if you have an idea

just do it.

That's Nike's thing, right? Just Do It.

Yesterday I started to fight something off. Started with a sore throat, then runny nose. Lots of water. Lots of tea. Lots of vitamin C and zinc. Overdosing on everything. Lots of sleep. Woke up with no sore throat, nose not quite as runny, but still doing stuff. More water. More tea. Still drinking coffee, of course. Overdose on the vitamins. Where did I put those tissues? I really should make a tissue thing for my bag, which is always nearby, so I always have tissues handy.

And so I did.

These are the best projects because I'm purely working off of a wisp of a thing that was plopped into my brain one moment and the next I have my pencil in hand to capture it. A very rough sketch was all I had before I started to cut into the sheepskin.

Took some measurements of a stack of 25 tissues. Did some muttering. Wrote out a few thoughts. And made the thing. I love that.

Then later, after working through some client projects, I put it up on my Strathmere Leather website under the new Travel Accessories page. Quickly wrote it out, added a few photos, figured out pricing based on time and material...and boom...up and ready for all to see.

Have an idea? Just Do It.

~ Aaron