6.10.2006
Disappointed
For a few months now I've been really looking forward to some advertising for iglubu. For awhile now, I've been a part of Indie Finds, a group that organizes advertising opportunities for small (and by small i mean tiny!) budgets. An ad came up for a bigger, more fashiony magazine and i was so excited! Today was the deadline for me to send in my materials and pay my fee. I worked all week on a new item that I thought would stand out on a page, and i was already counting on the sales come christmas time. Just as I was sending in my money, I found out that the magazine is going out of business, and that Indie Finds is canceling the ad. I was really disappointed, and i still am. It seems like now, that my advertising is looking pretty slim for the holidays. have any recommendations for iglubu ads?
My good friend Nicole and I email back and forth on a regular basis. If you are ever thinking about starting a business, I think having someone to talk shop with outside of your family or your friends is really important. I love Nicole because she is in the business, and so she understands what I am talking about. Its even better because she sells cards, and can't sew, and I cant do anything that she can do. We will never be competitors. Anyways, Nicole pointed out a long list of things she wants to do on the PR front. And I have so much to accomplish too. And this thought, almost recharged me more than the work for the ad did. i do have a lot to do, and i better get to it!
ps. i promise sometime soon that i will start using photos and more interesting topics.
Lili at 1:18 AM
6.06.2006
You Gotta Have Heart
I have been thinking a lot about passion and work lately. The basis of iglubu is heart. I started it after i was stuck for months without anything crafty. I realized then, that i need to create things and use my hands. That heart is an important part of starting any business, or doing anything really.
I fell of the face of the blog-world as of late because of I graduated from university. It was an
amazing journey, that led me straight to the spot i'm in now. It took tons of heart, passion and work. I got my degree in finance, but in the long term, i realized that i want to be in business. Making decisions and solving problems takes heart too.
I have had a lot of problems with this heart thing lately - but i think i got it back. I hope i got it back. I have sorted through all of my sketches, and inspiration photos, and i have picked my favorite ideas to become part of the iglubu collection. For the last week, i have been working on a new make-up bag set for the website. As of now, i do not have any photos of the new bag, but hopefully tomorrow. After i finish the make-up bag, i need to dig through my fabric stash and plan fabric combinations for the new bags. This is really my favorite part of the whole process. Buying fabric is so much like shoes, you can always go to the fabric store and find something that fits. And, as a result of my love for fabric, i have roughly 5 huge boxes full of all sorts of things. And those are just the pieces in current rotation. My mom also has a large fabric stash, so there is fabric hidden through out the house.
In the end, its been really hard for me to mass produce anything. This is something that I am trying to work on. Once ive mastered the pattern and picked out the fabric, some of the creative high goes away. I think as iglubu continues to grow, that i will find joy in other things in the business, and it will all add to my heart.
Lili at 10:11 PM
6.03.2006
if you are still out there, i swear i am still alive!
maybe tomorrow i will update on all the fun (sarcasm) things that have kept me away from blogging in the past two months. until then! *kiss* *kiss*
Lili at 12:13 AM