Monday, January 24, 2011

Big news! I opened an Etsy shop!!


I am super excited to let you all know that I have opened an Etsy shop!  I have felt a bit like I was keeping a secret, as I was crafting away making a bunch of stuff to post in my shop and not blogging about any of it.  But now that my shop is up, I can tell you all about what I have been making!  Here is a quick rundown of some of the stuff that I have put up or will be soon... 

I made a number of pouches from my pleated pouch tutorial, some of which are shown above.


I also made some really fun patchwork clutches, similar in size/construction to Noodlehead's gathered clutch but with a fun patchwork stripe on the front instead of the gathered piece.

I got excited about valentines day and made some valentines gifts and cards...


More patchwork clutches in a fun pink color with some of my favorite pink and red fabrics in the patchwork stripe.


And I had so much fun making these cute little watercolor valentines!  I make homemade valentines for a few special folks in my life each year and these are a reprise of a past favorite.



I am also listing some pottery that I have made.  Most of the pots I am going to put up will be celadon-glazed porcelain vases, including the ones above, very similar to the pots that I had at my wedding.  I haven't blogged too much about my pottery I realize, so it is fun to get to show some more to you.

Finally, I think I am most excited about this messenger bag!


I loved doing free-motion embroidery/applique on my needlebook and was excited about the leafy vine design, so I made a similar design on the flap of this purse.  The purse incorporates some of my favorite design features including an organizer pocket under the flap and a zip pocket inside.  Check out all the details here.  I definitely plan to make more of these purses and hope to even write up a pattern to sell in my shop!


I'm so excited about having the shop up (did I mention yet that I am excited?), especially because now I can share all my projects as I make them!  As you can tell from the initial set of items I listed, I am planning to sell items that run the gamut of my crafty interests.  I am not sure this is the best business plan as a lot of successful etsy shops seem to specialize in certain types of products, but I like making so many different types of things I just can't really imagine limiting myself to making just one type of thing.  Check out my shop and let me know if you have any thoughts or advice for me!

5 comments:

  1. Congrats on your shop!! That's so great! Opening an etsy shop has been on my to-do list for the last month... I'm not quite there yet. Love your pottery too!

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  2. Your stuff is all so cute. And I love the bag: I would totally buy a pattern for that.

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  3. Best of luck on your new etsy store!!!!

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  4. YAY! Congrats to you for opening up your shop! :) You have some cute cute stuff!:)gina
    www.hiyaluv.com

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  5. Absolutely you have a magic hand. You can keep cooking and the other hand creating these wonderful crafts. I believe that would be lovely to have a Mom like you. Because I do have a Mom like you. She is great in cooking and sewing :)
    Congratulation for the grand opening shop. Best of luck for you.

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