After all my blogging, and making, and sharing, I was getting almost zero engagement. Out of almost 600 followers, my post were getting seen by 8 to 30 people...

Last post I stated that I "Hit a groove", boy oh boy did that come to a jarring stop...

If I could get personal for a sec. When making a new side to my tray (to add the new magnets) I need to use the table router to add a grove that the bottom of the tray and magnets fits into. The bit in place was not what I wanted...

Social media boom! New package for Fire Starters, and new location for a Pop-Up!

Fire Starters added to the products and It's my birthday!

End if Summer and lots to do...

Welcome new visitors!

Lowell Folk Fest was amazing. Met a bunch of people and made some surprising sales. Surprising because I wasn't planning to have a particular product at the festival...

My one day build started with a trip to the storage unit. I didn't know what I was check off this list but I was determined to finish something. I riffled through my scraps and put a plan together. I built display stands in the past and knew it would be easy to do...

After these cuts, I lined the curve up, and glued it together. I did this twice, once for the top of the curve and twice for the bottom. After all this was done, I was so excited to try out my new form! I cut more wood and put it all together. Just to feel disappointment. It didn't match up! As I saw the unit, my brain broke. Staring at this unit I realized a few things...

Some of you may remember that I've been waiting for a storage unit to open. It took over a month but it finally did. I walked in, so excited that all my stuff would be a stones through away. As I saw the unit, my brain broke. Staring at this unit I realized a few things...

Lately I've shifted my mindset. What if I were to create a pathway to my dream business. What would that look like? What would I need to do?

These thoughts crossed my mind at the Church yard sale when my event table neighbor offered an opportunity. I could sell her jewelry...

Mistakes were made. The biggest having to do with my custom order form...

This small shed (which the locals generously called a barn) had a bee in it. No big deal, I'll just mind my own business. I'm still very new on the farm and I didn't want to snoop. As I kept entering I noticed that the sound of buzzing was quite strong...

One day I was scrolling on Instagram. It was a busy day so I only saw maybe 5 quick post. Among those post was a call for volunteers for a farm..

We started talking and I realized I had a golden opportunity to show her some of the things I made. When I showed her the k-cup holder, her eyes widened. "You made that... Ben, who is head of metal shop, decided to lend me something. Something that has honestly got me sweating bullets. The conversation went like this...

The day started rainy but cleared up most of the day. The event was eventually canceled when... Ben, who is head of metal shop, decided to lend me something. Something that has honestly got me sweating bullets. The conversation went like this...

Posted again and tagged specific people and got one response. Ben, who is head of metal shop, decided to lend me something. Something that has honestly got me sweating bullets. The conversation went like this...

I now had to make some choices. Finish it with a stain and/or a polyurethan. Paint it, if paint, how much...