Monday, July 25, 2016

A random update!

There are 3 more weeks left in my semester! I am excited that school will be over for a couple weeks but I am also incredibly nervous about my upcoming final exams. 

With the Canada Post disputes, I closed my shop for two weeks at the beginning of this month. Due to uncertainty of mail being processed, I did not want to put my customers in a spot where they are waiting many weeks for their orders.

Now that my shop is open again, I've been really enjoying making new items and new custom orders! I've also been working on a bunch of videos simultaneously. I hope to become more consistent with my uploading, and strive to get videos up once a week. Hopefully having this in writing will hold me to that!

Here is my most recent video. It ended up being quite long, but I really wanted to make sure the viewer was not left confused.

Here is my newest tutorial! It is on how to make a flat braided bracelet:

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

DIY: Pura Vida Bracelet Tutorial!

My semester is becoming a sprint to the finish. I have one more assignment for my computer graphics course to finish before I can officially begin to cram for finals. I am starting to panic a bit, but we must move forward! The weather is unusually warm here in Vancouver, BC, with temperatures of 20 degrees Celsius and clear blue skies. It is too good to be true!

Last week I posted a video on how to make Pura Vida Bracelets! I am a huge fan of these bracelets and naturally, I wanted to figure out how to make them myself. Here is a link to my tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLqGhepBxlQ.

Thumbnail for my newest tutorial!

I had a lot of fun making the video, so I hope you like it! I gave the one I made in the tutorial to my mom, because she loves these bracelets too!

I hope everyone is fairing well as March comes to a quick end. Best wishes for April!

Now go create stuff!

-Aly



Sunday, March 13, 2016

30 more days of school?!

What?! How did this semester fly by so quickly?!

I hope you all are doing well! I am been working hard this semester. I am enrolled in a computer graphics class, a computer ethics class, as well as 2 geography class which have kept me quite busy. Business has been slow lately, and I've been slow making new products whilst staying on top of schoolwork.

I've been trying to focus on improving my branding and photography this year. I want to create jewelry that reflects the style and colours of the Pacific Northwest. My short term goal is to update my product photos before summer!

In terms of school, I am hoping to enroll in a Geographic Information Systems class for the summer, along with a technical writing class that is required for my degree. I'm not sure if I'll take more than 2 classes in the upcoming semester, as I really want to focus on working on some personal projects. Namely, some web development projects and new products for my shop!

I am also currently editing several videos. My problem is, is that I spend more time thinking about doing things, rather than actually doing things! I want to really try to be more of a doer! Another thing that I've learned is that if you announce your goals to others, then it makes you already feel accomplished, making you less likely to achieve your goals. Additionally, this is something I need to improve on!

Hope everyone is having a great March so far!

Happy creating,

-Aly
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