Opening up my etsy store - an ongoing project.

Six weeks ago I decided to open my own store on etsy. I wasn't sure what to expect but quickly realised that it's certainly not a case of just banging your goods up there and waiting for them to sell. The last six weeks have been a huge learning curve and I've learned so many new skills.
First I had to buy a decent camera as mine was definitely showing it's age and not doing my items justice, so armed with my Polaroid i533 I began snapping away. Some of the pictures were a lot better and this was certainly the case in natural daylight but a lot of the items were still missing that certain something. I looked at other shops and some of the photography was amazing, so slightly disheartened I went away to deliberate. My partner is an avid reader of instructables and tired of my whining he decided to research how to build a light box. Eager to get started we set off to buy the necessary supplies and a couple of hours later we had a working light box!
The light box and a new camera have made a huge difference to my pictures,  here's one I am particularly proud of...

Chado tea set.

This is my first post for this blog, I hope you've enjoyed reading it. Future posts will include lots more about opening an etsy store, cooking, gardening, crafting, home educating and much more.
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