Yelling, Selling and Happiness

OK, remember a few posts ago where I declared that I wasn't going to yell? Remember how I was doing super great? Guess what?

I yelled. It was, in theory, justified, but I cognitively "get" that it is unecessary. Old behaviors take a while to extinguish, I guess. Sigh. What is a harried mom of three to do? Bourbon? LOL

The good news is that I sold my pixie
and mushroom piece on ebay. Wasn't super happy about the price, but I was glad to know that it sold.


I will be listing three more pieces this weekend, including the Merbaby. Hopefully she will fetch a good price. I am going to have to start her listing at an acceptable level and hope for the best. If she doesn't sell, she doesn't sell, though I have a good feeling about her.

I will also be posting the pixie in the yogurt cup and the little brown rat. Wish me luck!

Until next time, happy everything!

Theresa

Isn't that always the way it happens?

So, to bring things up to date...


Last time I was here, I mentioned how I was trying ebay because etsy was slow. Can you guess what happened? Of course! I sold something on etsy the same day that I posted the blog! Then, as I sadly watched no one looking at my pixie up for sale on ebay, someone finally bid on that. Then today, someone bought another doll off of etsy! Now I REALLY don't know what to do, except maybe a combo of both etsy and ebay.

Both items that sold on etsy were hand sewn dolls, not needle felt. Hmmm.

When I figure things out, I'll let you know. Until then, I will just muddle along, making my own idea of art and the messes that go along with it.


Thanks for popping in! Until next time, happy everything!

Next time you pop in, I should have some good pictures of my baby mermaid, still in her egg.

Theresa

Etsy vs Ebay

I love etsy. I truly, truly do. I just can't seem to sell much lately and it is getting me down. People seem to love my work in person where they can touch it, turn it over, get a good idea of size and scale, etc., but it doesn't translate to online sales. Sigh.

So what to do?

I have posted an item to eBay to see what happens. Unfortunately, I had to put a starting bid price of $35, which I am told,by those in the know, will prevent it from moving at all. Que sera sera, I guess. I can't afford to have a piece that took several hours go for $2!

So, what is an artist to do? Do I start looking for local shops to sell my items? Does that require a contract? Yikes!

I am going to try 3 series of postings on eBay. If none of them bear fruit, I will have my answer. At that point, I will have to reconsider how I am going about things.

This one is listed as a pixie, though I usually have called these guys brownies. I was told by a wee folks buff that they couldn't possibly be brownies as they aren't wearing brown.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Theresa