This ain't a side hustle. It's our coffee shop that employs 3 people and was built on blood, sweat and tears.
From an empty shell I designed the shop layout in SketchUp, designed all the branding, worked the backend of a POS system, learnt how to make a decent cup of coffee, negotiated with third party suppliers, grew the instagram account organically to 4000 loyal followers, hosted a regular Book Club, a jewellery making workshop, sponsored an ice hockey team, designed and branded a mobile coffee van and survived a pandemic and a cost-of-living crisis.

To call it a side hustle wouldn't really do it justice. It's a really proud achievement, an actual day-to-day running business.

It also makes me a million percent more understanding when clients chat about their business problems. I understand the high-street and consumer spending from a whole different angle, not to mention the brilliant resource the shop is when it comes to understanding audiences from all walks of life.

I'm teaching myself pattern design after a love for surface pattern thanks to design heroes like Stig Lindberg (whose ceramics I collect).
Massively helped by a Central Saint Martins Course. If you need a repeat pattern ...

Freestyle tapestry typography. That's just how I roll. No plan, just some words, some colours and a needle.

I love helping small businesses by powering up their branding. The difference some decent branding can make is worth it's weight in gold and bleeps of a SumUp payment machine.

I love knitting. What can I say? I'm a northern sheep farmers daughter.
It's brilliant, here's why http://www.lifehack.org/314247/6-unexpected-benefits-knitting
Actually anything that involves making something, with my hands, from scratch.

There are no wrong colour combinations when it comes to flowers. I love that. And I believe flowers shouldn't just be for birthdays or weddings, they should be for any occasion. They're like Mother Nature's rockstars, I just like putting together the bands.