The Green Coconut

Think stylish designs suiting even the most style savvy parent. Pair innovative materials with a drive to provide top quality products at affordable rates and you have The Green Coconut. The Green Coconut is owned by mom, Kara Hermanson, and sells Growth Charts, Measuring Mommy's, Sticky Letters all designed by Kara. They also provide Graphic Design services to families and small businesses.

The Green Coconut

In opening The Green Coconut I have had two motivators.

The first is my daughter, the amazing, funny one and a half year old that calls me Mumum! It has always been my dream to work for myself and I knew I wanted to show my daughter that dreams are more than wishes. I wanted to show her that with hard work you can make a dream a reality. I also knew I wanted to spend as much of my time with her as possible and The Green Coconut has allowed me to do this!

The second started with a trip to my doctor. I had recently had a small lump removed from my arm and told it was nothing to worry about. As it turns out it was a malignant tumor growing slowly in my arm, imagine my shock as I sat with my daughter at what I thought would be a routine lab result appointment. Next came appointments with a Plastic Surgeon and an Oncologist and then I waited for surgery. With this waiting came late nights so instead of staying in bed wide awake I decided to turn to design. I really needed this creative outlet and it is possible that it kept me sane (mostly:)) With this came a change of focus, I could concentrate on starting a business, designing products and looking into the future! I have since had surgery, struggled with scars (with that came a great new product) and received an all clear from
my oncologist. The Green Coconut has been my way to heal as well as a fun and challenging way to be at home with my daughter.