2025 - A year of love and gratitude.

I read my blog I wrote this time last year, and it’s endearing to notice how much I’ve grown since then. What I find most interesting is that, on the surface, not much changed with XXPRSSNS. Nothing tangible, at least. Sure, I did a couple of one-off screenprints, but I kept a majority of that process to myself.

The biggest impact I saw in XXPRSSNS in 2024 was internal. I finally found consistency in my creative flow.

2024 was a year of planting seeds.

• I was cooking out designs left and right.
• I refined my screenprinting process.
• I fell in love with Yoga. I became 200-hr certified and will start teaching in the coming weeks! I bring this up because many of the principles behind Yoga resonate heavily with my purpose for XXPRSSNS. I have a feeling the two will mesh closely.
• I grinded my little heart out at my Corporate 9-5. The success I created for myself at work helped supplement my experimentation for this brand. I'm so grateful for that.
• I taught myself the art of the tech pack.
• I learned how to work with manufacturers. I saw a lot of failure with this endeavor! But chasing dreams requires some failure.
• Most importantly, I fell more deeply in love with myself and my life. I worked on embracing the fluidity of my emotions and allowed myself to better integrate those emotional experiences. That’s really what XXPRSSNS is all about.

2025 is a year of watering my garden. I'm still learning that my true voice is the one coming up with the ideas, not the one doubting them. Imposter syndrome is something I battle quite often. But as long as I continue to water, my seeds will soon become flowers. Inspiration is in abundance, but not without effort and self-realization.

Expect some sick beanies to come your way soon! I'm still in test mode, working with manufacturers to make my vision come to life. I'm so excited to finally show what I've been working on!

All of my peace and love,
xx carly