Business Overhaul

So that I can offer goods to more people, I am working on a new business look with TheBuzz, an Etsy seller who has made a shop out of encouraging and teaching other Etsians so that they can better succeed.  It's very exciting, and our Etsy shop will look snazzy and professional.  I can't wait to unveil it to you!

Sculpting-the Beginning

I have started working in a new medium-air drying clay.  It is excellent fun.  So far I have tried silicon molds and sculpting by hand, and the prospects are incredibly exciting.  All that is left is for me to figure out what sort of paint will best work for the effects I want-then I can supplement my other designs with completely original pieces that cannot be duplicated except by me, and eve then they won't be exact.  My molds are of cameos and roses...they will make such romantic designs when they are finished!

Fun Haul and Inspiration

Recently, we found a slew of fun and interesting beads and charms from a local boutique.  It really helped to boost the diversity of our products.  some of the pieces, like big ceramic roses or brightly painted coffins, really stretched my boundaries and resulted in pieces which I really love.

Products that resulted from this megahaul and subsequent mega-creative session include Boneyard, Muertos, Dracula's Garden and Skulldiggery.  They were very satisfying to make...I just hope others can enjoy them too.

Here's a peek at one of them: 

Browse the rest of the collection for yourself here.

Shopping for a Shop...

So, we have found online that listing one's products on multiple sites can hurt the product's chances of being found on a search engine.  This and a sad lack of views has resulting in us terminating our trial of Shopify.  Don't get me wrong, it's a great site and so many successful businesses use it, but it's just not quite right for us at the moment.  We will instead focus on how to make Etsy work for us, since that is where we have sold the most items online.