On Sunday I attended the Ipswich Vegan Market, and it was my first market with a truly targeted audience. It definitely felt like the right audience for Wild Minder. My last market blog post was a little… depressing, but that’s the reality of markets. There are highs and lows, and Ipswich Vegan Market was definitely […]
This is a VERY vulnerable entry, but hopefully truthful as well. I had a busy weekend of two markets back to back, Saturday & Sunday. In preparation for the markets I worked really hard to get a product sorted under £10, and was really hopeful for it, especially for the Sunday market. Sunday was definitely […]
I’ve been to many markets since septmber – and never sold one of my larger items. Today – at the Bury St Edmunds makers market – I can proudly say, I sold the first Wild Minder piece I created. It was my first time on the makers market in town, and I was a little […]
At the start of the new year, it was all about locking in markets. I’m still trying to find the right target audience, and I feel nature and art markets are more my thing, so I’m looking for those. I didn’t have this phase in my business last year because I only started doing markets […]
Last Saturday marked a big milestone, my very first craft fair! It was at Elmsfest in Elmswell, Suffolk. If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be setting up a stall of my own, I never would have believed it. The Morning I honestly had the best day. I felt thoroughly prepared (you can […]
It’s the day before my very first craft fair! I’m feeling super excited, a little apprehensive, but actually much calmer than I expected. I thought today would be full-on panic mode, but I feel surprisingly prepared. The only thing I didn’t manage was creating one more patch style I had in mind, along with a […]
It hasn’t been long since my last post, but honestly, there are just so many feelings that come with running a handmade business, especially when you’re also an anxious person. This little blog series is partly a coping mechanism for me: a place to get all the thoughts out of my head and into the […]
This is the moment I’ve been waiting for – that feeling of validation from a stranger. On Thursday, I made my first Etsy sale to someone I hadn’t met before. I was so happy. So elated that someone, completely new to me, saw value in what I’ve made. I’ve had a few sales from lovely […]
Welcome to a new kind of Wild Minder blog post—something a little more personal. This space is for sharing the emotional side of starting a handmade business. And let me tell you… there are a lot of emotions. Highs, lows, doubts, and dreams. But right now, my main feeling is excitement. Running my own business […]