“They had a play date and were just kind of mucking around with it, and then they kind of went ‘oh, actually we do want to make T-shirts out of these’,” she said.
“In the first lot we were just making T-shirts for the busking,” said Dusty, “we just thought it was cool.”
Dusty, 11, is excited about the new venture. Photo / Michael Cunningham
The brand name Liquid Surf Co is an acronym of Lennox, Quinn and Dusty’s names. The brothers then put together a design and surprised Lennox in time for Christmas.
The brothers also organised a membership with Te Kowhai Print Trust in Whangārei, where they then booked dates for screen printing and figured out the hourly cost of equipment.
The design of the T-shirts came out of Dusty and Quinn’s love for surfing. They played around with some designs, and finally settled on the one featured on their T-shirts.
Tūtūkākā Surf Shop now stocks the T-shirts, after they approached the shop with a letter introducing themselves and their brand.
Quinn, 13, hopes they continue selling their T-shirts for years to come. Photo / Michael Cunningham
What started out as a fun idea has turned into a full-blown business, with Monday - the first official day of sales - selling six T-shirts.
Quinn, 13, and Dusty, 11, raised the money for their brand through busking, and budgeted for quality T-shirts.
