Clearly my attempt at making a eye catching title could use work. Anywho… This was a commission by a colleague for her daughter. The hair was my favorite part so far. I used crochet hair that is meant for crochet hairstyles. It’s a pretty useful technique and super easy, especially a 4C texture. It can be worked right into the stitches. The glasses are just reading glasses from any old store. I bought them at my local Michael’s Craft supply shop. Of course, as usual she’s completed free handed. You can see the beginning stages of how all my dolls come to be. I typically start with white yarn so…
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The importance of failing as an artist
Oh hello dear stranger reading. Recently I went to my local flea market to sell my art goods. Here’s how amazing I did– Okay, by the title of this post, I’m sure you can tell I sold nothing. So I’m not going to sit here and play pretend. I did pick up some tidbits of information that I’d like to share though. Keep your expectations low. Why? If you anticipate completely failing to sell a thing, you’ll be surprised if you do sell and happy that you were wrong, and if you’re right– well you won’t feel as bad as a bright-eyed hopeful. This is not to say sabatoge…
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Kanna is foreveeeer– not just for Christmas! 〜🎵
You know Christmas is like a whole month away but don’t pretend you haven’t gone into a store in like, September and saw Christmas wreaths already on sale. Retail has no sense of time. Neither do I. Also pink haired little helper here is a sticker set available for sale. She’s $6 for 6.
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A new(ish) Etsy Shop trying out Promoted Listings. What I learned.
So you’re curious about that Promoted Listings thing, aye? What does it do? Is it worth it? Is it really expensive? Do I need to be at “XYZ” level to begin? I can’t answer any of those as I’m a newb. What I can say is that having good listings(good photos, utilizing/understanding Etsy SEO, etc) is helpful and I’d argue necessary before using Promoted Listings. I’ll put it like this, using Promoted Listings without the good listings is like paying for ad space in the mall for your bakery when you add too much sugar to your cookies. Sure, it’ll work somewhat, but it’d work better if you didn’t try…
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How is RedBubble working for you?
It’s going well– wait something is off there. So I’m trying out the art marketplaces, Redbubble, Society 6, and maybe TeeSpring(haven’t tried it yet) My thoughts so far? Well, I’ve made sales on Redbubble! Oh gosh, I can hear you now. No, no Lamborghini buying(I wouldn’t buy one if I could afford it. #frugal!!) I haven’t made enough for a Pumpkin Spice Latte technically(criminal, huh). I just joined Society 6. So I’m not expecting sales from that yet. That’s all for now. If you want to check out my Redbubble or Society6, they are both in my shop tab! またね！
