If you have read my previous blog post Crafting a brighter future - A period of self reflection you'll know that rather than rushing into any new work I spent most of the first month of 2019 mentally taking stock and looking at ways to make my life more positive. During this review period I indulged in an awful lot of navel gazing and wrote an emotional manifesto of how I wanted to feel, before starting to think more practically about all the things I wanted my life to provide.

So how did I move from introspection towards action?

As a product designer who designs and makes colourful gifts and accessories with the intention of selling them to make money, you may think it odd to hear me say that I have come to the conclusion that the key to making life more colourful may not actually be more things… 

I first came across Canalside Creations on Twitter during #Handmadehour when they featured this gorgeous picture…