Hello!

 I'm Caitlin, a colour obsessed, mixed media crafter from Victoria, Canada!

I have been a creative person my entire life! Growing up I was obsessed with cardboard and its ability to be transformed into ANYTHING. I would stuff my back pack with tape, paper, string, anything I could get my hands on, to see what I could make on the ride to school. Teachers always gave me a 5/5 for creativity even when it really wasn't relevant) and I always knew I wanted to be an Artist when I grew up.

The only trouble was I could never land on what "Artist" meant to me. I loved to sing, act, paint, build, film, bake, you name it! And I'm not joking when I say I've tried to make a job out of all those hobbies at one point or another. However, once I made a passion into a business my spark would eventually die and i'd give up. 

Then one day I had a realization, that as much as I love being a creative, I also loved collecting creative things! I spent just as much time, if not more, organizing and fonding over my craft supplies then I did actually making anything. I could spend hours finding better solutions to display and organize my collection of craft supplies, I loved it! Then it hit me, what I really want is to own my own craft store! A place where creativity never dies and there always something new and fun to learn. Right now this dream is just an online store. But one day I hope to expand to a real location, where I can host craft nights, and have a space for people to create, try new things, and just have fun while building community!

So why Trash Panda Goods?

Trash Pandas (raccoons) have a special place in my heart. I have one tattooed on my arm! I think we (humans) share a lot of common characteristics with trash pandas. We both are living in this giant world, just trying our best to get by. We get into mischief, we love snacks and trinkets, and we are frickin CUTIES!

So here I am, starting small but strong! Not worrying about perfection because I'm just a trash panda and perfection isn't my worry. It's about having fun, being kind, and doing the dang thing!

Now go have fun, make something, be a little weirder, and make this world a little more fun to be in.