My Etsy Site

kav122 · 11-22-2009, 10:45 PM

Hello, I am a long time reader of wisebread. I have been away for a while because I have been busy with school, work, family---life.

I just wanted to encourage anyone and everyone to check out my etsy site at

www.kav122.etsy.com

I am helping my mom sell her handmade goods.

Let me know if I can help you with anything. I have more things to post, I just haven't had time yet, so keep checking back.

Thanks guys!

kav122 · 12-05-2009, 02:57 PM

ps. Does anyone have any feedback for me? Pricing? Goods? Anything?

Julie Rains · 12-23-2009, 06:40 AM

Hi kav122, it is good to see you here -- I must have been busy too b/c I missed the post earlier. This may not be what you were looking for but I find it interesting to see that etsy is starting to take off and many of its artists with it. I saw this article in the New York Times about people making money but having to spend loads of time managing the business and making items (the good stuff definitely has to be extremely time intensive to make).

kcobra · 01-03-2010, 09:42 PM

hi! your Mom's handmade items are so cute. i like it.

kav122 · 01-04-2010, 05:49 PM

thanks for the responses!

Also, thanks for that article Julie! My mom has been a self-employed artist her whole life, so some of the things (working late, early on weekends, etc) she knows all about.

I don't think that she will be doing 200,000 a year, simply because I am doing the website for her, and I don't have time to promote it like those people did. I'm sure that becoming wildly popular overnight would be a little stressful

thanks again!

Financial-Post · 02-21-2010, 11:32 AM

great work. i like people who are making a business from this !

purplefdu · 02-22-2010, 08:09 PM

Love the embroidered pillowcovers. I've got a set from my grandmom thats very similar. Love the antique look.

I've always worried Etsy would end up being the new cheap place to get handmade crafts. When I've tried to list stuff its been hit or miss, and I underprice any pet store with my toys.

I'd work at making the thumbnail either a creative macro shot of the texture/weave or a full shot of the design/item. Maybe shorten the titles, I kept having to mouse over to see what they were other than embroidered/knit.

kav122 · 02-26-2010, 03:34 PM

thanks! I did that with the titles!!

McneriFinance · 03-13-2010, 09:00 PM

Hi Kav, lovely designs. I live in Minneapolis too. Still in the mioddle of life/school/training. I hope I will meet you some day or buy something from your mom.
Cheers

11-22-2009, 10:45 PM	#1
kav122 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 535 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (243)	My Etsy Site Hello, I am a long time reader of wisebread. I have been away for a while because I have been busy with school, work, family---life. I just wanted to encourage anyone and everyone to check out my etsy site at www.kav122.etsy.com I am helping my mom sell her handmade goods. Let me know if I can help you with anything. I have more things to post, I just haven't had time yet, so keep checking back. Thanks guys!

12-23-2009, 06:40 AM	#3
Julie Rains Wise Bread Blogger Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 406 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (197)	Hi kav122, it is good to see you here -- I must have been busy too b/c I missed the post earlier. This may not be what you were looking for but I find it interesting to see that etsy is starting to take off and many of its artists with it. I saw this article in the New York Times about people making money but having to spend loads of time managing the business and making items (the good stuff definitely has to be extremely time intensive to make). __________________ Wise Bread and Parenting Squad blogger

02-22-2010, 08:09 PM	#7
purplefdu Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Berwick, ME Posts: 645 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Reputation: (32)	Love the embroidered pillowcovers. I've got a set from my grandmom thats very similar. Love the antique look. I've always worried Etsy would end up being the new cheap place to get handmade crafts. When I've tried to list stuff its been hit or miss, and I underprice any pet store with my toys. I'd work at making the thumbnail either a creative macro shot of the texture/weave or a full shot of the design/item. Maybe shorten the titles, I kept having to mouse over to see what they were other than embroidered/knit. __________________ MainelyCoupons \| HomeWard Bound Puppy

03-13-2010, 09:00 PM	#9
McneriFinance Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota, U.S.A. Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Hi Kav, lovely designs. I live in Minneapolis too. Still in the mioddle of life/school/training. I hope I will meet you some day or buy something from your mom. Cheers __________________ Finance Is Personal so give it a personal touch at my blog

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12-05-2009, 02:57 PM	#2
kav122 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 535 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (243)	ps. Does anyone have any feedback for me? Pricing? Goods? Anything?

01-03-2010, 09:42 PM	#4
kcobra Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 852 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (18)	hi! your Mom's handmade items are so cute. i like it.

01-04-2010, 05:49 PM	#5
kav122 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 535 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (243)	thanks for the responses! Also, thanks for that article Julie! My mom has been a self-employed artist her whole life, so some of the things (working late, early on weekends, etc) she knows all about. I don't think that she will be doing 200,000 a year, simply because I am doing the website for her, and I don't have time to promote it like those people did. I'm sure that becoming wildly popular overnight would be a little stressful thanks again!

02-21-2010, 11:32 AM	#6
Financial-Post Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (11)	great work. i like people who are making a business from this !

02-26-2010, 03:34 PM	#8
kav122 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 535 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (243)	thanks! I did that with the titles!!

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