A new year brings new beginnings...or at least new directions for old ideas. This is the year that will be focused on this blog. It has been difficult staying on track so far in 2011 due to a couple family emergencies, but things are starting to slow down and I am finally regaining my momentum.
After spending the end of December looking back on this blog, I realized that it needs a new direction and a new focus. I invite you to take this journey with me, offering me feedback as we walk down that road together.
The fact of the matter is that people just don't have time to waste on blogs that don't have a clear-cut purpose or a certain element of focus to it. This includes myself. While my blog visiting has been pretty sporadic since the holidays, I aspire to get back on track with this also, but want to offer my readers a reason to keep coming back. So, this post marks the beginning of this new journey.
So, you may be asking exactly what is the purpose of this blog? I have thought long and hard about this and this is what I intend to offer:
- I plan to continue to embrace the handmade movement and share my enthusiasm for this with you.
- I will continue to share my designs and creations but include you more into the working process, inspiration, the eras that my jewelry reflects and any other aspect revolving it.
- I will continue to share my love for antique buttons and plan to educate you a little bit more than I have in the past. You may not end up loving them the same way I do, but I guarantee that you will find a new appreciation for them at the least.
- I will add into the blog elements of fashion, design and the typical life of the eras that my jewelry reflects. Those of you who follow my blog will know that I am simply in love with the years between 1880's and 1946. To me, it is the most interesting eras ever seen. The Victorians, the Edwardians, Art Deco and the Flappers, and I cannot forget the greatest generation...the World War II era. To me, any era after this is a bad Twilight Zone episode (although I do adore the old B&W Twilight Zone shows!)
- I plan on having much more giveaways and features. I can only tell you so much, but to see for yourself is a whole other animal.
- Finally, I want my readers to know what I create, why I create it and what I hope to gain or share by creating it. Sure, there will be snippets of family and fun, but I believe focus to be paramount.
