New Workshop, New Blog

So, my initial attempts at blogging were a complete washout. I started with good intention but never quite delivered.

One of my concerns is 'will people want to read it?' I guess I'll never know if I never try!

And having been inspired by some amazing blogs recently, I decided to get back on that wordhorse and try again.

This year so far has seen Hootchie Mama move from our spare room (plus all the other rooms in the house I'd taken over) and move into a workshop in Redruth. Luckily for me, this workshop is roadside with an amazing window which has enabled me to buy in rolls of oilcloth and fabrics to sell from there to try to make the workshop pay for itself.

I get some lovely people popping in to chat, browse and buy and lots of people looking in through the window. And suffice to say, it has increased my productivity no end by being away from the distractions of kids, dogs, husbands, telly, internet........ And it's a great feeling going off to work - to a space that is my own and not shared or interrupted.

I am scared also by the financial commitments I've made getting the workshop/stock and especially when the country seems to be in such dire straits financially. But I've always been a risk taker and I have a gut instinct that tells me 2012 is going to be a good year.

So, as they say, watch this space!