Tanya of MAH Creations

This week our Featured Mom is Tanya with MAH Creations. I have personally worked with Tanya during our Americana Bash, and I can't get over how fabulous she is - or her products! Lucy's favorite dress is still her pillowcase dress from MAH Creations.

Tanya sent over a wealth of information - about her and her business - and I wanted to share it with you. Please take a few minutes and read on about this wonderful lady!

A Message from Tanya
Moms at Home Creations (MAH Creations) is an online boutique specializing in children’s clothing, gifts / accessories and home décor.  Founded in 2008 with a handful of talented ladies, this company now has over 50 moms coast to coast across the United States and growing weekly.  In the spring of 2009, M.A.H. launched the service side of the business now offering custom drapes, room painting, custom scrapbooking, monogramming services and specialty cakes and desserts.

The Concept
M.A.H. Creations began with a God-inspired idea in 2006. We are founded on the principles and practices of the woman in Proverbs 31. Each of our designers are Moms-At-Home (M.A.H.) that strive to keep a proper balance in their family life and professional life. The Proverbs 31 woman did just that.

• She is productive.  Proverbs 31:13, "She seeks wool and flax, and willingly works with her hands."
• She has her priorities in order. "She is like the merchant ships, she brings food from afar...she provides food for her household, and a portion for her maidservants." "She considers a field and buys it; from her profits she plants a vineyard." Proverbs 31:14-16
• She is practical. In Proverbs 31:24, "she makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies sashes for the merchants".
  

The M.A.H. design team makes every effort to achieve this balance in our families.

M.A.H. Creations is an organization that believes in the importance of family and the sacrificial love a mother gives to her children specifically by choosing to be a housewife and stay at home mom. M.A.H. was created as an avenue to give these marketable mothers not only a way to express their God-given talents but to enable them to make a financial contribution to their families while enjoying all the benefits of staying at home and raising their children.

Our Mission
MAH Creations is more than just a business.  Our purpose is first give all praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who gives us our very breath and every ounce of creativity that pours forth in each product.  M.A.H. Creations believes that every home and every family should be afforded the privilege of a wife that not only meets her families daily needs inside the walls of her home but can also makes a contribution financially to her family.  Our company is designed to be an avenue to express creativity and God-given talent and a channel of sanity for moms of children of all ages.  Our commitment is to provide these women with a fulfilling, enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Our Product
We offer a wide variety of items from children’s clothing and accessories to gifts and home décor.  Some of our most popular items are our new line of sweater boots and hats, appliqué and screen print tshirts and our best selling designer fabric pillowcase dresses.

I Want to Start My Own Business, Where Do I Begin
I am frequently asked how this all came about.  I have to be quick to point out that God established this company from the very first idea, I could never have thought of such a great concept.  To other moms wanting to start their own business but not sure where to begin, I would say first and foremost pray for wisdom and direction.  Secondly, figure out what you love to do, whether that be something on the computer (which was my hobby), sewing, baking, designing, etc.  What do you find yourself doing most with your free time (or what do you think you would do if you had free time).  Once that is pinpointed and you are truly excited about it and have a passion about growing in that area, you are well on your way.  Talk with your family and develop goals for your new project and then create a timeline for accomplishing those goals.  Make some short and some long term goals and then get after them.  Thoughts never got anything done, take action!  Go for it!

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