Here we are at the end of July 2020 (how did that happen?) and I feel like it’s time to do a little mid-year assessment of how things are going here in Paper Thin Personas land. It’s a small land, mostly me and several hundred paper people, but none the less.
This has certainly been a year of upheaval thus far (pandemic, anyone?) I think it’s still important to look at goals and see where one is.
As you might remember from my Thoughts on 2019 post, I set a few goals for myself this year.
Original Goals for 2020
Jewels and Gemstones
After many years of not creating sets, I returned to sets this year. Jewels and Gemstones 2.0 debuted in April. I thought about saving it for a “logical” time, but really this is my little world and I can decide when I want to change things. I absoultly don’t regret this decision, but I do feel a little bad for folks who printed out a bunch of Jewels and Gemstones 1.0.
Slowly but surely, I’m converting some of my Jewels and Gemstones 1.0 content into the new size and adding more pieces when needed to fill out the sets. So, that’s been a fun project.
Keep your eyes open for some contemporary sets, a regency set and some 1950s sets, too. Also, some fantasy gowns and possibly ninjas.
365 Project for Patrons
Despite one big break which I just recovered from, I am super pleased to day that my 5 dollar patrons are currently somewhere around paper doll item 213. I am quite proud of my progress on that project. So, that’s been super fun.
Print Product
Did I mention the pandemic? Seriously, the idea of dealing with the logistics around this right now have totally put me at a stand-still. I think I’ll get there eventually. It just won’t be soon.
OPDAG magazine- Paper Doll Studio
I have done one paper doll for Paper Doll Studio for the renaissance issue. Try as I might, I couldn’t get up excitement for the By The Sea theme. However, I am working on a paper doll for the next Make Believe issue. You can see (and pick up) my renaissance paper doll on Etsy.
Attend the Paper Doll Convention
The pandemic has cancelled the convention, so I did not attend. I had bought a plane ticket and I am slightly annoyed that I didn’t get to use it. I was looking forward to meeting Julie Matthews in person and getting to hang out with paper doll people. Plus, since I was going to Chicago for work the week before, I was also going to get to see some good friends in that city. Oh well, hopefully next year.
New Goals for 2020
Mostly, my goals for 2020 remain- just get through this year!
However, as I like goals and they keep me focused I have two to add to my list for 2020.
- Create 12 historical paper doll sets for Jewels and Gemstones 2.0 with totally new content. I’m not counting my reformatted sets.
- Create at least 12 Dolls Du Jour paper dolls. I have three so far and they need some friends!
- I do want to create something as print product. It might not happen, but I am going to try.
Anything my readers would love to see as the year wraps up?