So I am a little late... the latest on art, etsy and my life!

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Where have I been for 6 months ?! I know how do you follow a blog where the blogger never actually blogs. I had waited so long to actually blog again, I kept thinking, "what do I say at this point?!" How do you explain where you've been and what has been going on in any aspect of your life for this long? Or do you pretend you were there the whole time!? LOL. As far as art, etsy and my life go ... Throughout September to early October I fundraised as a volunteer for the Leon County Humane Society (www.lchs.info.) I want to thank all of the Etsians and artisans who participated. It was incredible to have items donated from so many fellow artists, including four different countries! Twittering even helped get the message out! Emailed and convos came pouring in, it was truly a full time job for a couple months but I enjoyed every minute of it. In preparation for the holidays I worked hard both on finding other artisans to trade with daily and making custom orders. As a result of gathering Christmas presents through trading on Etsy my shop has been pretty bare. I had to go out of town and then got sick for most of January, so my shop has practically cleared out. Currently, I am rebuilding my shop and restocking my inventory. More to come, but this is my start back into the blogging world !

The Journey Begins...

S0 after signing up for my very first blog, I also signed up for twitter. To my new fellow twitterers I recently announced I was opening my online store. I couldn't believe how many people began to follow MY twittering right away! My husband still looks at me funny when I say, "Guess how many people are following me now?!" At the moment, I am waiting before I update and announce my new site to the Facebook and MySpace worlds - and friends and family. I want to have everything a little more together and more merchandise in my shop. The goal is to more stuff to cover a wider audience and a greater chance of success. With one first impression, I don't want to screw it up! I was also very surprised how much traffic picked up a ton when I began posting on the Etsy forums and chatting in the Etsy chatrooms. Still no sales yet, but I remain hopeful and continue to work at bettering my business and networking. In the mean time, I have been learning everything I can to improve my shop and learn about how to successful selling art and jewelry in the Etsy World. I have a long way to go, but it feels like I am off to a good start!