What I love about selling on ETSY

I love selling on Etsy as a market place for handmade goods. Almost everything I make is a custom item so craft fairs are not the best venue for me. I also don't have a lot of space for a large amount of stock so again Etsy allows me to take an order, purchase the supplies and make the item. That also gives me the freedom to customize the product for customers.

I just received an order last week for five, yes five Thing shirts! The person that ordered them is planning family portraits. What makes this portrait so special? Well, Mom and Dad (Thing 1 & Thing 2) are going to be holding up a Thing 5 onesie to announce they are expecting a third baby! What a great way to announce their exciting news, and I get to be a small part of the announcement! 

Here is a link to the listing:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/154157429/thing-1-or-thing-2-shirt-or-any-number

I am currently working on a listing for "Thing Mom" & "Thing Dad"

Stop by the closet and check out my other listings.

Glitter Tulle! What was I thinking???

I know what I thought, Oh this will be perfect for the girls' tutu's. our nephew and his wife just had their third daughter! I have noticed the cute trend to dress your kiddos up for theme inspired photos, and have been considering offering them in the shop. What better guinea pigs, I mean test marketers than my younger hipper Nephew and Wife? Well offered to make them for their three girls as props for pictures. I love the way the outfits turned out.

What I didn't love was the glitter tulle! When I was at the craft store purchasing tulle for the project I discovered they had glitter tulle in the colors I needed for the tutu's. I was very excited and loved the idea of making them sparkly little tutus. When I started cutting the tulle for the tutus I discovered the glitter fell off of the tulle in incredible amounts. I looked like a glitter bomb went off in my craft room. This is what it looked like after cutting the smallest tutu- the baby is a newborn and her tutu is so stinking tiny and cute. Don't worry the craft room wasn't the only thing covered in glitter- you can just call me sparkles! LOL

That was just after one, by the time I was finished with all three it was a huge mess. It was so worth it in the end! They turned out so cute. I am offering them in my shop, but I am sorry they will be made with glitter free tulle!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/154152616/thing-costume-twin-set-or-phot-prop-set

 

Of course I couldn't make something so cute for the girls and leave out my sweet little Grandson! I whipped these up to go with his Thing 1 t-shirt! Oh please excuse the clutter on the table and don't judge me. -lol