No More Etsy

After much contemplation, I decided to close my Etsy shop, SgfCreations.  Before I do, I have to thank my brother Randy and sister-in-law Jeanne for supporting me and buying my first basket.  My daughters helped with getting some beautiful photos for the site.  But there was just not enough traffic to make it a worthwhile adventure.  On Etsy you have to pay a monthly fee for each item you have for sale, so there was a cost to just have the site.

I was approached at a craft fair to place my baskets at a Roanoke Parks and Recreation location along the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is called Explore Park.  They are really expanding the operations there and have a thriving gift shop for local artisans.  I was asked to represent the fiber arts.

Up until now, I have had baskets for sale in both locations.  Sadly, I have only sold a few baskets on the Etsy site and many more are being sold at Explore Park.

This coming week I will be taking some replacement baskets up there.  Maybe some people will find some beautiful Christmas presents in the form of my baskets.  Think hostess gifts!

Etsy Site

I am in the process of setting up an Etsy site to sell some of my baskets.  Slow internet and slow brain are making this an arduous process.  I even downloaded new photo editing software, but I need a child to teach me how to use it.

As of this time, I have three baskets listed.  I'll try to upload another one today or tomorrow. I also need to make more as I have a craft show coming up in October and I need to have a lot of stock for that.  I have sent 10 baskets to a friend in California and she will try to sell some at the craft fairs where she sells other items.

I have named the site SgfCreations.  I would have like to make it two words, but that is not allowed on Etsy.  Would you like to see my Etsy site?  I would love some input.  Go check it out and let me know what you think.  I need more photos on the site and will be working on that in the coming days.