'Together' — The Inspiration Behind Our Christmas Collection

Gabi and I have been friends for more than a decade. People often ask us if we’re sisters - we’re not, although our personal lives intertwine a lot now as our husbands are friends, and our siblings have become part of our Daymaker family too. The truth is, it feels like a sisterhood. We know each other so well, and we discuss (read: sort of argue) about the finest of details because we’re both perfectionists in a kind of cool way.

We have a shared love of stationery but also our business - which we’ve lived and breathed for as long as our friendship. When we began designing stationery, we always wanted to create wrapping paper rolls, but if you know anything about the manufacturing world, wrap is a mission to produce! Our first collection was a bit of a risky move, but our obsession with quality and our love of Christmas led us to create something that was loved by our customers as well.

This year, we’re celebrating all of the things that (business) Christmas signifies to us - a long-term friendship, creating products we love, and all of the ups and downs that have brought us here, but most of all that we get to do it together.

So, if I can give any advice to anyone starting something new, it would be to celebrate the wins, find someone to mourn the losses with, and hold those close to you who cheer you on no matter the season because they are the ones that make the wins so much sweeter.

Our Christmas collection 'Together' (shop here) will be shipping next week!

—Bella