... of the etsy experiement

I have a shop on Etsy. You may not have known that, because it's been something that I have been very apprehensive about actually pursuing. One of the reasons is that I make a TON of different things, but I know I should probably just do a few things and do them really well. However, I've had a hard time committing to those few things. How do I know that those are the few things that people will want to buy? What if my pictures aren't professional enough? What if I want to start making something else? What if people don't want to buy my stuff and I look silly? How will I have time to do it with everything else that I have to do?

And then I realized... the great thing about selling on etsy is that you can make it whatever you want it to be. I can do less sometimes and more at others. I could stop completely or slow down. I could also list a bunch of different thing and figure out what people want that way. I can start with whatever pictures I can get and progressively get better pictures as I have time. Maybe having a hodge podge of things would be ok for a little while.

So I'm just going to do it. I'm just going to list things that I've had in my "to list" box in my work room forever, and we'll just see how it goes!

Ironically, the items that I just listed today are kinda new to me things. I've made the tie onesies often, but the gift set idea is a new one. So we'll see how it goes! Here's a look at my new stuff:

Baby boy gift sets: Green Dots

I hope to get more up soon!

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