Crochet, Etsy, Pictures

Yesterday I learned to crochet, I took a class at Joann Fabrics which was informative but a little expensive for what it was.  Crochet has always been a mystery to me, all that looping and twisting but now I know!  I'm thinking I like how knitting looks a little better but the process of crochet is a bit friendlier than knitting.  Once I actually make something other than sampler pieces I'll take a picture and throw it up here.

I've been meaning to write several posts on different subjects but always seem to wait until right before I go to bed to write my posts and then usually decide I'm too tired to write coherently.  I'm just going to have to switch my schedule around to make sure I get my blogging time in.

I now have an Etsy shop up and running, you can find it at www.etsy.com/shop/DancingTreeJewelry/.  So far I've found Etsy to be easier to add items to than Three Sisters, but there are also so many functions like circles, favoriting items and shops, that it gets a little complicated figuring it all out. At the moment there are different items in my shops, eventually I hope to have enough stock to have items listed in both places but that might take a few months before I get two of everything.

I finally got some pictures taken with the help of my wonderful husband. Here are a few of the better ones.

Four Tier Spiral Earrings in Non-Tarnish Silver

8in1 Chainmaille Cuff in NuGold

Thick Clef Bracelet in NuGold

By The Sea Necklace

Three Sister's Marketplace

I have decided to use Three Sister's Marketplace as one of the online venues I will sell my jewelry through. I have decided to go with them for a couple of reasons.  The biggest one is that they don't charge a listing or monthly fee, just a commission for what you do sell; on the downside that fee is fairly high.  It is a juried site so the quality of goods is kept high and attracts a buyer who is looking to spend money for quality. They are also a very new marketplace, not even open for business yet in fact, which is good because there are relatively few vendors, so my shop will be easier to find for random shoppers however, since they are brand new there are likely to be relatively few of those. Hopefully the site owners will advertise aggressively and build their reputation quickly. 
I have a few items up at the moment, I will be adding more as I get more inventory and good pictures. If you are interested you can find my shop here.