Today, Crafts and Blossoms turns ONE! Thinking back from the beginning. The pandemic and moving away from family and having to walk away from my lifelong passion- dance. It wasn't easy. I didn't realize it, but it wrecked my soul. I felt like I had nothing left that was just for me. I needed a shift and to find a passion that fit into my current season in life. One night, on a whim, I took the leap and opened the shop. But I would only make bows and bracelets, I told myself. Sewing dresses would take too much time.
The end product of bows and bracelets and styling them were fun, but the work was daunting. It felt so repetitive, mundane. I was so annoyed at the sound of the whirring serger drowning out even the loudest of my thoughts. I caught myself pushing it off to work on some dresses for the girls.
Fast forward to April when Shirley accepted me to be one of the vendors at The Red Door. I showed her some of the dresses I've sewn and she asked me to bring it in. The rest is history.
Sometimes, when I feel like the hours in a day are not enough, I still feel like I should close shop. But my passion for making clothes that empower and make your littles feel confident- keeps me going.
I want to hug that girl from a year ago for never quitting. I want to tell her thank you for believing in herself and pouring her whole heart and soul into this. Because now I have all of you. Most, complete strangers, with unwavering support for what I do.
And now, we're here. This is so much more than clothes and accessories for me.
Fashion for some may seem insignificant, specially handmade, sustainable, slow fashion- when you can buy clothes cheaper at a big chain store; but for me, it is HUGE. A topic for another time.
If you've made it this far, thank you. And if you feel like shopping, everything is discounted until Sunday.
Happy Birthday to us!
Xx,
Grace