Besides being a very busy graphic designer and mother of two, my wife still manages to find time for a number of creative outlets: She crochets excellent hats, makes art prints and also accessories for your purse or bag (the first two are featured on her Etsy store). Unfortunately, she found there is a lot of ‘liking’ on Etsy of her store, but it is not translating into sales.
She decided to take the bull by the horns and have some fun in the process by hosting an event at our home. In order to make it more fun, she enlisted the help of some other crafty designers to pitch in with some of their work. She convinced me to unearth some photographic work of my own which I explain in more detail in my metallic c-print blog post.
Finally, this was a sort of artistic ‘coming out’ for our oldest daughter, Sophie with the official launch of her art cards. Sophie draws over a hundred drawings a week and so we thought it would be exciting for her to have some of her output transformed into colourful greeting cards. Naturally, this was exciting for Sophie as her first experience with selling her work.
Other participants were Paula Huszagh who did some awesome rings. Finally Joanne Malakassiotis Vekar brought some jewelry as well, including necklaces and bracelets. You can find her store on Etsy here.
Katherine opted for a Facebook invitation, because Etsy is excellent for what it is, but it doesn’t get just to her friends in the same way as Facebook. In hindsight, Evite.com has a better reminder capability, so that might be something to use for next time.
In the end, the rain and Facebook’s lack of ability to send out ‘reminders’ in a robust manner limited somewhat the attendance. Although what was lacking in quantity we made for in quality. Thanks to all who attended and we will see you next time!
