i like features

My little shop got some nice write ups. *grateful* Like the one on in the 'one to bookmark'-series on the fabulous heart handmade blog!

And this was another nice surprise to find, Mia put up an announcement on her One Hour Craft blog. Don't tell me you don't know her blog yet. It's terrific. Go pay her a visit. And heart handmade too for that matter!

I'm really looking forward to this week. I made myself the promise to get rid of my entire to-do list. No, i'm not tossing it in the bin, i will actually get things done. This is my get things done week. *doing a cheer*

Let's get a cup of coffee first.

Collage Sunday #45-48

#45. Feels like candy.

#46. Celebrate today.

#47. vintage Singer

#48. Faces in red

Shop Adventures

Ok. Shop Adventures. I'm not running to the postoffice arms filled with packages yet. I got a small number of orders in of which almost all were pre-orders for my upcoming craft book. (yeah) I am not complaining, starting out takes time. I am very grateful to get a lot of very positive feedback on my shop and the items i've made. It makes me very happy to hear that there are people believing in me and my creativity.
I'm very much trying to promote my shop, get to word out and hopefully i'll have some more to tell on this soon.
In the meantime i have finally listed some items in my Etsy shop too. For a while it has just been there. Empty. So i'm starting to get views on my products there too. No sales yet but i am confident. Of course my website shop is my main priority, but you can't get around the fact that Etsy is a great venue to reach a lot of people who otherwise hadn't discovered my shop yet. And those are mostly people who already have an interest in handmade goodies and have respect and love for the craftsmanship that goes into making your products.

I am happy to say i have gained a number of 'hearts' already. For those who don't know, a heart stands for someone who has put your shop into their favorites. Right now i'm at 30 hearts. You have an Etsy store? C'mon, give me another heart! You know you want to! ;)
The only thing (besides having to pay fees, i'm just being honest here) that i don't like about etsy is that you can't put a counter on your pages. I am a statistics addict! Something i got from the times i worked for internet companies, learning the importance of knowing your audience and where they come from. Luckily i have discovered the Heart-o-Tron on Majaba. You can type in your etsy username and it gives you a list of all your hearts on your shop, and there is also the option to check all your items with their separate hearts and number of views! Not a lot of stat info, but it's something and it looks like Etsy is thinking about offering some kind of statistics in the future. We'll see.

I also got my first feature in an Etsy Treasury! One of my cupcake cuties made the sweet list set up by QPdoll. I can't say i'm such an Etsy expert that i already exactly understand how those Treasuries work, but i do know it's flattering, and it makes me feel happy. So it's a good thing! And i think that if you would ever want to make the Etsy homepage, your item should first be listed in someones Treasury?
Anyway, thank you QPdoll!

Collage Sunday on Monday #41-44

Yesterday my husband came home from a 3,5 week stay in the South of France and Amsterdam. You can imagine i had something else to do than post pages from my collage journal! I hope you can forgive me... ;)

#41. Black and White Maze. Okay, no real mazes in these pages, but i don't always have to be so literal right? I love the combination of left and right and in a way they do remind me of mazes.

#42. Green Wonderland.

#43. Create Please! Be creative and inspired. "Without creation you have nothing"

#44. Citytrip.

I'll be back tomorrow with an update on my shop adventures so far!

Color Revolution

It's always joy when i open up my PO Box and find a new copy of Domino inside. I love their website (did you know you can flip through some pages of the mag), but sitting down with the magazine and a cup of tea is my relaxing time. Ok, more likely with a cup of coffee, but cup of tea just sounds nicer. That's what i'll be doing when i finish this post. Put on some music and enjoy all colorful decor features inside my favorite magazine!

Now Open!

I will be doing some layout tweaking still, but the time has (finally) come: I've opened up my online ismoyo shop!

There are some things waiting to still be added real soon. Like more crochet pillows that are nearly finished, pretty sketchbooks and a batch of reversible totebags that only need to be photographed. Plus everything else that will come out of future creative vibes.

Guess now it's getting time to put a couple of items on the etsy page i had registered a long time ago too. ;)

Another thing, i'll be sending out a newsletter tomorrow, including an opening discount coupon, so if you're not on the mailinglist yet, and want to be included, get on it soon!

PS because i was actually a bit nervous doing this (officially open up shop) i stalled time by playing online games.. Wasting time by making lines of three cakes or more (don't ask). I played until i got bored (at least three games okay maybe four) and knew i had to do what i had to do. Write this post.

Oh, ofcourse, if you happen to stumble upon anything that doesn't seem right or is not working probably (i hope/think i got any errors out already) please do let me know! Thankyou.