I wrote a haiku the other day in honor of one of our tools that broke.
Oh motor, why now
When we need you so, you go
Oh motor, why now
When you run a super small handmade boutique jewelry shop, it’s hard to plan for the worst. We can’t really afford in space or in money to keep extra tools around especially when they cost hundreds of dollars and are about 4 feet by 4 feet in space. But when one of those tools decides to start smoking and acting up, we start to reconsider.
We never really set out to start a small business, it was more of a hobby, built out of being able to make things that we love. That we want to wear. And then our business grew, and evolved. We started by working one market every few weeks and now we are working at least three markets each month! And the best thing is when we have repeat customers that visit us again. Our tools and machines help us keep up with the AWESOME demand.
Well, why am I going on and on about this? Because a motor on one of our machines broke! One of our most sacred tools. Now we are running around trying to fix it, or finding a new motor. Wish us luck… and we will see you Saturday at the Urban Market in Skyline Park or on Sunday at the Oddities Market at Spectra Art Space.