2 years on Etsy!

2 years ago we opened up our Etsy shop! That's right! Today is our 2-year Etsy-versary. =)

We've come a long way from when we first opened. Our pictures have definitely improved (how in the world did we sell anything with our beginning photos?!), we have a better idea of shipping prices, we've learned how to use Google Analytics, twitter, and facebook, we've learned how to take better photographs and edit them to look normal and not blah... lots of things! It's been quite a learning experience.

Here's the first item we sold:
Tea Bag Book

This photo is actually not too bad, but the black background is definitely not us. The bright and happy feeling in our shop definitely is a much better reflection for us. =)

Anyway, we are celebrating our Etsy-versary today by including a free handmade card with any purchase from our shop today! you can visit our shop HERE! =)

Hope you are all having a nice day. Thanks for visiting! =)

Holiday Boutique Review

We enjoyed seeing a few of you on Saturday at the Holiday Boutique that we participated in! I thought I'd share a couple of pictures of our table.

We're still getting the hand of this kind of thing. I honestly think we have too much of a variety of items to sell. I think our table is overwhelming to people. I'd like to experiment with limiting the types of items we sell to just a handful. Hmmm... what do you think?

Anyway, if anything, it helped us get all of our items organized. I don't think either of us (and especially myself) realized how many cards we had! Oh my! Everything is nicely organized and copyright stamped and many things are even packaged, so there's no excuse for me not to get these things in our Etsy shop soon. I'm hoping to focus this week on getting pictures taken and edited to do just that. =)

Hope you all had a nice weekend! Did you do anything special or fun?

Clearance Rack Goodies

Stampin' Up! is having an awesome sale on discontinued items in the Clearance Rack section. We just ordered a few things of ribbon and a couple packs of Designer Series paper along with shipping for around $20! Definitely check it out and see if there's anything in there that you could use. Some items are discounted up to 80%! FYI, when you get to page 10, if you keep clicking the arrow on the side, it will take you to more pages. I don't know why they don't list more numbers, so you think you've reached the end of the clearance section. But you haven't and there's a bunch more so keep clicking!

The picture above will take you to Heidi's Demo site where there is a "shop now" button. When you get to the shop click on the "clearance rack" section to check out all the goodies for a bargain!

Happy Friday to you!

Yart Sale Day #2

We are participating in the Yart Sale on Etsy that began on June 10th and runs through the weekend, ending June 14th.

We've got a special section in our shop with a bunch of items that are discounted... some up to 40% off!! Here's just a few items that are on sale right now... there's a bunch more HERE.

Take a look:

Cute Circle Note Cards, Set of 5, only $5!!

Handmade Greeting Cards, like this one, for $1.75 each!

File Folder Organizers, only $20... discount of $5!!

Lots more in our shop and we plan on adding more Yart items as the sale progresses!

Yart Sale on Etsy!

We are participating in the Yart Sale on Etsy sponsored by Team ESST, June 10-14. We've got a special Yart Sale section with discounted items HERE. Be sure to check it out and also all the great deals that other Etsy shops are doing for the Yart Sale! You don't want to miss it!

Some other shops that are participating in the Yart Sale for you to check out:

Delight Designs

MBW Photography

Erika Price Designs

Blueberry Cream

KreatedbyKarina

AJ's Country Cottage