Ooo! So I do want to preface this by saying that I never got in to art because of money. I try to give as much as I can cost free like GAs and holiday cards, because I genuinely love just giving my art to people, sharing my creations with the world, and making people happy!! But unfortunately we do live in a world where my college debt exists and I need money to pay bills and living expenses 😭 So in a sad way, that would be part of the answer. Another part is just the yearning to make tons of cute products! I genuinely love getting to design products and go back and forth with manufacturers, I find it a lot of fun!! There’s something incredibly rewarding about making something in a 2D space, and receiving it in a 3D form. It’s amazing getting to hold something I made and go, “wow, I doodled this design, and now it’s a real physical product!” But sadly they cost money, so by starting to sell small things, I’ve been thankfully able to grow my experience and work up to selling more exciting things like plushies, which was always a dream come true 💛 I’ve definitely said it before, but for anyone in the same boat of wanting to sell your work but either not knowing where to start or being scared to; just go for it. Take that leap of faith. Start small, and try your best. If things go poorly, at least you can say you’ve tried, but you’ll never know how things will turn out until you start 💛