Embark on a captivating journey with the dynamic duo behind Gypsy Grove Creations, Ashley Wilson and Mary Reed, as they weave a narrative rich with friendship, ambition, and the bohemian spirit. Our chat unfurls their entrepreneurial tapestry, detailing the leap from bucket list dreams to tangible success, all while navigating the intricacies of life's demands. Their story is one of synergy and serendipity, born from a friendship kindled by their mothers and a fateful trip to Nashville that sparked the idea for their mobile hat bar venture. They bring us into their world, celebrating the empowerment of personal style through their unique business model.
These women are more than just business partners; they're the architects of a brand that champions creativity, community, and the freedom to express oneself through fashion. Step behind the curtain as they reveal the growth of hat bars in Delaware—creating a new canvas for personal style—and the joys of hosting hat parties that allow individuality to shine. Their story isn't just about the triumphs of Gypsy Grove Creations but also the joy of nurturing a community and a brand that resonates deeply with those yearning for a touch of independence and the entrepreneurial fire within.
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Embark on a captivating journey with the dynamic duo behind Gypsy Grove Creations, Ashley Wilson and Mary Reed, as they weave a narrative rich with friendship, ambition, and the bohemian spirit. Our chat unfurls their entrepreneurial tapestry, detailing the leap from bucket list dreams to tangible success, all while navigating the intricacies of life's demands. Their story is one of synergy and serendipity, born from a friendship kindled by their mothers and a fateful trip to Nashville that sparked the idea for their mobile hat bar venture. They bring us into their world, celebrating the empowerment of personal style through their unique business model.
These women are more than just business partners; they're the architects of a brand that champions creativity, community, and the freedom to express oneself through fashion. Step behind the curtain as they reveal the growth of hat bars in Delaware—creating a new canvas for personal style—and the joys of hosting hat parties that allow individuality to shine. Their story isn't just about the triumphs of Gypsy Grove Creations but also the joy of nurturing a community and a brand that resonates deeply with those yearning for a touch of independence and the entrepreneurial fire within.
https://linktr.ee/deblamotta
Thank you, hi, and welcome to the R2RB Women Entrepreneurs Podcast Series. And today I have with me Ashley Wilson and Mary Reed of Gypsy Grove Creations. How are you both? Great, doing well, oh good, I like this. Thanks for having us. You're welcome. I'm so glad to have you both. So I do like to ask two questions to get us warmed up. What is one thing you have on your bucket list?
Speaker 2:Yeah, Mary, go ahead, Cause you actually. She answered this right away.
Speaker 3:Yeah, so on my bucket list is my middle daughter is more of an adventurous soul, like I am, compared to my other two girls, and on my bucket list is when she turns 18, I want to have a school bus that we can her and I convert into like a camper type thing and I want to take her the summer she turns 18. I want to drive out West in this little camper thing that we school bus that we convert. So that is actually on my bucket list and I'm actively looking for a some type of bus to purchase.
Speaker 1:Wow, that'll be so cool. Oh my gosh, I love that. All right, ashley.
Speaker 2:Mine is not as fun and unique as that, but it is adventurous. It's skydiving. I am, like so, totally afraid of heights, but I want to just push the limits and force myself to go out, think outside the box and explore, and so skydiving would be my bucket list for sure, if I get enough courage.
Speaker 1:Just do it Close your eyes and go for it.
Speaker 2:I know Right. Well, once you commit, it's kind of you can't, you can't go back, that's it.
Speaker 3:That's right. Absolutely, I'll get you on that plane.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I'll do it, I'll get you on that plane. Yes, I'll do it. I'll do it all day long.
Speaker 1:That is that sounds like her, I'm adventurous and I don't mind heights, but for some reason that the skydiving hasn't been on my bucket list, at least not yet. Not, yet Not yet If you could have lunch with one person past.
Speaker 3:Who would it be? So I I don't, I can't say that I have one person necessarily, but I would love to have lunch or just have a conversation with my grandparents, my two grandmothers that passed away and my aunt Betty, just to kind of show them like what I've done and like my three kids and you know the life that I've led and how you know the things that I do, because of the inspiration that they were, you know, towards me.
Speaker 1:Oh nice, I like that.
Speaker 2:Well, to kind of piggyback off of Mary. I had a hard time with this one, like I. I was sitting in pondering for quite some time Um, there are so many loved ones that I would love to speak with, however I I feel like they are with me all the time. Um, so the first person, uh, that came to my mind was my grandfather. He passed away when I was very young. I actually I feel like I'm closer to him and like if we were to have lunch together when I'm outside and gardening, because that's kind of like what we did, and so I feel very connected with them. So I would say it's like, as Mary would say, there's a couple, but I do feel connected to them all the time.
Speaker 1:Oh nice, I like those. Like those both. All right, so tell us a little bit about yourselves, outside of just Gypsy Grove Creations, and how you became best friends.
Speaker 3:It is kind of a funny story.
Speaker 2:Well, it all started with our mothers. So our mothers are very close, they are very similar, they're adventurous, free spirited. I feel like they well, they both jive off of each other. They're let's just say they are adventurous souls and they're very fun. So, with that being said, they like to do a lot of activities together and hang out and go on trips together. So one of the things that I out and go on trips together, so one of the things that I, how I actually met Mary, was through them, and so we ended up going on a mother well, I kind of met her a little bit beforehand, but we really got to know each other on this mother-daughter Nashville trip. Wow, surely was. It was entertaining.
Speaker 1:What happens in Nashville will stay in nashville, in nashville, right, right and how old were you both, that was?
Speaker 2:how many years ago was that? And miss three yeah, I feel like I've known her forever, though yeah we are very similar also and then we can relate because our mothers are the same and and so like when she's having, when she's like, oh my gosh, my mom, I'm like my mom too. We can relate on another level.
Speaker 1:Oh, I like that.
Speaker 2:Oh, my gosh so the daughters kind of go off, the mothers go off, and then we kind of come back together for different things too.
Speaker 1:So that's cool, very cool. Oh, I like that. All right. So your mission at Gypsy Grove Creations? Your mission is to empower and inspire individuals to express their unique style through boho inspired fashion that reflects their free spirited nature while embarking on their hat journey. And I've read your mission several times. I have spoken to you before and just what you just told everybody is like that hits the nail for the two of you right on top.
Speaker 3:Yeah, we definitely yeah. When we were writing it and coming up with it, you know we were. We were like this is like once we kind of got everything together. We're like this is it? This is perfect for us. You know what our thought is.
Speaker 1:And so what inspired you to start your, your business, gypsy Grove Creations? Well, it's that Nashville trip.
Speaker 2:It really did set the tone for many things, but we did go to that Nashville trip, as Mary was saying, several years ago. So this is something the idea started to. We started to really kind of jive together and come up with these ideas, as we were in Nashville and Mary loves telling this story. Go ahead, mary.
Speaker 3:Yeah, so we had reservations at a brunch place in Nashville it's kind of off the main strip and we got there and there was still an hour wait after our reservation. So they said, you know, just go walk around. You know, look at the shop. We did that and we went into one of the little like side street shops and there was a little tiny hat bar set up in one of these boutiques and it was probably the size of I don't know, it was like a dresser, and then they had a couple things some hats in it and the drawers had a couple accessories and things like that. And I was like that's a great idea, like I think it would. You know, we need this in Delaware.
Speaker 3:And then we kind of laughed about it and then, you know, it went by the wayside, life happened and all the other things. So then we ended up going. We were somewhere else and I was like, remember that hat bar that we saw in Nashville? And she was like, yeah, I'm like I think we need to like look into this. And again we kind of, you know, dug a little deeper into it. But then we got really busy again with life and family and things like that, and then we finally was it this past summer I think. We were like, let's sit down and kind of talk about it, let's make some notes, see what we can think of that we haven't seen anything like this. We did some research. We actually did attend a couple of half bars in different States, just like you know, love the concept, love the idea. That's kind of how we came, that's kind of how it I love it.
Speaker 2:It was definitely a process, as you can, as you hear, it started way back when we had just a little bit of an idea, and actually Mary and I are known to just kind of take an idea and run with it, also juggling 700 different things. Our mothers get mad at us, could be like another thing to put on your plate, but we truly love like. We love doing this together. I feel like it's like for me together. I feel like it's like for me personally. I, I feel like it's very therapeutic. So it's even though it yes, it is one more thing it's something that we're doing for us right and to inspire others.
Speaker 1:Yeah, absolutely. And so when you finally, you know, came together and talked about doing this hat bar and you had said that you had gone to other hat bars to do your research, how much research went into really putting this together?
Speaker 3:So it was a lot we kind of thought like Still happening, yeah, it's not a done deal yet, and I mean I'm constantly looking at, you know, different ideas and different things we can do and trying things out. On the hats that I have here, you know, like if I see something at the store I'm like, oh, let me grab one of those and take it home and see what it looks like, you know. So I think it's there was a lot of time and a lot of which, I think, to make anything good. That's what you have to do. You got to invest the time and you got to invest the research and you have to do.
Speaker 1:You know a little bit more into the people that you're going to, who your clientele is going to be and what are they going to like, and you're going to have to guesstimate on that right.
Speaker 3:And every party we do, we have to basically sit down for the people that we know, the in-home parties. If we know them, we're like, okay, we know this group of people and we know they're going to really like this type. You know these accents and these types of things and you know, when we book the parties we ask like what are you looking for for the party? And just to kind of learn the people that were.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so you, you personalize it.
Speaker 2:Yes, yes, we definitely personalize, and so that's that's really our whole concept too. Like you know, we want we want it to be a very unique personalized experience. No hat is the same and no experience is the same, and I mean I was, it is funny one. We went to a dinner and a man my sister-in-law had just gotten her hat done at a hat party. A gentleman came up to her and was like I need that hat and she's like not my hat she's like and her name.
Speaker 2:what was her hat's name? Mary, do you remember? Oh, I forget Wisdom. Or she had. What was her hat's name? Mary, do you remember?
Speaker 3:Oh, I forget Wisdom, or she had. No, it was something.
Speaker 2:You name, your hat. Oh, so she's like oh, not, so and so. No, and he was like what, and so I tried to. I tried to attempt to make the closest match, but there is. You cannot. You cannot replicate any of those hats.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no, it's a personalized piece of art. Right, Truly yeah. Did you research together or did you divide and conquer bits and pieces of the whole business?
Speaker 3:We did both Like we sat down. We sit down a lot together and kind of go over things and throw things back and forth with each other. But then we also, like I said, you know I'll be sitting at the table and flipping through my phone. I'm like, oh, if I see something you know, like on Pinterest or whatever, I'm like, oh, that's a cute idea. Let me look into this a little bit deeper. And then so it's definitely both.
Speaker 1:What were some of your most challenging moments in the early stages?
Speaker 2:Definitely the time, as we kind of talked about, we have. We have very, very busy schedules but we're still at this rate. I mean, we're a couple of months in and we're still doing anywhere from three to eight hour sessions together, you know, getting things prepared, ordering, inventory, researching, designing, coming up with new things, always trying to be ahead of the game. But it's really for us, it's, I feel, I feel like it's the work, business balance and that's something that's been really challenging for both of us.
Speaker 1:Yeah, have you found a happy medium with it all, or are you still trying to juggle the personal and the business?
Speaker 2:Say I mean for me. I feel like I'm still juggling because I have it's. Yeah, I feel like that's just my life, though.
Speaker 3:That's my life and that's how. How it is, that's how it is. One day it won't be like that, but that's how it is now, and you know it's getting better.
Speaker 2:It is getting better, though, Cause we're finding our groove. We're finding what we you know, so like our fall and winter line, it's actually the hats that we're wearing now, Some of those hats that's kind of we weave them through parties if necessary, but now we're working on the spring, so like we already had kind of got all the kinks out of that season.
Speaker 1:Right, so it's been helpful yeah. So when did you know? After you did your research and you are, you know, preparing to order inventory, I guess or even before then when did you really know you were ready to launch the business fully?
Speaker 3:So a lot of people were. We were like mentioning the idea and talking about it and things like that, and a lot of people I mean not a lot, everyone was very supportive. And you know, this is a great idea. Oh my gosh, I can't believe you're doing this. This is amazing. We can't wait to see it. We can't wait to see the product, we can't wait to buy, wear the product, kinks worked out of just the stuff that you have to do to start a business. Right Once all that was done, we just jumped in and went on. And why? A mobile hat bar? And the mobile hat bar gives us more flexibility in our lives. So I think that right now for us, the mobile hat bar works for us because we can pick and choose our dates, whereas if we had a brick and mortar store, the expectation would be someone would have to run that. And we both work full-time jobs, have, you know, super busy kids, ashley's in school.
Speaker 1:I can hear you.
Speaker 3:The water is not rising right now.
Speaker 1:Right, I can hear your moms going. Are you crazy?
Speaker 3:Are you crazy or no? Our moms would have to work the store.
Speaker 2:Oh gosh, Our moms and our kids.
Speaker 3:And our kids Like here you need some allowance.
Speaker 2:Okay, let's work the store for a couple business.
Speaker 1:There you go Absolutely. So you had all positive people saying go for it, do it. Did you have anybody that was a little negative whispering in your ear? You know what are you. What are you thinking? What are you doing? Are you crazy? No, Good.
Speaker 2:I think the reaction they're very supportive. We had to it's because it's something that's so unique, especially to Delaware. You know people in this area. They just didn't they're like what? And so once we explained it and how and they went through with like oh, that's really cool, like that's unique, you know. So it just took them a minute to kind of wrap their head around it. But everyone has been very supportive, very supportive.
Speaker 1:Yeah, when I I you know stumbled upon the two of you on Facebook and saw what it was, I said this it's like, oh my God, I love that we have to do that. So, yeah, I'm looking forward to doing the half bar, absolutely. So is it easier to manage because there are the two of you? Because it's a big undertaking, especially since it's mobile and you have all your inventory to pack up, unpack, do the party and then pack it all back up and lug it home.
Speaker 3:Yeah, I can't imagine doing this. I honestly can't imagine doing this by myself or just as one person. I would be completely overwhelmed when I wouldn't get anywhere with it. So I definitely think having two people because if she's busy doing something then I can work on something and there's two people to kind of as far as, like you said, with the parties getting set up, you know, definitely two people has worked out well for us having to.
Speaker 1:Have you ever bumped heads? No, no.
Speaker 2:I mean no, not really, that's good.
Speaker 3:That's good.
Speaker 2:I don't like that accessory and I'm like, yeah, I don't think I really love it either, and then I'll change something on it, or I mean, but that's not bobbing heads, that's just giving creative input and I think that we all we have different, we do have different styles, like, and so we really jive off of each other because, like, at some places, you might say, I might say, mary, okay, this is more you're like your wheelhouse, like, where do you think? How do you think this should go? Me, I'm the bright colors, and this and that, and I'm a little bit more loud, can you imagine? No, so I mean, we really do compliment each other. Well, we, we did when we had our relate, like we started in a relationship with friendship and honestly, I wouldn't do a business if I didn't have that. You know she is a is a perfect match for me with a business partner.
Speaker 1:Yeah, very important, absolutely To have that. You know she is a perfect match for me with a business partner. Yeah, very important, absolutely to have that match and to mesh along the way because it wouldn't be enjoyable. As you said, you love adventures. It's been an adventure. Nashville was an adventure. Do you have another adventure that you love as much?
Speaker 3:We have a lot of adventures I would say our. I don't know, ashley, you can agree or disagree. I think our favorite, like our greatest memories, probably are with our moms and our mother-daughter trips that we do. We did Key West this past summer and that was definitely another one for the books, as I feel like everyone we do with them is wonderful. Everything we do together is fun. We make. I mean that that's basically we are. Our friendship is based off of doing fun things together, or that's how our friendship started anyway.
Speaker 1:You started the business in the fall of 23. You've gotten through.
Speaker 3:That's kind of when we hit the ground running, you hit the ground.
Speaker 1:You finished your first season. You're headed into your spring season. Is there anything that you would change from when you started the business, going into your spring season, or is it all just a learning process for you?
Speaker 2:Well, spring brings its own unique challenges. Or having us think outside of the box because of the textures of the hats. I mean, the hats in the spring line are more that floppy, like straw-based hat, okay, whereas these are more of our winter felt hats.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so our winter felt habits. So you know, there I feel like by the end of this season we should feel a little bit more well-rounded. We're already thinking about things that we can incorporate into the next fall season, or things that we already started with spring and we're like, ooh, this is good, but let's put this on the background and incorporate this next year. You know so, we're constantly especially Mary, constantly thinking of things.
Speaker 3:I would honestly say too did you, like in the fall, when we were doing all this, did you even think about a spring or summer line? Or did you think that our winter line was going to, kind of that was going to be it Like when we first started? I'm going to be honest, I don't know that I really thought about a spring or summer line. I don't know that I really thought about a spring or summer line. That didn't really come up until probably January, when I was like we need to come up with some other ideas, because something just as small as that it wasn't even something that triggered in the beginning.
Speaker 2:And so we're thinking how do we keep it going? Like, because she thought about that, she was like, okay, so if we do this, our clientele might not buy these hats in the summer because they might be too hot. What do we do? All right, summer, because they might be too hot, what do we do? And then I was like, good, I never thought of that. Hello, light bulb. It's definitely something that's been something to think about, that's for darn sure.
Speaker 1:I can imagine. And so each time, you know, another season rolls around, you have your bases, you have your basics, but then the hats are going to change a little bit or your accessories will change, so you'll always be able to keep it fresh. And so what do you think the appeal is here in Delaware for the hat bar, because I know it's doing really well?
Speaker 3:I saw. I was reading something the other day and on Marie Claire I saw a quote and it was hats are the new hair and I was like, oh my gosh, that is definitely a perfect quote for our business Because hats really do. They a perfect quote for our business because hats really do. They're a statement of peace. They are very unique. I feel like they're definitely making a huge impact. They're coming around a lot more than what you know 10, 15 years ago, what you would see a man in a hat, not a woman. But I think hats are like all the new, the new thing, and when I saw that quote I was like that is definitely a perfect quote for our business because, yeah, it is definitely what we're seeing.
Speaker 1:And it's different too from your regular parties that people will have. You know it's unique. The artist comes out in you.
Speaker 2:The artist comes out in you. The artist comes out of you, even if you didn't think you had any artistic've looked into the beach doing some events down there. People have reached out to us, so or in, we're, we're where's point to point that's in maryland, that's over in maryland.
Speaker 3:I mean we're going there, but I think it just depends on the situation.
Speaker 2:we we do try to do comedy, yeah there's that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, in our schedule. Does everything fit in your cars, or do you need a little trailer, or how does that all work for you?
Speaker 2:Well, we are farm girls so we have SUVs and I drive a pickup truck. I have a Tahoe and she has a pickup truck. I have my portable little cart, wagon, wagon. Yeah, we can fit everything in a wagon there you go we have a system. We have a system now. We've gotten ourselves very organized with accessories and things of that nature, so we can just really just pick up and go. So we yes, we can fit everything in a regular sized wagon.
Speaker 1:I like it thing in a, in a uh wagon? Yeah, but you want to be, you want to be able to do that, just to make it, you know, easy, a little bit easier for yourselves. When you have to, you know, pack up and go to the next place of uh, wherever whoever has booked you. Absolutely, how do you decide on the hats you're going to use? Do you do the? Do you do a lot of research as well? Just for the hats themselves? Yeah, we, in the beginning, we did a lot of research as well, just for the hats themselves.
Speaker 3:Yeah, we in the beginning we did a lot of that. We have a lot of hats that we purchased from different vendors that, you know, just didn't work out, just because either the quality wasn't good, we didn't like the way they looked, we didn't like the way they felt, things like that. So I think the spring and summer line is a new line. We've had a couple of things where we're like that's not going to work or this is perfect. This is what we need. And I think now we have kind of a good grasp for our fall winter line for next year. We know definitely what we want to order and what we're going to have. But, yeah, that is definitely something that we have to take into consideration.
Speaker 1:So the two of you sound like you really really have it all, I won't say under control, but you definitely do say that there's always a kink along the way, that you really have hit the ground running. You've pulled it all together, you are booking, which is just marvelous to have that feeling of accomplishment Right, and you didn't even really think about another season until January. So there's that.
Speaker 2:So I feel like we've been that. So I feel like we've been, we've been, I feel like we've done. I'm like it hasn't even been a year yet, it's only been a couple months. Yeah, I would agree with that. We've done so much.
Speaker 1:Yeah, absolutely Did you. Did you create a business plan in the beginning? Yes, yes, we did. We had to.
Speaker 2:we had to create something to really have as a guideline and outline. Yes, it has changed and we've adapted and changed along the way, but it was we felt like it was essential when we went to the in the beginning stages to keep us focused and kind of keep things on track, we do kind of squirrel off.
Speaker 3:Both of us together are like kind of a mess and we can squirrel off all over the place. So you know, like kind of having that business plan has kept us more on the straight and narrow track?
Speaker 1:Yeah, and would you, would you recommend another woman entrepreneur starting out to also do, even if it's just a basic business plan?
Speaker 2:Yes, I definitely yeah, absolutely yeah.
Speaker 1:Because I've always say if you have a small basic business plan you can always redo it and add on and keep it growing. But just to have something to look back at. And it's kind of neat to, I think, because I know, with my business plan where I started with, and now looking back of how you know how you've grown in just one season, yeah Right, what's been the most memorable hat party that you've had?
Speaker 2:I feel like all of them are memorable because they're all unique. I mean, our clientele is so different. I end up when we kind of give our opening comments spiel and how it works to our yeah, to our group before we start. I truly just listening to them just talk back and forth in conversation while they're messing with their hat. We come to what we've realized this that we naturally gravitate to certain things for them, right, like we get to know their personality and we're like, oh, try this, oh, I love this. You know I would have never picked this up, but I love this and I hear that all the time.
Speaker 3:I would have never picked that up. That's not something I would have ever picked for up, but I love this and I hear that all the time. I would have never picked that up.
Speaker 1:That's not something I would have ever picked for this, but, oh my gosh, I love it so much. I love when that happens. Yeah, absolutely. So you both have children.
Speaker 2:Yes, yes.
Speaker 1:Okay, and how old? How old are they?
Speaker 3:I have a 17 year old, a 15 year old and a 12 year old.
Speaker 1:And Ashley.
Speaker 2:I just have one and I have an eight year old, okay.
Speaker 1:Do they help you? Do they help you with the business? Oh yes, yes.
Speaker 2:Yes, they do. Yes, I would say, mary, mary, your kids help with the tech. Sometimes they make bead bands for our new trucker hats. Sometimes they make bead bands for our new trucker hats. They come to parties with us. Yep, they come to parties. My son, however, is not about coming to the parties, but he does watch our new puppies so we can focus. And he does put earrings. He does put the earrings on the little earring holders. We'll give him that.
Speaker 3:But, what a great learning experience and being able to pass that on to your children. Yes, I would. I would agree.
Speaker 1:I definitely think you know my girls just seeing what the time that we've put into this and you know, like the outcomes that we've had from the business and things like that. I think they definitely appreciate that. Yeah, I mean, life experience is hard enough these days, but to have two moms that have started this business with a visit to Nashville coming back and saying, hey, you know we might be crazy, but let's give it a try and being able to watch the two of you create this business and watch it grow to this point, I think we need more of that.
Speaker 2:I think our kids are definitely proud. I would say that I say this because just recently there was a hat day and he wanted me to design a hat for him and I was like okay, so.
Speaker 2:I'm designing this hat for him. And he said mommy, I went around and said Gypsy Grove Creations, Gypsy Grove Creations, and also her daughters talk about it all the time as well. So I mean, I just get that it really is. It warms your heart to know that what you had said, and also that they're proud and they love what we're doing.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, I actually think it should be a course in school, because these, the children, these kids these days don't have even the basics for life in school. I work at the alternative school and just to know what they don't know at this point and how, at the age that they're at, you know, having something like this in school, I think, would benefit so many people.
Speaker 3:So I'm a big supporter of life skills. Yes, yes. Is this a life skill? Yes, it is yeah.
Speaker 1:It's a big one. Yeah, yes, absolutely. What advice would you give another woman entrepreneur starting a business?
Speaker 3:My advice would be think about the time commitment you have to be able to manage your family, your responsibilities, the time that's going to be required to start up a new business. So you really need to take that into consideration. Above all else, like that needs to be your number one priority in the beginning is just making sure that you're able to do that.
Speaker 1:Absolutely.
Speaker 3:That would probably be my biggest piece of advice.
Speaker 2:Okay, I would say, also add to that in. It's all about building a foundation for success. In my opinion, I really feel like we, you know, not that we wouldn't be successful, but we I feel like we are successful right away because we had our decks in a row and we were proactive and we got all of the necessary things that we needed, which then guaranteed that we're all in, because a lot of small businesses, you know, might not make it to that point. So once we invested in a lot of that time and that commitment, we knew we were all in and we were going to dive right in and that's what we did.
Speaker 1:You certainly did, but that's great advice, absolutely All right. So tell everybody, tell us how we get in contact with you, how do we book you and what would we expect.
Speaker 3:Social media is Gypsy Grove Creations, so we're on Facebook, we're on Instagram, we have a website gypsygrovecreationscom. That's how you can book your parties. If you want to do a hat bar with us, we have our new trucker hat bars posted on there. If you book a hat party with us, we can do the type of hats like this the fall line, winter line. We can do the summer hats, it's. You know, it's basically whatever the person wants, who books. We can just do a trucker hat party if that's what they want.
Speaker 3:And the way it works is we basically bring, you, give us the space and you bring the people and we bring everything to you. The parties are typically around two hours, you know, just depending on the number of people that are there. And then everyone kind of, you know, creates and designs and gives input and feedback and things like that. You know your friends and the people that you invite to your party. It's a lot of laughs. It's, you know, usually all females at the in-home parties, but you know a lot of like girl talk and things like that. So we haven't had a bad one yet. It's been a lot of fun and, you know, I definitely recommend anybody that wants to check it out to look at our website.
Speaker 3:I definitely recommend anybody that wants to check it out to look at our website.
Speaker 1:All right, so they can find you on Facebook, instagram and your website. Anything that I haven't touched on, that you would like to share with everybody.
Speaker 2:We do have upcoming events. Oh yes, we have point-to-point events. That's on April 14th. April 14th in Mount Harmon, maryland. We have a workshop at Harvest Ridge on Cinco de Mayo. So Harvest Ridge Winery, I love, harvest Ridge, maryland. We have a workshop at harvest ridge winery cinco de mayo. So harvest ridge winery, I love harvest ridge, so do I. We got to support them as well.
Speaker 1:You know, even exchange here and that's may what may, what may. 5th may, 5th, cinco de mayo okay, oh cool.
Speaker 2:What else right now we're busy with. Those are our. We have a lot of hat parties up in-home hat parties coming up.
Speaker 3:We've got some summer stuff in the work down the field, a couple of pretty big events that aren't that are in the works we just haven't got final. I don't want to post or say anything yet until we get the final. Okay, but that's some pretty big things we've got going on too. Oh, that's great.
Speaker 1:Well, ladies, thank you so much. Gypsy Grove Creations Please find them, like them, share them, book them and, yeah, I wish you the best with Gypsy Grove Creations and, as we spoke before, all right, ladies, thank you so much. I wish you the best of luck with everything and, again, I'm looking forward to meeting you in person. Thank you so much.
Speaker 3:I wish you the best of luck with everything and, again, I'm looking forward to meeting you in person.
Speaker 2:Thank, you, jeff. Thank you for having us. We appreciate it. You're welcome. Take care, all right, have a good night. Thanks you too.