Design Journal

From my hands to your home

Every morning when I head into the studio, I take a deep breath and feel grateful. Grateful that today, I get to create something with my own two hands. Grateful that somewhere out there, someone like you might choose what I’ve made over the countless mass-produced alternatives. When you choose a small business like mine, you’re not just buying a product. You’re holding a piece of someone’s dream in your hands.

There’s something I want you to know: those nights I stay up late perfecting a design, those mornings I wake up early to package orders with care, those moments I doubt if this path was the right choice—they all become worth it when you choose my work. Every purchase from a small business isn’t just a transaction. It’s a whispered ‘thank you’ to someone who risked everything to create something real in a world that increasingly isn’t.

There’s courage in small choices.

I don’t have shareholders or board meetings. I don’t have algorithms optimising my profit margins. What I do have is this: a beating heart, a creative spirit, and the courage to believe that what I make matters.

When you choose small, you’re choosing:

✨ Something created by hands that tremble sometimes with both fear and excitement
✨ A piece with a story, not just a barcode
✨ A direct connection to the person whose day you just made
✨ A community where real human connections still matter

In my small corner of the world, I’m not trying to conquer markets—I’m trying to touch hearts. One piece, one customer, one moment of connection at a time. The relationships I’ve built with customers don’t end at the checkout page. They become conversations, they become friendships, they become the reason I keep going when things get hard. We become like family, woven together in this community we’re building purchase by purchase.

An algorithm can tell you what’s trending, but it can never tell you how many times I had to start over to get it just right, how I developed this skill through years of falling and getting back up, how your purchase means I can put food on my family’s table tonight, or how I dance around my studio when I see your order come through.

That’s the magic you can’t manufacture at scale. That’s the heart of this small business.

What I create for you isn’t just a product. It’s a little piece of my soul wrapped up and sent into the world, hoping to find a home where it’s cherished. I don’t make things to fill landfills or follow fleeting trends. I make things I believe in, things I hope will bring moments of joy to your everyday life. Things that might become small anchors of meaning in your home.

When you support my small business, you’re supporting creativity that comes from a place of authenticity and purpose—not quarterly profit goals or shareholder expectations.

Why this matters beyond me.

Your choice to support any small businesses ripples out further than you might realise. It means:

🌱 Dreams can still take root and grow in our community
🌱 Innovation happens through passion, not just market research
🌱 Skills and crafts that have been passed down through generations continue
🌱 Our neighbourhoods maintain their unique character and soul
🌱 Someone (me!) gets to do work that fills their heart while feeding their family

This business isn’t my side hustle or my hobby. It’s my nine-to-five, my bread and butter, my calling. Your support means I can pay my rent, buy groceries, and be present for my family while doing work that feels meaningful. Not to buy a third holiday home in Aruba that I never visit or fly a phallic-rocket into space for funsies. Just to live a simple life doing what I love. Every time you choose to support a small business like mine, you cast a vote for the kind of world you want to live in—one where human connection, creativity, and community still matter.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for seeing the value in what small businesses create. And most of all, thank you for being the kind of person who understands that how we spend our money is how we shape our world.

From my heart to your home—thank you ❤️

So, how can you buy from me?

Check out my shop here.

My goal is to inspire you to find your true inner power and cast that soul-shining light of yours on others – go spread some mother-effin’ beauty and empathy in this crude world. I don’t want you to simply practice your power, I want you to become it, embody it, and wield it to change your life and the world around you. And all you need to make that happen is YOU.