Etsy Bound

I started my Etsy shop, Yeah! Seriously though, I am in the beginning of setting it up. I managed to get my name for the shop. LoveMeCozy. >>>>>clapping<<<<< It is tedious loading all the information. And I am sure I will have to go back into the descriptions. I will need to include care instructions, disclaimers for small parts (just in case I use buttons on anything), and put a better definition on my shipping charges. I also have to set it up for international shipping. But, since I don't have a good scale for ounces here, I will have to take the items to the post office and have each one weighed. Then get a sample of the boxes to ship them in (thankfully provided for free by the post office) and get the weight on each of them as well since it is factored in. At least I got the Etsy button installed on my FaceBook page. Now if anyone finds my page they know they can go to my Etsy store to buy. >>>>>keeping my fingers crossed<<<<<  I think I will make a numbered list of the things I am doing in Word. That way when I am done I can post it on here.

Don't let anyone tell you that you don't have a job if you are doing this for a living. I can't begin to tell you the amount of work I am putting into this behind the scenes. Each new thing I open up seems to come with it's own demands. I am cruising the Web for photographers and leaving posts on their FaceBook pages, working under my FaceBook page name. While doing this I am keeping my eyes open for contests/giveaways that are starting. I think that will put my page out there for photographers to see. I have two that I can enter right now. I'll have to let you know how my theory pans out. Gonna leave now, have a lot to do today. Oh, and I have to find time to crochet. Have the sweetest cocoon with beanie shaping up, done using two soft thin yarns together (blue jean and white colors) in a shell stitch. ~ ~ N e e d    t o    c r o c h e t ~ ~

Getting Started

I am going to see if I can make a success of starting my own business. The FaceBook page is set up with all the items I currently have and the web store will be up by the end of the week. I should have started this before the others so it would stand as a complete journal. Hahahah. I guess I was so excited about this that I jumped straight in.

The last 2 months have been the planning stage and creating stage. I crocheted a stock of items to sell, then I simply couldn't stop. Once I had made some hats that were popular, I started getting ideas in my head for new designs. Those wouldn't go away until I had worked them out in an actual crochet piece. I can't tell you the number of times I would crochet something, only to rip it out because it didn't fit the picture in my head. HOURS later, I have 5 new pieces. I believe they are my own originals. I haven't seen them anywhere else. And I will confess to you, two of them are happy mistakes.

So please check me out on Face Book at "Love Me Cozy". I will post on here the day that my web store is active.  Be sure to add me to your list of blogs and follow me. I will post whatever I discover about doing a business online. Tips, successes and even my failures.