30 Days to a Better Shop

So today is day 7 and although our assignment hasn't been posted for today I wanted to catch you up on the passed assignments.

Day 3 was to revise and improve our sections. I have used all of my available sections and they pretty much break down everything that I have in my shop.

Day 4 was to update our profile. I am behind and haven't done that yet but I will by the end of today.

Day 5 was to update our banner banners and avatars. I just bought a new banner as you may have read in one of my previous posts so that is already taken care of.

Day 6 and 7 we needed to revise our item names and descriptions. Many of my item names and descriptions I am already satisfied with and I will be changing the others as I have time. I have many items in my shop so this will take a little time to go through all of them.

So now you are up to date and I will be back tomorrow to let you know where we go from here.

My Freakin' Awesome Blog Banner

So pixelcafe strikes again! I wanted a really cool banner for my blog and she knocked it out of the park. I keep going back to my blog front page just to look at it!

Fabulous don't you think?

30 DAY SHOP MAKEOVER-DAY TWO

So day two of the "30 day makeover" is to change your shop announcement. This is my original one from Halo Designs:

If you are looking for HeavenlyBodies bath and body products they are now in their very own shop:
*HEAVENLYBODIES.ETSY.COM*

Here you will find handcrafted sterling silver, Swarovski crystal, semiprecious gemstones and other quality materials.
You will also find an eclectic mix of products such as hairbows, greeting cards, and many other prettys to tickle your fancy.

If there is a greeting card that you would like made with a different theme, for example a birthday card into a thank you card or a hello card into a birthday card, please let me know and I will do it for you.

I welcome custom orders.

And this in my new one:

Welcome to my boutique!

Variety is the spice of life right? If your answer is yes then you've come to the right place.

Please look around and you will see a colorful selection of sterling silver jewelry, all occasion greeting cards, crochet items, and other items to spice up your life.

If you need anything custom made please let me know and with your brains and my brawn we can whip up a fabulous creation.

Any greeting card design you see here can be made for whatever occasion you desire. Just say the word.

If you are looking for sweet smelling bath and body products please visit my other boutique, heavenlybodies.etsy.com.

A good start don't you think?

My 30day makeover-Day one

So I made my way to a blog with an excellent idea. It is called "30 Days To a Better Shop" by Christina Perdue.

christinaperdue.com/blog/

She will post a new suggestion/assignment to do to make revise and improve your shop and hopefully in 30 days your shop will be more productive and lucrative.

I am up for a challenge and I long to improve my shop and get more sales so I am excited to do this.

Day one is to make long and short term goals.

October goals:

*List at least 3 days a week and at least 5 items each time.
*Update my blog at least 3 times a week with responses to the 30 day challenge and with new products or updated products or whatever, you get the point.
*Retake the photos of products that are not top quality.
*List some Christmas products to jump on the holiday season.
*Hand out at least 5 business cards a week.


Long Term Goals:

*Be a well know indie artist.
*Provide inspiration to new indie artists.
*Have my products in indie shops.
*Have my own B&M boutique.

My new Moo Cards

So my highly anticipated Moo cards have finally arrived and I don't quite know what I think about them. I don't hate them and I love that I can get them with pics of my beautiful products on them but I just don't know.

I think that I would love them more if they were glossy. I think that they would pop more. The pictures seem a little grainy and dark, just a tiny bit.

I want to give them another chance to see if my heart jumps when I first look at them. With all of the hoopla about these cards that is what I expected this time and that didn't happen.

Again, I didn't hate them, but I didn't love them either. And for the price I want to love them.

My longest dry spell ever.

As you can see it has been quiet a while since I have posted here and it has been even longer since I have gone into my studio to do something creative. I am stuck in a funky rut and I am dying to get out of it! First the excuse was that it was too hot in the summer and it was too uncomfortable in there to do anything. Then it was that I am too tired after hanging out with my kids all day and I just wanted to veg in the evening. The summer puts me into some kind of depression because of the sweltering and the chaos of the kids not having a set schedule and that just makes it all worse.

Usually to get the ideas swirling around in my head I just buy more supplies but because of lack of sales I have forbid myself from buying anything else until sales pick up. I have a plethora of supplies and material and buying more is just not going to be productive.

I plan to change all of this this weekend. I am on a mission to change my shop. I plan on posting a new product, or at least relist at least 5 times a day 3 to 5 days a week. I bought a shiny new banner for both of my shops that I really love. Thank you pixlecafe




The first step I am going to take in my studio is to clean and organize it and reacquaint myself with my creative potential.

Wish me luck!

It Is Never Too Early For Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I don't know if it is because of the actual holiday or if it is because I LOVE Fall and Winter and Halloween just kind of kicks that off. I get really excited about picking my kids costume and buying candy for other kids and decorating my house inside and out. I have always been a horror book lover so I like doing the scary stuff. One of these days I will have time to make my house into a haunted house.

I don't know if many people send out Halloween greeting cards but more people should.



This cute little whichy just wants to have fun. This card is made with heavy cardstock and is blank on the inside. It measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.



This is one of my favorite Halloween cards ever. Also made with heavy cardstock and blank on the inside. The measurements are also 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.

Please checkout my boutique, http://halodesigns.etsy.com for these festive cards and to see my entire Halloween collection.