No more secrets

[EMEvans]

Some of you will know (but most of you won't) that i've been keeping my website and craft business a secret from my BF as he's one of those who wanta to see maximum profits with less than minimum pay out, but all of us in the craft supplies business will know it doesn't work like that.

Anyway this week i've had quite a few sales (suprisingly) and it's been very hard getting them packed as he's been home for the last week after having an operation on his hand. Tonight i have told him about my business venture (to a certain degree, i left out the £'s i've spent on stock). Although he's not entirely impressed, he's not dissapointed which means alot to me based on his standards.

This is great news for me as it now means that i can advertise locally without worrying about him finding out.

[EMEvans]

Woo hoo, just had a local customer phone about wanting to come round tomorrow with her friend wanting to purchase some goodies.

Good job i told him really.

[Annette]

Well done you, Emma, really am pleased for you. :jump:

[EMEvans]

Thanks Annette, i know it probably seems very trivial to others but it's a great weight off my mind. Hope fully after a few months i won't have to store all my stock in every nook and cranny in the house and keep it all together instead. It'll make paking it up so much easier.

[swirlyarts]

Yeah - at least it's all out in the open now which will be better for you :D

[candles by lisa]

It must be a weight off of your mind - having to sneak about is awful but at least you can now go for it without having to look over your shoulder so to speak.

Cheers.

Lisa

:D

[Funkyhand]

Now it's out in the open maybe he will offer you some support too! I know I couldn't run my business without the support of my partner. Good luck with your local customers coming round..I hope they buy loads!
Anice xx :):)

[Tip Top]

Well done!
Its not an easy thing to do!! ;)

I sort of have the support from my husband - he's quite encouraging sometimes and not so much other times, but at least he does all the post for me (I pack it up tho!)

He just sees me at the table every night madly working away on things (at the moment I have a HUGE greeting card order and I'm about to launch my new website - details will follow hehhe!) and asks when its all going to turn into real money..........

So I'm sometimes economical with what's going on :mf:

[EMEvans]

Thats how i work, i only tell 'on a need to know basis'. Good luck with your new website.

[Sommerwood]

Well done, at least now you can take it forward and enjoy it without feeling guilty or worrying about him finding out.:)

Have to say my hubby is very supportive with mine and I know I am very lucky, but he does get a bit fed up with me being holed up in my craft room everynight frantically working through orders, but we are seeing the results at last so he knows he can't argue!

[michelleC]

Good for you. Im glad its all out in the open for you.
It will make it much easier for you in the future.
Well done and good luck.

[craftdancer]

Well Done! That should make life a little easier for you.

[Beadsage]

Ha! Try explaining to a wife that you need money to buy more beads! I have to put in an application in triplicate................and that's only if the cat says she's ok for litter. :D

[Woody]

Have you tried drilling holes and threading the cat litter? Might start a new trend .....

[candles by lisa]

Eh!!! Don't think I would fancy drilling cat crap and beading it onto a necklace somehow!!!!!! Or wearing one made of it for that matter.

:horse:

[MrSwirl]

I literally sign Swirly's expense sheet every month, so I know where the money goes.

But since I'm the MD and sole shareholder in the company, she doesn't really have much choice :D

You need to be open, explain that these things take time, have a business plan, and then explain that crafters have no money anyway, so he'd better have a good paying job to subsidise you.

Apparently, that works a treat :D:D

[EMEvans]

If it was his money i was spending i agree he should know everything. But as it stands i support myself and three kids. The house mortgage/ bills etc are all in my name so paying those is my job too. You might be wondering why i didn't tell him sooner, but he's the kind of man that thinks i'll fail before i start, i shouldn't be wasting money i haven't got, i should save any spare cash i have, i could go on and on here but i won't.

[Tip Top]

Well I think your stuff is great (as discussed on PM!!) and I see totally where you are coming from - similar experiences!!;)

[craftyfoxni]

i've been there to Emma i work full time and my crafting is a paying hobby (sort of if you know what i mean) all my sales go back into the craft pot to pay for materials/ stock and i still get the 'where did that come from'

[Enchanted Ceramics]

It,s great that he knows.
My husband knows, helps and supports me all the way. However he does NOT understand.
Hay ho, you can't have everything.
He bought me my first likn, so not all bad.
Julia