Etsy Selling

I love making things, I've always been a creative person.

 I have been sewing since I was about 6 years old, it started with hand stitching my barbie clothing. We never really had money so when I wanted something, I'd rummage thru my grandmother's fabric drawer and cut and glue and sew outfits to make Barbie NOT naked.

I have was taught how to knit around 10 years old, I really got into making items with knitting around 22 years old. It was basically to keep my hands busy after surgeries or while Larry napped. I broke my hand and couldn't hold my knitting needles comfortably so around 25 years old I picked up Crochet. I really enjoyed learning it, It was amazing how fast I picked it up. It was completely different from Knitting. It was a whole new world. Shapes were easier to create, blankets went so much faster.

When I was a little kid, I did all the housewife crafts. Latch hook, Cross Stitch and paper crafts. I have done a lot of Cross Stitching Lately. I initially made the switch to cross stitch this year because it was easier for me to take it along when I went out. I love just snapping a photo of a pattern with my phone and putting it to the fabric and making these hilarious, extraordinary items.

I have to make the switch to exclusively selling thru Etsy. I have had numerous "friends" ask me for items, and place orders, ranging from $15 to $100 and them not coming thru on their end. Giving me time frames and adding items in the middle of another order. I have standards, and I will let my customers know every single step of the way the status of their order. I have a 3-5 day turn around on all cross stitched items. I ship using USPS.

I feel that this is the only fair way for myself to get thru making items for friends, or acquaintances.

I will be liquidating my stash when it gets closer to moving and I may do a craft fair in the meantime.  I just cannot allow myself to be walked all over any longer. No one should feel bad for filling an elaborate order in a small time frame and with time to spare, whilst getting other items added to the order without warning and still wanting the same time frame.

I understand when emergencies pop up, I respect people enough to hold items if need be, HOWEVER  do not play dumb or ignore your seller. It is disgusting and wrong. I kept getting excuses about one thing or another from a few of these invisible buyers, and now, 5 months later I still have the items, and am now selling them on my Etsy.


If interested in a custom order:
My Cross Stitching Custom Order Link

Thank you for reading, Have a wonderful last week of Winter!
Manda