Berry Belle

(Spoilers if you haven't finished the main story!)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59950447

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Hey everyone! I'll cut right to the chase: I've decided to stop all Berry Belle merchandise production, effective immediately. I will no longer be planning, making, or restocking products. Everything on my shop is 50% off permanently until sold out, including my most recent drop items. I have NO plans for restocks, so if you want something, grab it now.

The reasons I'm doing this are many, but here are a few highlights: BB is, essentially, a very expensive hobby for me. I've never actually made money back on anything I've produced. My social media reach is awful, I'm getting very little traction on Etsy, and my drops generally land with a thud. I'm tired of fighting the algorithm, and I can't afford to keep producing products that aren't selling.

My art is also not where I want it to be, and I recognize that it's not standing out enough to be successful. I'll be continuing to make and post art here, but not with the intent of selling it and not to please the algorithm. It'll just be a collection of things I've made. Trying to improve my art, constantly develop new things, spending money on manufacturing, and planning an in-person booth is just too much on top of everything else I do on the daily, and I'm definitely burning out.

My May shop drop is live! New prints, stickers, lanyards, and bucket hats!

when we were driving home from Superstar, we drove past dozens of those 'hurricane evacuation route' signs on the interstate. it made me wonder - do they have evacuation plans for legendary pokemon fights in hoenn? would you see this on a route near mossdeep or lilycove?

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