So I am taking the leap and opening a store on Shopify for my handcrafts. They are currently running a special of $1 a month for 3 months. That should give me time to get a basic store up and running. If things go well, I will look into adding more bells and whistles to it. So far I only have 2 things listed in it. I plan to add more things this weekend. I have already pointed my domain name to it. www.thesassycrafter.com
Wish me luck.
Being sick is no fun. Right after Christmas I caught what I thought was a cold, NOPE. Turned out I had developed bronchitis. For the past few weeks I have not felt like doing much of anything. Thankfully caught it early and should be back to 100% soon. Unfortunately, I have had to push pack completion of and listing of finished products.
The only bright spot about being sick, I found a bunch of new patterns I want to try. And I managed to finish a couple of books that have been lingering on my Kindle for the last 5 months or so gathering electronic dust.
Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know why I have not posted any updates in a while. I hope to have some pictures and listings to update you with shortly. In the meantime here are a few pictures of things I have done in the past.
What I am Working On
So I have almost perfected a fingerless glove pattern. When I am satisfied with it I will be making the gloves and posting them for sale. Just a few more kinks to work out. I also have some stuffed animals, and home decor I am getting ready to photograph and list. I hope to have those up and ready for sale by the weekend.
I have a couple of hats and toddler vests I am getting ready for sale also. I ran out of the tags I like to add to the items I sell, so am waiting on them to arrive, and I also ran out of pompoms for the hats, again just waiting on them to arrive. Once they get here I will attach them to the items in question, and they will be ready for picture taking, and listing.
In the meantime here is a link to a stuffed pig pillow/toy that I have listed.
plush pink pig pillow toy
Time to Pivot
So I am deciding where to host a website, or if I want to stay with Etsy, Ebay, of Bonanza. While I am deciding, I will be using the blog as my website. I plan to list items I have for sale with a link to the platform on which they are available. I will also be doing fewer in person shows this year as opposed to what I was doing in the past. My goal is to move most of my sales online, do a few in person events just to keep a finger on the pulse of what is selling or not selling, so I can remain relevant with my merchandise. I promise to do much better with my blogging as opposed to what I was doing in the past. This is my year to pivot and actually be able to act upon what needs to be done. Hope you want to come along with me on this ride.
