1. Get involved in a few communities, online & off.
im generally a very secretive and introverted person, but i know that getting my face out there will do no harm. im starting a school club for fellow craft sellers, and im making a point of going out to events that im interested in. Ive also started frequenting the mori girl lj again (im kidcaella!) and also posting on burdastyle. relating to goal #4, i might start posting outfits on lookbook or here, but im not sure if i can keep up with it.
2. Fill out the shop with a few more styles.
right now there are pants and dresses, but id like to fill it out and have all the categories covered. im finishing up the samples for a sweet button down shirt, that can be ordered short or long sleeve. it has a cute rounded collar that springs open for a chill pajama look <3. im also thinking about a long pleated skirt with a removable jumper bib, and a short wrap skort thing. ive been daydreaming about more out there sorts of stuff ( playsuits! tabi slippers! >o<) but those might be experimental one offs, or stuff i make for goal #4.
3. Approach some brick&mortar boutiques.
there are a few stores here in philly that i think would be great to show my stuff in, but ive never done this before so its pretty daunting! but i know my work can hold its own against everything ive seen in these stores before, so im feeling *sort of* confident.
4. Beef up my own wardrobe with handmade stuff.
wearing your own work is the best publicity, they say, and is probably true. ive always been complimented while wearing stuff i made in the past, and told i should make and sell it. ironically, id been working so hard on filling the shop out i didn't have time to make stuff for me, but ive made some stuff now i can wear to school and out&about AND then have a shop to direct people to. ill be wearing the prototype shirts, which ive made up in a short sleeve fish print, and a long sleeve tomato&dot print, so cute. i also want a pair of "The Scholar" culottes and im sure ill be wearing the new skirt prototypes as well. maybe i should post outfits here?
5. Expand my makers skills.
I was formerly a fashion design student, and literally had 2 years of exactly the same stuff at the same skill level, and was so bored i felt like walking into a brick wall might be more productive. ive recently switched to studio arts, and im SO excited for all the awesome stuff im gonna learn!! small metals and printmaking are on the must list for next semester!
6. Do some more of my hobbies.
ive been so busy sewing (which is still my favorite thing to do.) i haven't really had time to tend to my other hobbies. i love baking, which ill be doing some of this weekend, forest exploring (hard in a city), gardening (near impossible in a city x_x), bike riding, drawing and more (i have an endless amount of hobbies!)
do you have any goals for 2013?
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