Treasury Monday 1: Soft Tones

As promised! 

A day late, but better late than never, I say!  Every Monday here on Stitches & Stuffing I will be posting a new treasury that I have compiled on Etsy.  Today my treasury theme is Soft Tones.  The past few days here in Arizona have been chilly, cloudy, and at times even foggy, which has put me in a relaxed mood.  Here is where you will find the actual treasury, and below I'll give you some sneak peeks!

Classic Brass Accent Lamp Set by AMRadio
I am a nut for Mid-Century pieces, and these lamps are right up my alley!  If I could afford them, I wouldn't be showing them off here, I'd be enjoying them in my new living room!

 N'est-Ce Pas French Stamped Eco-Friendly and Recycled by I RECKON.
I love it when people use every day materials in such fun and creative ways, and I love that it even more when people do it with things destined for the trash heap!  And a little bit of Down South decor never hurt nobody!

 Autumn Bee and Tortoise Short Shawl Pin by GardenOfWeedinGirl
I am crazy for shawls and stoles.  I adore wearing them, I love making them, and I really love buying pins for them!  So an entire shop dedicated to pins I can use for my shawl is heaven!



I'd also like to say that I finally got a few new items up yesterday in my shop, so head on over and let me know what you think!  I am making it my goal to make and list a new item every other day, and hopefully I will succeed!

Getting On, Going On....

Day 3 is here, and I am still feeling the euphoria of new Etsy shop-ownershipness.  I've been listing new items each day, and this weekend hopefully I will have a few more to add for the weekend browsers.  :)

I am the type of person that always wants to try new things, new patterns, new ideas.  And from the moment I decided to open this shop, I realized that this would probably be my biggest obstacle to being successful.  When someone browses your shop on Etsy, they don't want to see 80 completely unrelated items all crammed together (unless you sell supplies, perhaps!).  So at first, I was going to totally limit myself to making my stuffies (what I always call my little amigurumi animals).  But I really love making wearable crochet and knit.  There is something different about making items that a person will wear, hopefully so often and for so long that they wear it out.  It becomes a part of their days, of their lives, and I think that there is something powerful and touching about that.  

After thinking hard, and long, and going back and forth over the pro's and con's, I have decided that it is OK to sell stuffies and wearables in the same shop, as long as I don't get crazy with different wearables.  Stuffies can only be worked in season themes so many different ways before you end up with items just like everyone else.  For fall and winter, people need gloves, stoles, scarves, wraps, cowls, and all sorts of warm items that I adore making but have no use for in Arizona.  And in spring in summer, we ladies love little cardigans over our tank tops, and delicate lacework scarves and little wraps.

So, there are my plans laid out for you.  Below I'll stick in a couple of pictures of my Tiny Amigurumi's.  :)

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Day 1!

Hello Blogland! 

This is (obviously) my first post, and I am very excited about it!  Today I opened up shop at Etsy, and this blog will chronicle my ups and downs trying to run a business in such a competitive market.  Here I will keep you up-to-date on my newest listings, patterns I am developing, and hopefully some tutorials on how to do what I do.  :)  For now, I will keep this short and sweet, as I need to go and photograph a few more items that I have made for sale in my shop.  Please take a look at stitchesandstuffing.etsy.com, and let me know what you think! I'll add some photos to entice you in to coming over..... ;)