3/7/12: The Prospects of Made-To-Order

I'm extremely excited about this new idea of mine: selling home sewn a-line skirts on Etsy and having the made-to-order option for the buyer. This way, the buyer is able to pick and choose her fabric, certain skirt features, and best of all, she can "plug in" her body measurements. I'm loving this concept.

And this morning I'm one step further. I made my first made-to-order skirt listing and waiting eagerly for feedback and my first customer! I've done some custom sewing before (and I'm always doing some type of custom work for my family, like this example), so this shouldn't be too outside my sewing comfort zone. And as I know with most Etsy customers, they appreciate the skill and work involved. 9 out of 10, that's the reason why they shop at Etsy!

See the listing now by clicking here.

Wish me success in this new venture of mine!

5/7/11: Unwrapping Etsy

Way back in March I said at the beginning of a post:

No posts in the last week or so but that doesn't mean I haven't been up to some mischief. I've created something rather special a few days ago but that will be under wraps for just a little while longer. 

What has been "under wraps" shall be revealed today. I created an Etsy shop! I wanted to wait until I had a wide array of items up for sale in my shop before I tell you all, but I thought I waited way too long for this. It has been over a month since I created it! 


Click here to visit St. Gemma's Art and Needlework Etsy Store.

An Etsy shop of my own has been on the brain ever since I learned about the website about five years ago. As some of you might know, I've been selling what I create (by way of knitting, sewing, rosary making, watercolor, etc.), in a "craft room" that is adjacent to my family's farm market. I've been selling my handcrafted items since 2003, I think, so I guess you can say that I've been in the "biz" for awhile!

{ View of Magicland Farms }

Last November and December I did something out of the ordinary, I sold a few items on Ebay; namely my Sunny Spread afghan and two shawls. I was pessimistic about the whole thing from the beginning but it turned out to be very successful. I sold everything I listed. Awesome!


Since I had such great success with Ebay and I bought a laptop and camera, March was the perfect time to set up shop. Right now I am selling just a few items--rosaries and a crocheted sweater but I had my first sale today! I'm very excited about it and I hope to add more listings very soon. I have a load of ideas of what I can sell and create, so visit again to see what is new.