Halloween Necklaces for Blythe!

Spooky Skull Necklaces for Blythe now at PlanetBlythe! If you'd also like to order something for yourself from Bebopgirl1969Jewelry, just let me know before you pay and I'll send you a combined invoice!

Well, well, I am a bad blogger this year...oh, well.

Trying to get organized for the upcoming holiday season...adding new designs to my etsy shop as well as moving over my few Artfire listings. I had opted for the free Artfire shop and just found that I wasn't getting much traffic, so everything at etsy it is...

There are some nice designs, too...just check out this sweet candy colored Russian doll design!

New, Colorful Buddha Good Karma Necklace Deisgns!

Wow, I mean, well, WOW! I have not been here in ages. I always say I need to make a sort of internet schedule for myself, but I never do. Yikes! Anyway, since I last posted, I've started a new series of necklaces--fun, colorful, happy Buddha Good Karma Necklaces...hope you like them! More colors & designs are coming soon. :)

The Etsy Blahs?

I don't know what has been up with me since the New Year, but I just cannot seem to work up any enthusiasm for my etsy shops. At first I just thought it was a creative block thing--that I needed a break from crafting--but I don't think that's it. I do like etsy in many respects, but then part of me just can't be bothered.

There are the forums, which just make me crazy, so much so that I find I can't stand visiting them for even the most basic questions. I don't really get the feeling that there is a big group of encouraging fellow crafters there. Blah.

Then there is the over-saturation of some categories, which unfortunately for me includes jewelry. Maybe that's the biggest problem--I just don't feel like anything is being seen, and so the desire to make new things to list is just evaporating. I mean, even tho the listing and selling fees are very reasonable, if everything I list is just getting swallowed up in all the other jewelry, it's not very useful.

Then there is the whole aesthetic thing. It's pretty clear that etsy favors a certain look, a certain type of crafty style, and it isn't what I do or favor, so I'm kind of out of the loop there, too.

So--is this just a blip, something I'll get over? I'm not planning on killing off either of my shops yet, but I sure wish I could find an alternative site to at least try. Folksy isn't going to be it--those square photos aren't the greatest way to show off necklaces. Artfire is OK but as I don't want to commit the money for a non-free shop, my options there are quite limited as well. DaWanda really didn't do it for me, either.

I should probably try to sell some stuff locally--investigate some local shops and all--maybe that's the answer? I don't know--I do worry about price points if I do that.

Aaaaaaaaargh! Any helpful suggestions are welcome!