Best of 2025: Preview

2025 has been. hard.

Beyond hard.

unimaginably hard.

I’m not saying my hard is harder than your hard. Hard is hard and it’s not a competition. I’m just here to give all of you a virtual hug who also had a hard year. But you all know me, I’m here to always look at the bright side. Despite all of my personal and physical challneges, it has been a huge year for pushing myself outside of my comfort zone. I’m also here to remind you that healing is never linear and I feel like I have backslid a lot the first half of the year. A friend told me once, the healthier our brains become, the more it reveals to us. Which I feel like is constantly happening. Breaking the cycle of abuse is something that I will continuously prioritize and it takes so much work to truly reflect on your past and choosing a different path. I do feel like the more I work through, the more my brain reminds me of more terrible things I have experienced.

So, needless to say, I have taken a large chunk of time to figure out what the future of GMBS will be. I took four months off with the intention of writing and pivoting my business. None of my plans unfolded as I hoped, however, I do not regret how I spent that time and the choices I’ve made moving forward. Thank you all for sticking around through it all. I know it has been a roller coaster and I have been absent a lot of the year.

Anywho, I’m just so grateful for you all. And I’m looking forward to 2026 and sharing all of the new things I have been inspired to make.

As for our family, we have really dived head first into the local music scene. I’m so proud of Chance and Liv, they have both really thrived this year. We are still seeing as many bands live as possible and building a community and safe place for the youth in our scene. This year GMBS turned 5 and Chance and I celebrated our 21st anniversary together. It has definitely been a year of low-lows and high-highs.

To celebrate and wrap up the year I will be offering a “BEST OF 2025” launch and will be relisting over one hundred best selling designs, crowd favorites, and some of my personal favorites. Many of these designs will be retired and I will not be offering them again, so this is the last chance to get them. I love starting the year fresh and telling new stories, or perhaps telling an old story with a new perspective, through my art. I am proud of the progress I have made in 2025 and I am excited to see how much more I grow in 2026.

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These are most of the designs that will be available starting Friday, December 26th at noon PT. I will try to leave listings open through the First, but will have to take them down as soon as I sell 500 pairs sold. As a reminder, everything is made to order and I have a 3 week turnaround time. I try my hardest to get everything shipped out as quickly as possible, while balancing my personal life and time with my family as well. If a design is being retired, I will make sure “RETIRING” is visible in the listing and title. Same thing for designs with limited quantities.

I’m so excited for this coming year and I’m so glad you are here on this journey with me.

Hugs, love, and merry everything!
-Steph