to open my own Etsy shop, something that I have considered for years now with various ideas, but finally decided that Bani Banners would be my product.

What sets A Line and a Lighthouse apart from other DIY craft ideas?
Kerry says, “I am an avid crafter and have been sewing for almost 50 years….and although I always love anything my girls create, I knew Bekah had found a darling decorative item with her Bani Banners that could become a marketable product (especially since all my friends are having grand babies and love giving grand baby gifts). Bekah’s Bani Banners are colorful, fun, unique and bring joy into any room. Each one is created for an individual child with customizable fabrics, felt, ribbon and embroidery thread. You just have to see them to appreciate how adorable they are. When we looked around the internet to do some comparison pricing before her Etsy shop went live…I was surprised that we could find nothing comparable to her adorable Bani Banners. This was a huge confirmation that she was on the right path!”

Bekah’s long term goals and dreams for her Etsy shop are…
“Keep creating – whether that is Bani Banners or expanding my product line with more items that I love to make!”

How does she promotes her products?
Word of Mouth, Growing Weisser Blog :), Facebook, and Instagram!
So join in the fun by going to Bekah’s Etsy shop and ordering a Bani Banner for someone you love, today.
Follow her on Facebook and Instagram…..
Read the Growing Weisser blog regularly for updates on her progress-link to her Etsy shop on our sidebar coming soon…
Facebook: A Line & A Lighthouse
Instagram: @ALineAndALighthouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How has your faith played a part of this journey?

“My faith has kept me going in all aspects of my life journey but especially for this new journey as well. There have been a lot of doubts, a lot of excitement, a lot of work put in and now it is really becoming a reality.”

What tidbits of wisdom would you share with others?
“Dream Big and trust God with the process”
Personal Wisdom gained?
“Don’t let doubt or fear steer you away from pursuing your goals and dreams!”
“Do something everyday to get closer to your goals and dreams!”
How you have grown in this process?
“It has forced me to grow my belief in myself and in God – it is a continual process but He is faithful and I’m excited to see how I am going to continue growing and believing and watching God work!”

 

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