Blogging Day Two

So, for those of you that don't know me, I am a single mom. I was always raised with the desire to be a stay at home mom so that I could watch my children grow. I was also raised with the belief that the "man" of the house would be the provider. Well, all grown up (for practical purposes, but really... far from it) and a child of my own, I need to find a way to do this on my own. So, I started making baby clothes. My first go about it was more successful and I just did the basics. Very plain eBay listings and my stuff was flying off of the shelves! Now, my items have evolved and my creativity has expanded and my sales... well, not so much.

This is my way of tracking what I am doing from day to day to make sure that I remember that my time was not in vain.

Today I have been working on my website... check it out www.ellajoecouture.com. It has some of my tutus that I haven't listed on Etsy and it will eventually have my hairclips that I want to offer on there as well... But mainly I am letting people know my Etsy store is updated daily. Well, as long as everything goes well! My goal is to add a new item every day!

Ella today has been offered crayons outside of the bathtub for the first time. She is having a blast standing at the table with one in each hand blowing bubbles and waving them around and I am having a blast being able to watch it!

How Quickly Time Flies!!

So, as I spend my days playing with my daughter and using her as my muse and also entertaining my adorable but sometimes repetitive niece I am trying to find my niche in the handmade world of baby clothes. This seems to me to be an easy task. I always receive compliments on my creations. I love simple things that turn ordinary boring onesies into conversation pieces. And, my goal is to bring those to the general public for a nominal price. But I am having to learn how to market myself. And, with no formal experience to speak of I am out there trying just about everything... except Twitter. I just don't understand Twitter!

I have had some experience with sites such as eBay however this time around (I started making and selling my creations when I was on maternity leave with my daughter approximately a year ago, however I did not have the time to keep up with it and work full time and devote the time to Ella, so it kind of went by the wayside) I am casting my lot on a different site. Etsy. For anyone that does not know what Etsy is, neither did I. Turns out that Etsy is specifically a site for Handmade Creations, Vintage Goods and Crafting Supplies. And, an amazing site at that. I have never seen such adorable things. And, it's awesome to know that I can have a one of a kind that was not mass produced... but instead made specifically for me. It works the other way too... I love knowing that I can make custom creations specifically for my customers!

Which is why I am going to start blogging. I want my customers ideas to become my creations. I want to see your wants met with my creativity to see what comes out of it! I encourage you to check back frequently to see what all is new and where my customers requests have taken my journey thus far!