Does the giddiness of selling things on etsy ever wear off? I hope not. I'm up to 3 things sold! This talented woman from http://gracebeading.blogspot.com/ bought some of my buttons. If you haven't seen her work you have to check it out. She blew my doors off!
I got into making things for craft shows 4 years ago. I love working the shows because of the feedback, meeting the other crafter/artists, and I like the feeling of having my own little boutique if only for a day or two. I had also sold some bags through a local art gallery that used to be in town. That was fun, drop off stuff, look at other artist work, get a check once a month.
Not being very computer savvy made me hesitant about opening a etsy shop, it has been pretty easy, my 13 year old helped at first, it still takes me quite awhile to load things. I know about copy and pasting descriptions of similar items but I'm sure there are a ton of shortcuts to learn. But I do like that you can sell anything you make on etsy because some craft shows limit the types of items to sell. They don't want you to sell bags and then a few hand knitted scarves if the person next to you is selling knitted items.
So today after visiting the post office to send out the package, I had a little photo shoot with my fashion model ( I take terrible photos) and put a few more bags on etsy. Makes a stay at home mom with kids at school feel productive.
2 comments:
Good for you! I'm going to post whatever remains from Lindsay's tote bag adventure on Etsy and then my tote production days are over. Whew!
Nope, I don't think the giddiness ever does wear off. After seven months I still get the shakes! Congrats and good luck :)
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