3rd year anniversary post!

Good Evening everyone!

As I am writing this, I am having a whale of a time at home, chilling with my brother and good friend, playing some Nintendo wii and chatting away :).

I have had a difficult year, with my business growing quicker than I thought and then balancing that with University, which was making me a lot more unfocused in both aspects of my life. I wanted to do well at Uni, but then I didn't want to stop progressing with my shop because I saw so much potential and was scared that if I stopped trying then my business would suffer. Maybe this has been a scary year, as a lot of weight had been put on my shoulders.


I don't think my shop has maintained that cute, quirky style that I had liked, and now has become more random, so over the next few months, certain pieces will be moved over to either Iffy Jewellery or sold on eBay to then re-invest into my shop for a much needed change!

Compared to my time last year, I have gotten myself out of my MASSIVE credit card debt, which was a real worry in my life, and for that I'm truly happier than I have ever been. I have also sort of re-gained my love for fashion and I'm now thinking up a new Autumn/Winter Collection for my shop, which I will start working on next month.

Now that my education is over and at the moment, I'm working part-time, I am now thinking a lot clearly and  know what the shop needs in terms of stock, and what needs to be done to grow, so I'm going to be a lot more active about it and push it to where it should be! I've also gotten myself a new assistant that will be coming to help out occassionally with the shop too so hopefully there would be a lot more in stock.

Anyway, enough rambling, I need to plan my week out ;)

Katherine xo

Anniversary Discount

In celebration of my 3rd year anniversary of running my shop, I have decided to create a discount for everyone to enjoy for a few days! :) The actual anniversary is on the 15th, but I'm selling in Camden the following week so I thought I'd do it a bit early.

Katherine xo

A Belated Anniversary Post

This is kind of a belated anniversary post on my shop... It has been an emotional two years, but I'm still growing, both as a person and a Designer/Maker, and my style has changed throughout my time of selling online.

I have always been a somewhat creative person, and I had become more expressive within my Art during my year at London College of Fashion, where although I was really happy experimenting with my sketchbook and stuff, the design aspect was really difficult, as there was a sense of restricted freedom. I knew from this point that I disliked fashion, not in the sense that I didn't have any passion for it, but because the pressure to come up with something that was original, yet in trend was too much, and I've never followed trends!

This was one of my designs that I had designed for a shoot for a class magazine, which didn't get featured. The model that I worked with, had said that she loved my style and I should sell my designs. This was like a light bulb moment in my head, so I had finished my foundation, started job hunting and doing volunteer work at my local charity shop.

I didn't find any jobs, and after randomly searching on Google, I stumbled across Etsy. After looking at people's shops, I was like "I could sell my designs here, the community on here seems so amazing!" So I collected as much clothing as my Manager at my charity shop would let me have for one month, and through a  bit of trial and error, created 6 pieces for my shop. Here are some of them:

   

I have faced many challenges first hand whilst getting the hang of things in the shop, such as customer issues, pricing issues, and photography issues. As a 19 year old, I had no idea about running a business, it really was a scary thing, but I know I would get there eventually. The worst thing that did happen was when I got into a £2,000 debt, due to a flawed plan, and it was hard to get the business to grow when I owed so much money, and living by myself for the first time, it really saddened me to be in so much debt on my 21st birthday. Luckily, thanks to student finance, my parents, and my agency work, as well as my business, I have been able to pay off 2/3 of my debt, and lived kind of comfortably for the year I was away from home.

Now I have so much more passion for handmade, indie businesses, especially my own business, and I know that in a few years, I will be a lot more successful! I also have gained a lot more skill and more creativity since running my shop, and although I'm not the most religious person, I thank God for every sale and opportunities that he has brought me and I hope I get a lot more!

Have a great evening!

Katherine

Happy Anniversary!

I'm so excited, its been 2 years since I first opened my shop, and only had like 6 items for sale. Now its two years later, and I've got like 144 items for sale, and consignments with numerous boutiques around the world. It's been an emotional 2 years, but it has given me a new love for creating new things, and I have a more appreciation for a lot of things handmade. 

Please take advantage of my discount, and I hope you can join me in this celebration!

I have been creating some 'cheap as chips' hair slides, which will gradually be added to the shop later on today, along with nearly a dozen new garments. (yes, I have been busy.)

Have a brilliant day!

Katherine. xo