This past week has brought much in the way of business development. I've always considered myself as a hobby crafter--when time and cost of materials is considered, there is rarely a chance to make substantial amounts of money. I love my skills, I love my hobby...I love my talents and learning new techniques, but I'm certainly not in this for the money. It is my love of yarn and tradition which has built my shop and the effort that goes into it.
This past week I joined Instagram to increase traffic to my etsy shop and to learn how the app works. I've never been a fan of change, perhaps that is why I hadn't joined Instagram before, but I have to say that I was impressed. While most photos and videos are staged to acquire a certain aesthetic, I found many of the posts to be inspiring. I've learned a great deal already, and have began to build a sense of community there. Celebrating other artists and embracing the talents of many through hashtags and likemindedness, I like enjoy my time spent there and the increase of traffic to my etsy.
This week also brought a new sale--someone purchased a skein of the gray reclaimed angora wool which is likely my favorite item posted this far. It is so very soft. I even threw in extra small skeins and mending (80+ yards) because it excites me to share it's beauty and the effort involved in reclaiming the yarn.
I've began reclaiming some cotton, and also made a blanket for a commission. The blanket was 5 ft x 3ft and so very soft!
Wrapping up a swap too!Very busy weeks indeed.
And of course there is the witches festival in ESO. I'm three away from the grab bag achievement and about ten witch craft writs away from that achievement to wrap up ALL Halloween achievements in the tab!
Busy, busy.. though loving every minute of it!
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