Lusty Bunny Leather isn't even live yet. I'm sitting on my living room couch (not wearing pants, of course) and looking at the boxes of leather and tools, all packed up. Wondering how, exactly, I got here.
Two years ago I moved in with two fellow kinksters and craftsmen. We had grand plans to all be equal partners in a new kinky business. And we did...sort of. We did create a new business together, and had quite a successful start. But things went south, as things so often do. I discovered I wasn't considered an equal, and was never given any legal standing in the business.
So, now I'm in the midst of separating myself from the old business. For a while, I was at a crossroads: do I continue to make what I love, and make a viable real business out of it? Or do I move on to other things, and just do the leathercraft for myself. Since you are reading this blog post on my business website, I'm sure you can guess what I chose. I was making things before I got involved with the old business, and I don't think I can give that up now!
Do I have regrets? Of course. I wish things could have split up more amicably. I do value what I learned in the past two years, both in leatherworking and businesswise. But I could not stay out of a sense of obligation, and I'm certainly not going to clip my own wings when I know I can fly. I know it's an overused analogy, but I really do feel like a phoenix rising from the ash. In the midst of all the stress and and disappointment of losing one business, I am creating another. One that is mine. And you would not believe all the amazing new ideas I have. Or maybe you would - I'll be posting them here soon. :)