Well, everyone's telling me that putting up a blog for the shop is a good idea, so here I am! Let me tell you a little about me and how I came to Etsy.
I started designing jewelry about a year ago with no experience whatsoever. I ordered a bunch of beads and some tools online and sat down and figured most of it out myself. It was really dumb, if you think about it, 'cause there are SO many books out there on the basics. Of course, buying books meant I had less money for beads, so I did it the hard way.
Before long I had quite a collection of finished pieces--way more than I would possibly wear, and some stuff I knew I'd never wear. I hadn't heard of Etsy, but I knew there had to be a way to get rid of all this stuff! I knew I wasn't about to try and sell my goods by doing a yard sale or on EBay.
I learned about Etsy from some friends and decided to check it out. They said it was really hard to see there, but I decided to take the leap and went for it. I listed my first pieces on April 30th and am still plugging away almost 4 months and 26 sales later.
It's been a fun adventure, starting my own "business." I'm really aiming to make back the money that I spent (correction, am still spending), but it'd be nice to bring in a little extra more ;) Keep checking my blog and my shop often!
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