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Changes…

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In life there are always changes. Changes in weather, changes in jobs, changing within the family. Sometimes those changes can be difficult. Often times changes can also be against our will. Not something we want but something someone else has done for us. Well, I will be making changes to what I sell, how I sell and where I sell my items. I did the who Etsy store for a while. Yeah, it worked. However, it didn’t give me the traction I was looking for. Although I had orders and people inquiring. I felt like I wanted more. I made sure I had eye-catching images, detailed description and I always made sure to respond as fast as possible to my customers. I felt like I was putting in so much work and not getting half of that back in return. I spent a lot of time with myself going over what I thought the issue could be. What I came up with was… Etsy is saturated with people selling the same things I was selling. I love Etsy and I think they are a great place for people to get started. I just feel like they don’t work for me anymore, especially where I want to be with my small business. Or better yet for the items, I want to sell. Now I am not saying I will never use Etsy again. Just at this point, I feel like I need to venture on and see where the new plan takes me.

With all that being said. I will be selling new items in my new store. I have a few ideas in mind where I plan to open that online store as well as a few ideas of different items to sell. Most custom made items still but then there will be items I don’t make. I want to change the age range I am selling for as well. So if you are a customer of mine from Etsy you will see my shop is on vacation right now. So if you bear with me I will still be selling just not on Etsy.

If I find that Etsy is the best place for me I will go back to it. However, I have to try my new venture with my new products and see where it takes me. Change can be bad and change can be good. For me though, I hope this change turns out for the better.

~Nika xoxo

Back to School Haul | Old Navy!

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I love to shop at Old Navy for Kameron. I had a great deal to purchase online so I decided to get a few things for back to school. Though my children don’t return to school until September, it doesn’t hurt to start shopping early. Watch the video to see what I purchased.
~Nika xoxo

Yoga Waistband Tutorial!

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This tutorial is a request I had from one of my viewers. There is also a link to my circle skirt tutorial in this video

Some of my favorite knit fabrics:
Solid Colors:
Light Ocean Blue 60” Solid Stretch Scuba Knit Fabric

Cotton Jersey Knit Solid Black Fabric By The Yard

Cotton Jersey Knit Solid Charcoal Grey Fabric By The Yard

Fuchsia 60” Solid Stretch Scuba Knit Fabric

Prints:
Bolt By Girl Charlee Pure Vintage Jersey Knit Feathers Multi Fabric By The Yard

Art Gallery Skopelos Jersey Knit Paparounes Crimson Fabric By The Yard

Cotton Jersey Knit Nautical Anchors White/Sky Blue Fabric By The Yard

1/2″ Royal and White Stripe Rayon Jersey Knit Fabric, Fabric by the Yard – 1 Yard

Camping Haul & Tips!

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When I think of camping, I think of camping outdoors. Not this time. When Autumn and I went camping with Girl Scouts this year and last. We had dorms which housed cabins with bunk beds, showers, indoor toilets and of course heat/AC. This is not always the case for campers. Either way here is a video with some items and tips that may help you on your camping trip this year. Comment and let me know how you camp!

-Nika xoxo


Cyber Bullies…

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I assumed when I started my blogs and my YouTube channel there would be people that don’t like me or don’t like what I do. I prepared myself for that. What I wasn’t prepared for was the following of hate on my social media accounts as well as my YouTube channel. I won’t really get into what is going on and what was said to me and about me. What I will say is, to those of you out there who may be dealing with the same issues I am. The best thing you can do for yourself is be yourself. The negative comments initially started on my YouTube channel and I politely responded. As well as a few of my viewers. Who I appreciate so greatly for sticking up for me. The world needs more people who stick up for others. I thought it was all over until 5 am eastern time. When I saw that not only did this person contact me directly on my business facebook page. She again began her rants of how horrible my videos are and how much of a designer she is. Basically telling me to use the net better… I say to all the people who follow my blog and don’t like it. Don’t follow it. For those who don’t like my YouTube videos, don’t watch them. For those who don’t like me in general, guess what you don’t have to. One thing about me that I have learned in my almost 40 years of life, is that I was born to be me and no one else. I will continue to follow my dreams and goals and not let those cyber bullies and haters damper my mood.

To purchase this t-shirt for yourself

Rest Day…

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I’ve decided to take a mental rest day. Being a mother, wife, friend, small business owner, and volunteer. Can be a lot to handle at times. Especially when everything is coming at you all at once. In my life, I tend to take on more than I should without giving myself time to rest or reset. Which in turn causes me to deal with a great amount of stress. Too much stress has led my anxiety to be in full force. Dealing with anxiety and being manic depressive is enough in itself. But when fuel continues to be added to the flame, a great explosion is waiting to erupt. I don’t want this to happen, though I feel it coming on. Something definitely needs to change. I can’t stop being a mother or many of the other hats I tend to wear. So I have to make a change for myself. If only for a day.

Do you find that you feel the same way?
Do you find yourself saying you need to catch up on sleep? ( Which will never happen)
Do you find yourself being everything to everybody every day?

I suggest you do the same thing I plan to do. Take a rest day. Just one day a month or a week when you forget about the housework. Forget about running all those errands. Let the laundry go for a day. Don’t respond to text and useless phone calls. One thing you will never be able to do is to catch up on sleep. That will never happen. However, you can take a day to de-stress, unwind, clear your mind and just let go.

Rather you choose to sleep, watch tv, go to a spa, window shop or just do absolutely nothing. Do it. For your mental clarity and sanity. We all need to just take a day to rest then start up again tomorrow.

Your body and mind will thank you.

~Nika xoxo

Consistency is hard to do…

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I talk about change a lot on here. Over the last 4 weeks so much has been going on in my life. I was doing good on my diet until situations happened with one of my children and I began stress eating for a week then the two weeks that followed that I stopped eating. Which lead to me ending my diet. I just recently started back up this week but unfortunately I’ve been sick and my appetite has again failed me. How? I don’t have one. The last few days my diet consists of eating vanilla ice cream, bananas and oranges when I can.

Along with diet change in my life, I am realizing that no matter how many followers I have on my blog, YouTube channel or Etsy shop. I need to keep things consistent. To constantly stay up to date with my videos, always post weekly on my blog when possible and no matter if I have one customer I need to maintain new items on my Etsy shop. Along with that I have decided to add another day to my YouTube channel. Something I wanted to do on my main channel since day one but never did. I want to play out things my husband and I go through as adults, my experiences growing up and what we deal with as parents. Little skits that put a funny spin on life. Because life isn’t always fair but sometimes I have to laugh through my pain. The things I share may be able to help others get through a hard time.

Now the things I go through with my health and as a parent along with everything else in my life. Makes it hard to be consistent. However, if I don’t try I am failing myself and others that look to me for support and guidance. I don’t want to let anyone down anymore. Especially myself.

-Nika xoxo

Riddle Me This…..

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As you all know, or maybe you don’t I am working on my second novel. And no its not yet the sequel to Genevieve. I am working on a novel that is in a whole new genre and more of a worldly realm. The question is, there are too many distraction. All around me is noise, noise, noise. My thought is to get the first chapter going. Once I do that then I know the creative juices will flow fabulously. It’s just getting there, for all of you writers I know you can relate to what I’m talking about. Do I leave home and go somewhere quiet? Impossible because I am feeling like crap today and I already went out once. Do I scream at everyone in the house and tell them “Hey I’m trying to work!” This normally isn’t a problem for me to work around the noise but the issue is I need this first chapter to be the capture chapter. If you aren’t intrigued in chapter one, you won’t be intrigued throughout….

Help Me!!!!

-Nika xoxo

This Michigan Weather

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First off I want to say, I hate the cold lets just put it bluntly. I have lived in Michigan my entire life. Yes! One would say I should be use to it. However, I can never get use to the cold weather EVER!!! A few days last week it was very nice and starting to get up in the 60’s. Oh boy was I loving it. Today though 46, yes 46 degrees. The sun is shinning but it is still cold. I want to start getting out there and walking. So that I can start walking away some of these pounds I packed on these last 5 years. Ugh! I can’t wait until May when I go to Georgia for my nieces graduation. It’s nothing better than my visits to Georgia for me. It’s been a while since I traveled there anyway.

So if by chance any of you live in a warm state or a state that has warmer weather than me let me know. I can live vicariously through you.

-Nika xoxo