birdietam

Last summer items + tariff fears

Added 2025-04-12 10:12:51 +0000 UTC

Images of the last 3 bag designs to join the summer collection + a new pigeon cap/beanie in the works

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I've never made such a big expanse of products for a single collection before. But with 3 huge summer conventions coming and the new US tariffs, I've been feeling a lot of pressure to make this collection a good one.

I'm really worried this might be the last big manufacturing push I can do for a while because the economy is just so uncertain right now. Even tho the tariffs are in the US, it still impacts small businesses like mine who have lots of customers there and also rely on supplies from the USA (mainly for ceramics).

I've been really stressed since the tariff laws are constantly changing, which makes it impossible to plan anything. Investing in larger projects, like the mug that I've been working for almost 18 months, will probably be paused since the economy is so uncertain right now.

If things really do go south for international trading, specifically to the US, I'm going to need to make some big business changes. That could possibly mean trying to reach more EU customers somehow, doing more conventions or finally getting back into YouTube.

YouTube is definitely #1 on my list, but I'm just so busy and don't have time to edit videos D: I also have difficulty being on the computer for that long due to my wrist issues.

I guess we can just take it day by day and hope for the best. For my fellow Americans in the US now, stay strong <3