Happy New Year

Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
~Arnold H. Glasow

It has been almost a year since I last blogged and what a busy year it has been! To catch all my readers up....

Lily Rose has become my full-time job and is keeping me super busy. In August, I quit my day job, started college (again) and became a full-time business owner. This has been an oppurtunity to expand my business into new creative territories, gain more business knowledge and meet other wonderful sellers.

I have set up a second shop called Lily Rose Home which features all of my home decor items like cozies, washcloths, wine bottle bags and more. Just in 1 month of the shop being up has been tremendously successful and the 2011 is looking to be successful year already!

In Lily Rose Originals, I have begun to feature my art work and ACEO's. I have big plans on expanded what I feature in this shop. This will include a woman's clothing line, more handbags and artwork. This is going to become my one of a kind shop.

In the upcoming year I plan on taking my shops to the next level and can't wait to get it all started! So keep coming back to read about my new items, successes and other featured Etsyans!

The Start of a New Year

So this is the start of a New Year and the start of my blog.

Lily Rose Originals was created from my 2 little girls names and my favorite flowers, Lily and Rose. My passion has always been about clothing and fashion but I have learned that fashion doesn't have to come from traditional fabrics. There is more to this world than just tradition but to be innovative and unique. I have fallen in love with my fabric of chioce: YARN!

It is funny that I for years I thought of knitting and crocheting as an elderly lady thing (which my boyfriend insist he is dating a grandma!) until I was stuck on bedrest for 7 months and needed to keep myself occupied. So I got myself a crocheting kit with a baby blanket pattern and was taught by a wonderful lady about the ins and outs of crocheting. Over the years, I have crocheted hundreds of items and have created many of my own patterns. So my next venture was learning how to knit and that is still a work in progress but I love it! Sewing and Drawing are things have done since I was young but I love endless possibilities I have with yarn. There are so many textures and thicknesses that the same pattern can look completely different depending on the yarn used.

So since it is the New Year and everyone (well almost) makes resolutions and goals here are mine for LilyRose:
+To Blog Everyday
+To make LilyRose a priority in my life
+To expand my shop with knit and crochet clothing

Well everyone have a Wonder 2010 and see you tomorrow!