PaperToots Firsts

This month is going to be a month of firsts.  Yesterday I opened my first online shop PaperToots and today I am writing my first ever blog post.  What else shall I be doing that's new to me?  Starting a Facebook business, using Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram...  I'm not an IT novice, in fact I began my career working as a Developer, but this is all feeling slightly scary.  Will I do it right?  Will I look a fool?  Will it work?

A couple of months ago, I was searching for some paper that I had bought in the States about five years ago.  I couldn't find it in any shops - where I live doesn't really have any shops where you can buy lovely decorative papers - and I couldn't find it online, except in shops abroad.  So I have decided to open my own Etsy shop.  I am starting small (back to the scary thing) and intend to grow BIG!

My aim is to create a shop that contains a wide range of beautiful and unusual papers that people will love.  For example, this Narish Paper from Nepal:

Narish Paper

My shop isn't just going to contain paper though as I want to show how it can be used - take a look at the Paper Quilt Patterns.

Sparkle Heart Paper Quilt Pattern

So, please wish me luck!  I shall begin to blog regularly and will talk more about different kinds of papers, what can be made from them, and projects I am working on... oh and of course maybe tell you a little about me!

Take care!  Jane