Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Have you ever....

Have you ever wanted so much to exit the career you are in right now and do what you love to do.

You guessed it. I am at that point. Doug and I are working hard to get to a point where we can raise alpaca and Bison....Yeah I said it Bison. Doug's passion and he thinks I am going to be shaving the tummies for the fiber.

I think Not!

Anyway, we decided over a year ago that we wanted to get involved with Alpacas, living life on a farm and me being able to do my fiber arts, which means I would no longer be a cop. I think I am all for that right now in my life. Don't get me wrong being a cop is not a bad thing, I am just so much more passionate about my fiber arts.

I have a retirement and benefits that I need to think really hard about before I decide to throw in the towel.

At this point we are living in Arvada and visiting our Alpacas once a week. We knew we would have to do this for a period of time, but we are both itching to get our own farm going. Stay tuned for the fiasco that happened when we found land in Weld County and ended up staying a whole 2 days before moving back to my house in Arvada. This is a story you won't believe. I will post it soon......

I sell my creations on Etsy and love the community. I have purchased items from other and love the variety of sellers and options. However, I am struggling with why I am not selling anything. I have bought all the books that tell you to have great photographs, have a great banner and avatar and price things right. I have offered sales, and promoted several of my items. I get several hearts and views of my products, but no sales. I think my product is quality and fashionable. If it isn't, I wish someone would say something......I have changed thing so many times that I have gone back to square one to begin again with simple and leave it at that.

If you have any suggestions I would love to hear from anyone.

Now enough of that, I have been creating some really awesome things and will be posting them shortly. I will post them here and on my, web site and on etsy.