So I didn't create an Etsy shop with high expectations. My expectations were extremely low, in fact. My only true goal has been to sell a piece of my jewelry to someone I don't know. That hasn't happened (yet). I guess if I reached my goal in less than a month and a half I would have made even higher expectations and been disappointed at some point. I'm not exactly disappointed now, but I feel like this shop can really play with my emotions.
Posting items on Facebook and then not getting any feedback makes me a little insecure. (NOT a plug to beg for feedback, just wanted to express the way this shop has been taking me on a roller coaster of excitement and disappointment). When I only get a handful of views on an item that I thought would be a hit, it makes me feel like maybe I'm not really creating things others would want, just something I would wear. Maybe I'll start asking people on Facebook to give me tips on things I should create.
I started adding things to Etsy more for the fun of it, wanting a way to make myself feel like I'm not just making endless amounts of jewelry that only I will ever wear (and the recipients of Christmas, birthday, etc. presents). But it started out and has remained personal. Everyday I check my shop and everyday I feel a little less excited about it. I want to persevere, to continue adding things I make here and there and just let their time expire (the items posted on Etsy have 4 months to remain listed before you either have to relist them or let them expire). I guess I have to just take a step back and try and remain impartial about all of it. It's hard though, considering I can't help but wonder if my jewelry isn't all that I thought it was cracked up to be.
Thankfully, I have school starting again in about three weeks. I'll be extremely busy and will have little time to get upset about the shop and the sales I am or am not having.
Also...for the past week I have been reading The Hunger Games trilogy. I'm about 1/3 through the last book and can't put it down...the same as I have been with the first two. I look forward to every moment where I have time to sit and read, and with a 10 month old baby, those times are often not very often. But for anyone who likes to read, and who has enjoyed a good series such as Harry Potter or Twilight, please give these books a chance. They're addicting in a good way.
Now it's time to go nurse my baby and read :)
Posting items on Facebook and then not getting any feedback makes me a little insecure. (NOT a plug to beg for feedback, just wanted to express the way this shop has been taking me on a roller coaster of excitement and disappointment). When I only get a handful of views on an item that I thought would be a hit, it makes me feel like maybe I'm not really creating things others would want, just something I would wear. Maybe I'll start asking people on Facebook to give me tips on things I should create.
I started adding things to Etsy more for the fun of it, wanting a way to make myself feel like I'm not just making endless amounts of jewelry that only I will ever wear (and the recipients of Christmas, birthday, etc. presents). But it started out and has remained personal. Everyday I check my shop and everyday I feel a little less excited about it. I want to persevere, to continue adding things I make here and there and just let their time expire (the items posted on Etsy have 4 months to remain listed before you either have to relist them or let them expire). I guess I have to just take a step back and try and remain impartial about all of it. It's hard though, considering I can't help but wonder if my jewelry isn't all that I thought it was cracked up to be.
Thankfully, I have school starting again in about three weeks. I'll be extremely busy and will have little time to get upset about the shop and the sales I am or am not having.
Also...for the past week I have been reading The Hunger Games trilogy. I'm about 1/3 through the last book and can't put it down...the same as I have been with the first two. I look forward to every moment where I have time to sit and read, and with a 10 month old baby, those times are often not very often. But for anyone who likes to read, and who has enjoyed a good series such as Harry Potter or Twilight, please give these books a chance. They're addicting in a good way.
Now it's time to go nurse my baby and read :)
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