Keeping Calm!

 

Yep!  I really am. ;)  I know I last posted last week but I've been warning you about all my other 'projects' that needed doing especially my valentine votive candles that needed to be made and marketed in time for sales.  It's been a push!  One doesn't realise how much goes into marketing a product.  Making the candle was fun, enjoyable and I loved it.  But then I had to think about what was I going to call my candle range.  What packaging, the labelling?  It all felt much too much but I have persevered though it's meant a little less time on here lately.  So if you were looking out for new posts in the last few days apologies.  I still have a lot of projects on but things should go back to normal from here on.  

So one of my other 'projects' is a plus size t shirt slogan range and currently the one I designed above is my favourite so I thought I would share it with you.  Lol.  The 'Keep Calm' slogans have taken on a life of their own but I will be willing to bet that none get as much attention as mine have since I started wearing this. Some people can't believe I've actually got the nerve to wear something that says 'fat' in it.  Some think it's 'in your face', some think it's funny, others catchy etc.  It's interesting to hear what people think when they see it.

So why did I have printed "Keep Calm, I'm Fat & Friendly'?  Because has it ever happened to you that if you're walking down a street it's like as you approach someone or some people to pass by them you can almost see them visibly become alarmed at you or your size?  Maybe it just happens to me.  Some times when I'm on the underground tube I can see that people are afraid to sit next to me.  Perhaps they think I'll turn around and smother them in their seats with my fat! Lol.  At the weekend I was crossing some traffic lights and a man was waiting to cross on the other end.  As I approached you could tell he was trying to judge how much room to step aside so I could pass but his judgement was so way out he tripped over himself and almost fell!!!  I'm not so big but in his mind that's how much he felt he needed to move to be safe.  So in my mind I would always be thinking to myself, "don't worry mate, I'm big but I'm friendly".  Point was just because I was big I wasn't about to be nasty and hurt people because of my size yet I feel that's how people seem to respond or react.  Thus the slogan was born.

One other thing is this particular tee for me says I know I'm fat and if it offends you that I'm shouting it out to the world that's your problem.  You're only cross because I said it first.  I didn't wait for you to say it once my back was turned.  Thanks to 'Fat Amy' in the film Pitch Perfect that is something that was meant to be funny in the film but smacked so much of the truth.  

Anyway, this tee of the range to come is on sale now and I will be placing it on ebay.  The only downside to this is that plus size tees are not cheap and my efforts to keep the price down has been difficult to achieve. Plus printing costs etc.  I'm forced to sell these at £20 each. :/  But they do come in up to 4xl in Black, White, Navy and Royal and in almost any colour up to size 3xl.  I may also put them on etsy so I will post links to these later today.

Anyway, bigyoutifuls aside from all things 'projects' I'm hoping you're all well and getting on well with your own life endeavours etc.   I would just like to say how much I appreciate you passing by my blog if you ever do and I just want to wish everyone a super happy day today! :)

Stay beyoutiful  bigYoutifuls!

RayRay xx