When I say ‘look what I made’ this week, my ‘mades’
have been around for a while. In keeping
with my pledge to wear a fashion garment or accessory made or transformed by me throughout May. This week I chose to wear some of my ribbon
jewellery; Thursday I wore a cream necklace and bracelet; Friday I wore one of
my favourite creations a black and brown chunky link necklace; yesterday I wore
my multi-coloured link bracelet and Sunday I had a lazy day and stayed with my
jammies so no garments or accessories for Sunday. I’m looking forward to cracking out some
different pieces this week.
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| My first few days of Me Made May '14 |
In uncovering these pieces I was conscious of
having had them in my Etsy Shop for quite some time – and without an Etsy
sale. I closed my Etsy shop toward the
end of last year. There were a number of
reasons for this, not least of all the lack of sales. The reason for my lack of sales? I’m not really sure. This MeMadeMay journey has already brought some answers and given me some modifications I can make both in products and marketing as I move forward.
What I do know to be true is that everything
happens for a reason. And as my print
says – mine is not to question this truth but to believe and grow.
I have surrendered to this truth and got on with
the growing, and look forward to revealing just how much here on Wednesday as I
introduce my new, using what I’ve got and adding texture, venture.
Until then I’ll be checking out all you creative
folks participating in Me Made May and checking in at Handmade Harbour and JamieRidler’s Studio to see what Craft Therapy you have all been indulging in.
Namaste
Catherine
Interesting! It's good to make a decision and go for change if something's not working. good luck with the new direction.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'll still be doing some crafty stuff, even if only for the therapeutic value - loving your header by the way. Cx
DeleteEsty is a very hard nut to crack. I think it needs to improve its search engine, more categories, needs to be easier to search like on Ebay. It also seemed biased to the USA market as well. Looking forward to seeing your new stuff. x
ReplyDeleteThank you I just got an invite email from Two Red Trees today so I'm giving that some thought for my new improved textile products. Cx
DeleteI love this idea of transformation and fashion exploration! What fun. I'm imagining what it would be like if I did that for my morning videos!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing what you made. Here's to dreams, direction and creation. big hugs, Jamie
Thanks Jamie - I guess it would be like your Made Mondays being on screen on a daily basis. I'm sure you've got lots of creative stuff in your 'cupboards' that you could keep it going for quite some time. Cx
DeleteWhat a great idea to make a deliberate choice to wear/use things you've made, I hope you rediscover some fabulous pieces (I know I often find great cards I'd forgotten about)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lucy, I'm enjoying finding things and the creation stage is long enough ago for me to appreciate the adjustments and improvements I'm coming up with. It's also nice to realise how creative you've already been. I'm sure you would uncover some hidden gems - and perhaps save yourself some time in using what you already have. Looking forward to seeing what you do. Cx
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