A year in, what has all happen at Oh You're Lovely (OYL), a recap
Goodness! Maggie and I (Stefanie) have recently celebrated our first year of business since our soft launch. Wow so much has happen in just a year so let's recap shall we?
- We have imported over 3 million sola wood flowers
(funny story that is our container that we followed by chance on the way to the warehouse!)
- We started with one office space that morphed into three spaces at that rehabbed cotton mill to a few weeks ago moved into a 12,000 sq foot warehouse/office
one of our first spaces before the shipment arrived
the after pretty much all three spaces was just boxes upon boxes upon boxes
our new warehouse/office
one of our first spaces before the shipment arrived
starting to set up
getting there and filling up the space already fairly quickly
- We have filmed almost 200 facebook lives (totaling over 90 hours of tutorials)
- We have shipped over 7,500 orders (that's a lot of boxes and flowers!)
we have now had those fun milestones like filling up multiple postal trucks in one pick-up!
- We made it into the top 100 of the FedEx small business grant this year (out of 13,000 applicants)
- Stefanie built a new studio space at her home
Before the space was fully filled in
- We have added preserved filler, faux filler, craft supplies and keep hunting for new items to offer our customers
- We started a facebook group and have almost 2000 members
Our group is Put a Flower on it..... you can join it here!
- We have hired our first full time employee (besides ourselves), 3 part time employees and a few contracted employees
Meet Amy!
- We started a YouTube channel
check out here channel here
- Created a wholesale website
to apply for an account for the trade here
- We have created such wonderful relationships with our customers who many now we consider to be friends
a live tutorial we recently did with a customer's picture she sent us
Now to get just a bit sappy. While the growth of the business has been thrilling and we are very proud of what we are building in the craft supply world, what we really are the happiest by and overwhelmed with is the friendships and community we have been honored to be involved in. The loveliest ladies (and a few gents) we have gotten to celebrate with on their own business wins, life events, and just everyday chats has been the most fulling part of this entire experience thus far. This last year flew in a blink and we are so excited to see what this next year has in store for us and for all of you!
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Luann McMahan
Love the colorful filler!!
Cassandra D
What an excellent year with many more excellent years to come.
Christine
Thank you for the add. I’m so excited to get started making these flowers. They look so beautiful! I’ve just started following you on Facebook and seen a great tutorial on YouTube about making bridal bouquet. You all were so down to earth and fun to watch, I’m excited to see more videos and learn so much from you.
Natalie
Beautiful Flowers
Megan Allen
Congrats on so many milestones!!!! I love ordering from you, always great customer service!
Brenda D Mayo
Love watching your amazing progress! Have bought flowers but have not made anything yet; getting inspiration from all of you before I take the plunge!
Leah Swenson Davis
Wonderful to see the growth of your business and all the fun you have had and many of us have had watching you!
Jacqueline Yvette McMillan
I love OYL!!!!! You have the most perfect premium selection of flowers and are always on top of every order I have placed with you! You are simply LOVELY!
Lauren
I love your flowers and the community you have built!
Sue Ella
You ladies are the best in the business. It’s always a pleasure working with your company!
Amanda Holman
Love checking out the blog and the FB group- getting tons of ideas!
Sonya Morris
What a wonderful year! Congrats!
Alissa Mooney
I love your tutorials and Facebook group! I’ve learned so much about ways to use these flowers.
Jodi Kittelson
I enjoy your lives and especially love looking through all the Sunday crafts on FB
Taylor
I just ordered my first set of Sola flowers! I’ll be watching all your videos to help me get started! Thank you for helping to make my wedding beautiful!
Tammy Steffen
It has been fun to watch your growth since the beginning…..Congratulations!!
Jonee Wolfbrandt
I am so excited to have found sola wood flowers, oh your lovely, and being able to watch and learn from your tutorials! Thank you!
Jonee Wolfbrandt
I am so excited to have found sola wood flowers, oh your lovely, and being able to watch and learn from your tutorials! Thank you!
April Campbell
It has been a pleasure to be apart of the community that Stephanie and Maggie have started and being able to witness the growth these ladies have achieved has been so inspiring! Good luck and fortune on your many firsts still to come! Congratulations!
Samantha
Getting married soon! I think these flowers will be perfect for all of my wedding dreams! ❤️
Tiffany Lester
You guys are doing such an amazing job. I wouldn’t buy my flowers from anyone else.
Brittany
Y’all are so amazing! Your flowers are ways perfect and the tutorials and information is so helpful! Thank you.
Caitlin
These are so beautiful! Helping a friend craft with these flowers for her wedding!
Nicole Kamper
Thank you so much for all of your videos!!! You are so sweet and have helped reassure me that I can work with these flowers as I’m just starting out!!
Chelsea Spears
You ladies are wonderful and have an amazing business!
Kyrstie Stanford
Wish I had your work space so jelly! It’s gorgeous!
Nicole
Just learned about OYL and already loving it! Love the tutorial videos!
Casey
Love the new craft room!
Karla Zykan
I love these flowers. I have learned so much from the OYL group. Each flower has it’s own statement to make in a piece.
April G.
You’re positivity, selflessness, caring, kind and loving personalities is what got through this amazing journey. You have blessed so many people through this journey, not only me but countless other people too. You have helped my family because with you I am able to have a job from home. Being a military spouse is not always easy and with my husbands schedule it’s definitely tough to alone have a job so this helps us a lot. More than you realize. Again thank you for everything.
Karen P.
I’ve only come across your site today, but I’m already loving it! I’m bookmarking it, so I can keep exploring. :)
Carissa Maston
How exciting! I just discovered you guys but I am looking forward to using your flowers for my wedding day!!!
shannon zeidan
I am so impressed by how hard y’all have worked to get this far. I’m excited to see where you go next.
Deanna Crescenzi
Love the office space and love all that you do. Hope to be at that point one day!
bn100
how amazing
Calvin
That’s huge, lots of space in that warehouse. Awesome.
Angelica George
I can’t wait to continue you watch your business grow. Your tutorials and products are fantastic.
Jordan Glover
You guys have come so far, but my favorite part by far is the Facebook group. Everyone is so helpful and uplifting and that’s because of how both of you are! You’re very personable, funny, and phenomenally creative! Thanks for all your help :)
Lisa Felps
Loved the tutorial on the chicken wire wreath with the flowers. It was a first for me ..
Denise
I am excited to learn more and i am contemplating starting a new business :)
Kati
Congratulations on all of the milestones?
Amanda M
I’m so excited for you guys! Y’all deserve all of the best!
Lisa Mullen
You guys rock this business! With your beautiful inventory, speedy delivery, fabulous tutorials, and wonderful communication. Happy for you guys and here is to many more years in business.
Melissa
Wow! Amazing things happening for an amazing company! Cheers to many more years of growing and celebrating!
Veronica (Ayala) Nichols
Love this company! All the positivity is infectious! Thank you!
Charlene Huffman
My first Sola flowers came from OYL! I have been in love ever since! I have learned so much from your live videos! Thanks for being Oh sooooo Lovely!!!
Andrea
Thank you for all the hard work! One of the best companies I’ve ever ordered from (not just sola flowers)!
Jinny
Super excited for OLY to be expanding this amazing company ! They have been by far my favorite company to order with! Flowers are exceptional! Thank you ladies so much
Michelle Kirk
Love all your flowers!! Super fast shipping and communication!
Ryan McGhee
I cant believe how big you have grown over such a short time! You all have done a fabulous job and deserve all the good things that are coming your way!! Congrats!! Way to go!!!
Kylie
One of the best sites to buy flowers! Simply the best
Phyllis
I love your flowers so much. I’m working on my daughter’s wedding decor today, wish me luck.
Vanessa
Wow, what a fabulous year! You ladies have accomplished, and achieved so much in this last year with oh you’re lovely.
I love your group too, it’s full of gorgeous, helpful, and inspirational ladies, just like yourselves.
I wish you both the very best, and hope there’s many more exciting milestones for oh you’re lovely in the coming year, and years 💐❤️
Kathy Glasheen
Congratulations on a fabulous year! I am so glad I found Oh! You’re Lovely. I love your products and customer service (and that your warehouse is in NC right near me!), but most of all I love your positive and encouraging spirit!
Best wishes for an even more exciting year ahead!
Kathy Glasheen
Congratulations on a fabulous year! I am so glad I found Oh! You’re Lovely. I love your products and customer service (and that your warehouse is in NC right near me!), but most of all I love your positive and encouraging spirit!
Best wishes for an even more exciting year ahead!
María plascencia
I love your flower selection!!!!
Chandra
You guys are a flower blessing. When I was having trouble getting supplies you were there for me. It’s amazing how much stress and anxiety you relieved with your fast efficient shipping and friendly staff. So grateful for each and every one of you guys. Keep up the magnificent work! Customer for life!
Shelly Pender
So happy to see your company flourish! I’m just beginning in this new adventure and look forward to ordering more in the future from you all.
Mandy Hollinshead
Love this company and love you guys. Thanks for sharing the flower love.
Sofia Liserio
I cannot wait till I can become wholesale and get a bigger storage area!!
Veronica Plascencia
I love these flowers! Used them for my wedding bouquet 💕
Kristina
You guys are amazing! I have learned so much from everyone in the group. I am so blessed n thankful for you all. I love my flower family! 😘
Amanda
I absolutely love these flowers! They are beautiful and great for crafts!
Jordan Wallace
This is so beautiful and inspiring!
Kayla Lucas
My new found love is Sola flowers!! Can’t wait to make my wedding bouquet
Amanda Watson
Can I just say how much I love you ladies?! I’m so happy to see your accomplishments and growth!
Debbie Crowley
Love watching all your videos and can’t wait to order some of your beautiful flowers!!
Kristan
This is amazing! So happy I found you and to be working with you!
Staci Johnson
Just recently found you gals! Your flowers look amazing!
Miranda McIrvin
I just love these flowers! Congratulations on all you gals have accomplished with these flowers they are beautiful
Mimi Spears Garguilo
Love your tutorials and you both are very personable. It’s nice to be a senior and have a place to go to and visit with those with same interest.
Katherine Santo
You guys are the best! Your lives are amazing! You ship quickly and no broken flowers!
Victoria Bown
That’s incredible! Congratulations guys! I have lived watching you grow. Your videos are do inspirational
Stephanie
I can not wait to use your flowers to decorate my wedding and home!!
Peggy farrell
I was so happy for you all when you got the bigger warehouse!! Keep on growing
Mary
I am thrilled I found you all. I was getting a bit burnt out with my design business but with no intention of closing shop. You have helped revitalize me and my small business and given me something to do that is really fun and different. I am enjoying watching your business grow as well.
Jamie L Grimes
Your flowers are so beautiful and unique.
Stephanie
I choose you! I live in Ogden Utah so you know how close I live to another unnamed Sola Co. but I have fallen in ♥️ With Stephanie videos and the quality of you flowers have won me over!!!💐
Alexis Snyder
You guys are awesome! So happy for you!
Lauren Routt
I love you guys!!
Jamie Savarino
I am so happy that I found you! You both have been such a huge help in getting my business off the ground. Your tutorials, flowers, and support have made me a better business person as well as a better floral designer. Thank you and congrats on all that you have accomplished in such a short time!
Wendy Huntley
I was so intrigued when I first learned of these flowers and knew I had to try them in order to help save my son and future daughter in law some money on their wedding !
katie
I love that you post videos tutorials and craft ideas. I am excited to play around with these flowers and see what I can make.
Dawn Anderson
Congrats and here’s to many more milestones!!!
Michelle Guzman
I’d do love to work with you ladies – need a warehouse in CT? 😉😆. Awesome work getting your business up and running. I just started my little business last month and it’s great to see others succeed. I’m hoping I can grow, however time is so limited as I work full time and am finishing up school, in addition to sola. Someday maybe it can just be Sola ☺️ Keep up the amazing work ladies!
Nicole Stevenson
Super awesome business, definitely cannot wait to start crafting with these beautiful lovely sola flowers.
Tess
Love the lives, ladies,and all thats offered!
Michele
Love your flowers. they are always perfect. and the tutorials are so helpful
Lori
I love following you ladies and am so excited for all of the growth you have experienced! Thanks for all of the inspiration :)
Sarah
I am so excited to discover your company! Our wedding is rustic wood themed and these flowers will be such a wonderful touch. I have been trying to find solutions to using real flowers and this might be a step in the right direction!
Nicole lawson
Im so happy you all have done so well and came so far.you have amazing products and i love watching your lives
Katie Nelson
Congratulations on your First year!!! So many more to come you ladies are amazing!!
Heather Hannaway
I love watching how your business has grown so quickly and how real you guys are! Best customer service and highest quality flowers ever! Thank you for all the inspiration!
Pam Ratcliff
Love the flowers, they are so unique and the variety is the best. I have been following on FB for quite some time!!
Katie Kiehl
My all time fave company!!!!
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Amanda Kobilis
October 04, 2019
Umm..wow. dream job!