Transitioning from Etsy

Just when I think I am doing a self-proclaimed "much better job" at keeping track of all the different ways order inquiries, discussion and ORDERS come in (FB, Etsy, Text, etc) there is inevitably something that happens that slaps me right in the forehead and says "NO YOU'RE NOT!" Yesterday it happened .... I lost track of someone's order.  (Insert mass hysteria over here) Not only is this terribly disappointing for the person (which is the worst part) it is also makes me feel horrible and sad and then I start with counter-productive self talk which helps no one.

SSSSOOOO, I've been thinking about transitioning away from Etsy for a while now.  Simply put, while it's an "out of the box" solution, the seller fees are ridiculous.  This is just a tiny business and paying hundreds (yes hundreds) of dollars a month in just Etsy fees before you even tack on the percentages to process payments, listing fees, etc  it really is crazy how much money is just "gone".  Obviously keeping costs down benefits us both.

Having said all of that I have been researching a solution that will work for everything; I will be transitioning all the things I had been posting to Etsy directly to a new e-commerce solution powered by ecwid.  You'll be able to purchase items, send me custom order request and register for workshops DIRECTLY from ItsScrapicated.com.  YAY!!!

There will be a place to submit your custom design requests so there is an actual "order" for the design creation.  There will be a very minimal fee ($5) to have your custom design created BUT that $5 will be applied to your order once the design is finalized.  You will be able to purchase your custom designed creation directly from the Shop/Register page of the website with a Custom Listing that is just for you.  All workshop (It's Scrapicated by YOU!) registration will be  there as well along with the items I rerfer to as "stock" items (Glitter FanWear, etc)    This solution also gives you an order that you can see vs wondering "is she working on that text I sent".

What?!?!? Everything in the same place -- say it isn't so?!?? -- LOL  It's going to take a bit to transition everything over but any/all NEW items will be found at Shop/Register 

As you may have noticed a CALENDAR has been also added to the website so you can see what is upcoming too related to workshops.

I think this is going to be FAN-TASTIC!!! and if nothing else I hope you're excited that I may potentially stop losing your orders. :)

Here's to continual change and improvement!!! and Thank you for patience as this one woman show works thru the occasional growing pain.

Peace, Love & Glitter!!!
-Tammy

Chevron Heart Tutorial - Valentine's Day Metal

Ah-DOOR-Able Valentine Chevron!

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. -Mother Teresa

I'm not sure why I love Valentine's Day so much.... maybe because it's because it's the first holiday following the Christmas rush, maybe it's because it's closely followed by St. Patricks Day, then Easter which means SPRING! which is my favorite season (renewal, warmth, flip flops...) or maybe it's just because "....and the greatest of these is LOVE!..." (1 Cor 13:13).  

While I do agree the Valentine's Day is over-commercialized and as some may refer to it "a Hallmark holiday", but having a day set aside every year to celebrate LOVE, that's frankly awesome.   Love one another doesn't have anything to do with marital love or who's your significant other (in my humble opinion)  it's about loving your fellow human, sharing a smile, showering extra kindness on those in your world.... so let's show em' some LOVE!

This super easy tutorial which you can complete in under 2 hours will have you crafting up a perfect Valentine's Day piece that is simply ah-DOOR-able for your front door.  Go ahead show your neighbors the LOVE!  The kit comes complete with:
1 White Primered Metal Heart
.25 yard of Red/White chevron fabric
3 yards of coordinating ribbon (Ribbon will vary based on availability)
1 pipe cleaner to secure your ribbon/bow
More Polka Dots than you'll need
1 Wire Hanger
1 LOVE stencil 

You'll simply add Black Acrylic paint and Mod Podge (available at any craft store your favorite Wally-World) and you'll need a couple paint brushes, a sharpie and a pair of scissors.  All of this is fully covered in the tutorial video too. 

So are you ready so show some LOVE?!?! I have a very limited number of kits available, grab your kit HERE and check out the YouTube Tutorial HERE. Feel free to subscribe while you're there too :)

I'd really! love to hear your feedback and to see your masterpiece too!!! Comments MoRe than WELCOME!

Peace, Love & Glitter!!
-Tammy