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Update on the shop and Ideas for new items

Updates on my shop For the last few weeks, I have been trying to keep my shophandmade site updated with the right products and the correct prices. I think there is something wrong in their programming on the site that is keeping people from making proper edits and updates on shop owners pages.  It takes sometimes up to three days for new items to show up on my page and when they do the photos, prices and information looks all jumbled. Trying to reach someone that is in charge of support for the website has been extremely difficult. Either they that a very small support stuff and too many problems to fix or they do not a support staff and helping shop owners aren't too high on the to-do list.  Their only contact information is an email, so I have been sending an email every other day to try and get some kind of response.  In the meantime, I have been looking into other site options for my shop. I know that Etsy is very popular however like I mentioned las...
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Updates and New Items  12/02/2018 The past two weeks I have dedicated all my time into making new jewelry and other items. I was invited by a friend to attend a craft show in Chicago. I went in with high hopes that I was going to make at least a little something. but no dice. I think it was a combo of the weather Saturday and how hard it was to find parking. However, it was nice to spend time with a friend and meet new people. Today I added all the new items that I have made in the last two weeks on my shop handmade site today. I think there might be a lag in how they update the new inventory on their pages, I'm really starting to get frustrated with how the website updates shops and the lack of support they have for store owners.  I still looking into other site options. I don't like Etsy. Their track record with BIPOC shop owners isn't the best, plus they take like 10% of your money and have a listing fee. Ya, I'm trying to make mo...

Working On New Product

Good Afternoon Everyone, I have been super busy working on new items the last couple of days. I have been beading new earring and making bracelets out of sea glass and ceramic beads. I'm also working on a beaded Totoro coin purse, it's construction has been a challenge making something that is both durable and usable for everyday use. If I can successfully make this coin purse I will be making more. I'm currently working on my midterms while making new items for the shop, let's see how I hold up until after the holiday season. I will be posting holiday information soon. About when last orders will be shipped out for the holiday season and when custom orders will be available, I'm working on getting more colors of seed beads to work with as well as hardware for some projects that I want to work on. Also because it's the holiday season I will be working with X-mas/ Yule tree scraps to make carved jewelry. I still trying to figure out how/ where I...

Our New Blog Space

Good Morning everyone, This blog will be the companion blog to my shop The Ember Finch Marketplace. Here I will be talking about the project I'm working on for the shop as well as other topics that interest me or activities  I'm involved in as a stay at home parent, tiny business owner, student and activist. While this blog is going to be heavily focused on art and jewelry making, showing new products  that I'm working on and sharing some of my thoughts on the process of creating these items for my shop. This blog is going grow in topics as our shop grows and as I grow as a content creator. At the moment we are sold out of all of our products on our shop handmade site. I sold everything within a 24 hour period. So most of my time will be creating new items for the site and for holiday season craft shows I will be vending at. My goal is to make a blog post three times a week (we shall see lol) Check back soon for new posts often. Thanks for visiting...