Mostly unpacked, mostly moved in, naturally a few blips, like a bunch of disasters in picture-hanging for the living room, but eventually I'll redo it all...*sigh*
Tis the season for craft fairs, farmer's markets and street sales, etc. now that the good weather keeps pretending it's almost here to stay...
I actually got my plant material, manure dirt and etc. organized yeasterday...still a bit cold at night, so maybe will put plastic over my tomato plant in the hopes that it survives...don't know what is goin' on this year, but i know many others are going through weird weather too...and compared to tornadoes, flooding etc. a little bit of evening cold weather is hardly worth complaining about..not that that ever stops me..
I have registered for several different sales for the season, and will (hopefully, weather dependant) be selling two different farmer's markets..my "usual" one on Saturdays in Duncan, and one on Wednesdays here in Chemainus..
I am limited in what i can sell in Chemainus, so we'll see how many tourists want to buy crocheted hats in summer...you never know...
Just went looking for some online imagers of Chemainus Market that I could share with you...there are none that I could find, so I guess I'll be taking some myself in the coming weeks..
Wish me luck, online sales aren't exactly on fire either...
http://www.chemainus.bc.ca/news/wednesday-market/
Jusrt a quick note..the post office here may be going on strike, will know by the end of the first week or so in June..gonna hold off on the giveaway since I won't be able to send anything until it is resolved...stay tuned....
Showing posts with label craft sales sites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft sales sites. Show all posts
Monday, May 30, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Check out my Sale Pieces...
Here's my Collection of some of the hats and neckwarmers currently on sale in my ArtFire studio-the ones marked "Sale" are all going to be discounted by $5 each when purchased..just put "miz5" in the coupon or message area and I'll refund the $5 through Paypal..if you buy more than one item, just add X2 or whatever the number is, and you'll get a $5 refund for each item purchased.
Starting outside at my Farmer's Market this Saturday, and the discount applies there, too, so make sure and get your order in as soon as possible..
Starting outside at my Farmer's Market this Saturday, and the discount applies there, too, so make sure and get your order in as soon as possible..
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Outdoor Farmer's And Crafter's Market Re-Opening...
Despite the fact that it's still chilly and the weather is, to put it generously, serendipitous in this stretch of the woods, my Saturday Market is reopening the Saturday after next, and I couldn't be happier..
I've decided to put a bunch of my older stock on sale (hats, scarves, etc.) so watch this blog in the coming days and I will start posting pictures and prices of sale items... these items will be on sale online as well as in person at the Market, same deal applies to prices that shipping to the US and Canada will be included in the sale price..
The pictures currently posted are not sale items, but just my newest creations..
I'll probably start marking down the hats online in the coming week, so after March 13th, you can check online and see if the one you coveted is on sale.
Custom work and regular prices will continue as well.
I've decided to put a bunch of my older stock on sale (hats, scarves, etc.) so watch this blog in the coming days and I will start posting pictures and prices of sale items... these items will be on sale online as well as in person at the Market, same deal applies to prices that shipping to the US and Canada will be included in the sale price..
The pictures currently posted are not sale items, but just my newest creations..
I'll probably start marking down the hats online in the coming week, so after March 13th, you can check online and see if the one you coveted is on sale.
Custom work and regular prices will continue as well.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Vagaries of Online Selling..
I know that many of my readers sell/and/or buy online and I wish they would talk more about it, but they don't..
In shopping sites like ComeandGetsy or Artfire, there is much deliberation in the Forums, by sellers, about specific problems or experiences, but very little that isn't emotionally-based about what I consider the most important question..is there any point in continuing?
Many fellow Makers that I speak to at my Farmer's Market are astounded that I even bother to try and sell online- they all have the same things to say..that they either tried but got nowhere, that there is no reason to bother because there are too many people trying to do the same thing online, the stuff they make won't "sell" online (I know that one well) or they find it too daunting to even make an attempt, as they don't feel computer-savvy enough to give it a try...
I used to argue with them, and tell them how much easier it was than they suspected (not being terribly tech-savvy myself, I was a noob authority) or point out, as so many in the Forums do, that they have to be patient and not expect instant gratification..that semi-terminal affliction that many of us suffer with...
We are all programmed for this..too much TV overstimulation as children, is my theory..since when did the delicious experience of waiting for a good thing to come to pass become so toxic?
I still love anticipation as much as the next dreamer, but find that I am getting impatient for sales online-I admit it..
After trying to be patient for a couple of years, I am realizing that economic recovery isn't the only reason for many of us selling little, if at all, online..
An odd thing happened earlier this month..I finally made an online sale..the first since last March..but the problem was, even with the Paypal receipt verifying payment, couldn't figure out what sold..or where!
When the e-mail from the site arrived, I was doubly astounded to realize that the sale was from a site I'd completely forgotten that I'd set up shop in..and had ignored ever since I did so-many, many months before..so many in fact, I had to go there and try and remember doing any of it.
It was of course, one of those free for a limited number of items, and pay as you go..
I recently re-signed up with Artfire, because of their $6 a month 'deal'..permanent, no fees for sales etc...I had been away from that site seemingly forever, but since nothing at all was happening with Etsy, despite 'buying' spots in sections and relisting to death, the
Artfire deal seemed a whole bunch more rational..
Recently Etsy castigated me by e-mail for calling some other posters "cupcakes"..didn't realize that the Tea Party had taken over, but remembering that Etsy has completely lost track of it's original intent, and seems to be turning into eBay by the day, I am not surprised..just done..
After the holidays, or when my listings expire, whichever comes first (no point in shutting down while my money is already spent and not recovered) I'm leaving ComeandGetsy for good as a seller..and I'm not the Lone
Ranger..
By the way, 2 weeks after I re-upped with ArtFire, I made a sale there..
go figure...
In shopping sites like ComeandGetsy or Artfire, there is much deliberation in the Forums, by sellers, about specific problems or experiences, but very little that isn't emotionally-based about what I consider the most important question..is there any point in continuing?
Many fellow Makers that I speak to at my Farmer's Market are astounded that I even bother to try and sell online- they all have the same things to say..that they either tried but got nowhere, that there is no reason to bother because there are too many people trying to do the same thing online, the stuff they make won't "sell" online (I know that one well) or they find it too daunting to even make an attempt, as they don't feel computer-savvy enough to give it a try...
I used to argue with them, and tell them how much easier it was than they suspected (not being terribly tech-savvy myself, I was a noob authority) or point out, as so many in the Forums do, that they have to be patient and not expect instant gratification..that semi-terminal affliction that many of us suffer with...
We are all programmed for this..too much TV overstimulation as children, is my theory..since when did the delicious experience of waiting for a good thing to come to pass become so toxic?
I still love anticipation as much as the next dreamer, but find that I am getting impatient for sales online-I admit it..
After trying to be patient for a couple of years, I am realizing that economic recovery isn't the only reason for many of us selling little, if at all, online..
An odd thing happened earlier this month..I finally made an online sale..the first since last March..but the problem was, even with the Paypal receipt verifying payment, couldn't figure out what sold..or where!
When the e-mail from the site arrived, I was doubly astounded to realize that the sale was from a site I'd completely forgotten that I'd set up shop in..and had ignored ever since I did so-many, many months before..so many in fact, I had to go there and try and remember doing any of it.
It was of course, one of those free for a limited number of items, and pay as you go..
I recently re-signed up with Artfire, because of their $6 a month 'deal'..permanent, no fees for sales etc...I had been away from that site seemingly forever, but since nothing at all was happening with Etsy, despite 'buying' spots in sections and relisting to death, the
Artfire deal seemed a whole bunch more rational..
Recently Etsy castigated me by e-mail for calling some other posters "cupcakes"..didn't realize that the Tea Party had taken over, but remembering that Etsy has completely lost track of it's original intent, and seems to be turning into eBay by the day, I am not surprised..just done..
After the holidays, or when my listings expire, whichever comes first (no point in shutting down while my money is already spent and not recovered) I'm leaving ComeandGetsy for good as a seller..and I'm not the Lone
Ranger..
By the way, 2 weeks after I re-upped with ArtFire, I made a sale there..
go figure...
Friday, October 8, 2010
The Wages of Guilt..more Random Rants
I admit that I'm feeling more than a bit guilty about neglecting my blogging duties; normally, I have to control myself and not go on and on here, but lately, the frustration with life's little zingers has temporarily got me down..
This weekend there is a wind and rain warning, so no Farmer's Market for me..
I do love selling outside, but the weather can play havoc with your capnopy, your stuff, and your temper..not to mention the fact that almost no one comes out for the Market in bad weather. It's doubly frustrating because my hats are seasonal, to say the least, and I only have a four month window to make any sort of sales...and the weather takes away a good half of those...and summer? Well, some jewelry, but really, can't take the heat and it gets very, very hot here, believe it or not (and doesn't snow much, usually - there, all your illusions about icy Canada shattered once and for all!)
So I'm left with a 'free' weekend, and that means I need to straighten stuff out around here, maybe take some stuff to the flea market..yes, my name is Wendi, and I'm a stuffaholic..
Every few months, I get brutal and wander around my place, picking out the stuff I know I can, and should, live without, and take it to whatever swap meet or flea market is going on..luckily we have a few, though usually I'm a customer, not a seller..
I usually try to go to sell there alone, because it keeps me from wandering around, finding things to buy...what is that about, some bizarre need to acquire stuff? True, I use most of it either for my home or to improve my selling space at the market, but...it really does get out of hand, sometimes..sound familiar?
I'd like to at least wish for fair weather and wonderful finds for my readers, since I cannot hope for either...♥
This weekend there is a wind and rain warning, so no Farmer's Market for me..
I do love selling outside, but the weather can play havoc with your capnopy, your stuff, and your temper..not to mention the fact that almost no one comes out for the Market in bad weather. It's doubly frustrating because my hats are seasonal, to say the least, and I only have a four month window to make any sort of sales...and the weather takes away a good half of those...and summer? Well, some jewelry, but really, can't take the heat and it gets very, very hot here, believe it or not (and doesn't snow much, usually - there, all your illusions about icy Canada shattered once and for all!)
So I'm left with a 'free' weekend, and that means I need to straighten stuff out around here, maybe take some stuff to the flea market..yes, my name is Wendi, and I'm a stuffaholic..
Every few months, I get brutal and wander around my place, picking out the stuff I know I can, and should, live without, and take it to whatever swap meet or flea market is going on..luckily we have a few, though usually I'm a customer, not a seller..
I usually try to go to sell there alone, because it keeps me from wandering around, finding things to buy...what is that about, some bizarre need to acquire stuff? True, I use most of it either for my home or to improve my selling space at the market, but...it really does get out of hand, sometimes..sound familiar?
I'd like to at least wish for fair weather and wonderful finds for my readers, since I cannot hope for either...♥
Sunday, April 25, 2010
B'lieve I'll Dust My Broom....
Getting bored with looking at my empty e-mail box from Etsy, decided to go ahead and get involved in some other sites...
I had a zibbet account from a long time ago, but decided to sign up for a premium account ($7 per month, no other charges) and figured, if nothing else, it's free advertising, because they let you post Etsy Minis on your shop site-(Etsy Admin is clutching their respective pearls at the thought of allowing such a thing!)
Their uploading system is a bit quicker too, and you can 'play' with the appearance of your shop, to a certain extent...no sales yet, but believe it or not, more views lately than Etsy!
In the Forums, I read about another site called CraftIsArt, so for free, 25 item maximum, I went over there and -I'm so very stoked about this- they do an instant upload of Etsy items-you pick the ones- and everything but the shipping profiles is instantly there, yes, pics and all!
(Etsy Admin feels faint, rushes to arrange itself gracefully on a beige couch with a beige backdrop)....
Now I've had more views there than Etsy too..so what's going on?
Dunno....but it's better to spread your little eggs around in different baskets, yes? So that's what I'm doin'...
Links:
http://www.craftisart.com/mizdarlin
http://www.zibbet.com/
I tried Artfire awhile ago, but too expensive for no return-although I love the fact that you are auto-listed with GA, and their one page listing is great...but the people who run it seem to be, oh, what shall I say, a bit bizarre, and their Forums are more of a blood sport than even Etsy's, so personally, I steer clear....
The way I see it, there's lots of opportunities to give someone else your money and advertise on their blog, etc. But having several shops means lots of exposure for practically nothing...
I had a zibbet account from a long time ago, but decided to sign up for a premium account ($7 per month, no other charges) and figured, if nothing else, it's free advertising, because they let you post Etsy Minis on your shop site-(Etsy Admin is clutching their respective pearls at the thought of allowing such a thing!)
Their uploading system is a bit quicker too, and you can 'play' with the appearance of your shop, to a certain extent...no sales yet, but believe it or not, more views lately than Etsy!
In the Forums, I read about another site called CraftIsArt, so for free, 25 item maximum, I went over there and -I'm so very stoked about this- they do an instant upload of Etsy items-you pick the ones- and everything but the shipping profiles is instantly there, yes, pics and all!
(Etsy Admin feels faint, rushes to arrange itself gracefully on a beige couch with a beige backdrop)....
Now I've had more views there than Etsy too..so what's going on?
Dunno....but it's better to spread your little eggs around in different baskets, yes? So that's what I'm doin'...
Links:
http://www.craftisart.com/mizdarlin
http://www.zibbet.com/
I tried Artfire awhile ago, but too expensive for no return-although I love the fact that you are auto-listed with GA, and their one page listing is great...but the people who run it seem to be, oh, what shall I say, a bit bizarre, and their Forums are more of a blood sport than even Etsy's, so personally, I steer clear....
The way I see it, there's lots of opportunities to give someone else your money and advertise on their blog, etc. But having several shops means lots of exposure for practically nothing...
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