I am so excited to announce my Etsy shop is open!
In all honesty I opened it on Feb 6th but I have been so busy with work and home and sewing I haven't had a chance to update the blog. I have been sewing every chance I get to try to get new items up this weekend but sadly that is not going to happen. I have today off work so I am hoping I can get an update in by Thursday evening. There is so much to do when you have an Etsy shop I don't think people realize. You make the item, take pictures of the item, you upload the picture and list the item, fill out all the info for the item. Then the fun starts you have to promote the item. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr etc. Im not complaining I love it and I'd rather be doing that then going to my part time job. This is a full time job as it is lol I have so many ideas for the shop I just need the time to make it all happen but I am so happy for where it is now.
I had my first sale!
Not even 24 hours after opening the shop I get a message that I had sold my first item. I was at work, on my break and I checked my phone and saw the message, I was so excited I bet the customers in the store heard me squeal lol. I haven't sold anything since but I think that was pretty good start.
I am also working on a page for the blog to showcase my shop. It will have pictures of the items listed in the shop and links to go directly to them.
Here is a preview of the items I have listed now.
There are a few different sizes for each style to suit all your needs.
The bags are not just for knitting you can use them to hold so many things. Knitting, Crochet, Makeup, Hair Accessories, First Aid kits, Toys, Colouring Books and Crayons, Sharpies, Art Supplies ... the options are endless.
I am always open to suggestions and thoughts on what colours, patterns, themes to make. So if you have an idea I would love to hear it. place your ideas in the comments below and I would love to hear them all.
Also be sure you join my Facebook page I will be doing a giveaway once I hit 100 likes.
I will also be opening a group in Ravelry to talk about knitting, yarn, KALS, and of course do giveaways as well. I will let you all know when that is set up or you can friend me on there and I will invite you as soon as it is open.
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First I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year! Yes I know it is almost the end of January and I haven't been very active in the blog for the past few weeks. Things have been kinda hectic around here. I have been working
quite a bit, and for those of you that know I work in retail so my
schedule changes from week to week, which can be a bit of a pain when
trying to plan time to do things. My daughter sprained her foot a couple weeks ago, so most of my time off I have been taking care of her. She is doing a lot better now. So now I have a little more time to get back to knitting, sewing and crafting.
There are a few things I would like to talk about in this little blog post/update I guess you can say.
New Years resolutions.
I have a few I hope to keep this year.
1. Knit my first pair of socks.
2. Open my Etsy shop.
3. Start a knitting/Sewing/Crafting Podcast on Youtube.
4. Turn one of our rooms into a crafty room.
5. Learn to Crochet.
6. Learn to dye yarn.
7. Build my yarn stash. lol
So It is Jan. 24th and I haven't done any yet. lol I am working on one though. I have been getting ready to open up my Etsy Shop. I will be selling project bags and other knitting/crocheting accessories. I hope to expand it to other sewn items a bit later in the year and I might sell hand dyed yarn if It all goes well in learning how to do that lol
I ordered some business cards and they arrived in the mail 2 weeks ago. YAY! I kinda went a bit crazy and bought a ton of fabric for bags. I might put a few of each in the shop to start with and then add a few every other week.
Here are a few pics of the fabric soon to be made into project bags.
and my newest stash I picked up last week.
Here is a preview of one of the bags that will be listed in the Etsy Shop Grand Opening! I love this fabric!!
What are some of your Knitting/Crocheting/Crafting New Years Resolutions?
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Some of the other things I have in the works:
My Etsy Shop:
I have my shop set up I just need to finish sewing a few more bags before I start selling anything. I am hoping to have it open by the end of the month, if all goes as planned. *Fingers crossed*
The Facebook Page:
I made a page for my Etsy shop but I haven't finished setting it up yet. It will be a place to get shop updates as well as some of the free knitting patterns and other crafty stuff I want to share with you.
My Ravelry Group:
I am planning to open a Crafty Momma Designz Rav group soon. In there, will also be shop updates and fun knitting, crocheting, podcast and crafty things to talk about. I am planning on doing some giveaways as well. YAY! Who doesn't love giveaways!
I will update you on the links to all those as they get finished.
If you want to keep up to date with all things CraftyMomma
You can Follow me on Instagram: craftymomma_73
or friend me on Ravelry: CraftyMomma73
The Blog:
I am hoping to keep the blog more up to date and continue to share free knitting patterns, tutorials, tips and more, like I have before. There will just be some added things to the mix. That being said, I don't think I will be able to continue with the pattern a day but I will still be sharing them weekly if not more.
I am so excited about all the new things I have planned and I hope you all will continue to join me. This is going to be a great year, I can't wait!!
Happy Crafting!
