Showing posts with label sales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sales. Show all posts

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Updates


Made my 50th sale on Etsy - yeah!  The buyer didn't even know I was running a special, so much for promo's.  Also made my 1st sale on Artfire, the 1st is always the hardest.  It was a pretty little ACEO acrylic painting that I was tempted to just keep for myself.

Feeling it rather appropriate that Calif. sales tax goes up 1% on April Fool's.  Much anger on not only raising taxes, but using our kids as pawns.  We've been running hot and cold as our little school district has been trying to deal with "proposed" budget cuts, which the State won't confirm until after our budget has to be adopted.  The State likes to threaten even larger "cuts" to the schools in order to get the average Joe to accept higher taxes to save our schools.  The kids are caught in the middle and it angers me to no end.  If you are in California, please vote no on Prop. 1A, which extends these ridiculous taxes for 2 additional years, information which doesn't appear in the voter guide or in most newspapers.

Trying to balance getting taxes done, working more at my husband's business, kid stuff and creating.  Unfortunately, creating ends up coming in last.  Well, not quite the very last - housework holds that place in my life.

Good karma to all of you!






Saturday, February 7, 2009

Special special!



It seems I'm always running behind on the holidays.









So, in honor of Valentines Day, I'm offering free shipping on all my jewelry until 2/14.  On Etsy, the shipping is already set to 0.00.  For my Artfire shop, I can either send an updated invoice or refund the shipping price when I process the order.

Either way, jewelry is always a great gift for yourself or others!  And what's better than something that's one of a kind and handmade.

Tulip earrings with fluorite, "Hint of Mint" necklace, Tender Wisp sterling ring.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Stats

Ran some quick numbers for 2008.  Made over 200 pieces of jewelry.  Pretty good considering I only have around 3 hours a night to work on my crafts.  Of that, here's the sales stats:

Sold on Etsy (Feb-Dec) - 13
Sold at Jewelry parties (3) - 72
Sold by showing off new items to friends or wearing my necklaces:  58.

Resolved for 2009-have more parties, always wear my jewelry in public, work on marketing the on-line stores and diversify them.

Happy New Year everyone!

"Morning in the Amazon" can be seen here.