New Idea!!!!!

So I haven't had any instant success from Etsy. I thought that I would magically sell every piece of jewelry that I created without having to put too much effort into it. When I first started making jewelry last year, I had a plan to sell it at local craft fairs and at the local flea markets. Some how, I got side tracked and influenced by other people's success online that I forgot about what I wanted to do. I think it is a lot easier to sell jewelry in person because people can try things on and see how they look. Online, you have to have really good photography skills in order to really sell the product. I am also deciding to take my work off of etsy because they charge a fee to list the item, plus they also want a percentage of your sells! Yes, I did know all of this when I signed up but I thought that since Etsy is such a popular site that people would just browse through the website and instantly see my work and want to purchase it. Well that's not the case. There are so many people listing items on the website that you would literally have to be on there for hours to look at everything. The chances of people finding my jewelry on their own is very slim. I'm still motivated to make and sell my jewelry, but I just have to do it a different way. I have more success getting through to people on facebook. That's just a sign for me that I need to go where the people are and put myself out there more and be confident that my jewelry is worth having.

Another thing that I strayed away from was my resin jewelry making. Resin is so cool and easy to work with. I had an idea to make a bunch of really bright, chunky, resin bracelets and rings and just sell those for really cheap. It costs almost nothing to make and they look really pretty. I also have a mold to make earrings as well. I want to get a mold to make bangles as well because everyone loves bangles and they're inexpensive to make. I kind of strayed away from the resin and started focusing more on beads as my medium of choice. I love all of the jewelry that I made with beads, but I think resin is more colorful and bold and I can make it into any shape that I choose. I have to go to work in a few hours but I think I'll at least get the first layer going for some resin rings, and I'll finish them when I get home. Here is a few pictures of some necklaces I made a couple of days ago.