Aside from a wonderful husband, my wedding provided me the perfect business oppurtunity, growing succulents. These juicy little plants have always been a favorite of mine. They are the quintessential San Diego plant and are insanely low maintenance. After the wedding, I was left with about 20 centerpieces all that had grown from small clippings into pots brimming with plants looking for more room. I started propagating the succulents and what was once about 100 small plants has turned into nearly a thousand, all born from my happy day. I love to garden, I could pull weeds and dig all day, but after several sad attempts at gardening vegetables, I have found my calling in succulents.
I have another obsession, vintage stuff. Basically junk I find at good ol' Kobey's Swap Meet. In particular, old household items that at one point might have served a woman good in the kitchen or laundry room (I just picked up an amazing wooden ironing board, for no good reason other than awesomeness). I am fascinated by the history of mundane objects.
One of my new years resolutions is to focus my hoarding and random purchases into my succulent business. To narrow my flea market finds into "vessels" that can hold succulent arrangements. I have to think "is this good for the company?" I could easily buy furniture and junk all with the intentions of repainting and repurposing, but there is only so much room in our house and garage and my husband has an equally bad habit of collecting surfboards.
my useless collection of jam jars soon to be terrariums
these guys scream for artichoke-y succulent blooms
My goal, hopefully within a month or so, is to sell my succulents, both on their own and in my crafty arrangements, at the local farmers market (and eventually kits on Etsy). I've got the ball rolling, so here's hoping I start off the new year as an entrepreneur!