The Value of Pride

New blogger here!

Bear with me as I work out the kinks and learn amongst growing pains of setting up my new blog. I have some great ideas for the future of this blog and hope you'll share in my journey!

So first off, who am I - This woman behind the curtain?

My name is Danielle and I run an Etsy shop called Dazzleology.
Visit my shop here!
I create custom digital designs such as Invitations, Announcements, Stationary, Business Cards etc.

I'm married and we just welcomed our first child, a boy, in May 2013.  You could say he was my inspiration.  I started Dazzleology when I was about 6 months pregnant after looking at baby shower invitations on Etsy.  You ever have something in mind but can't find anything close to what you want?  That was me.

Some of the designs on Etsy looked like something I could create with my basic knowledge of Photoshop, and I did a few things for my wedding the year before. So I whacked up a couple of designs and opened an Etsy shop!  I had no sales for a little over a month and in the meantime I practiced my Photoshop skills by reading and viewing user made tutorials. Then BAM! my first sale!

Now mind you, I'm still in the infancy of my Etsy journey. I've only had 50 sales so far. But, you've got to start somewhere! When I look at it with the perspective of 50 people liked my designs enough to purchase them, it fills me with pride.

I love the idea of creating something from start to finish and facilitating the marketing and sales yourself.  A person gets more fulfillment this way than being part of mass production.  Big corporations and capitalism permeate our society so much that we forget the value of pride.

-Danielle