Our Etsy shop

My daughter and I opened an Etsy jewelry shop last summer.  I have to applaud the other shop owners as it takes a lot of time and thought to make your shop a successful one.  My best customer is my sister Patti.  She has purchased through the web several of the necklaces I made and I treated her like all my customers by packing her purchase in a cutesy box and mailing to her out of state address.  Opening your mailbox and finding a goodie is always a fun thing.  Certainly one of my favorite things to do. My husband is so puzzled as to why that is exciting.

 My greatest take away from opening the shop is that it has given me the opportunity to develop another loved past time and that is making jewelry. I have always loved jewelry since very small.  My mother could not put her dresser jewelry box up high enough to keep me out of it.  I don't know why she didn't just give me some of my own (maybe some old pieces) to play with and maybe I would stay out of hers.  (not likely).  Searching for the box's new hiding place and finding it is one of my fondest childhood memories.  Come to think of it maybe it was one of her fondest memories of me.  Ahhhh

Another reason for opening the shop was for my daughter who graduated from college with a degree in Fine Studio Arts.  Her "think out of the box" approach to making things with her artful hands is the mark of a true artist.  For example I would have never put a wine cork on a chain for a necklace. It turned out precious !

 Since she is young and has to work a full time job for the next 20 years the shop will give her a place to keep her hands in what she really loves and that is ART.  That is what the Etsy shops are all about.
I received an email recently that the Etsy shop members are now 30 million in number, a global community of  entrepreneurs.  Kind of exciting being a part of an artist community.

So after year one of my shop opening I am ever improving on the things that make a shop successful.
Improved photos of the jewelry pieces and think out of the box techniques as inspired by my daughter.
Here is our shop address if you would like see what we love to do. www.studiointhepines.etsy.com