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a few necklaces that i will be phasing out from the shop to make room for new designs
For the last few weeks, as visits to my Etsy shop increased quite a bit in an unexpected but oh my goodness delightful (thank you) way, I have been relisting several popular designs. This means that most of the designs in the shop have become "made when ordered" necklaces with a waiting period from time of order to shipment. This has been working quite well, but it has meant I had moved away from the more "one of a kind" pieces that have mostly filled the shop in the past. It has also meant that the ideas for new designs have stayed in my idea journal or my head and not made it to the shop.
So after thinking about this quite a bit, I have decided to change things up a bit.
I am naming the above necklaces the "winter collection" as several of these are the designs I have been relisting often over the last few weeks. On Friday, I will remove all the necklaces pictured above from the shop to make room for a new collection of whispered soul mantra lockets that I am working on this week. I will do this every other month or so, adding new designs here and there. These will be "made when ordered" necklaces with a wait time of about 2-3 weeks. I love that this means I will be thinking of the customer who bought each necklace as I create each necklace. Note that this doesn't mean you will never see these phrases or beads in the shop again, but these combinations of specific locket styles + specific beads + phrases will not be appearing again.
Several of the most popular simple locket designs will stay in the shop and are now part of a section called "Simple Mantra Lockets." Additionally, there is a new section of "ready to ship" lockets and soul mantra necklaces that includes one-of-a-kind selections and items that are already made and ready to be shipped right away (my hope is to add to this section a few times a month). Also, the new Heart.Full Collection is an ongoing limited edition collection of necklaces with 15% of the profits of sales from the collection being donated to Mary Bridge and Seattle Children's Hospitals. (And I am so so happy to report that the Heart.Full "i am enough" and "yes" necklaces have been such great sellers already. Oh how I love this! Jon and I are so thrilled to be able to donate to the people at these hospitals who have literally saved our daughter's life. Thank you (yes you) for helping us to do this.)
January brought quite a few custom orders, and how I loved pounding so many powerful words into lockets for my customers. However, there were so many custom orders that I have had to take a bit of a break from them to keep up. My hope is to open the shop for custom orders from time to time but this probably won't happen until after the next two Be Present Retreats.
To just be honest, things are super busy around here for several reasons and though I am so honored to be hammering these custom stories into necklaces for people, I have to make sure I am taking care of all the areas of my creative business and getting a bit of time to play with those I love and rest and recharge. Right now, almost every waking hour feels a bit like a race of taking care of Ellie all day long to working while she naps to working when she goes to bed (or when Jon can watch her for a bit). I want to infuse all that I am doing with deep breaths and joy as much as possible instead of giving everything the energy of a frazzled new mom who is drinking too much coffee. (Insert photo of me smiling sheepishly here.) So putting these new ideas for the shop into practice feels like a good step for this time in my life. This way, when I do have time for custom orders, I can give people the individual attention they need. Please note though that I am taking custom simple soul mantra one word orders on an ongoing basis.
And I am just going to say this truth that has been bubbling up as I write this post:
I am so blessed. I am so blessed that people come to my little spot on the web and connect with these stories of truth and hope and love that I am putting out into the world in the form of these lockets and necklaces and other things in the shop. And the blessings just continue as people reach out to let me know how much the necklaces and stories mean to them. They tell me how the whispered soul mantras gently push them to own the truths they already know: that they are enough, that they can choose hope, that they can stand tall in the light, that they can trust their wisdom. The stories of love and hope that are coming my way simply push me to know that I am not alone...we are not alone as we walk on our paths hoping and wishing and living, really living while trying to be our very best selves.
Yes.
Thank you. Big.
xoxo,
Liz
shop girl in studio stuff
Reader Comments (8)
Beautifully put. Your lockets are lovely and your product photography is strikes the perfect tone for your work. But mostly I love how you are a testimony of a mother balancing her art and self and family life. You are an inspiration to many. All the best,
Shona
you just continue to shine girlie. you may not always feel it. and take time to take some time.
i am so proud of you and all that you are sharing. big hugs!
Thank YOU big, Liz. You offer us a safe haven and a cozy space here in the blogosphere. Grateful to be part of your community. xo
The truth you wrote at the end that has been bubbling up is a beautiful, beautiful thing. Thank you so much for sharing this. I love that you want to infuse joy into all of your work and that you continue to take care of yourself to do so. You inspire me. Wishing you a sweet evening spent with your family.
xoxo,
Lori
"I want to infuse all that I am doing with deep breaths and joy as much as possible..."
That made me take a deep breath! Thank you :)
Soak it all in - you're such an inspiration!
thank you for this post & your honestly (as usual!) :) after reading this, it will make receiving my necklace even more special. i'm thrilled for your success. all the best, xo alane
the truth shall always set you free....good for you for not trying to do it all.
not only has your truth set you free but others around you too..