Happy 10-Year Work Anniversary!

This month marks ten years of working with Ian from EstateMaster Antiques! Ten years sounds so long, and it feels like we’ve been working together forever and also not at all. (I guess that’s how it always goes.)

Ian trades in collectible coins, banknotes, and stamps, and over the past decade I’ve learned more about these worlds than I ever expected to. Not just the objects themselves, but the  history, the collectors communities, the patience and meticulous care that come with the territory of investing in collectibles…

For our work anniversary, I wanted to give him something personal. So we made a custom stamp!

And because apparently the universe likes symmetry, I also received an incredibly thoughtful client gift in return: a custom-made wooden box and engraved whisky tumblers from Germany, sent by one of Ian’s clients to celebrate the anniversary.

When I decided to make Almostronaut Creative a “proper” business as opposed to “just” freelancing, I really didn’t know half of what I was in for. Our crew has come a long way! One thing that I learned (and that I hadn’t anticipated) is that this is my favourite parts of running a business: Building relationships – trust – building a shared history.

EstateMaster Antiques and Almostronaut got to grow alongside each other over the past decade, and the mutual investment and continuity has paid off beautifully for both of our businesses.

Here’s to the next chapter, whatever shape it takes.