Well, I’m feeling a little just a little happy with myself for setting and getting my goals accomplished for the holidays. Though I took it a little easy on myself by working with what I already had and focusing only on what I can get done in a day, I am not beating myself up about it.
One of the hardest things to get my head around with this business is thinking ahead – thinking about the fall and winter holidays while summer is in full swing and there’s a raging heat wave going. It feels so wrong. Unnatural. Plus, I want to create what is on my mind in the moment, not plan everything around a retail calendar. But, my goal for this year was to do things differently; so far, I’ve stuck to that pretty well.
I’ve been working on updating my stores with a few patterns that will be or are available on a variety of products. I’ve decided to focus mostly on Spoonflower and Redbubble. I’ll be posting them here as they are released.
Currently, I have this little mini collection of Whippet-inspired holiday fabric available in my Spoonflower shop. Spoonflower offers many varieties of fabric with your choice of designs by thousands (?) of independent artists – there’s something for everyone there. And if sewing from scratch isn’t your thing,, you can purchase ready-made items with your choice of design as well.
I appreciate every bit of support I’ve been shown by friends and followers. And it isn’t just about sales, it’s the shares, likes and encouraging comments that come my way – usually when I need it the most.
If you happen to ever purchase anything from my Spoonflower shop I would LOVE to see your creation! Please do share by tagging me on Instagram – I would be over-the-moon excited to hear from you!
Marie Friddle 