So I’ve started to setup my Etsy store. Some of you out there are probably wondering right now “What is etsy?”. Well Etsy.com is a play you can sell handmade goods, such as jewelry, clothes, soaps, and other handmade goodies. I really love the community and it will allow me to make a website without the worry of how to accept payments.
In my Etsy store I’m hoping to sell handmade jewelry, crochet or knit accessories. Eventually I’ll also make items such as purses but I don’t want to go overboard and burn myself out before I even begin lol.
I will have one thing that is consistent among all of my Etsy products, they will be at least 80% recycled materials. What I mean by that is that each item will be made from items I “rescued” from thrift stores and other shops that sell gently used items. So if you order a hat from my Etsy store it was probably made from an old sweater or maybe a skein of yarn someone was going to toss. Same with my jewelry and other accessories I’m working on.
Here is one of my Etsy products I’ll be selling. This necklace was made from old hematite necklaces I was given after my grandfather passed away.
When my grandfather was still with us he would make beaded jewelry to sell at fairs. From time to time he would also get wholesale necklaces to add a little more variety for the buyers. After he passed away my family gave me most of the craft items and wholesale necklaces. Originally I was going to try to sell the wholesale items through ebay or craigslist, but it just didn’t sit well with me. Seemed like I was giving up on what he had started off t0 do. I think it was about a year later that I realized I should make the wholesale necklaces into one of a kind jewelry.
It’s kinda therapeutic to take apart something that makes you sad to look at and make it into something brand new. I really hope my Etsy store works out. It would make me feel like I’m continuing what my grandfather started.
