25/09/2022
Hello, it’s been quite a while since I lasted posted (6 months to be exact!) and some people may have noticed that my Etsy shop has been closed so I thought it was probably about time I updated everyone on the future of Amelia Anderson Design.
After 5 years of running a business I have decided to have a career change in to Horticulture and will therefore be taking steps to close Amelia Anderson Design over the next few months.
Firstly, I would just like to say how incredibly grateful I am for all the support I have received. I have absolutely LOVED creating commissions, designing products and sending out orders. Thank you so much to everyone who has ordered from me, spread the word, liked and shared my posts, it has really meant the world to me.
Secondly, for anyone who is interested, I thought I should explain why I’ve made this decision.
I set up this business straight out of university. It was something I had always wanted to do and felt like the natural progression after my degree.
I have worked incredibly hard on this business and really have given it my all but
I simply have never made a living from the business and in the end I had to admit that it was actually bringing me very little happiness and it was really getting me down.
I spent very little of my time actually painting and designing (the bit I really love) and most of it trying to run a business (which I increasingly did not love and was never very good at).
I continued on because a) I wasn’t sure what I was going to do instead and b) I was terrified of ‘giving up’ and letting everyone down.
However after getting covid just before Christmas last year and losing £100’s from shutting my shop and cancelling commissions in the busiest weeks of the year, I decided that was it, I was going to take the leap.
At the start of this year I started the process of finding a new career in horticulture and in May started working as a gardener, with the intention of studying for further qualifications.
So far I am completely loving it and still can’t quite believe that it’s happened and how happy it’s made me.
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