Different stages of making the newest pair of earings in my selling inventory!

Exciting stuff....just took first step towards expanding my selling opportunities.

Just took the first step in the process to being able to sell more. This will mean that I will be able to have a larger etsy shop and start going to boutiques, etc. to try to get them to sell my jewelry. I'm a nervous nellie, so it's definately going to be a "i want to know the in's and out's of everything before I do anything" process, but once i'm comfortable and start moving and shaking it will hopefully be a success with my jewelry becoming better known, and with me having it be more of a career than a hobby.  I would love to be able to say that I'm a jewelry maker with a full time court job as my hobby .

Are you dying to know why/how I started my etsy shop? I am about to make your dream come true!

I'm a nervous nellie...The thought of selling my jewelry online had me very creeped out. I initially posted  photos of my jewelry on flickr, and another jeweler on flickr chose one of my pendants as a favorite for their jewelry group. That made me realize that there could be an interest in my jewelry. I made preparations for about a month before I opened my etsy shop. For me, the main concern was figuring out how to calculate shipping prices.

Ok, ok...you have tortured me enough, I will tell you how I post the jewelry!  First I measure the jewelry by length and width and then I type up a description for each piece. I then do my own calculation of the price, and take photos of the piece.  By having a description ahead of time I can list them quickly by simply cutting and pasting. I tend to keep the shop small for technical reasons and to keep it more manageable for me. I work a full time non-jewelry day job, so I really can't spend my days making restock jewelry.