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Market day!

Thread Den North Melbourne Market sign

So on Sunday Little Love Boat shared a stall table with Fox Parse at the Thread Den North Melbourne Markets.

This was the first market we’ve done with our current craft cover names and it was a nice day indeed. I can’t say I’m a massive fan of sitting at a table all day while people look at my stuff… actually I feel constantly judged but oh well, that’s just me. It made me realise how much I like selling on Etsy!

I think if either of us do any future stalls we will spend a lot more time working on our stall presentation and what goods we should have at them. This time round we basically had one item each, I had my brooches and Jess had her collars… a few different products probably would have helped us out! None the less it was an educative day for both of us and we got to hang out together all day… can’t complain about that!

Fox Parse & Little Love Boat stall

Little Love Boat… my Etsy store evolution

I’ve recently rebranded my Etsy store name from Aimzsta to the Little Love Boat. Although it’s done, I’m still kind of toying with new logo/brand design options etc. This is probably one of those things you should get sorted out before you go ahead with a rebrand but I’m really still in a process of evolution and learning here… and I’ve happy accepted that I’m probably not making the smartest business moves on earth. I just want to continue to enjoy the creative and experimental aspects of these fun times.

The sailor kitty isn’t part of the logo that’s actually just one of my new brooch designs (although I guess it could be!) – it will be laser cut from bamboo then painted by yours truly.

Little Love Boat - Sailor Kitten

In other exciting news, I have some new designs on their way and I’m going to be increasing my Etsy store prices a little with the introduction of those new designs. I worked out that I am kind of slave labouring myself… and that’s probably not a very good or inspiring way to work!

New found op shop love

Today we had a quick op shop visit and I grabbed a couple of plates which I’m taking along to an Etsy Australia event this week. I’m very excited to be going to a crafty plate painting event. Plate painting has been one of those things I’ve admired and considered doing for a while (because I really need another hobby and all!).

I’m actually just going to paint on the medium saucer size plates, the smaller ones are tiny… for sauces etc, I just couldn’t help but buy them because they are so cheap and we actually truly do need little plates for sauce.

Plates for the painting

A moment to treasure

I started creating Etsy treasuries just a few weeks ago. Today my treasury with a theme of all Australia (Australian stores), blue gift items under $100 made the Etsy homepage. I’m quite proud of my efforts at collating a nice set of Aussie gift like items. I’m also very happy that I put my friend Jess of Fox Parse dress in the treasury. She got over 1,000 views and sold something all in an hour!

I find creating treasuries to be a little therapeutic… it also reminds me of covering my books with themed pictures etc when I was at school… ommm *cough* that was a long time ago.

Creating treasuries is also a great way to network with the Etsy community, I’ve come across some amazing stores and had interactions with many amazing creative people already!

Etsy treasury. Blue, Aussie & under $100