{"id":22661,"date":"2022-05-13T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T06:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/?p=22661"},"modified":"2022-05-13T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T13:32:01","slug":"bagaway-selling-small-pieces-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/bagaway-selling-small-pieces-of-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagaway: Selling small pieces of happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Hiranmayee Bagwe, the owner of the online store Bagaway has a simple philosophy –<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHappy moments are precious.\u00a0 And if I can make people feel happy even if for a very short amount of time, why should I not? That is how I\u00a0 want to give back to the community.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Bagaway does just that. The miniature life-like products on this online store are cute, colourful, quirky and most importantly – they will definitely make you smile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are some important things we learned from the journey of Hiranmayee- A doctor by profession and a miniature artist by heart.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing can beat practice\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Every small business owner doesn’t magically have the best selling product or a winning idea for a business. The same was for Hiranmayee. It took some time for Bagaway<\/a> to become the lovable small business it is today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiranmayee started her creative journey with watercolours, paints, etc. <\/span>In 2016, she discover polymer clay and was fascinated with it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And then she embarked on (something that is advisable for every entrepreneur) an intensive research journey. She saw Youtube tutorials and other creators consistently. As she says “I love Googling”, and that’s how she slowly but steadily developed such an intricate skill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Related read:\u00a0How to sell handmade products online in India: The ultimate guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

She didn’t become perfect in a day, far from it! Her initial days were full of mishaps, trials and errors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“If I had to create an indentation on one side, the other side was full of my fingerprints! I started it, and then I left it too. There were so many trials and errors. So many gaps in learning this art form. But what kept me going was the constant encouragement from my friends.” – Dr. Hiranmyee\u00a0 Bagwe<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From familiarizing herself with the different types of polymer clay available in the Indian market to moderating the pressure her fingers were putting on it, it was an upward learning curve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, after rigorous practice and polishing her art – in 2019, she decided her creations could now be seen as products. And she launched Bagaway!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A pro tip: Friends will always love your products. Get experts and strangers to evaluate your creations. Embrace all constructive criticism.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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