A New Look for Fall

I rearranged the shop this morning so it would have more of an autumn appeal.  I have a few orange and red marbled journals in the works (which I'm really excited about, since my green ones turned out so well) and a few more pottery pieces coming later in the week.  But for now, I have orange featured on my page!

New listings today!

I finally listed all of my journals from the Hawthorne Street Fair!  Whew!

See them in the shop!

New Journals!

I am listing new journals throughout the day today.  Check in now, or check in later.

Tuesday Treasury!

This week, I'm featuring mathematically inspired pieces.  Da Vinci and Escher were masters of marrying science and art, and many etsy sellers are following in their footsteps.  Check out these items (and shops)!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c7c99d1d98e6d9180564235/precisely?index=0

I'm a-stinkin' at the bloggin'.

So, right.  I was gonna write here, like, lots more than I do.  Summer was busy!  

I know.  That's no excuse.  

TO GET Y'ALL UP TO SPEED:

1.  I made my first sale!  To my mother, but it's still a sale.  My parents went to Alaska and my mother wanted a journal with pictures from the trip on the front.  Done.  For a custom journal, please send a private alchemy request for options and pricing.

2.  The Hawthorne Street Fair was not exactly as fruitful as I had hoped, but we met some great people and learned from the experience.  Lesson: 98 degrees is very hot for an outdoor event.  I made another pity sale to my roommate's parents, but it's still a sale.  We all have to start somewhere, right?

3.  I'm a proud member of PDXEtsy.  It's exciting to meet people face-to-face.  There are some amazing artists here in Portland.  

4.  I have a twitter account.  You can follow me @writeowldesigns.

And hopefully I will be more diligent in my blogging in the future.  I have to take myself seriously as a business woman, after all!

My first custom order is complete!

A kind friend wanted a custom Miss Piggy journal, and I just finished it, ready to send off later this week.

Once I have done a few more and have developed a solid layout, I'll be offering custom photo journals.  I'm still experimenting with my methods, but look for them beginning in August.

Designing a Line

I have been advised to work on a more cohesive group of items for my shop, so I'm now in the process of developing a "fall line" of products.

How many pieces constitutes a "line?"  Should I stick to one good theme or a few?  How large a range of products should I carry?  Certainly I'll have journals, but should I extend the line to include pottery?

Other etsy sellers who sell their "product lines" seasonally seem to list only about ten items per line at a time.  It seems like most of them develop new pieces throughout the season, but ten sounds like a pretty good goal for right now.  And just so I don't get bored with one idea, I'll develop two or three.  

At least that's the plan.