As another year come to a close, the 11th of running our very small business, the delusions of grandeur have not at all diminished and we enter another year full of hope that this will indeed be the year that will make us grow enough to actually make a positive contribution of our family financials – even if a tiny one…

We literally see small businesses close left right and center but even so, I remain confident and positive about the ethos of our business as well as the uniqueness and individuality of our product…So i just want to let you all know that even though this year was hard as can be, ill keep knitting and creating.

my aim for this year is to make enough money month to make a contribution to my family, to keep sourcing and reusing materials that others do not want, to push myself in my creativity and let go of stagnant habits in order to maximise new results and to spread colourful sustainable fashion pieces, knitted and sewn.

in terms of social media, it remains a necessary bore to keep this business going, and so i will continue to show up, but only when am creativly motivated to create content i can be proud of. so. my dear readers, followers and clients, cheers to this year and i pray it will be better for all of us.

It has been our toughest year yet and I am fighting to keep my dream and this business alive. The very small income means I have to take other jobs on the side , which in turn makes it even harder to focus and build the business to grow and improve the sales situation. I know a lot of other small business owners are suffering at this moment, and it is an unfortunate sign of the difficult times we live in. I do wonder sometimes if what I am doing is enough, as our financial situation does not reflect the hard work Ive put in, and that makes me sometimes feel like maybe I chose the wrong path…

Although…Looking back 10 years, we have come so far in terms of creativity, brand identity, creativity as well as general knowledge of all things website and social media, which are areas ive had to dive head first into in order to be able to survive. So when I am feeling low, I remind myself of these things and I count my achievements.

I do believe in better times. I do believe in our product and the Products we are developing under new exciting ideas. I have hope, and for that I am grateful. I do not want to give this up, so ill be here, in my 10th year, the worst year so far, doing what I have always done – Tierlessly work on my own skills, creative and business, negotiate and navigate the medias, avenues and paths of this industry in order to find our way once more.

who knows, maybe year 11 is the year we have been waiting for all along…?

Thank you for reading and stopping by.

We launched this business with a core and fundamental belief that sustainability is completely necessary for the survival the planet as a whole. So can we really continue in this way? can we really continue the business within a system that actively work against us and the likes of our business?

No

so we decided to do something about it.

We are changed our position and our surroundings. We re-located. It is the Choice we made in order to enhance our lives and the future for our kids and Business.

We are re located to warmer climates. We travelled to a place where we can grow and thrive off the land as much as possible. Where life is slower so we can appreciate it more. We came to Portugal 3,5 years ago and though we did suffer some interruptions to the business, we are currently doing our best to build it back up again and  we look back and appreciate our Journey. We believe that small businesses like ours are needed more than ever in order to challenge the massive fast fashion machine that is literally killing our planet.

As 2024 progresses our plans is to further spread the joy of our small colourful business and keep rescuing materials that people do not want. WE knit and sew and continue to create while we may also start to attend more events and festivals as we used to.

Thank You for following us on this journey and we look forward sharing more with you as the year progress.