I've logged in, and put keyboard to blank screen for the March Meet the Maker, a small business challenge, inspiring some media posts with a difference.
The prompt for day 1 was Story Time, which appealed to my younger self who studied creative writing at university.
So... are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin my origins story.
Once upon a time, there was a quiet creative, called Sam. She worked 4 days a week at an office job, and in her spare time was building an animal therapy business.
Then one day along came a pandemic, and everything changed. No more visiting doggy clients in their home, no more commutes to work, and no visiting friends and family. Not everyone made it through, but Sam was very lucky, staying healthy and able to work from home at the office job. A short two week lock down was soon extended, and staying in the same four walls as much as possible became the new norm. A new distraction was needed. Something to keep Sam's mind focused, but nothing to taxing!
As part of her animal therapy business, Sam had started making pet collar charms to help with anxiety, arthritis and even car sickness. She'd also collected more than a few crystals to use in therapy sessions, and for personal use.
Shut away in a storage box upstairs, gathering dust, the crystals were crying out to be put to good use. And with more time on her hands than before, Sam followed the trend of other creatives in lock down, and started to make things. Jewellery to be precise. Starting simple with some bracelets, and then trying things a little more complicated like wire wrapped pendants. A few were shared on Facebook and friends and family wanted to know if they could have one too.
And that, readers is how Holistic Crystal Creations was born. A way to focus in a time of uncertainty and big changes. And a way to help people, with the tools available - some pretty crystals with amazing healing properties. The smallest of small businesses, just one person, inspired to make jewellery that heals, posting it to people who like the designs and healing properties.
A pretty uneventful origins story, really! No spider bites or exposure to gamma rays, but, you know, there was a global pandemic, which is pretty dramatic...
I hope you liked my little story, if you'd like to see some more of my creations, click on the link below to my folksy shop. Enjoy the rest of your day!
Sam x
Holistic Crystal Creations
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