Gentle Giraffe e-shop website

Aim

I'm working hard at all the technical bits of making an online store, but I'm struggling to find the money to pay the annual fee to open it.

I have been at the same company for 12 years, they've decided 9-5 shifts aren't cutting it anymore and everyone has to do rotational shifts between 8am and 10pm. Fine for some, not for others. I can't find childcare until 10pm, so Ive decided to set my mind to finally doing something with my sideline love. 

I make gifts and clothing using vinyl, heat press vinyl and sublimation. I have a degree in Graphic Design, so Ive transferred those skills into creating my products. The designs are a mixture of generic images or they can be personalised. 

I have made T-shirts, babygros, vests, bibs, santa sacks, pillow cases, bags and water bottles. I also offer a design your own top, I print the childs drawing on to a T-shirt, using sublimation. I want to concentrate on these areas for now.

The cost of having the e-commerce store running for a year is just £60, however, I also need to cover the costs of adding in payment systems. I don't need to buy any equipment, and I have enough vinyl, ink and products to get me started. 

With the impending lack of employment looming, I'm just struggling to find the website funds.

This project successfully funded on 29th December 2019