Thursday, April 16, 2020

Nola's Flower Funk Online Store


Nola Bea has launched a brand new online store - flowerfunk.bigcartel.com
Because of that, Nola Bea is taking over as author for today's post. Parentheticals are mine.

WHY I STARTED A STORE: 
One day, I was making a store for my family but my dad said we could make a store for other people. I thought it was just a store for the family but we got into this big thing about making a store.

When I grow up, I might want to be a mail girl. Sometimes I like to mail letters to people. Like my neighbor, I gave his dogs a note with a dog on it. I want to show people that art is a lot of things - not just drawings. It can be dancing, singing, lots of other stuff. If you like to sing, dance, and do ballet then you love art. Drawing is a popular art that you might know but recipes are art, too. ("Lemonade was a popular drink and it still is...")
We thought it would be fun to connect with people in this way. Yesterday I made a kite - a Kitty Kite that is a kite that looks like a cat - well, a flying cat or jumping cat. That is the kind of thing we might make for you if you want.

We will give the money to an actual bank so they can send money to other people so they can use it themselves. Or just put it in Tzedakah so people can get food or clothing. I just want to help people and make them feel happier during the virus, especially people who are sick.
(Editor's note: she's rather unclear on our banking system but the gist is she wants to help people.)

HOW
1. You go to flowerfunk.bigcartel.com
2. You can get whatever you like (Dad forced T.I. reference here) and I'll make more and more.
3. If you have questions about a product, you can email my dad or text him. (We have a limited website that doesn't allow for more than 1 picture per category - so if you want to see what you're getting, just be in touch. If you don't want to actually pay money for stuff, go to the "Non-Profit Store" page on the website and fill out the Google Form.)
4. We'll create the product and either email the picture/video/recipe OR send you the actual piece of art, depending.

We hope you enjoy! Thank you.

THE BRAND IS STRONG
We chose to call it Flower Funk because we have a whole entire brand - a band, a lemonade stand, a store, recipe making - that are all Flower Funk. This was a name I came up with on my way home from the second line in honor of Ms. Tee Eva (her memory is a blessing) when my dad asked me what my brass band would be called.

Thank you for looking at this message. I hope you enjoy the store.
Thank you,
Nola Bea



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