A B.A.B. Wolf Visited My Shop
My Daniel sweater pattern was tried on by the B.A.B. Wolf in my virtual shop of design. He's a big animal so the sweater had a tight fit. It was fun to see. He wore it 2 different ways too. (BAB stands for Build A Bear). I think he wants to try a different color next time.
10 Year Anniversary on Etsy : 2014-2021
7 Years Of Blessings & Unfinished Projects
As made-to-order requests kept filling my time, I started so many unrelated, unfinished projects that I've lost count. I never could finish what I started to build an inventory as I repeatedly sought ways to diversify. I'm constantly seeking a new product to display. Unfinished projects instead became my outlet to maker's freedom, while the custom orders and made-to-orders brought views and customers. Having a shop doesn't really get exciting until customers show up. Since I practice a slow-making craft I know I have been blessed by so much patience from others. On a realistic note, artistic motivation comes and goes like the wind. You keep at it as you fill up on cheap cappuccino drinks, you know the instant powder formulas.
10 Year Anniversary on Etsy : 2013-2014
While still holding down the fort on eBay I entered my 3rd year on Etsy. From eBay I got a request that would be the start of a breakthrough for me on Etsy. As shown by the photos, a little blue tiger became a stream of blessings for my shop. My customers multiplied:
10 Year Anniversary on Etsy : 2012-2013
2012 was my 2nd year on Etsy and also the beginning of amiamipets blog. There were so many dogs to make and share. Presently, I miss making my dogs. I had a variety of listings then:
10 Year Anniversary on Etsy 2011-2012
September 2021 marks my 10th year since 'Byesh' opened on Etsy! Travel down my memory lane. Starting off with the first year, 2011 to 2012, I've pulled up listing photos of some of the items from that year. Some things sold and many did not. One item that sold was a pink sweater and I miss it so much. Wow, what a blessing it is to look back now.
Here are the supplies I use:
- A blank 4"x5.5"kraft card (cut in half) or printer paper
- A piece of yarn or string
- Scissors
- A printer
- A .jpg file (made on canva.com)
- Software to view and print a .jpg file
- Hole puncher (optional)
Over the years my photo 'skills' have noticeably improved, especially here on this blog. Some of it is due to editing of the backgrounds. For Etsy shops there is access through Etsy to one such photo editing website called fotofuze.com (it may be available to everyone else too but I haven't verified this). Here are 2 photo examples of how I use this online editing software to improve backgrounds. I'd say that it works 75% of the time, especially if the subject of the photo doesn't have a lot of white color to it.
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Getting a white background for product photos |
When the background whitening feature fails then I brighten the entire photo and leave it at that.
If you like this post, leave a comment. Also, if you'd like to see another photo improvement post like this one let me know, like how I did this cool cut-out paste photo.