Hi everybody! March is Women History month and I could not think of a more appropriate time than now to talk to fellow women entrepreneurs about business. Woot! Woot! This is for anyone that's been juggling the idea of starting their own business, not sure where or how to start selling online and for those…
Continue reading ➞ Women Entrepreneurs weigh in! Etsy vs. Your own website
Happy Tuesday! As an Etsy seller, I feel a responsibility to make items that have some sort of utility. This has always been part of my platform. Each item in my shop is intentional, functional and convenient --with a dash of fun and color! My most popular item the Key chain coin pouch is all…
Continue reading ➞ March Madness Contest: The coin pouch giveaway!
“There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.” ―Oprah Winfrey One day last week I was feeling under the weather. I was on antibiotics, I had an awful headache and the day was just absolutely gloomy -weather…
I still remember the days I prayed for the things that I have now. One of the best feelings in the world is when someone wants to buy a huge amount from you. You've prayed for this. You've prepared for this (hopefully), and as soon as the purchase is made, the reality begins to set…
Continue reading ➞ Time Management Pro Tips: how I manage my large Etsy orders
Do you want to know how to increase your sales on Etsy from 3 to 3,000? If you said yes, then you're at the wrong blog. It seems like there are so many paid classes online these days that boast this very promise. And it's a bit discouraging because as a seller we think that…
Everyday I get asked advice about Etsy and starting an online business. When I started 2 years ago I read everything -the good, the bad and the senseless. Probably one of the hardest parts of starting and then experiencing success on Etsy is cracking the code of SEO. So let's start from the top. What…
It's so hard to believe that I've never met most of the people that have bought an item from my Etsy shop. Isn't that crazy? But, that's the world we live in! E-commerce has opened the door for so many people like myself. However, one of my goals for this year was to try my…
Continue reading ➞ Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Tips on surviving my first craft fair
So recently I realized that I was living wrong. Ok, that's extreme. I was not living wrong, but my fabric organization -was anything but. It was not organized at all. About a year ago, I bought these cloth storage bins that you can find at TJ Maxx to keep all of my fabric inside of…
I began selling on Etsy in January 2017. It was my resolution to myself and I was off to a really bad start. My first bags were ugly. Like really ugly. In hindsight, I think my friends took pity on me and bought stuff "just to support." But I kept going. I kept sewing. I…
