I am following my heart much more these days; closing certain chapters in my life, while eagerly starting new ones. I feel it’s time to move on from certain adventures & focus more on things that give me true pleasure. It’s time to let go of relationships & projects that are seemingly caught in limbo (should I continue on, or should I finish it?). Those “relationships” being the my Facebook account — which I bravely deleted several days ago — & those “projects” being my little etsy shop, apricot’s closet.
Next Tuesday, apricot’s closet will be shutting its doors permanently.
What started out as a part-time side project turned into something that involved nearly all of my emotions, as well as developing a bit of carpal tunnel. I didn’t expect to have this store turn into what it did. I had only meant to sell a few beaded necklaces & let that be it. Now, 20+ sales later, I am stunned at how it was received, when I truly had no intention of letting it carry on for this long. & now… it’s time to move on.
In a lot of ways, I’m excited that I’m closing apricot’s closet. Juggling three projects (this blog, ask apricot, & my etsy shop) has been quite tricky for me, & I’ll be happy to finish one so that I can focus more on the others. Quite specifically, ask apricot, my advice blog. It has been flourishing in a way that I never could have imagined. I want to make ask apricot my one & only niche (in edition to apricot tea, which will always be my first love). & that’s what I plan to do.
Making & selling jewelry was fun, but it was not my biggest passion.
If you want to see what real passion looks like, you must check out my dear friend Alicia’s etsy shop. She is, quite frankly, a creative genius. She produces necklaces & harnesses that are stunning, extraordinary, & original. Her works have already been featured in several places (Luckymag.com & Chictopia.com) & the word of her talents are spreading like wildfire. If there is one person in this world that I know has an undying passion for creating jewelry, it is her. Alicia will be famous some day, & that day is coming soon, no doubt.
Seeing Alicia have so much success in such a short time — her store is only a few months old — actually inspired me to close down apricot’s closet. Because how brilliant & progressive she is with her jewelry is precisely how I want to be with my advice column.
(& Alicia, pardon me while I live vicariously through your successes in the jewelry industry.)
So with a slightly heavy heart & a hopeful spring in my step, I am doing a last chance sale for apricot’s closet, where ALL items (or what’s left of them) will be 50% OFF. Everything must go.
& a big, huge thank you is in order to everyone who supported me through this endeavor. It means the world to me to know that there are people out there who appreciate my work, even if it’s slightly mediocre than the rest. I only hope that my other works (apricot tea & ask apricot) will be just as — if not more — appreciated.
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Also: be sure to visit my mother’s other blog, On Being… for a fantastic giveaway! The prizes feature the much adored book, Style Statement, a beautiful Stila gift-clutch, & a necklace from yours truly.