08/05/2023
Happy Saturday and happy long weekend to my BC friends ๐ค.
This post is a long time in coming, as I have been a lot less active on this page for over a year. I have really evolved as a collector since I started this shop as I dove deeper into the hobby, reading and collecting more raw minerals. While Iโve brought in raw specimens since the beginning of this shop (e.g. danburite, lavender creedite, those amazing tricoloured Mexican sugar calcites, etc), Iโve always struggled a bit as polished crystals sell consistently better, and the specimens that make me the most excited are the ones I have the most trouble finding homes for.
I took a big step away as things started changing in IG land, and if I had to pour more energy and creativity into my labour with less return, I wanted to be in the arena as my most authentic self. I have a lot of remaining inventory of jasper, pink amethyst, star rose quartz, etc., that while beautiful, no longer align with the kind of art I want to offer. Iโve been putting off trying out solutions for a long time because of transitions in my personal life as well, and Iโve been postponing by selling vintage crystal display decor that Iโve sourced over the years (the vintage/antique market scene here is way more expensive and less plentiful than anywhere in the US, so sourcing is generally a slow and unpredictable process as I only bring in what I know I can sell at a still affordable price).
That is all to say, I havenโt made any final decisions on whether to rebrand or close the shop, or have a bunch of sales before closing the shop. In terms of how my personal life has been, there has been ongoing extended family drama, chronic (and acute) pain flare ups (and genetic predispositions to illnesses I should probably be more on top of), and last and definitely not least, accomplishing one of my career goals by becoming the supervisor to the wonderful and amazing team of social workers I have been part of for the last 5 years.
I hope to have some smaller story sales coming up, firstly of vintage brass and glass pieces for crystal displays. Thank you so much for being part of the community and for reading all of this ๐ฅบ.