I AM AN INDIVIDUAL. I STARTED MAKING JEWELRY AND HANDBAGS BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING THAT I COULD NOT FIND IN STORES. I HAVE WORKED IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND HAVE SOCIALIZED WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE FOR YEARS, AND WHEN I WOULD WEAR MY JEWELRY TO WORK PEOPLE WOULD ASK WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM, OF COURSE I TOLD THEM THAT I MADE IT. SO AS TIME WENT ON AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED IN BUYING PIECES THAT I MADE, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF MAYBE I COULD TURN THIS INTO A BUSINESS, SO I DID. I DID ART FAIRS LOCALLY THAT I WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AT AND THAN STARTED APPROACHING LOCAL STORES IN MY AREA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SELLING THEM, AND THEY WERE, MUCH TO MY SURPRISE! I REALLY HAD KNOW IDEA ABOUT RUNNING MY OWN RETAIL BUSINESS, PRODUCTION OR ANY OF THE TECHNICALITIES THAT CAME WITH THIS BUSINESS VENTURE, BUT I FIGURED I LEARN AS I GO, AND I DID! SO NOW HERE I AM I MAKE LEATHER AND BEADED JEWELRY, HANDBAGS, CANDLES THAT ARE HANDED BLENDED SCENTS THAT CAME FROM BODY OILS THAT I MADE FOR MYSELF AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY. AND I MOST RECENT ADDITION IS I DESIGNED MY OWN LOGO FOR CLOTHES THAT I SELL AND HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR. I HAVE MET MANY ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, CHIEFS, SOAP MAKERS AND A SLEW OF OTHER CREATIVES ALONG THE WAY. SO I THOUGHT IN ADDITION TO GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE ON ALL MY PRODUCTS STARTING A BLOG WOULD ALLOW ME TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT ALL THE COOL PLACES, ARTS, PRODUCTS AND PEOPLE I FEEL INSPIRED BY!
