About Us
Out of lemons comes
lemonade. That cliché fits the beginning of Two Funny Girls better than
any other.
In the Spring of 2000, a funny girl named Kristy received word that her
mom, who also happens to be quite funny, had been diagnosed with breast
cancer. Five days after that diagnosis, Kristy's grandma died
unexpectedly - if dying at 88 is ever unexpected. Before you get too
depressed by this run of tragedy, know later that summer, Mom defeated
breast cancer and has since lived as a survivor. Grandma is still
missed, but she lived a full life and left a tidy little sum. Mom
decided to purchase an embroidery sewing machine with a bit of that
inheritance.
With
that sewing machine Kristy and Sara - the daughter and mother who
comprise Two Funny Girls - began personalizing clothes and other
goodies. The single, never married, Kristy must be friends with every
girl of a certain age in Texas and has been in all of
their weddings and then attended their subsequent five million baby
showers. She began hooking up her fertile friends with personalized
gifts, stitched by her mom on that sewing machine. Of course, her
friends loved the sweet stuff, but when Kristy's friends had
personalization on everything that would sit still, Kristy and Sara
decided to try out selling their wares. After selling out of merchandise
at several local craft shows, they took their talent to the web and now
serve clients all over the country.
Despite their success, neither Kristy nor Sara considers Two Funny Girls
their day job. Kristy's "big girl job" is working as a privacy/data
security consultant. Should the most unfortunate crime of identity theft befall
you, email Kristy for tips and she'll point you in the right direction.
Sara is an active retiree who enjoys golf and plays bridge. They run the
business with the help of friends and family, including Sara's husband
Jim, who serves as an occasional handy man and errand boy for the Two
Funny Girls.
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A photo of Kristy (and her brother, Jay/Web site helper) displaying Sara's
first embroidery job in the late 1970s. She did this by hand with
needle, thread and a sharpie marker. Thank goodness for technology! |
