Well, I did it. I spent a few days this past week going through and editing the listings in
my Etsy shop. I updated my shipping costs, put a slight raise on the necklace prices, and took all new photos while I was at it, as the store was beginning to look a bit haggard from all my random past attempts at getting decent pictures. I'm happy with most of the new ones, but there are a few that still need to be redone. While I was at it, I moved a dozen or so pieces to a
new sale/clearance section. Most of these are some of my first pieces and I'm just not quite thrilled with their quality. They're still functional and pretty enough I think, though, so I'd hate to see them get wasted.
Amidst all the picture taking I was super excited to find that one of my treasuries had made the front page of Etsy! I was even more thrilled when I realized that several of the sellers featured sold those items that day and for one of them, it was their first sale!
I am also beside myself about 2 new collaboration sets that I've begun to list in the shop this week, as well as 2 new personal sets. The new
collaborator pieces are a series of floral pendants featuring the photography of Etsy seller
flandersfield (also a Seattle local - yay!) and a series of magnets featuring the Polaroid photography of
Minorthread! The pendants are very pretty and colorful, just like flandersfield's shop. I think they are a great representation of her work and the magnets are seriously pretty much the cutest things ever!
The 2 new personal sets that I'm beginning to list are ones that I've been brewing over for quite some time. One is a series of single lines taken from poems that I've written over the years. The text is formatted and shaped to complement the verse while still allowing the words to remain the focus of the piece. Well, at least that was my goal. Each one is accented with a single Swarovski crystal rhinestone for a little extra pizazz, while again maintaining simplicity. The second series is a continuation of my newfound obsession with silhouettes. I haven't been getting many orders for
personal custom silhouettes, but I was itching to create some more. I made this set smaller than my other pendants and accented them with coordinating colored beads instead of my standard silver bead.
I really have high hopes for these new pieces and am pretty excited about the new changes in my Etsy store!
♥ Jaimi @ Eli N Opus
My mind is nearly consumed with the fact that Eli's first birthday is fast approaching. As such, here I am at 3am thinking about planning a birthday party. The invitations are designed and the first part is printed out, but we still haven't decided on a place to have the party. We'd love to just have something casual in our home with all of the family, but it just isn't quite large enough to hold everyone comfortably. I'm not a fan of most public rental places with their hard tables and chairs and too small enclosed spaces where you can't move or mingle with anyone, let alone see what's happening. I'm afraid that we're going to have to rent somewhere, but it's going to be tricky to find something just right. That's my mission for (later) today.
In the meantime, I'm simply at a loss for how quickly the last year has gone. He just used to be so tiny and now . . . just wow.
Off to dream up cake flavors & goody bags!
