So before Christmas I decided to make a big investment and bought an embroidery machine, it was a HUGE thing for me! I hummed and harred if it was the right thing to do, but I have wanted a machine for years!
It all started when I was pregnant with my eldest daughter (again at the Dorset Steam Fair) and a lovely lady personalised a baby grow for me, I was amazed at this machine quite literally moving on its own! It was like some sort of wizardry, and from then I had this idea in my head that I needed a machine like that in my life.
So fast forward 5 years and I finally have my embroidery machine, I was soo excited when it arrived and the box was nearly as big as me! After I had set it all up, it suddenly dawned on me that I actually had no idea what to do with it.
This huge overwhelming sense of SH*T what do I do now?
So after a few weeks of playing around and using my girls clothes as 'practice' I felt like I knew what I was doing, well the basics at least.
So my next step was to get some real things to embroider, they arrived and again I was mega excited to get going.
I made a few bits and pieces, then plucked up the courage to advertise them on my personal Facebook. I had some super lovely people order and I was so grateful that they entrusted me to make something for their babies.
All of a sudden it felt like I had been smacked in the face with all these awful thoughts like "what if they hate them" "what if I ruin it" "I can't do this" "why did you even bother buying it" - as much as these thoughts were making me feel terrible and that I wasn't good enough, I just couldn't let anyone down (after all they had trusted me to make it).
Is it just me that gets massively overwhelmed by intrusive awful and untrue thoughts?
But I know that the best thing to do is always ignore the thoughts, and crack on.
So last week I gave myself a kick up the bum, I am good enough and I can do this!
I pushed past the thoughts and added personalised comforters and personalised taggie blankets to the website, embroidered a hoodie for a beautiful gymnast and some lovely rompers (which may be on the website soon.. watch this space).
https://www.fdluxurychildrenswear.com/personalised
So if you are struggling with self doubt, ignore it!
You are capable of anything you put your mind to!
And a huge personal thank you to everyone for supporting me, my friends family and customers x
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