29/11/2024
Did you guys know I’m still making stuff? My website is still open and you can still buy my products. is no longer my full time job but I’ve had a really hard time totally walking away from it. I’ve invested SO MUCH thought, time, and money into this. I am not sure what the future holds but I think I will have to completely let go of Siren co one day, so if you’ve ever wanted one of these designs I would recommend you do it this winter because I might not be back.
I consider siren co a “failure”. When I tell people that they try to tell me it wasn’t and I understand what they are saying. I KNOW my product is beautiful, I KNOW i am a skilled seamstress. It is a failure because it just couldn’t pay my bills, it’s not sustainable as a real “career”, maybe someone other than me could’ve figured out how to make it work, but I couldn’t.
Sales doubled 2 years in a row, I was so excited and feeling good, I decided to grow, I hired someone 2 days a week, I bought materials in larger amounts, I made so many things then when it came to marketing and selling enough to sustain what I had already spent money on, I couldn’t. I got into a LOT of debt. I had to figure something else out….
So I started another business doing my other favorite thing. Landscape design and install. Turns out the landscape industry pays way better than the sewing industry (as almost anyone in the sewing industry, if they think it’s a smart industry to get into). I also have BILLABLE hours, which is so much more secure than spending all my time making stuff and hoping it sells.
It is has been heartbreaking to me for the past 1.5 years to be drifting away from siren co. It hurts, big time… but I guess I need to be an adult one day and make choices that will make life easier and stable.
Im not sure when I will actually pull the plug, I still have a lot of materials and I need to try to make some money back. So, for now, my website is there, and I am making things still. I don’t really post but if my website is up, then I am still fulfilling orders.
Thank you to everyone over the years who supported my work, I am almost crying while writing this, siren co was a huge passion of mine.
