12/03/2025
We opened our Etsy shop April 2018 when I was 48 years old. After close to 7 years of all day, every day, nonstop work, I am now 1000 years old. My biggest hobby has become cancelling plans and pretty much missing everything. Mind you I’m not complaining. At all. Every bit of the work has been my choice and my privilege to do so. One of the biggest accomplishments of my life and an enormous source of pride is my shop. I offer these reasons as an explanation for why I’m closing my shop… I prefer to close on a high note and for it to be my decision. Etsy has changed so much in the years I’ve been open and not in a good way. It’s become an AI saturated, vinyl personalization, not handmade marketplace, not unlike Temu, Amazon, etc. That’s no bueno for me. I will continue my work but am undecided exactly where I will land. I’m going to take some time with my husband, my sons, my dogs and cats for a while then figure out what’s next. To say I appreciate all of you is not a big enough word. I have connected with sooooo many wonderful people from around the world. Many of you are our friends and a part of the Johnsons lives (Yvonne). You guys mean the world to me ❤️ So this is a happy ending and certainly not a good bye. It’s a see ya’ real soon… I found out through instagram we are annoying Disney adults 😁 Much much love and many thanks ❤️ Emily and Chris