U-Michelle Hawkins, umnikazi we-Indian Springs Custom Gifts, unezinhlobonhlobo zamakhandlela esoya enziwe ekhaya endlini yakhe.U-Hawkins usebenzisa amafutha abalulekile namafutha omklami wamakha.Amakhandlela akhe anamanothi aphezulu, aphakathi nendawo, ngakho-ke njengoba ikhandlela livutha ngokuqhubekayo, iphunga lizoshintsha.
Ngesikhathi sokuvalelwa yedwa, uMichelle Hawkins wathola ukuthi wayenesikhathi esincane kakhulu samahhala njengomhleli nomshicileli we-Alabama Wedding Magazine kule minyaka engama-20 edlule.
Ngemuva kokuthi uHawkins edayise inkampani yakhe ngoDisemba 2020, washeshe wabona ukuthi yini azoyenza ngokulandelayo.
Waqala ukwenza amakhandlela esoya ngesandla.Ukuze wengeze ukuthinta okukhethekile nokuyingqayizivele, wenza ngokwezifiso ucezu ngalunye lobucwebe, olubekwe ngamatshe ayigugu nezimbali ezomisiwe, futhi kukhona isongo esincane sobucwebe esivalweni esingasuswa futhi sigqoke.
Njengesakhamuzi sase-Indian Springs kanye nenkosikazi yomshayeli wendiza, u-Hawkins waqhamuka negama elithi Indian Springs Custom Gifts ukuze enze imikhiqizo yakhe ibe ngeyasendaweni esifundeni.
Esikhundleni sokubeka ikhandlela egameni, unqume ukukunikeza njengesipho ngoba uhlela ukufaka umkhiqizo eqoqweni lakhe esikhathini esizayo.
“Ngifuna ukwenza into engiyithandayo nengiyithandayo,” kusho uHawkins.“Ngemuva kokwenza ucwaningo, ngaqala [ukwenza amakhandlela] kusukela ekuqaleni.Kulula, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu ukuhambisana nejubane lokukala futhi unganaki kakhulu iphunga.”
U-Hawkins usebenzisa amafutha abalulekile namafutha omklami wamakha.Amakhandlela akhe anamanothi aphezulu, aphakathi nendawo, ngakho-ke njengoba ikhandlela livutha ngokuqhubekayo, iphunga lizoshintsha.
Iphunga lakhe lasehlobo lihlanganisa i-lemongrass mojito, uju lwentaba-mlilo, isihlabathi se-maya, i-jasmine musk, i-bohemian spa, i-southern caramel, i-Caribbean teak, i-lavender ne-chamomile, i-prosecco jubilee, injabulo yolwandle kanye nezulu le-mokupua.Eminye imikhiqizo ihlanganisa i-mulberry sorbet kanye nezimbungulu zokuvalelisa.Ngaphandle kwamagugu, usebenzisa nezimbali ezomisiwe, ngokuvamile ezisuka egcekeni lakubo, ukuze ikhandlela ngalinye libonakale ngendlela eyingqayizivele.
“Ngivame ukuya ezitolo zakwaMichael, Hobby Lobby kanye no-JOANN ngiyothenga ubucwebe nezinto zokusebenza, ubuhlalu bengilazi, amagugu namagobolondo,” kusho yena.“Ngiwafaka izintambo ngesandla ukuze ngamunye ngamunye azenzele yena.Ngiyakujabulela.Ngilufake uthando lwami.Ngethemba ukuthi abantu bayabathanda.”
U-Hawkins uhlela ukwengeza imikhiqizo yomzimba efana nensipho, ijeli yeshawa nesigcobo sezindebe eqoqweni lakhe, kanye nencwadi yokupheka.
“Bengilokhu ngicabanga ngale ncwadi yokupheka,” kusho yena.“Embonini yemishado, ngathola ukuthi abaningi abasanda kuhlanganyela baqala umndeni ndawonye.Ukupheka yinto yabo ebaluleke kakhulu, kodwa ukudla ngaphandle kuyabiza futhi akukona okunempilo.Ukudla ndawonye ekhaya nokudla ekhaya kuyinhlanganisela ekhethekile isikhathi..Ngifuna ukudlulisa isiko lokupheka.”
Iresiphi izobandakanya ukudla okunethezekile okuseningizimu okufana nama-casseroles kanye nelayisi le-cooker slow.UHawkins uthe abantu abangakuthandi ukuya esitolo bangase badidwe yizithako ezitholakala eresiphi.
Izindlela zakhe zokupheka eziningi zivela ohambweni lwakhe, okuhlanganisa zokupheka ze-gumbo ezivela eNew Orleans kanye nesaladi yenkomo yaseJalimane.
Njengomama owengeziwe wabafana abane, u-Hawkins wayazi ukuthi bakuthanda kangakanani ukudla kwakhe okuphekwe ekhaya, futhi wayefuna ukwabelana ngakho nabanye.
Izinto eziphuma ku-Indian Springs Custom Gifts zingathengwa e-Greystone e-US 280 nase-Bloom and Petal kwa-Misc.Lu Izipho Nezingubo ku-Valleydale Road.