Etsy

It's obvious that I'm way behind the curve when it comes to the computer world. Blogs, social networking, shopping online; these are all things most people were doing before me. So it's no surprise that I found Etsy after everyone else in the crafting or handmade-loving world. Here, a lot of talented people make and sell every handmade or vintage item imaginable. It's like a giant garage sale or Super Saturday, except a lot of the stuff is really cool, and more overpriced. I like to browse thorough items just to look at what people can create. That inner artist in me that was never given any talent admires the talent in others. Then I started to wonder if I could make something that someone would buy on etsy. There was the phase I went through when I was doing applique and stitchery. My sister Jessica is a proud owner of one project that has two moose appliques and a canoe, with the words, "Gone Camping" in sloppy stitch work. I remember stitching some words at a Super Saturday and someone telling me my lines were so small and far apart that it looked like a digital clock....I don't think they meant for it to be a criticism, but it certainly wasn't a compliment. I don't think there would be a lot of people putting digital-clock-looking stitchery in their etsy carts. There is my robot painting. Miles asked me why I wasn't more creative when I finished it. He likes abstract interpretations more than a literal copy of the thing we're looking at and painting. I have done scrapbooking with various intervals of doing it a lot, and then not doing it for months, but I usually get impatient and try to finish a page as fast as I can. I love to take pictures (as verified by this blog), but something tells me people at etsy aren't interested in buying a picture of my kids sitting on a pumpkin. I'm into the vinyl lettering trend that is so popular. Mark laughs because he says there are so many "words" in our house. I have a vinyl lettering sign in our room that says the popular, "All Because Two People Fell In Love." I think Mark secretly likes it, but he had to laugh and suggest that we make one for the laundry room that says, "All Because Two People Bought a Washing Machine." Come to think of it, that might be my key to Etsy success....any takers?

All Because Two People Bought A Washing Machine