As I mentioned in a previous post, I began selling some of my crafts on Etsy. My journals are selling very well. Some other things I am selling are my vintage hardware jewelry. I began removing old brass name plates from the mail-slot cabinet in my studio, sliding in fun collage pieces of vintage ephemera, then hammering, glazing and adding bobbles. Here’s a peek at some of the ones I’ve listed so far.
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Tagged etsy, repurposed denim, vintage hardware
Amy Locurto is a graphic designer working from home while raising a family, (sound familiar?) Amy found me in October and we became instant blog friends.
Amy’s blog, Living Locurto, is inspiring and beautiful and always fresh. One of the fun things you’ll gain from knowing Amy, is her free downloads- graphics she’s created or accumulated for your free personal use. One of my favorites is the computer coupon. I keep her “I-(heart)-Free-Downloads” button to the right bottom of my blog so you can come back anytime to click over to the freebies, or simply retrieve the button for yourself, available on her blog.
The other day, Amy made me Guest Mom on her blog and shared the my kids’ self-portraits project. Click over and visit her space and be sure to take her home tour! It’s unbelievable.
As I mentioned, she is a designer, so be sure to visit her business website, Atomic Egg.
As of this writing, Sunday night, I have sold 8 of my sketchbooks since opening my Etsy shop on Friday evening. Well, that sounds like a blog post to me! So I thought I would share a fun little nugget of one of the things that makes shopping on Etsy so much fun and how I’m now doing it as a seller. They’re called freebies. Otherwise known as “thank you” gifts.
More often than not, when buying handmade items, or supplies on Etsy, along with my order has come an enclosed free gift. It’s certainly not a requirement of sellers, but some do it anyway. I’ve received things such as an extra little ziplock bag of buttons with my button order, a pair of earrings to match the bracelet I ordered, even an extra item just like the ones I ordered, sort of a surprise buy 3 get one free. And there’s almost always a nice thank you note.
So, here’s a little show-and-tell of the thing I included in my first orders, all from stuff I already had in my studio. I can’t promise I’ll always tuck the same thing into every order, but you’re sure to get a something extra in your package if you shop my Etsy store.
For my first shipment, I used the following:
Each journal was wrapped in vintage legal size typewriter paper, sealed with my personal label and tied up with (again,) baker’s twine and vintage button.
Why go to all this trouble to wrap and add extras? Because everyone likes to open a gift wrapped item now and then even if they did buy it, and… it’s just plain nice.
Now that everything is wrapped, sealed and ready to ship, I realize I left out one very important item from 7 of the 8 packages…my business card. (What a rookie.)
Oh well, it’s to the post office first thing tomorrow- Hooray!
