 The one thing learned from the Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, is that I need to be grateful for the items that serve me... even if I just want to sell them off so I can make cool new shit, erm products.
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 I'm back at it with the next 10 days. I focused more on finding my style... and I'm still not sure I have.
 A lot of my customers have one of these 5 personality types - so not only did I make art and journals and mugs to suit their needs but... I put them together in what I like to call bundlers.
These gift sets are perfect for everyone because I can guarantee you've got one of these people in your close circle of family and friends.  The New Year always bring talk of new goals, new dreams, and new bullet journals (for those of you who have mom friends in their late twenties.) This year I'm taking on a challenge I never thought I would. In fact, it's something my stubborn aries mind told myself I couldn't do in High School. For the first time I'm diving heavily into characters and scenes. This is the first 10 days of my journey.  This entire blog stemmed from a conversation with my mom where she said and I quote “how do you always find such cool things? When I go on Etsy I get too overwhelmed.”
Ditto. Maybe it’s being a millenial or maybe it’s just being resourceful, but a lot of cross referencing from Facebook groups and Instagram profiles has gotten me to my perfectly curated Etsy wishlist. And now… I want to share it with you!  With October coming to an end and Autumn officially in full swing, artists and entrepreneurs are going full throttle for the last couple months of the year. #INKTOBER has become the most popular drawing challenge when it comes to the art community and the #LAST90DAYS challenge has been sweeping the self-help community. With all of this emphasis on making the most of this year - it seems like there’s nothing you can’t do… or in my case nothing you can do right.  The entire craft show experience is a whirl wind. The days leading up are stressful and the moments talking with customers are sheer bliss just because you were able to get this far. I'm writing this to remember the people I met. These are my people, my neighbors and friends, and likely a reflection of any local community. They're quirky and opinionated, they will support you and they will be honest with you.  Ripple effect - a spreading, pervasive, and usually unintentional effect or influence. - Merriam- Webster Dictionary  I remember everything about that moment clearly, because I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “It looks like you have everything you need, you just have to go for it.” What? I have everything? I don’t need to do anymore research? No more email conversations with my accountant or using my lunch break to read (literally everything) about owning a small business? I should be excited… but I’m not. |
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