Hourglass Footwear; Kickstarter Campaign!

Please click here to watch the Hourglass Footwear Kickstarter video

Dear Family and Friends,

Exciting news!  My fellow shoe painting artists and I are teaming together to explore the possibility of painting shoes on our own.  We are looking into fashion-forward high end shoes, although the niche market for work shoes will also come into play eventually as well.    
To raise money for this endeavor, we are running a "Kickstarter" campaign over the next few weeks.  If you are someone who is interested in giving even a little money toward growing a great small business please consider supporting Hourglass Footwear.  

Here is what you would be supporting:

1) We are a group of women artists who, over the course of working together painting shoes for the past few years, have learned the ins and outs of the business.  From marketing to web-design to business economics, we have learned what it takes to run this kind of business, and are eager to take the reigns of our own company in a responsible and powerful way.

2) Many of us are mothers working from home.  Painting shoes over the past few years has allowed me to stay home with my baby (now 3 year old!) while earning income for our family.  It has been a blessing for our family in countless ways.  If you choose to invest with us, you will be investing in a company that is fueled by women who work hard in and out of the home, and in the local artist community.

3) As an artist-run business, we are excited to branch into other areas beyond clogs.  The enormous success of the business we previously were contracting with has been solely due to the talent that is within our group; there are endless possibilities, and we are a team who is dedicated to making art accessible and wearable.  You will be investing in our creativity; something that has already proven to be enormously profitable.


Please take a few minutes to watch our kickstarter video, and consider making a donation.  Please also feel free to pass this along to anyone you may know who supports women in the arts and in small business.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/817257653/hourglass-footwear-hand-painted-shoes-for-smart-wo