To New Beginnings

I have this incredibly terrible habit of saying I will take time away from my business and then I just don't. Probably for many reasons, but I'm always thinking about how I can continue to grow my business and taking time away makes that difficult. I know that everyone needs a break from work here and there and that it's a good thing. However, in this particular instance, I'm glad that on one of my "days off" I took a few minutes to hop on Facebook. If I hadn't, I may have missed out on an incredible opportunity for my business to grow!


Early in July I took two weeks off with the intention of relaxing, having family time and then working on other aspects of my business that didn't include filling orders. The first week was for family time and I thoroughly enjoyed every second that I spent technology free with them. We all definitely need to take a step back for times like this. We ended up cutting our time away short and had an extra day at home. Of course if I'm around a laptop, I will inevitably log in to my Facebook account. I behaved and didn't go on my business page at all, but I saw that I was tagged on a post for a boutique that was just starting up and looking for artisans. At first I thought 'No, I'm on holidays, I'm not getting into this until after next week' but my logic got the best of me... 

What would have happened if I'd just waited? I could have missed out and someone else could have scooped up the spot! I went to her page and sent her a message conveying my extreme interest in this opportunity. It didn't take long for me to decide to hop on board after getting all of the information from Sharon of Clover and Chrysalis. Who could pass up an opportunity to have their designs seen by more people? Not I!

I got to work on making some brand new items to showcase at Clover and Chrysalis. You'll find new headband designs that aren't on my Facebook page, Clippie Sets, Mix & Match Flower Sets, Satin Pinwheel Flowers and Bow sets using some new ribbons that I have yet to work with! I'm very excited! The only downside is I didn't have enough time to take photos of everything I made, so you'll have to head over when she opens to see them.

On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 I headed over to her shop at 14 Water St. in Cambridge to meet her and set up my little spot in the store! I have to say I was very impressed by the look and feel inside the shop. She has an amazing space open to lots of opportunity. Sharon made me feel very comfortable in joining her on this adventure and I have a really great feeling that her boutique is going to be a huge success. I'm thrilled to be part of the group of artisans who will be in her store when it first opens!

Here's a peek of her shop:

Before the furniture was in

Storefront

Beautiful brick wall inside

Isn't it gorgeous?

Here's a look at my current setup in the shop:

Once you walk in the store you head to your right and I'm on the front table. In the future I hope to add a lot more selection as well as increase my space.

I'm incredibly excited about this new venture and I hope that you'll take the time to head over to Clover & Chrysalis and see all the amazing items for sale. She's hoping to open in September 2014. I will post about her grand opening when I have all the details!

Here's to the future and new beginnings. You just never know when opportunity is going to knock. Will you answer?