behind THE BLOG
I’m Brittany. Daughter of Christ, wife of Joey, and mother to the most incredible human being - our daughter Rin. She lit the first fuse of inspiration when my husband and I decided to embark on this next (ad)venture in building a brand of bespoke play things.
This blog was born of another inspirited idea to encourage you in all things motherhood and making home, and to spark imagination and beautiful play in you and your child through home design ideas, essential guides and gift lists, and (of course) beautiful little play things.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does
not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also,
and he praises her.”
PROVERBS 31
We are Joey and Brittany Trayah - the husband + wife team behind Ordinary Little Finds
Joey is a hard-working mechanical engineer by day and tedious-loving, quick sewer by night. He loves his over-achieving, big-dreaming wife enough to embark on this new adventure together. Much to his wife's shock, he's the one who suggested they start a business.
Brittany is a designer, photographer, and all-around creative. She can't have two days go by without dreaming up another idea or business venture (check out her photography biz, ivy lane photography), and she's so lucky to have her husband to ground her and bring her back to reality when needed. And it is needed often..
Together, they make a perfectly balanced team. They spend most of their time with their daughter, Rin, who was the inspiration behind Ordinary Little Finds. When she's off to bed, they love watching old movies, playing games, and sewing side-by-side.
It all started when…
I had begged my husband to get a Cricut for years. He would always answer with the same decisive reply: “show me the ROI, and you can get one.” His analytic, engineering mind always needed a logical reason - which unfortunately is just not my strong suit. I long before gave up on the idea of justifying the cost until one, random day…
Joey looked up from his phone and said “what if we get a Cricut?” to which I said an immediate yes, but then… “why?” He then said, “Well, I was thinking that maybe we could make and sell felt mobiles and the stuff you’re always making for Rin. Do you want to start a business?” Again, I replied with an immediate yes. What Joey didn’t know is that just days before, I had been stewing on this very same thought.
Now with a few things in our tool belt, Ordinary Little Finds is starting small and *very* slow. But we have big plans for the future, and we can’t wait to share them all with you.
about THE BRAND
Ordinary Little Finds is a bespoke children’s brand of high-quality, handmade nursery decor, toddler toys + natural play things. We use wood, felt, and fabric over harmful plastics.
Every product is dreamt up by co-founder / designer / stay-at-home Mama, Brittany,
and is put through a vigorous test by their rough and rumble daughter before being released in the shop. Quality and love are what go into each and every ordinary little plaything at Ordinary Little Finds.