The meaning behind our statement jewelry
A story about how I became an accidental trapper. When my husband and I first began dating, I had zero understanding of what being a trapper meant. I knew they'd...
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Stories (aka blog posts) are written in-house by Vanessa Aegirsdottir and occasionally George Bahm.
When I opened my first store in Horwoods Mall
In the summer of 2018, I had started making jewelry with fur and selling it at pop-ups hosted at my friend's cafe to test out the product. It was so...
Canadian Jewelry Makers in January.
How the heck does the time go so fast?! January is this incredible time of year when everything feels new, yet being in the depths of winter it can also...
Why we refuse to participate in Yukoner Appreciation Week.
As a micro business owner, I HATE this event. Yes, hate is a strong word. It's definitely the right one for me. Since I opened my store in the Horwoods...
Ten months gone in a blink!
The last ten months have been a wild blur! I want to tell you all about it! Last October, George and I bought our first house. It took nearly 3...
Ten reasons we work in small batches
Did you know that the word “MANUFACTURE” derives from the latin manu factum which literally translates to made by hand . I know how special it is to choose a...
Ten things you might not know about our fur jewelry.
Wolverine tracks in deep snow glisten in low winter sunlight We've been making fur jewelry for many years now and our audience and customer base has grown massively in that...
Secrets to Success
Success is such a subjective qualifier of how well someone does in their career or in life. There’s an assumption that success is solely measured by financial accumulation of an...
Self Employment - Expectation vs. Reality
In the early days of starting a new business, the potential is exciting and intoxicating. I’ve been self employed for decades with various businesses and starting them is always the...
Virtual Trunk Shows
In these crazy times of Covid, in-person shopping isn't the same as it was. We're not travelling, we're working from home and many of us are in cities on lockdown...
What 2020 has Taught Me So Far
It was New Year’s Eve, 2019. George and I attended a small but extremely lively Scottish Hogmanay – a New Year’s Eve celebration that was steeped in Scottish tradition including...
Sage Advice - Wisdom to Keep You on Track
After more than 25 years as a self employed person in some capacity or another, I’ve learned a few things. I realize that most lessons in life and in business...