Panopoly Creations

Catchin’ Up to Do

I have been fighting an unusually slow internet connection for the past week or so, trying to get all my new items added to the Etsy shop–and trying to get caught up on items over at Dawanda. But there’s so much to do! I still have many pendants and rings ready to list, and dozens of buttons and beads, animal friends, housewares and more, to photograph and write listings for. I had no idea how much new stuff I’d actually made, until it came time to put it all online!

o what land is the land of dreams -- ceramic pendant

Meanwhile I seem to be building a little momentum: I’ve appeared on the Etsy homepage several times recently, and it’s earned me 270 hearts as of today. I’ve almost made the 100 sales mark too! It’s very exciting, and I’m working hard to keep promoting. I am considering buying a cooperative Etsy ad spot in CRAFT magazine that would be showing up this fall, I’m trying to get up the nerve to write to some blogs about my products, and I’m donating 30 of my Poem Drop Pendants to the sampler giveaway going on at Brownie’s Vintage in Berkeley, CA on August 15th. I’m in the middle of making them right now!

Oh Happy Day!

I’ve been trying to get more stuff done along the lines of networking and promotion lately, and it seems to be working pretty well. I recently joined the SF Etsy Street Team and have retagged all my handmade items to include “sfetsy team” in the title.

Oh, and as you can see, I’ve made a new banner for here, as well as for my shop and Etsy user icon, to more correctly represent current crafty focus. (Nice alliteration, huh?)

Meanwhile I recently made an Alchemy request for some new skincare products, and I couldn’t believe the outpouring of responses I got. Not just bids, but just general Conversations from other Etsy users about things that had worked for them. It was really awesome and reminded me about how much I like the Etsy community as a whole. I ended up accepting bids from Swan Mountain Soaps, Tamara’s Herbs (I also got a sample of her Hair Therapy product), Greenberry Soaps and Botanicals, Unico’s Cauldron, and am currently figuring out exactly what I want from Parrot Feathers. I’ll be sure and let y’all know how all that turns out!

So, I’m kind of saving the best news for last, but–I just found out that my Weathered Green Handmade Ceramic Shank Buttons are getting featured in tomorrow’s Etsy Finds e-mail! I’ve never gotten publicity on that scale before, so I’m mega-excited. Yay!