and man, do i love me some ron swanson!
Raleigh Person Street Holiday Market...
this weekend evan, penny, and i toted my wares the 3 hours to Raleigh to take part in the Person Street Holiday Market put on by Anvil. we've got some friends that live in Raleigh, so this was also a really nice excuse to go visit them for a bit and get in some serious hangs! thank you again Christina and Jonathan for the vegan blueberry waffles, chocolate chip cookies, "chicken" pot pie, and lattes... you made us, and our bellies, quite happy!
you can check out Anvil's site for the entire list of vendors that were there. it was good times for sure!
in the thick of it...
just wanted to stop in with a quick Hello! between the christmas craziness over on etsy, preparing for a holiday market this weekend, and having family in town, i've been a busy little bee! i'm taking this 5 minutes right now while penny naps, having a cup of tea, and enjoying just one quiet moment all to myself...
and now time's up. back to work!
home goods...
lots of new goodies have been added to the ol' shop recently...
you can check these, and others, out HERE!
if at first you don't succeed...
yesterday i spent the entire day redoing a job that was already done. ever since i first posted my new autumn goodies on etsy i've been somewhat unhappy with how the photos came out. they just didn't scream festive fall goodness to me at all. so finally i bit the bullet and reshot them.
take a peek at the before and after, and let me know what ya think!
"feast" before & after...
"gather" before & after...
"happy harvest" before & after...
"give thanks" before & after...
with holiday items you really only have a small time frame to make an impact and get your items sold. also, with selling on etsy it's really important to have your photos be as "treasury friendly" as they possibly can be, so as to get the most views. i'm feeling a whole lot better now about the autumn vibe going on in my photos. that's not to say that they'll be flying off the shelves now, but at least i know i've corrected something that was bothering me.
i was actually so pleased with how the white on white set up looked that i started reshooting all of the embroidered items in my shop. i finished a little more then half of them yesterday and i'll be working on cleaning up the rest in the coming days. i'm also toying with the idea of reshooting EVERYTHING on an off white background in the coming weeks. i get bored easily with my shops appearance and i'm always looking for ways to better it. that's what being your own boss is all about i guess. never settling for what you've got, when you think there are improvements you can make. i also know that if i don't do this now, in about 2.5 months we'll have a new little addition in our home that will probably keep me from getting much of anything done at all. it's crunch time!