Anyone who is visiting my homepage today will notice a new badge in my sidebar. It’s my oh-so-subtle way of letting everyone know I JUST OPENED UP AN ETSY SHOP! I decided to send this wee announcement out as well, because I’m just so damn excited, and anxious, and a whole gamut of other emotions. Yep, I’m kinda emotional. Shocker, I know. The shop is called Noted Design.
NotedDesign at Etsy.com
If you feel like moseying on over there, it’ll be like giving me a great big ole smooch and, really, haven’t you been wondering what that would be like? I’m sure it’s been keeping you up at night.
I’m selling handmade jewelry using semiprecious stones and beads and silver and gold and anything else I think is pretty. I’m also doing some hand stamping. I’d love to know what you think of it all!
I’ve only hinted about my intentions to open up the shop a few times, and put it on my list. Why haven’t I regaled you with tales of every step I took to get here? Because I was doubting that I’d actually accomplish the task. I’ve been creating jewelry forever, it seems, and I’ve wanted an Etsy presence since I discovered the site years ago, but fear and doubt have always kept me solidly anchored in inaction. UNTIL NOW.
I have you, my lovely dear readers, and this blog to thank for providing the kick in the butt necessary to see this particular dream become a reality. THANK YOU!
Now, let’s take another moment to let it soak in… I have an Etsy shop, folks. KICK ASS AWESOMENESS, I tell you! Makes me feel like anything is possible. Now if only I could figure out how to bottle that feeling, I’d be golden. But, hey, clearly stranger things have happened…
xo
olive & hope
/ March 1, 2010Congrats and welcome to the club Emma! Your jewelry is beautiful…. I feel like I need to go and work on my shop policies now!
xo
.-= olive & hope´s last blog ..Blowing the Lid Off the Small Box. =-.
emmajames
/ March 1, 2010O&H: Thanks sooo much, chica. I’m curious, though – why do you need to work on your shop policies? And I’d love to hear a bit about your experiences thus far with Etsy. I’m so excited to be part of the club
verybadcat
/ March 1, 2010i want a heart shaped garnet pendant, with some silver thingy going on around it, maybe like the garnet heart is busting out of a silver cage or something. garnets symbolize passion, and i want something that reminds me that i own that passion, that i take it with me where ever i go, that it is not the passion of circumstances or the influence of others, but something that lives inside me.
GO.
.-= verybadcat´s last blog ..I’m Kind of A Big Deal =-.
Peregrine John
/ March 1, 2010I love the idea of a garnet heart bursting from a cage. Brilliant!
emmajames
/ March 1, 2010John: I know, right?! VBC is a gem that way, and so many others.
emmajames
/ March 1, 2010VBC: That sounds like a beautiful pendant. I’ve got the garnet, but the silver cage is definitely not in my wheel house at the moment
I do love passion, though, and try to bring it to everything I do. It is something that lives inside me as well, my friend.
Peregrine John
/ March 1, 2010Congratulations, and well done!
emmajames
/ March 1, 2010John: Thank you!!
Lollygagger
/ March 1, 2010Congratulations! This is awesome! Heading over there now
.-= Lollygagger´s last blog ..slacker sunday: revisited. =-.
Kate T.W.
/ March 1, 2010Congratulations! I was on the subway tonight thinking to myself ‘What would really make me happy is if all the artists I know– either personally or through reading blogs– actually made money making art. Blogs are great, all this free exchange of ideas– great. But I want artists to make friggin money.’ And then you have opened a shop today. Very good. Adore that jade and gold necklace. I’m spreading the word.
.-= Kate T.W.´s last blog ..Moonday Experiment– Unleashing Wild Creativity =-.
emmajames
/ March 2, 2010Kate: Oh, wouldn’t that be friggin fabulous? I’d LOVE to support myself just through my art. Indeed, that’s my ultimate goal. Thanks for spreading the word! And may our positive thoughts and wishes materialize…
Jennifer Prentice
/ March 2, 2010I LOVE YOU JEWELRY! I would like to do an interview with you about your shop for The Style Geek if that’s cool with you??? I’ll DM you on Twitter and we can chat! =)
.-= Jennifer Prentice´s last blog ..BUY IT NOW: Tulle Clothing =-.
emmajames
/ March 2, 2010Jennifer: Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES… I mean, um, sure.
I’m so, SO happy that people are responding to my stuff as much as I do.