I found this picture of me painting as a kid and it got me thinking, when did this all really start? Like every kid colors and finger paints, but when did you start favoring art over other activities?

Hello fellow snail mail lovers!! I'm Andie and I own Run A Muck Hobby Farm on North Vancouver Island BC Canada. I'm currently working on finishing my life coaching certificate and will be focusing on Women's Wellness. I also love mixed media art and journaling and I hope to incorporate a snail mail club of my own into my practice with inspiring and uplifting letters to women who need to be seen and held in a safe space. Eventually in going to start my own Skool Platform linking nature, women's wellness and life coaching. For now I'm looking to learn, connect with like minded people and share positively and creative energy. Thank you so much for the add! https://www.instagram.com/runamuckhobby?igsh=NnYzaXEwYXVvZ2xm https://www.facebook.com/share/1Gu9jwPLFk/

I made this little reel for my April Envelope design! Let me know what you think 🥰 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXaecGOihzu/?igsh=MXg2dXNwMHZ4bDY1OQ==

Hi guys!! I just wanted to let ya know that I haven’t been active on here because I’m currently sick with the flu 😷 The weird thing about being your own boss is you feel bad when “calling out sick” haha. I’ll be back with updates on my print club journey soon!!!

Ok!!! So as you guys know....I'm starting a mail club!! YAYYYY and I'm sharing all those first intimidating steps of that process. So today let's talk about the very first one....coming up with the theme. Now you may think that's easy, the theme is 🥁---> I paint something and then send prints of that painting.... and that general concept is absolutely true BUT you then need to ask yourself, what will set me apart from the rest of the artists starting mail clubs? Why will people choose MINE? So let's go through my own thought process :) #1 It has to be original 🎨 Not only will this make you unique and intriguing to the buyer, but you also shouldn't copy a theme that's already preforming well for someone else, not only is this highly frowned upon in the art world but it will not be profitable. #2 It has to have low production costs 💸 My first thought to make my club intriguing was to just give people more than what everyone else does, a print, a bunch of stickers, a charm, a handwritten letter etc... but with the average cost of monthly mail clubs being $7 - $13 I would absolutely be losing money in the end. #3 It has to be sustainable for YOU 💌 SHOCKER you will have to pick a theme that you will enjoy creating in for MONTHS on end. You'll have to come up with endless ideas surround it. So for you, maybe that's a medium (e.g. watercolor, oil pastels, digital) Or it could be a subject matter (e.g. landscapes, character design, architecture) ORRRRR you can do what I notice preforms the highest a mix of the two (e.g. watercolor landscapes, digital character design, oil pastel architecture) That way people will know EXACTLY what they're signing up for and the probability of liking the product received in the mail is much higher. Turns out coming up with the idea isn't as easy as you'd think it is 😅 Comment if you thought this was helpful!!