First Sale

After reading all the stories on Etsy about it being more than common to wait more than a month for a first sale I really thought I was in for a long wait. Etsy is full of so many amazing talented artists and designers, it's hard to imagine how anyone can find your shop when it's buried amongst all the others.

So it was a HUGE surprise when I checked my emails from my cell phone yesterday on my break to discover that I had made my first sale! I really can't even being to explain how happy I was. I was on a happy high for the rest of the day.

I was also surprised by the piece that sold first, as it was one that I hadn't relisted, it had no 'hearts' and not so many views. Go figure??

All the decisions, dramas, issues, ups and downs that came with the design process all suddenly seem so worth it! And it just so happened that it was also Mark's birthday, so we got to double celebrate.

After a fantastic night of celebration and thinking the day couldn't get any better, I got another awesome surprise - I sold another piece!

What a rad day!!!

Opening day for Aroha Silhouettes

I always liked the idea of starting a blog at the start of a business, that way if things work out well, I can look back and go 'wow, look how far everything has come! So starting out totally optimistic, overexcited and full of butterflies, I figured I might as well have a shot at it!

My dream is to create beautiful and innovative pieces. To shy away from the usual traditional materials and designs and construct wearable pieces of art that anyone can wear.

After months and months of preparation, talking about it non stop to anyone who will listen, lots of ups and downs, list after list, lunch break missions to try and get things sorted and generally just being all over the place about the whole thing, the day has finally come to open up my own little store on Etsy.

Fingers crossed this is the start of something AWESOME!!!!