Dad and Daughter team
Dad With A Beard started with one simple question from my daughter:
“Dad, why are you always at work and never home?”
It was one of those questions that stays with you.
At the time, I was running a successful cleaning business. On paper, things were going well, but behind the scenes it meant working incredibly long hours — sometimes up to 90 hours a week.
I was building a business, but at the same time I was missing something far more important.
My daughter was growing up.
The long days, early mornings and late nights meant I was missing so many of the little moments that make those younger years special. Time was passing quickly, and I realised that no amount of business success could give me those years back.
So I made my daughter a promise.
I told her I would close the cleaning business and find something different — something that would allow me to be home more, something creative, and most importantly, something we could be a part of together.
And that's how Dad With A Beard began.
What started as an idea between a dad and his daughter slowly grew into a little family business creating personalised gifts, signs and keepsakes right here in Melbourne, Australia.
There was plenty to learn along the way. I taught myself new skills, learned how to work with different materials, operate our machinery, turn ideas into designs and eventually transform those designs into finished products that could become part of somebody else's home or special occasion.
But the best part has always been being able to create while having my family close by.
My daughter has been there throughout the journey. She has watched ideas go from a computer screen to a finished product, helped inspire designs and, most importantly, reminded me why I started doing this in the first place.
Today, I create a range of personalised pieces for life's big and little moments — from children's bedroom and nursery signs to cake toppers, business signage, gifts and other custom creations.
Every order that comes through our Etsy shop is made individually. Behind every name, sign or personalised piece is a real person making it here in Melbourne.
That's something we're incredibly proud of.
We love experimenting with colours, creating new designs and seeing an idea turn into something physical. There's a special feeling when something we've made leaves our hands and becomes part of a child's bedroom, someone's birthday celebration, a new business, a wedding, a gift or simply something that makes somebody smile.
Dad With A Beard was never started with the dream of becoming a huge company.
It was started because a little girl wanted her dad around more.
Years later, that is still at the heart of what we do.
So whether you're purchasing something personalised for your own family, choosing a gift for someone special, decorating a room or adding the finishing touches to a celebration, we hope you find something in our shop that you love.
Every order supports our small family business and allows us to continue creating together — and for that, we're genuinely grateful.
Thank you for visiting our little corner of Etsy and for supporting handmade products made right here in Melbourne.
From our family to yours, thank you.
Dad With A Beard
– Idriz ❤️
