My shop.

Hello!

I've had quite a few emails recently asking me about my shop so I thought instead of answering them all individually, I would post what I thought here and then if you have anything to add about your experience you could do so too.

I love to sew! I love making little dresses and tops and skirts and although I have three gorgeous girls to dress, they can only fit so many clothes in their wardrobes. I guess this is what made me think that I needed an outlet for the extras.

After A LOT of thought and agonising and discussion with anyone who would listen to me, I came to the conclusion that my sewing is my 'me time' and that I didn't want to turn it into a business and take the fun out of it.

I had been approached by a few shops but didn't like the idea that the shopkeeper would add at least 100% markup making my clothes quite expensive.

I also thought about markets, but we do so many farmers' markets every month and I didn't want to shlep my family around to more.

So I decided on an online shop.

To be honest I've never bought anything online so I have no experience using any of the different online shops out there. My decision to go with Big Cartel was mainly based on the satisfaction of a few of my friends who use it. I also thought that the people who would buy things from my shop would most likely come from my blog and I liked the fact that it felt less like a shop in an enormous shopping centre and more like a corner store.

And so far I'm happy!

I've been open for just over a month, I've sold some stuff, its easy to add more when I feel like it and it just sits there the rest of the time. There's no pressure to update and its cheap and I don't have to wash anyone's faces or be polite.

I guess I would like it if the item could be marked as 'sold' when it has been sold rather than waiting for me to go in and change it, and I am still really unsure of my prices and often wonder why the things I thought would run out the door don't always.

I have also found working out postage costs a bit mind bending so I've just popped two or three dollars ontop of the price of the item to cover the shipping. So in effect, postage is included in the cost that you see.

I have noticed that when I do shop posts on my blog that things sell better, but I definitely don't want that to be the focus of my blog.

But if you know a little girl who would look gorgeous in The Blue Lady Dress, then you know where you can buy it. I don't know why but I think its the best dress I have ever made. I love the white linen of the table cloth and the embroidered girls and the mismatched sleeves.

So how about you?

Have you visited my shop? Do you like my shop? What do you think of my prices? Do you have your own shop? Do you like it? Do you sell lots? What else?

Oh and I've hijacked Susie's Flower Press blog today too.

You should check it out.

I've held her down and made her answer her own Show and Tell questions.

Looks like she did a great job of it too.

Have a happy Tuesday. XX