a shop update!!

Finally, finally, finally I put some things in my shop! This feels like a big accomplishment after having let it sit empty for such a long time. Of course I had the best of intentions, but no energy for the photos and description writing and the like. I've only added the blinkies so far, and I will be adding some Dew Drop Girls within the next week- I only have 2 of them, and hopefully some other bits and pieces like the baby blinkies.

Little Edwin was snapped up almost immediately as I did the update yesterday, but I wanted to show him off because he's the blinky that Riyo made the stamp of (last post), and I think he's pretty darn cute. If you join my facebook page, you'll know about shop updates and the like much quicker than via the blog by the way!

I've used Etsy because I can use Australian currency now and it has more reach, however if you're nervous or haven't joined up, email me and I can set up a transaction in my big cartel shop.

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For now, I'm feeling a huge sense of relief that I won't be doing any markets anymore for a long time, the stress, the repetitiveness, and the fact that I feel like I weigh about a million tones mean that I get to sit around the house and chill for a little bit instead of driving myself, and Joe mad! And it means I get to make my nieces the toys from the Softies books that they've been wanting for a very long time, I have made 'Little Pup' by My Little Mochi, I'm about to attempt to remake her Kangaroo after I completely messed up the pouch and the nose on the one I made yesterday, and I need to make the 'Patchwork Horse' by While She Naps, which is making me a little nervous-- because I love her aesthetic, but I'm not sure I can pull it off... I guess we'll see!

Happy Weekend!

B.

Shop Update Today

I updated my online shop today. I've taken the patterns down-- they were getting a bit old and tired, and I will upload a new batch in the coming months... and there will be more dolls to come tomorrow, including the babushkas. I hope to have some more little lambs and pandas made up soon too, but email me if you'd like to pre order them... the lambs have been flying off the tables at the markets!

Goodnight!

B.

Ready!

After much photographing and resizing, description writing and the like, the earrings are up in both my Etsy Shop, and my Big Cartel Shop. I also made up some little cards with names, likes and dislikes, and I think they are rather sweet, from top to bottom, left to right, we have Leia, Shauna, Arianna, Miriam, Hisako, and Ramona. I think Arianna is my favourite-- gotta love rainbows! I had them at the markets on the weekend, and I think they thoroughly confused most people... lots of curious looks, questions and explanations! And "yes, they are from my drawings" was said over and over!

 B.

Shop Update... finally!!

I finally updated my online shop... I'm using the Big Cartel one this time, the patterns are still available on Etsy, but after looking at who buys what and realising that most of my finished toy buyers are Australian (90%+), it seemed crazy not to use this other shop where I can list things in Aus dollars, where I can have multiple quantities of the one item without additional fees, and where people don't have to become a member in order to use it, but can still use paypal if they like. I also feel as if I am drowning in the ever-expanding sea that is Etsy!

And for overseas buyers, such as Americans, Canadians and Europeans, your dollars are generally worth more than mine, so you'll receive a nice suprise at the checkout as opposed to the unpleasant increase in price when I transfer the US price to the Aus price... although things are about as good as they get at the moment, the US dollar buys about Australian 90c.

And the little Anne-Sophie print that people seem to love so much is available at $5 per panel! :) I only have 10, and 5 would make a very sweet row of bunting... in fact I'm going to print some more for my market stall today!

Happy Sunday,

B.