22/04/2024
β οΈ Long and heartfelt message... π₯Ήπ©΅ [brace yourself!]
I wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you after you filled my heart with so much love over the weekend π₯°π
I don't think you knew how much I've debated coming back into earring making for the past year... everytime it felt like everything would be too hard, it felt too scary to put my creations and myself out there again (it's hard to create things and not know if people will like them!). I also couldn't expect people to support me still, and to ignore the fact that I'd been absent for so long...
One day (when the stars aligned and it felt just right π₯°π©·), I thought maybe it was time... and here I was, on Saturday, putting my creations into the world, without having any expectations, nor any certainty that you'd even remember who I was π
And all I can say is WOW. I don't even think there's a word strong enough to express how incredibly grateful I am that you've chosen to follow me on this journey, that you've stuck by me and that you enjoy the pretty and shiny creations I make. I guess, they say when you put passion into something, the right people see it and appreciate it... So lucky I found my right people π₯Ήπ
I am constantly in awe of the amount of support you can show a stranger on the internet, a colleague at work, a friend, a friend of a friend, a family member, an acquaintance... all of these things that I am to you π©· it speaks volume to the kind of person you are (wonderful, is the kind of person you are in case it wasn't clear π₯°)
It might seem like a pair of earrings to some. It is hours of work (painting, glittering, resining, drilling, assembling, glueing, carding, photographing...). It is also the creative process it entails, the doubts, the passion, the time I spend unwinding after a long day at work, the nights I stay up until 2am in the studio (because that's when I'm the most creative)... this is everything and more. It is mostly the happiness I get when I see my creations come to life, when I see you wear them, when I hear how much you love them π
For this, I am forever grateful. No matter how long the ShinyEmy road is ahead of me, I wanted you to know that π©·
Emy ###