24/12/2021
Just a little christmas message to you all.
here i am, on my wedding day having made all of the dried flowers for my own big day… a week later i did a little insta sale of left overs and realised i was onto something.
That something was little dried blooms and it consumed me every day for 2 years and i loved it, but then i just didn’t love it anymore.
i’ve been winding down for the last year now really, originally winding down for a quieter few months with a newborn but then never really picking it back up.
as you may have seen i suddenly decided earlier this week to quit LDB and move on, i was holding onto it as a ‘fall back’ and i’d told myself it would always be there but in reality it was holding me back.
i’ve honestly had SO many messsges and conversations with people in the same situation, having the same feels and so many people thanked me for my honesty. i think we need more honesty around here though because instagram is becoming SO fake. I was comparing myself to all of these ‘successful’ dried flower businesses, but were they really successful? were they looking at me thinking everything was fab because i hid all of the issues? probably!! so we end up in a vicsious circle of thinking your s**t because they look better and then doing a s**t job because you don’t feel good enough.
ANYWAY, i’m rambling yet again.. so my christmas message to you all is
Happy bloody christmas, if your a small biz then switch off for the first time in probably a year!!! if your biz is making you unhappy too then don’t be afraid to be honest, don’t be afraid to let it go.
just by opening up the conversation i’ve had orders on etsy, my engagement is up +1550% (LOL imagine having that kind of engagement on a normal week for your biz!)
be honest and true to yourself but also be honest and true to your customers!
Merrrry Christmas!!! we’re spending our first christmas together as a 4 👩🏼🤝👨🏻👶🏻🐶 but next week i’ll come back to all of your messages about the bulk stock and set up an insta sale too! 💕
