Erthn is a collection of loves of mine and is all based around expressing who we are to the world as well as co-creating and collaborating with others. It started as a t-shirt company in 2016 where I launched a recycled range of Womens tee's, jumpers and singlets with an ethos of soul, love, nature and art. These tee's were made from recycled organic cotton and PET Bottles. Although I loved the style and the fabric, the sizing did not give us the options we needed - with only 3 choices - Small, Medium & Large. This has been a journey of giving things a go and learning so much along the way.
I searched far and wide for a way to come up with a solution when I stumbled across this idea that allows my customers to design their favourite Erthn design on whichever tee, singlet, jumper or dress they prefer.
As I wondered how I could overcome this, I was inspired to contacted an artist, Natalie O'Brien, I saw online and asked if she would be keen to design a Diary together. Lo and behold, she had a list of all the quotes she would love to put in a diary one day and had literally asked the universe a week ago how she could do something with all she had created. At the end of 2016, we launched the 2017 Magical Manifesting Diary for free-flowing Adventures. We were honoured to be included in a number of blogs and websites and enjoyed watching these head out to many countries around the world.
As February of 2017 rolled in, naturally the diary sales slowed down to nothing and I wondered what to do with all the intuitive information I had collected and shared in the diary.
Previous to Erthn being launched, I had come undone. I had been pushing to achieve so much in our family business and my health took it's toll. It was mid 2015 I found myself unable to walk, and having to learn how to restructure my world due to a condition name Pschogenic Myoclonus. This was basically a stress disorder and it meant I needed to learn new ways to look after myself and heal how I say myself. This led me on a whole other path learning about my body, about energy healing, chakra's, meridians and muscle testing. It was this journey I had collected numerous tools to help connect myself back to my soul and begin to lead a life that fulfilled me, stretching how I saw myself and allowed me to try new things without knowing what would come of it all.
I knew it was time to share this story and I don't think I would have been able to do it without having created the diary first and seeing that the information I shared was welcome and useful. 2017 was the year I began to share my story through "The Intuitive Soul's Activity Book" and running workshops and courses with the tools I had learnt.
I is also incredibly excited to join back with Print Bar who printed our original range in 2014 and I just love their print quality, pricing and that they are nearby which means cheaper postage - woohooo!
It also opens us up to connect with like minded artists and creators to add even more beautiful pieces to this range.
PS I am always on the lookout for new artists. If you have something you would like to add into our collection - you rock! Send me an email shan@erthn.com.au
