I alluded to a fun little announcement in one of my recent posts and I’m here to share all about it! The story starts way back in 2013, when I first opened an Etsy shop. I sold homemade granola under the shop name Hearty Handfuls. I honestly can’t remember why I closed up shop, but I’m guessing it had something to do with being a busy college student 😉
After I stopped selling, I still made granola all the time and have always considered selling it it some way, shape, or form again. Can you guess where I’m going with this? I reopened my Etsy shop! Woo hoo!
I renamed it Braid Bakery because I love to braid bread and bake. While I currently have granola in the shop, I’m hoping to add more listings. Maybe I’ll even add my favorite braided bread: challah 😊
I got things up and running again over the past few weeks (think: logo, packaging, reopening with Etsy, bank stuff, recipe development, etc.) listed a few flavors, and have even received orders. I may or may not have done a little happy dance every time I shipped one out 💃
I was reading the post I wrote in 2013, and I feel much the same way: I don’t have everything figured out (in any aspect of my life, really 😂 ), but I’m just having so much fun with this.
At the moment, I have three flavors in the shop: peanut butter, coconut almond, and chocolate espresso. I definitely have plans to add more, but I’ll get there when I get there. In the meantime, I’m up to my ears in granola and it’s pretty much the best 😬
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Awesome. Didn’t know that and I love your granola. How do I go about to order some?
You’re so sweet! Thank you! You can text me to order so we bypass shipping since you’re nearby 🥰😬
Congratulations on your new venture! I love the name and your logo/packaging design 🙂
Thank you so much, Grace!!
Oh my goodness!!! How amazing is this?!? I absolutely love everything about it… The name, the packaging, the baker… 🙂 You are incredible!!
You made my day!!
Just placed an order!! 🙂 Excited to support you!!!
Thank you soooo much!
Thank YOU!!! Your granola is sooooooo good!!
I love this. How fun that you have found time for this again, a great little side hustle!
Thank you! It’s so fun to be creative in this way again 🙂
Congratulations on picking this back up!! How awesome! Let me know when you start doing challah!
Thank you, Rach! Will do 🙂
Pretty sure shipping to me would be uneconomical, alas!
Aww, so sad!!!