Let me help you tell your story
At times, I think i’m restless…. whenever my brother visits my house, he always comments, “you moved again?” Naturally, I didn’t move; I just always like to rearrange my furniture, and decorate my house with different things. I have so many ideas in my mind, so the decoration in my home is constantly changing, either with different item that I’ve made myself or even interesting things I just find at the flea market.
My favorite places to shop are antique stores, thrift stores, and flea markets because I find such interesting things there… things that some people might consider “strange”, but things that I see differently.
I still remember when I acquired my first antique item. My mother in law chastised me for bringing “junk” home, asking me why I would pay for things people discarded. However, I always viewed these so-called “junk” items from a different perspective. Instead of seeing these items as-is, I see their potential. Through this point of view, I know how to “re-upcycle” them, how to decorate them, how to “re-purpose” them. Seeing what I do with these items, people begin to appreciate them and comment on how interesting the items are!
Now my home is decorated with many “unique” items. By strategically placing these items around my home, people begin to ask how I acquired them, or they ask the history behind the items. The genuine curiosity and interest in my re-upcycled or re-purposed items encouraged me to begin my journey with my Etsy shop, ‘Chapter65”
Why Chapter65?
I chose “chapter” because I believe everyone has so many chapters to the stories of their lives. The day we were born, the day we first spoke, the day we began to walk, the day we first went to school, until the day we finish our journey in life… we all have our own stories, and each chapter holds something special, something new. I believe that some aspects of our stories can be told through the interesting items we own, and through my shop, I want to help you tell your story.
Everyone has his or her “chapter” to add to their story, what’s yours?
