Changes in the way of Money

So, it has come to my recent attention through the loving words of a Beautiful Soul and a good friend, whom I adore that my prices on my DreamCatchers are too low. I wanted to come here and share that there are going to be some price adjustments.

One of the biggest challenges that I have come to discover is... how do you put a price on art? How do you put a price on something you love doing? Something you so ardently, so gracefully wish to share with others? It's hard because Spirit works on the level of LOVE, not money but in this crazy dog-eat-dog world one needs to make a living.

At my second show there was a gorgeous Soul that came to my booth and was like, "How can something so pretty, be so cheap?" I didn't know her, I don't know where she was on her path but she was the kind of person I felt like hugging- her energy, her vibration absolutely loving. I told her of the origin stories that go with each Peace (piece). She seemed so on-board with that idea.

On that particular day I was selling a DreamCatcher without an origin story, which I feel she wanted because it was one of the lower-priced ones. She wanted one with a story and ended up liberating one of my favourites. I have a lot of favourites, they are my babies.

That was that and that should've been my first clue.

The second clue came yesterday when someone was taken by my DreamCatchers at my friends booth, at the yoga show here in Toronto.  She needed to be convinced to buy it. Usually, they decide. I don't like to persuade someone to buy something that is Spiritual... it needs to be from their heart not from my words of enticement. Anyways, the one that sold. Was my favourite one that went out on display and I; well, I was having a lot of trouble accepting that it left without saying good-bye...

The circumstances were totally bonkers too because I had just walked by my friends booth and decided to walk away since it appeared my friend was busy making a sale. Only moments later did I learn that she was busy with the sale of my DreamCatcher. And when I came back my friend told me that my prices are far too low for all that goes into them. She told me she had said to the customer that she was getting a steal.

In the past my friend has influenced me. I am not going to lie. Yet, who of us can say we haven't been influenced by others? Those closest to us? She is older, wiser, beautiful. I am wise, I am an old Soul and I am beautiful too.

This time around her influence was different. She influenced me to the point of me feeling guilty that my prices were so low, guilty because of feeling like I have done something "wrong". These last two points are things that have arisen given the work I am doing with my Self and childhood patterns that need not exist in my BEing any longer. A tale for another time.

So after feeling so horrible about that last exchange. I have realized that my friend is right on target! There is so much thought, feeling, energy and LOVE vibration that goes into each of my pieces. There's no denying that.

I need to honour my time, my energy, my art of creating... ALL OF IT. I feel as though I am in fact dishonouring myself when my prices are so low. Especially since I need to cover my own labour costs, and costs for materials. Thus, changes in prices are in the works.

Kickstarting the Dream

Hey,

So I am back if only to announce the exciting news of  being on the world wide web, in a HUGE, HUGE WAY!

I've been getting organized with myself as a business owner and have decided to seek funding from a site called kickstarter. So the following is a link to my page, my project, my business and my life....

PLease be kind, gentle and loving.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/832217523/dreamcatcher-society