A Bit About Me

HEY THERE,

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHECKING OUT THE LITTLE FOREST!

My NAME IS GRACE. I AM AN EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD STUDENT FROM TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA. 

I HAVE BEEN 'MAKING STUFF' SINCE I WAS ABOUT NINE, WITH MY MUM WHO ALSO HAS A HANDMADE LABEL, 'BELLEBIRD HANDMADE'. I STARTED SELLING SOME NOW LOOKING BACK, EXTREMELY DAGGY BROOCHES TO A QUIRKY HANDMADE STORE IN MY HOMETOWN, LAUNCESTON. IM A BIT UNSURE WHETHER THE OWNER ACTUALLY LIKED THEM OR IF SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO BE NICE...PROBABLY THE SECOND OPTION.

FROM THERE I STARTED MAKING EARRINGS AND NECKLACES, AND PICKED UP A FEW STOCKISTS AROUND TOWN WHICH HAD ME PRETTY CHUFFED. 

AFTER A FEW YEARS BREAK, PUTTING ALL MY SPARE TIME INTO MY HORSE AND MY RIDING, I CAME BACK TO MY LITTLE BUSINESS WHEN I WAS ABOUT 15 AND DECIDED TO VENTURE INTO THE ONLINE WORLD, AND SET UP AN INSTAGRAM PAGE FOR ALL MY LATEST MAKES, AND FROM THERE I PICKED UP STOCKISTS AND HAVE STOCKED ABOUT 18 DIFFERENT STORES AUSTRALIA-WIDE SINCE THEN.

APART FROM MY SMALL BUSINESS, I AM A BIT OF A CRAZY ANIMAL LOVING, VEGO, WANNA-BE HIPPIE, OUTDOORSY TASMANIAN, AND LOVE ALL THINGS NATURE...AND FOOD. I WORK OF A WEEKEND IN A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE DELI/ HANDMADE STORE/ CAFE SET RIGHT ON THE TAMAR RIVER, WHERE I GET TO CHAT TO TOURISTS, EAT WAY TOO MUCH CHEESE, LEARN TO MAKE COFFEES AND MAKE PRETTY DISPLAYS- I LOVE IT!!

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STOPPING BY AND FOR SUPPORTING MY SMALL BUSINESS! IM PRETTY PLEASED I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN AROUND TO MAKING MY VERY OWN ONLINE STORE, AND IT MAKES ME SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW MY ONCE HOBBY, HAS GROWN, AND PEOPLE ACTUALLY BUY MY THINGS, THANK YOU THANK YOU!! 

HAVE A GOOD ONE,

LOVE GRACIE xoxo