Kickstarter

Hi, Kickstarters!

We haven’t updated in while, and for that we apologize. BUT, it is because we’ve been working feverishly to get The Sill up and running …  and today, we are happy to announce that thesill.com is live!

We couldn’t have gotten to this point without your support. THANK YOU ∞.

Please browse the site and take a look at all of the beautiful artist-made plant containers that we were able to have created, much in part to your Kickstarter contributions. We would love any and all feedback on the website and the products. Keep in mind that today is literally the first day the site has been live ... so alert us to any bugs you may find!

We’re now ready to begin delivering to plant lovers in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Yay! PLEASE tell your friends, family, co-workers in the NYC area to check out The Sill. We will be ever so grateful.

Now for the really fun stuff - rewards! We are only waiting on one more reward component, and then we’ll be ready to start sending out your goodies. The tote bags? Adorable, if we do say so ourselves. If we haven’t contacted you for information yet, you can expect to receive a survey very shortly. We are on track to have all rewards out on time, so you won’t have to wait much longer! If you are receiving one of the planters (thimble, small tuck, large tuck), start thinking about what type of plant you’ll pair with it. For inspiration, check out THE PLANTS featured on The Sill website.

Have we said thank you already? Well we’ll say it again! THANK YOU. Your generous hearts have contributed greatly to making our dream of The Sill a reality. We hope you’ll follow our journey as we continue on with the mission to put a plant on every sill. 

• EMAILS & SPECIAL OFFERS: Sign up at www.thesill.com (email entry bottom of page left)
• FACEBOOK: Like us at www.facebook.com/thesillnyc
• TWITTER: Follow us at www.twitter.com/thesill
• PINTEREST: Check out our inspiration boards at www.pinterest.com/thesillnyc
• BLOG: Last, but not least, read THE PLANT HUNTER - www.thesill.com/blogs/theplanthunter

Kindest regards,

Gwen & Eliza

P.S. Thought it would be fun to share a few photos from our in-progress office. You can never have too much greenery!

Hi, Kickstarter crew!

We’re happy to announce that we’ve passed 70% of our goal, and just got our 125th backer! Which of course means that we have 30% to go … with 12 days left. Definitely doable, right? We think so, especially with support and help from all of you. Please keep spreading the word by emailing friends, posting on facebook, tweeting, standing on your sill and screaming out the window – whatever your style!

For those of you that backed at the $100 level, we received the sample of the "thimble" planter that we're having made by Pigeon Toe (just for you, by the way).

You’ll have to excuse the iPhone photography skills. Haven’t quite mastered the art of consistent lighting. If you can’t tell, the thimble planter is teeny, tiny, and totally adorable. Approx. 2” diameter & 1.5” high. The exterior of the pot and the drainage saucer are lovely sanded porcelain, and the interior is glazed in a beautiful soft orange, terracotta-esque color. The thimble planter is pictured with a small succulent potted within. We think a tiny air plant would also be right at home in this piece, and would allow you to show off more of the glazed interior color.

NOW – to put our bad iPhone photography even further to shame – we have a few snapshots from the first The Sill photoshoot to show you! Over the weekend we photographed a couple of our containers that you’ll recognize, plus a couple new artist prototypes, and traditional terracotta.  Keep in mind these are hot off the press, and not final. We just had to share, though.

We'd love to hear what you think. We can’t wait to reach our Kickstarter goal (fingers and toes crossed) so that we can commission more artist pieces for the collection. The more artists we meet, the more we want to meet! Their passion, enthusiasm for the project, and unbounded creativity is what keeps us moving toward our goal – beautiful homes for happy plants. :-)

Gwen & Eliza

Hello!

For those of you we don’t know, our names are Gwen and Eliza. We are incredibly, crazily grateful for your early, enthusiastic support of The Sill.

We promise not to inundate you with updates (we'll keep it to about once a week, or when something REALLY exciting happens), but thought reaching 50% of our goal after just one week deserved a quick note to say thank you, thank you, thank you! 

Of course, we still have a ways to go. $5948 to be exact ... but we know that with your support and help, we will reach our goal and our vision for The Sill will come to life! Many of you have already shared our project with friends and family, but if you haven't, PLEASE DO. We must reach our full goal or we won't receive any of the pledged donations. Even donations of $1 truly make a difference.

This week we were honored to be featured on the Gotham Gal blog: http://www.gothamgal.com/gotham_gal/2012/03/the-sill.html. Joanne Wilson is a huge supporter of women entrepreneurs, and we're extremely thankful for her encouragement and guidance. Make sure to follow Gotham Gal's posts - we do! :)

We've gotten lots of great feedback about what we're doing thus far, and we'd love to hear from all of you more. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please let us know.

THANK YOU! - Gwen & Eliza

Hanging out with friends... <3