Almost Summer
I have heard that it takes a month to establish a new habit. At least that was the advice when I joined a gym some years ago. Work out faithfully for a month, and it will become habit. Didn't work for me.
But this Etsy shop venture certainly has created new routines for me and established some new habits. Since my shop became "live" approximately four months ago, I have become somewhat addicted to checking my shop stats and looking for new posts on team threads. I joined a few teams, and some of the other members seem like old friends already. Yay A4! Yay Promo Junkies! Yay Recycle Party, and the other great groups I drop in on from time to time!
I feel pulled in so many directions: love vintage, love sewing, love crocheting, want to learn plastic fusing and paper mache techniques. My shop reflects my varied interests. Should I keep it that way? Or should I separate some of these interests into more than one Etsy shop? For now, I seem to have enough on my hands with promoting one shop. I agonize over every photo and item description that I post, and sabotage my efforts to get two full pages of items listed for my shop. Ah, but the journey has been fun.
Most fun of all has been custom orders. I didn't expect that, but I feel honoured that someone likes my work well enough to trust me to create something for them, and to purchase it before it's even completed. What a great feeling, even if I stress over "will she like it?" while I'm working.
Summer time will mean some time camping and travelling to visit some relatives. Can't wait to sit by a camp-fire. Usually I crochet slippers or mittens when we camp. This summer I will work on little dresses for my granddaughter who was born earlier this month. :-) The cycle of life continues, and all is well.
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| The first item listed in my shop. I recently reworked some of it, making it thicker, and adding a heart! |
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| My dog loves this rug. It was a new design for me - chevron. Maybe I'll keep it. |
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| Loved the colours in this rug. It sold quickly and I shipped it to Brooklyn. That's such a great feeling. |
I feel pulled in so many directions: love vintage, love sewing, love crocheting, want to learn plastic fusing and paper mache techniques. My shop reflects my varied interests. Should I keep it that way? Or should I separate some of these interests into more than one Etsy shop? For now, I seem to have enough on my hands with promoting one shop. I agonize over every photo and item description that I post, and sabotage my efforts to get two full pages of items listed for my shop. Ah, but the journey has been fun.
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| Photographed this on a snowbank, which made a great all-white background. This rug sold quickly too. |
Summer time will mean some time camping and travelling to visit some relatives. Can't wait to sit by a camp-fire. Usually I crochet slippers or mittens when we camp. This summer I will work on little dresses for my granddaughter who was born earlier this month. :-) The cycle of life continues, and all is well.
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