Handmade Seller Magazine Issue 9 | June 2016 | Page 34

What is the most surprising thing you learned as a business owner?

I think my outlook on life has changed going through the process of developing and growing my business. I had to learn who I was and figure out what my likes and dislikes were. Being a wife and mother, I had lost myself. I trust in God in a deeper way because let's face it, not every day is filled with sales and sunshine. I also feel like believing in myself and the fact that every decision that I make for my company has an impact, either good or bad and is something I never thought I would be able to do.

Have you tried advertising your products in any way?

I have used Etsy's paid ads and had some success with that; sometimes more than other times.