Believe in yourself

No one is going to see potential in you like YOU see potential in you!

Many people in my life, at the time of starting Copper Ashes, didn’t think I could be successful with anything handmade.

Family member: “you can’t make any money off handmade things.”

Me telling a friend that I want to make jewelry full time…

Friend: “yeah…and I want to be a body guard for Harry Styles”

That sucked! But then I kept going and I found people who believed in me and what I was doing. Then they HELPED ME!

It’s so hard to run a handmade business singlehanded… but I do feel pretty bad ass sometimes too!

I was able to buy my first car in cash while in college.

I was able to purchase my first home with a conventional loan at the age of 24.

I’ve been able to provide part time jobs.

I run my own business!

I won’t say that it was easy and that I never had a tough mmment… you may have to pivot with your ideas here and there…but you can run your own life!