Creative mixed with ADHD = manic hobbyist
I am a naturally creative person and having ADHD means I do try lots of different things and change what im doing alot. I started my store because I had so many things I had made and needed a way to both make space in my house 🙈 and help with the financial burden of needing to try out every little craft related thing I see.
Initially the store was a jumble of everything with no clear direction or main product line which meant I couldn't grow it because I didn't know what I wanted to do with it. My logo was a generic moon, I hated the name I had chosen and I just didn't love it as a store or a business. For 2 years its just plodded along because I had no direction.
Then by accident really I found it, the idea of what I wanted my store to be, what sort of products I want to sell and the route I want to take. I usually journal or draw when I need to release my thoughts and feelings but this one day I made some jewellery instead and absolutely loved what I made - they are literally my mental spillage in jewellery form. I am a closet scene/goth, I love all things relating to these aesthetics and my favourite is styling like harleyquin, but have a major anxiety about what people think of me and most of all judgement. Which means im too afraid to express my personality in what I wear for fear of what people might think and so I suppress it to appear 'normal' to the outside world. Being able to express it in my creations has changed my life!
I rebranded to fit in with my personality and style, the name sums me up entirely - I often describe my head as a twisted up ball of ideas and thoughts and I definitely have a darker side. The logo again just emphasises that with hot pink to take away the totally gothic vibes, because im not gothic, im a mixture. Now the pieces I create reflect me, my styles, my thoughts, my feelings and things I would love to wear in a world without judgement.
I am on a journey of self discovery which doesn't fit into any stereotype box and I am excited about the future for the first time in a long time. Follow my shop and follow me on tiktok @sotwisted13 to follow my journey x
