New Listings

Just put up a bunch of new listings on my etsy shop today. Check them out! Lots of valentine gifts. Here is one of my favorites. www.etsy.com/shop/unfadinglouise

So I love making treasuries

I have discovered the joy of making Treasuries on Etsy. It is a way to be creative, figure out a puzzle, build something beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. Plus you get to know other sellers, market their pieces, build relationships, get in more circles, find more favorites and just be more involved in general. They are really fun to share. Here are some of my favorites. Hope you like them.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQyMDMwMzl8MTk3MjkxMzAwMw/stop-by-the-orchard?index=1

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQyMDMwMzl8MTkwNTEwMTc5OA/chartreuse-fields?index=7

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQyMDMwMzl8MTcwODM5OTE2Mg/salted-caramel?index=9

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQyMDMwMzl8MTc5ODY3MTY3Nw/winter-morning?index=15

My Etsy Shop

I am so excited to announce that I just opened an Etsy shop called UnfadingLouise. Check it out! I am selling beautiful hand crocheted items for you and your friends. Now it's off to look at some more patterns on Ravelry to see what more cute stuff I can make.

The etsy-ness begins

So over Christmas my aunt convinced me that I should start selling some of my crocheted items that I usually just give as gifts of love. Since my husband and I want to go share the Good News with cousins around the world we need a little extra income. We are trying to pay off our student loans so that we can be debt free when we move overseas within 2 years. So I am learning all about Etsy and how to make your shop awesome and snazzy. I just want to be honest and real with my customers to let them know what they are supporting by buying the items I make by hand. I definitely don't want this to get out of control so my aunt suggested I just create a bunch of beautiful wearable things out of my stockpile of yarn and then put it all on there and sell it. I don't really want to take orders for things because I have a full time job working with youth and they take up a lot of my time. Plus I don't want this hobby I love to become something I dread or feel like I have to do. I just want to create beauty and make people feel loved and special.

I love cotton yarn

Wow I wish I could make so many beautiful things to wear out of pima, ultra pima, pima tencel and the list goes on and on. Yay for non-scratchy yarns! I am trying to be creative when it comes to crochet projects but following patterns is just so much easier for me than making something up :) I can't believe I have been doing this for almost a year! I have gotten so much better, Christmas presents are going to rock this year. Thanks Jenn for teaching me cool tricks and for inspiring me to get started. And thanks to my students like Michelle, Michelle, Bethany and Megan who also love yarn. If anyone wants to learn how just let me know.