What did you try today? (2023)

[Emeli Rose]

I’m not going to be buying as much next year as I did this year. 
What about you ?

[Crafty1_AJ]

I need to ramp up production this year.  I plan to tidy up my workshop and organize supplies.  That always gets my creative juices flowing.

[TallTayl]

40 minutes ago, Crafty1_AJ said:

I need to ramp up production this year.  I plan to tidy up my workshop and organize supplies.  That always gets my creative juices flowing.

In total agreement here! I spent many hours clearing out and reorganizing my space leading up to the holiday rush.  I was ruthless. Dumped contents of shelves and cabinets directly in the middle of the floor so I could not ignore them any more. I cried as I sorted through files I had “meant to get to”. So happy I did. I emptied hundreds of tester candle containers from craptastic waxes and fragrances.  Problem is, I have many more hours and hundreds of lbs more to go! My reward will be a new paint job in the soap and candle studio.  The ceramics studio will need to wait a little longer until the weather warms a bit more.  That studio is in a heated pole barn, but still feels chilly as I roam in and out of the space to clear out and reorganize. 

 

I’ll be buying more this year than last, but buying more strategically. Going to rely on my own custom fragrances and ceramic containers/holders more, versus playing roulette with the retailers. 
 

looking forward to ramping up with more, and different, products that feel more like me, and less like the “old me” who was in a different venue.  Incense has always intrigued me, but my family prohibited me from burning it in the house 😂.