100 sales on etsy

I finally had my 100 th sale on my Sign Language Collection shop! It's taken almost 2 1/2 years! I guess I am a slow learner....I know that I should list multiple items everyday, and I have good intentions, but then life takes over. Like this morning we found that our bikes had been stolen out of our garage..so I called the police and then had to go to the bike shop to get a copy of the serial numbers for the report. (That was very helpful of them.) But it all takes time, along with working on orders and other jobs, here it is 4:00 and I only relisted one sold item and renewed an expired one!

Last Friday I did spend quite a bit of time trying to list things that had never been listed before, and the item in the picture is one of those new pieces. Well, it's new to etsy...truth be told I've had the photo sitting on my desktop for ages! See what I mean? Anyway, you can personalize this by ordering any name or word in a stand like this, because obviously you wouldn't want my name!

Beating the heat...

It's 100º outside today! Same as yesterday, when I had absolutely no energy. Today, I am trying to beat the heat by being focused on something.....and that is my etsy site. I have two now, and I am about as good at keeping them up to date as I am this blog! I have such good intentions! Today I listed 4 or 5 new pieces of art work on my new Build A book etsy shop and did some revisions and reorganizing. I'm excited about this project but not doing a very good job of getting the word out about it. So, I think I am going to try to add it to my facebook profile.

I thought this artwork was rather appropriate for this posting, but I guess only because I really want this season of the hottest summer ever to end, and for fall to begin!

Welcome bench

Lettered this bench for Painted Treasures at SLUH. We sanded it and liked the aged look of it as is so just decided to letter WELCOME and let it go at that. I like when things just work like that! Doesn't happen very often. Tomorrow is the last day we meet til after Christmas--so much to do and so little time! I've been busy with etsy orders--that is all new to me.... and one of these days I have to decorate my house and start Christmas shopping....don't even want to count how many days I have to do it all.

my etsy day

Yesterday was a fun day. I was listing items on etsy and getting sales as I did! That has never happened to me before. I've gotten sales, but never as I listed them. I have been adding ornaments a few each day and yesterday as I added 3, I got an order for one! That made me excited--at least it paid for the listing fees for all of the ornaments.... But later, I added the photo/listing above--4 personalized ornaments for $20. And I got a response right away from a woman in Canada asking if I shipped there--so that is my first international sale as well. And the thing is, she ordered 13 ornaments! Woohoo! I've always wanted to add shipping to other countries but have no idea how to figure that out for all of the different ones. So, I was glad that she convo'd me and asked. Makes me feel like I should just sit here all day listing items---I'd get more sales that way!

Christmas ornaments

Just a few Christmas ornaments that I've done for the season. Listing them on my etsy shop..a few each day. Check them out! And I will also be offering personalized ornaments soon. They are really fun to do and always turn out special. I had one lady order 19 of them at a recent show--one for everyone in her family....

Hello Kitty

Okay, I did a mat for cat lovers, too. Can't play favorites, you know. Not sure if I need anything in the background, other than the tiger stripe. And there is always the question, will they want a pink and blue mat? But I liked these letters--they are all from the Saint Louis Art Museum. I think it's kind of cute, but who knows if it will sell. Maybe I'll try these pet mats on etsy today.

Show Me Etsy Street Team

Went to my first meeting and joined the Show Me Etsy street team last night! This is a group of St. Louis artists who are all currently selling on Etsy . I found a great group of energetic ladies with a ton of ideas to promote Etsy and Etsy shopping. Everyone seems to pitch in and help out with the planning and I look forward to being part of such a forward thinking group! Just from one meeting, I will have some of my work in a booth that they are having at CoolArt/Hot Jazz at Queeny Park the weekend of August 15th. Then the Show Me Etsy team is planning a trunk show at Sqwire's Restaurant in Lafayette Square on October 16th from 5 to 9pm. I am going to be there as well. Any St. Louis artists interested in doing the trunk show or being part of this team can contact me (see sidebar for e-mail). This is an exciting group with alot going on. Check out the ShowMe Etsy team webpage and you can find the links to all of these St. Louis Artists' Etsy shops. And my shop is at www.kathyorf.etsy.com

And as always, if you post a comment here, I will post your name in Sign Language letters.....

Visit my new ETSY shop!

Just set up shop on ETSY--the place for handmades. If you haven't been there yet, you really need to go to www.etsy.com The work there is unbelievable! It's kind of fun, but seems it may be a lot of work to get people to see your shop since there is so much to see! I've been told that it is all about making connections in forums and chats and many other ways on ETSY. So I may be tied to my computer even more than I have been! I've been browsing on ETSY for an hour already and really need to get to work! But I'd love it if you would visit my ETSY shop at www.kathyorf.etsy.com I have a few things on right now and am adding more items every day or so. Something else to keep me here...at least I have a nice backyard view from my window!