As my Facebook fans already know (as the news automatically posted 2x on my fan page. sorry) I was on the front page of Etsy yesterday. It's great when it happens because your shop gets a lot of traffic. Some shops are on the front page quite regularly but mine has only been featured a handful of times so it is still like Christmas morning when it happens. My 5 year old gets quite a kick out of seeing mommy's jewelry on the front page.
In other Etsy news, I have marked down 20 items in my shop (19. Just sold one). Most items are at 50% off so get on over there and check them out. There are some great deals to be had.
I'm going to make a conscious effort to be a better blogger this month. For those of you who don't know I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old who keep me quite busy. They want mommy out at the park and entertaining them and not attached to her laptop. We are also (still) in the process of house hunting so I have to rearrange my schedule at a moment's notice to go look at a house. Not to mention the days of mourning spent when we don't get my dream house. It has been a rough process for us. I'm definitely ready to be done with it and in my own house with a brand new workroom.
My solution to everything is to get more organized and make more lists so I am going to try to brainstorm a bunch of topics so that I can sit down and have a topic ready to go so I can pound out a post during nap time. In the past I have used the blog to list new items for sale but I feel that there is too much crossover with Facebook and Twitter doing this so I want to give more behind the scenes posts and let you guys get to know me more. If there is any subject you would be interested in hearing about please let me know.
I hope everyone has a great week!
Thanks coming from you that is encouraging...I'm waiting to see if "this" passes :)
Maybe going back to my roots will help..YOU are the reason I got into it in the first place!
Posted by: Leslie Hahn | April 29, 2010 at 09:11 PM
WHAT!!?? It definitely sounds like you need a break and believe me I have been there. But you can't quit forever! Your jewelry is too pretty to never come back!!!
And Etsy is so slow for everyone right now! Such a bummer!
Posted by: sharla | April 29, 2010 at 06:39 PM
Perfect timing..it seems I think I am going back to just being an admirer of yours instead of a fellow jeweler. Its been a good run but slow sales and a busy toddler has taken the spirit out of me. So back to coffee and my Sharma blog in the mornings! Yea!!!
Posted by: Leslie Hahn | April 28, 2010 at 08:59 PM