Here’s what’s new, folks! I finally decided to jump on the creative Etsy bandwagon and through the help of many how-to YouTube videos, Copilot, a host of websites, some hair pulling, and an Etsy store later, I’m finally in the land of Print-on-Demand, AI, and all things in between.

I’m starting out small, it’s a small side business after all, but I have some fun ideas and with this new technology, my imagination, my designs in my head I could never quite get on paper, and a host of other little hiccups and bumps along the way, McMelmo was born.

Ok, so what is McMelmo? Yes, it sounds like something from Sesame Street, but it’s actually a nickname based off my first and second name, and the fact that when you put all three initials of my first, middle, and last name together, it sound like McB. (I’ve literally had people call me that, too. Don’t get me started on MelB and “Scary Spice”.) So since my husband calls me Mel (he’s one of few, I hate being called me), McMel(mo) was an easy jump in his mind, I suppose. Whatever, who cares? It’s super adorable, cracks me up, and is unique enough that I was able to make it my very very own.

My first foray in the “biz” as Designer in Chief was mugs. I had a super fun idea of creating a “mug shot” (i.e. a ceramic mug with a quick succinct description) for books of the Bible using stick figures since it’s my go-to for all things drawing. (Seriously, I’m that bad.). So I’ve started with Genesis, because…hey…Genesis, it’s first, iust to get the template right and a few variations later, I had my first set of mugs. As a test, I’ve carried that vision over to a t-shirt and a greeting card. So imagine my surprise that this ball got rolling in just a few weekends.

My content won’t all be bible-based (though I see that as a wonderful start), but with this strange and quirky brain of mine that has been jotting down ideas for years, expect lots of new avenues for my creativity.

I’m not one to brag, but I’ve already had 26 views. No sales YET, but I have reasonable hopes for that as I really start cooking with gas and the word gets out.

I’ve now linked my Etsy shop to my header but if you want the full experience, you can find also me at www.mcmelmo.com because – surprise! – the domain wasn’t taken! (I mean, seriously, who would take that domain in the first– oh wait. I would.)

It’s a brave new world, people! My creativity (and whimsy) WILL BE UNLEASHED! It will not be contained! It will be EPIC(ally ridiculous, but fun nonetheless)!

Thanks for reading and check it out!