Aaaaaah, we did it. We made it through the holidays. Good for us! The Etsy shop is now re-opened, and all items are shipping within 2 short business days (or less) after receipt of payment!

I wanted to give a quick shop and product update, but first things first. My grandma turned 88 on New Year’s Day so I wanted to start off by saying: Happy 88th Birthday, Gramma!

Gramma’s kids, grandkids, grandkids-in-law and great-grandkids alike gathered together over the holidays to celebrate Gram’s 88th birthday, and we had a blast starting the evening with a buffet dinner and finishing it off with roundtable stories of the grandkids favorite memories of Gramma. What was even better was that Gramma had at least 3 stories to tell for each of our 1. We’re so blessed — and spoiled — to have a grandma like ours. This shot is from our storytelling session, where my aunt is helping to do the English/Taiwanese translation:

Alright, NOW back to shop updates. As I mentioned, the Etsy shop is now re-opened after our short holiday break and in it you’ll find “classics” such as the Big Lug and Little Lug handbags, alongside newer items like the Out ‘n About Convertible Wristlet and Decorative Pillow Covers.

In fact, one of the Decorative Pillow Covers made it to the Etsy Home Page the first day of our holiday break! It was the Gold Volumes on Grey, which is smack dab in the center of the 2nd row below:

Thanks to Etsy Front Pagers for uploading a screenshot of this to Flickr, and to Etsy seller Uncorked for selecting my item to include in her Treasury listing!

My 2009 will start off with some fine-tuning to my business goals for the new year, so my introduction of new products may initially be a little slow. I definitely intend to work on new designs, especially in the categories of smaller zip pouches and home accessories which I’m able to crank out a little bit faster and can therefore offer more of at more varied (i.e. lower) price points…which I think a lot of us can appreciate at this particular time.

Another thing I’m pretty excited about is the prospect of adding sewing patterns to the mix as well! This has been on my mind for several months, and now I’m ready to think more seriously about it and get at least a pattern or two drafted and tested.

I’m also incredibly psyched to be working on a DIY lifestyle site with one of my best friends and partner-in-crime Jenn Lim. We’ve been heads down of late getting the site ready to roll sometime early this year. More on this later!

So, I think I’ve got my work cut out for me and a little planning and organization is in order. One thing’s for sure, I think 2009 is full of good opportunities, and I can’t wait to make them happen! Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s to a great one for each and every one of you.

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