EIGHT WHOLE YEARS OF BLOGGING???

Today I realised that it has been exactly eight years since I wrote my first blog post.

Eight years! Craziness. It was also my eight year Etsyversary a little while ago... how time flies when you're having lots of crafty fun!

I wrote a little last year about the great things blogging has brought me. I am hugely thankful to past-me for deciding to start this blog on a whim. Excellent decision-making, Laura-from-eight-years-ago, well done.

Despite an attack of Impostor Syndrome earlier this year I am still loving this little blog and the crafty universe it connects me to... and I've got lots of plans for the year to come :)

A blogging birthday requires birthday cake, right? 

Five Years on Etsy

Five years ago yesterday, I set up my Etsy shop as part of my New Year's Resolution to try selling a few of the crafty things I make...

My life has changed hugely in those five years. Being self-employed is a lot of hard work but it's also wonderful and exciting, and I'm so lucky to be able to spend so much of my working life doing creative, crafty things.

To celebrate my five years on Etsy, you can get 10% off all orders from my Etsy shop until the end of 2011 with the code HURRAH - just enter the code when prompted during the Etsy checkout process and the discount will be automatically deducted from your order. The discount excludes shipping, but it includes items already on sale... and I've just added a whole bunch of new things to my sale section to make room for new projects in 2012.
 

P.S. if there's anything you've ever wanted to ask me about my business or about selling your work online, now's your chance! Add your question to this Etsy forum thread and I'll reply as soon as possible :)