10/28/2026
Can I get just a little real and raw here with yall?
Tonight, I locked the doors of the shop feeling a whole lot of things. ❤️ Exhausted. Proud. Grateful. Emotional.
Friday afternoon, after 5:00, I started working on one HUGE order. I say I because I hate asking my team to come in on a weekend. I believe family is always first so I decided to dig in myself.
56 hours later…✅
Let me add a little shout out here: I was never so happy to have my friend Sabrina come hang out a little with me on Sat while I worked and the happiness when my team walked back in on Monday was what I would expect someone feels when their loved one has been gone for months and arrives at the airport 😂😂 insert the TikTok of the family running to greet their military family here! 😂😂 (they know I love and appreciate them so much every day)
Every T-shirt, hoodie, long sleeve shirt, stocking hat, and everything in between has been counted, completed, folded, and boxed.
And y’all… I AM TIRED. 😂
But tonight, the exhaustion comes with feelings that’s hard to put into words.
Pride in the work, Gratitude for the opportunity to do something I love, Thankfulness for the endurance to get it done, Success, Celebration…all to the Glory of God!!
Running a small business isn’t always pretty. Sometimes it’s late nights, early mornings, missed meals, and pushing through when your body is begging you to stop.
But then you stand back, look at everything you’ve accomplished and you know how much your customer is going to LOVE it all. The look on their face makes it all worth it. When you are out and about and you see someone wearing what you literally made, IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT. To a lot of people it’s “just a shirt”. To me, it’s a hand made custom item I put so much detail into. It’s personal on a way different level.
And to the customer who trusted us with this order… THANK YOU a MILLION TIMES OVER. ❤️
Thank you for your patience, your understanding, and for choosing our little business to bring your vision to life. I know you had choices, and I don’t take it lightly that you chose us.
I am SO excited for you to see everything finished! I hope you love every single piece as much as we loved bringing it all together.
Tonight, we closed the doors with tired feet, a grateful heart, and a whole lot of feeling proud of what we do.
Behind every order is a small business owner who knows just how BIG that opportunity really is and all of the feelings that come with it. And for that, I am truly thankful. ❤️
— ETown Custom Designs