05/13/2026
Athena Makes is 10 years old today!
I cannot believe how quickly the last ten years have flown by. It feels just like yesterday that I took the plunge and opened my business.
It is somewhat bittersweet at the moment – as I’m sure you all know by now, my mum is having major health problems, and has only had 4 days at home since the beginning of April. She continues to decline, so I am spending most of my time travelling back and forwards to Derby hospital to see her.
All this has meant that my creativity has dried up, and I have not been making very much lately – it’s hard to explain how much I miss creating.
But……I couldn’t let this anniversary go by without celebrating, so I have temporarily re-opened my Etsy shop, and have set up a special anniversary discount that is only available to my lovely page followers. So head on over to www.etsy.com/uk/shop/athenamakeshandmade and use the code 10years at checkout to get 20% off absolutely everything. It’s open for a week from today.
I have every intention of getting back to work soon – I’m not giving up! So please, continue to bear with me a little while longer!