first post

Well here goes nothing, my first blog post.  I am completely new to the whole thing but thought I'd have a go anyway.  It's proving quite difficult so far as my two year old is currently insisting on sitting on my knee as I type. 

I am a thirty something year old with a husband, two dogs and the aforementioned two year old.  I am a stay at home mummy and love my job so much.  I also make jewellery when I can fit it in around the busy mummy part of my life.  I have been making jewellery since I was in school, I had a break for a bit but got back into it a few years ago.  I have sold bits and bobs over the years to friends and family and a few years ago I even managed to set up a website which got me a couple of sales but nothing much.  I have been considering giving my jewellery a bit of a push for a while, just to see if I can make it into a bit more of a business, so I can hopefully make my hobby and work one.

I have a limited budget of approximately.......nothing (or thereabouts) in order to start this business, so I think it's going to be a long hard slog.  I'm not sure if it is actually possible to do but I'm going to give it a go. 

I have been doing a bit of work on my website recently, to try to bring it up to date.  I have added a few more items to my gallery of work and added an online shop, with a few pieces that I have in stock.  My other bid for business has been to open an Etsy shop.  Etsy is a website where people can buy and sell handmade items.  A friend of mine pointed me to it as she had got a few bits for her wedding there. 

So far I am a bit of an Etsy virgin but I have been reading everything I can to try to make the most out of my shop.  I have taken some new photographs of my jewellery and listed a few for sale.  No sales yet and there is alot of competition on the site from some very talented people but hopefully someone will spot my jewellery and like it.

I am currently working on some new designs so I can keep listing and keep a good variety of items in my store.

I also decided to have a go at writing a blog to keep track of my progress, I have absolutely no clue about it whatsoever but hey, it's worth a go.

Anyway that's me for now.  I'll hopefully be back to update with my next step soon.
V