Folksy store versus Etsy store...

I have listed more items in my Esty store. I am listing items that are also in my Folksy store as at the moment I am not sure if I will keep Folksy going. I haven't renewed my plus account this year, I want to see how well my Etsy store does first. If Esty proves to be the better selling platform I will probably close my Folksy store altogether. 

 

My Etsy store is very new and will take time to be productive. Folksy has been slow, I have sold 18 items in the 4 years I have had it, which quite frankly is shockingly poor, but I know it's as much down to me not marketing it properly as the site. the major problem with Folksy is that no one seems to have heard of it, at least with Etsy some people have heard of it which is why I want to give it a go. As I mentioned in my previous post Business tips & ideas instead of just reading about them I am going to put some of them into action.

 

I do find it difficult and tiring sometimes trying to do the best for my business, juggling a demanding day job, home and part time craft business; but unless I put some effort in I won't get anything out.

 

I am having a lesson in using my new camera for taking photos for online selling from my friend Sarah and in return I will be showing her to use paint to age and distress pieces of furniture. This is planned for March 6th so I will bring you an update then and hopefully show my new found prowess in photography.

 

 

Prim Blessings

 

Julie x

New listings...

I have listed my hand painted canvas' on my Etsy site

 

 

I have also listed my hand made wax melts/tarts

 

Rose

Blueberry muffin

Hazelnut coffee

Celtic Twilight

Lavender

 



Business tips and ideas...

I've been looking for ways to improve and build my little business. I purchased March edition of Country Living magazine the other day and they have started a new series entitled Let your Talent Shine. This Month is The Crafter. It is very good article full of useful and helpful hints and tips. I will certainly be giving some of these a try.

 

It spoke about doing craft classes, which is something I am very interested in doing and I am in the process of organising some to be held at work in the lunch break. These classes will help raise funds for the Breast Cancer Unit at Southend Hospital.

 

The article also gave some very useful websites to look at:

 

craftacreativebusiness.co.uk - for starting up and social media.

 

creativecraftbusiness.com - for new business e-course.

 

I hope those of you trying to do the same thing as me will find to helpful too.

 

Blessed Be

Julie x 

Sweet Love Heart...

Is now in my etsy shop...

 

Sweet Valentine Love Heart

Valentine Love Heart...

As promised here are some photo's of my Valentine needle punch design which will be going in my Etsy shop soon...

 

Looks lovely next to the flowers

Hanging on the handle of a wardrobe

Two tone red/pink



Catch up and magazine article in the offing...

I haven't written for a while as nothing particularly exciting has happened and I don't want to post boring stuff.

 

I have been finishing of my needle punch designs and cross stitch designs (photo's to follow) it has taken me quite a while as I have my day job and quite frankly when I get home in the evening, after cooking dinner I just feel too pooped to do much crafting so it all has to wait until the weekend where I fit it in between the usual house hold chores.

 

I have created a group of crafters where I work and I have organised 4 craft fayres so far with them. We have recently taken some photos of some of our items to use in the poster for the spring fayre due to be held in May and to use in a magazine article.

 

Where I work we have a magazine that is published once a month. We thought an article in this publication will bring the craft fayres to more peoples attention. We raise money for the departments charity of the year, 2015 is the year for the Breast Cancer Unit at Southend Hospital in Essex.

 

My job now is to write the article.