the power of etsy

etsy. it has been a love of mine since it first began. I started tiny sprouts shortly before the etsy era. I recently added my new hand-stamped line, five18 designs, to etsy.


{photo collage design courtesy of good gravy}

when I started tiny sprouts I submitted my site to online stores to try to do wholesale. wholesale was not something I wanted to do because you have to mark your items up enough to salvage enough to make a slight profit. I then placed ads in print magazines. this is very expensive and I am still paying it off!

this is why etsy is SO great. I placed my five18 designs on there 30 days ago. in 30 days I have had 19 sales. though this is not a lot, it is a lot considering how long it took me to gain 19 sales from tiny sprouts. seriously, it took a long, long, long time to make people aware of my hand-embroidered clothing & a lot of money.

for very little money you can add your items to etsy and begin selling today. thank you etsy, for allowing people to pursue their passion easily.