Picture it-- sitting in my home 2 years into COVID, its a fall day in 2021...
I FINALLY discover TikTok! My eyes are opened to a whole new world I never knew was available to me. I just returned from a solo trip to Savannah, GA. This small town Wisconsin girl coulda have just up and moved the minute she landed in that hotter than hell city! I am pretty sure I was born a southern belle in a previous life.
Anyways- scrolling through the mind trap that is TikTok - I discovered the creatives side of the world, the readers- and dreamers. I was home. I figured out I could design things, and be decent at it enough to try for a little side income. Now don't get me wrong- I love my 9-5, but if I can eventually retire corporate life and work solely on my business- I will throw myself off that cliff!
I got myself a new iPad, some new printers and a vinyl cutter. After WEEKS and I mean WEEKS of trial and error-- I made my very first vinyl sticker and greeting card! What was popular back then-- oh just a little thing I like to call Tiger King-- Carole Baskin obsessed-- yeah I think she fed him to tigers! So the Carole Baskin did it prove me wrong sticker was created. I have sold an alarmingly large sum of 0. Hey you win some you lose some.
From 2021 to now- I have grown my business to be over 250 stickers, almost 100 greeting cards, and now expanded into clothing and gifts! I am beyond blessed to do what I do. I have connected with people from all over the USA-- literally-- I have sold to every single state! Everyone of them is a friend at heart and I cannot thank everyone enough for helping me get my business off the ground and running!
If I have learned anything-- its that with a little bit of Hustle and a whole lot of heart-- you can make your dreams come true!