For a while, I’d been sitting in that in-between space that feels a bit foggy and lost. The kind where ideas exist, but nothing quite wants to land. I was making, but without that spark that usually keeps me up at night thinking and desiring to instantly make something.
So I decided to hold a sample sale.
At first, it was just meant to be a clear-out. I’d built up quite a pile of headstock beads and old samples over the spring and summer, little treasures I’d found in charity shops and at car boots.
There’s something really special about working with secondhand beads, but they’re limited. I can’t make big batches, and that’s part of their charm. A sample sale felt like the natural way to give these one-offs a proper send-off.
Sorting Through the Pile
It started one quiet afternoon with a mixed up box filled with broken and mismatched necklaces id picked up from the carrot over the summer. I also found old favourites from past collections, forgotten prototypes, and even a few early pieces from the beginning of blóma.
As I began to unstring the necklaces and matched up stray beads, I began to feel that old rhythm return. The one that lives in my hands more than my head. It reminded me of why I started this in the first place. No plan. No moodboard. Just play.
The Sale Itself
When I launched the sale, I was nervous. I wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested in one-off pieces that didn’t fit into a collection. But within minutes of sending the subscribers early access email, orders began to roll in!
It was emotional seeing so many familiar names pop up. Some of you who have been with me since the Depop days, others who have only recently found blóma but already feel like old friends. It reminded me how special this little community really is.
And of course, the bittersweet part came too. A few pieces I loved most disappeared into someone else’s basket before I could blink. It’s strange, saying goodbye to something you made with your own hands. But I like to imagine them out there now, being worn, loved, and living new stories.
Letting Go and Beginning Again
When the final parcel went out, I felt prouder of myself than i have in along time when it comes to blóma! The whole process became a reminder that letting go is part of making space. That creativity isn’t always about constant growth or big ideas, but about reconnecting with the simple joy of making jewellery because it feels right and most importantly I enjoyed making it.
The sale gave me that again. It made me stop overthinking what blóma should be and remember what it is: a space to make, to share, to connect.
Now, as I sit here surrounded by fresh beads and new sketches, I feel a little spark again. There are new designs brewing (including a certain cherry charm you might spot again soon) and a sense that maybe, just maybe, this was exactly what I needed to begin again.
G x