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Friday, May 29, 2009

BIG SALE!!!!!!

My team of FABULOUS (truly!!) jewelry makers is having a sale this weekend!!!!

Go check it out at http://starvingartiststeam.blogspot.com/

Here are a couple samples of the beauties on sale....mine too!!

Friday, April 24, 2009

Starving Artists Team on Etsy BIG SALE!!!!

Our FABULOUS Jewelry team on Etsy is having a sale today.....All of the participating shops are offering FREE SHIPPING ALL WEEKEND LONG!!!!

Here is a link to my shop: www.lavalleygirly.etsy.com
and the teams shop where a list of shops is available for your surfing pleasure!!
www.sateam.etsy.com

Friday, April 17, 2009

1000th Etsy Sale!!!

I DID it!!! I dont know why it makes me so happy, but hitting my 1000th sale on Etsy is like crack!!!!! I've been so happy all day. And today is my 2nd "Etsyversary", so it's very appropriate that I have my 1000th sale at the same time!!! Yeay!

If any of you are reading this who are my FABULOUS customers....THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, it has been a joy serving you!

If any of you are reading this and REALLY want to have 1000 sales under your belt.....know that you CAN do it, it takes lots of time and energy. You just have to keep doing all the things everybody tells you to do....just way way more often!

And here is the 1000th item sold:

It's one of my Laurel Flowers....a design I came up with a long time ago and is having a good run :)

Monday, March 23, 2009

900th sale!!!! WOW

It wasnt that long ago that I came in here crowing about five hundred sales...but folks, in less then three months I am now at 900!!! Can you believe it??

I am thrilled! Never ever dreamed it could go this well!!!

Saturday, February 21, 2009

I AM NOW A TWITTER-ER

In honor of my new Twitter status I am featuring a few really cute fellow twitter-ers from Etsy.com.

If you want to follow me: www.twitter.com/lavalleygirly

www.laika6000.etsy.com

www.threewheelsdesign.etsy.com

www.barkingbirdart.etsy.com

Monday, December 29, 2008

So you want to be a successful seller on Etsy?

If your dreams of becoming a successful Etsy seller are fading fast, I have one question for you........are you a BUYER on Etsy? If you havent sold any items or many items....it's time for you to go shopping!!

Now dont get all worried, There are plenty of inexpensive things that are thoroughly wonderful!

But you need to establish yourself. People need to see your good feedback. If you are a trusted buyer then it goes to show you will be a trusted seller! It's not a backbreaking task for sure!

Here are a couple of things I have bought and LOVE!!!

MossyOwls.etsy.com EssentialGoodies.etsy.com (try 'Amazing Grace or Still!)

Happy shopping :)

Saturday, November 8, 2008

500th Sale on Etsy!!!

Simply AMAZING! Do you have any idea how hard it is to get anyone to notice you on Etsy much less BUY something from you? So, after about 1 1/2 years I have hit the milestone of 500 sales! Here is a picture of the 500th item sold...
Not the most glamorous thing I sell, but they are something people like because I sell a lot of them.

I am going to have a little think back to when I started my Etsy shop. My friends were HORRIFIED at how cheap my prices were. Well, I had a PLAN...I had all this cheap but cute stuff sitting around. I had very few tools or equipment and I had a dream to learn how to solder and work with Sterling Silver..which I could not afford to do when I started Etsy. So the plan was to use the stuff I had to make sales on Etsy and then gradually start incorporating nicer components...along with a little higher prices.

Guess what? People BOUGHT from me....it was all just stuff that was languishing in my house...I put it together and people gave me money for it.

I saved up and bought a torch and various equipment.....learned how to solder....I now have a pretty darned nice studio set up.....paid for by ALL ETSY MONEY!

My prices are still low...but they are fair to me. I am doing what I love, just had my best month evAR.

There will always be more tools, gems and silver to buy...that is part of the FUN....but I am glad that my business plan has worked out so well. It feels DANG good!!!