Hi Friends,

If you recall my word or words I should say for the year have been “Forward Strong”.  I’ve thought of these words often in many areas of my life throughout this year.  These were words that after a difficult 2013 resonated with me and I knew I needed to move forward both bold and strong.

You can find previous blog posts about “Forward Strong”  HERE and HERE.

Sometimes we don’t notice all the little movements forward until we step back and look at the bigger picture which is what I did and boy oh boy was I pleased to see what forward movements I have made.

Today I want to share just in the area of my business how I have moved forward.  Over the course of 2014 I have:

• Established an Etsy shop.
• Started selling my digitized designs on Etsy.
• Started selling my digitized designs on Fit 2B Stitched.
• Made a couple embroidery  videos on YouTube.
• Done a weekly newsletter that now has over 600 subscribers!  Woo-Hoo!
• Created and given away banner letters.
• Started using Instagram.
• Created a niche for myself – Selling and blogging for the craft show seller.
• Continued to build my boards on Pinterest.
• Taught at the Michigan Embroiderers Fall Fest.
• Started and moving forward with Embroidery JAM – a product line I’m super excited about and that I have big plans for.

I look back and I think wow.  I did these things.  You have all been so encouraging to me.  You have e-mailed me with sweet comments.  You have shared my newsletters and my tips with your friends and groups.  I appreciate all of you so much and I wouldn’t be where I’m at without YOU!  I just can’t thank each and every one of you who reads my words here enough.  You are all awesome and amazing and kind beyond words.   I literally get tears of joy when I hear from you about how you like something I’ve done or how you shared a tip I gave.  It’s like, wow! me.  Little ol’ me.  What I do and say has made a difference to someone.  It’s amazing.

Thank you.

I truly love you all.

Nancy