New Charms!

I'm slowly but surely working my way back to a fully stocked Etsy shop (I want to have at least 40 items listed.......currently I'm at 33.) Pictured here are a few of my 'orphan bead' charms that will be listed soon.

Time to Stock my Etsy Shop!

The inventory in my Etsy shop is rather low, and I finally got some good photos for new listings! I've added a few items to the shop already, but here are some photos of things I will be listing later this week. Both are rings made during my recent E6000 glue experiement--I had never used it before, but everyone says it is the best for this sort of work. I agree that the hold is fantastic--but boy does that stuff stink!

A little background on the pieces pictured here: The top ring features a chunk of lace agate that I purchased at the Raleigh Gem & Mineral show in April of this year. The bottom photos shows a ring made of sea glass my Mom brought home from Grand Turk Island on a trip she took with my Dad in Febrary--Thanks Mom !!

Etsy Success--500 Hearts!

Despite slacking a bit on promoting my Etsy shop lately, I've just reached one of my two first year goals: I've passed 500 hearts!!! WooHoo! I have just four more sales to go to reach my other first year goal of 100 sales :) My main priorities right now are to get more photos taken (I have a ton of new unlisted work at home) and to fill up my shop--I'd like to keep at least 40 items listed but I keep falling back toward 30. I suppose I should be happy about that since it means I'm making sales!!!!

Since I've almost reached both of my first year goals (in only 6 months!) I'm starting to think about where I go from here. I'm very interested in advertising my shop outside of Etsy and my blog, but don't really know where to start. Anyone out there who has input about advertising, please comment on your experiences--I'm sure there are lots of people out there like me who would value the info!

89 Sales and Counting!

Since I listed the first item in my Etsy shop in January of this year, I have had 89 sales and counting! I have definately exceeded the expectations I had when I opened the shop, and I'm creeping up on the initial mid-range goal I had set for myself of 100 sales. I had hoped to have 100 sales by my 1 year anniversary on Etsy.....now I'm hoping to reach that goal much sooner and am starting to think bigger.........

How long did it take you to reach 100 sales (if you have)? What are your current goals? Leave a comment and share your thoughts :)