Autumn

Well, it has been quite awhile since my lost entry, but I have been busy with my new Etsy shop and a little eBay as well. My fear of the unknown has now passed and I am listing items almost every day. I am actually selling a few things, too!  I still have a lot to learn about Etsy and photography and promotion and tagging and all the other good stuff that goes along with Internet business, but I am getting there.

School is going along fantastically (is that a word?), and I have great classes of kids. We did have a tragedy over a week ago, but we are all helping each other heal and coming together as a community to support one another.

I am going to try to post some of my goodies here when I put them on Etsy. If you ever have something that you are looking for and would like to know if I have it, just private message me here or on Etsy. My Etsy shop is located at http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmeliesFarmhouse

Halloween has passed, and Thanksgiving is almost here.....how time flies! We have had the furnace tuned up, the chimneys checked, fired up the wood stove and stocked up on firewood as well as making sure the gas fireplaces are in working order for the season. We are ready for winter!

Etsy, Here I Come!

After much thought over the months and loads of encouragement from friends and family, I am going to open an Etsy shop. I was going to wait until after the winter holidays, but was advised to do so before Christmas. I had been dragging my feet about the whole thing due to fear of the unknown. But after much researching and discussion with experienced, like-minded people, I became a little more confident of the undertaking.

I plan on selling vintage "farmhouse" goods mainly from the U.S. and Europe. Occasionally, I am sure I will have items from other countries. (For example, I have some post-war Noritake "occupied Japan" plates and bowls that I will be listing, as well as a lovely hand-crocheted 1970s bed coverlet from Mexico.)

Right now I am busy with the business end (ha!) of it all.....getting all the right licenses and forms filled out, setting up the shop, learning about SEO, etc., etc. I'm mentally exhausted, but so excited at the same time. So hopefully I will be mostly ready by October 1, 2012 :)