Etsy- A slow beginning

I created an Etsy a few years ago and never really did much with it. It's always been on the back of my mind but it seemed like so much work (and it still does). I've participated in a few craft shows now and have prints leftover. And all of the sudden, it's not seeming like so much work. I already have my prints scanned in, and the product made, it is just a matter of posting them. Now that I realized what I needed to do, I am more confident about my Etsy shop. I have sold a few things to mostly friends and family, but from what I have read thats what you need to do. Most of them have rated my shop and it's looking much better.  Now I am at the point again where I need to create more paintings and put up more product options. Someday I hope to get to the point where all of these little things I do to earn money through art will add up to enough to work at home to dedicate more time to it.

Check out my shop here and see how I have organized my prints. I bought some stock photos to edit my prints into so my shop looks more professional. Please follow and share!

Crafty Shows

I've been pretty busy the last few days getting ready for a craft show. I did fairly well even though it was cold and windy. My wonderful husband helped make another display shelf that turned out perfect. I also made greeting cards which I have never tried to sell before. I questioned on doing it because I wasn't sure on how to price them. I charged double what I thought I should but that was still below average price for something like that. Turns out, people who do buy greeting cards are more than happy to pay for them. Once again I am reminded that I should not belittle my work. My prints are good, my painting style is great, and I should charge accordingly. I know this is not an uncommon problem with most artists.

Painting does make me happy.

For a few weeks, I've been a little worked up over switching jobs, interviewing and that sort of not so fun stuff. Dakota said a few nights ago, "You NEED to paint again, you're much happier when you paint."
I've always thought in the back of my mind that I paint because I am happy... maybe I've had it backwards all along.
Tonight's painting... let's just say I'm feeling pretty great right now, and my husband is pretty great too.

More Lettering

Still on a hand lettering kick. Today I decided to write down the names of all of my nieces and nephews. Practicing different letters and different versions of the same letter.Again, I look to Pinterest and Instagram for letter styles and techniques. I'm not the greatest but I am seeing improvement.

Sewing from Clothing

I've been working on these bears for a few weeks now and they are finally finished! These bears are made out of clothes from someone's loved one. I'm really please with how they turned out! If you have old clothes or clothes that mean a lot to you, you can always find a pattern to sew with them.

Hand lettering

Lately I've been wanting to expand my art but learning how to do more with hand lettering. At this point I am just looking through pinterest and instagram to find letter examples. It's also nice to just draw in a sketchbook.

We did it!

In case any of you were curious, the wedding was perfect. Now to focus again on other art work!