Parker & Rain Giveaway!

Happy Wednesday! 

To get you through this week, Alex from Parker & Rain is giving away one of her trays! Alex emailed me a while back telling me about her new business, and I loved her and her trays so much that I wanted y'all to get to know her too so we did a little Q&A. 

I love the name Parker & Rain! Where did it come from?

I was hellbent on having a two word brand name...with an ampersand.  Ilove ampersands! For well over a month I was stuck creating a name. Ihad my product vision, my product plan, everything - except the name!It was frustrating.  Parker & Rain was one of the names that came tome during many restless nights & ended up being the winner!

How did the idea for Parker & Rain come about?

For years my family & closest friends have told me to abandon my

career (then in banking, now in health care technology) & utilize my

bold creative side to develop a brand.  I always knew I had it in me,

knew I eventually wanted to work only for myself, but could never

choose a direction. Choosing a product to start with was an incredibly

difficult choice, one that truthfully I stumbled upon. I packed up my

teeny Gramercy apartment in NYC and moved to Cape Cod, MA & began

decorating what is now my EIGHTH apartment in four years.  Searching

for the perfect bold pattern in a catchall tray, I couldn't find much

in the market.  That was the "ah ha" moment in which Parker & Rain was

born!

What was the final push that made you take the leap into becoming a small

business owner?

Someone asked me a simple question that truly stumped me, "what are

you waiting for?" The truth was there would never be a perfect time or

place in life to start, but I quickly realized now is much better than

later, or worse - never.  I'm lucky to have incredible people in my

life who not only want me to succeed, but offer honest truthful advice

& most of all - inspiration!

I love the trays so much, what's next for Parker & Rain?

There are so many directions I'd like to take Parker & Rain. My styleis very much old mixed with new, so my next direction will hopefullybe in the vintage arena! I'd love to have a small shop of revampedfurniture & selectively curated vintage finds for the home.  One neverknows what my next "ah ha!" moment will bring!

How to enter:

1. Leave a comment on which tray you would pick! You can pop over to her Etsy store to see more designs!

2. Follow Parker & Rain on Twitter

3. Like Poplin & Queen on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter