{"id":1028,"date":"2008-02-10T11:17:55","date_gmt":"2008-02-10T10:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raspberry.co.uk\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:32:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:32:04","slug":"what-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raspberry.co.uk\/?p=1028","title":{"rendered":"what? = sales?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been thinking about what to make, how to do it, and I guess most importantly, how to sell it.<\/p>\n

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For me Etsy is still the best place, about half my sales have come from outside of the UK, and the ones within the UK are not ‘local’. I do have friends who buy my work, but I think there are quite a few who probably feel it is too expensive, but they would think nothing of frittering their money away on some Cath Kidson or Emma Bridgewater, sorry if I offend anyone!<\/p>\n

I guess Handmade is cool at the moment, as long as it is a cool brand for some people : ) I’m shocked at how much some things are sold for in some shops when you could get something totally unique from a proper craft fair or on Etsy.
\nI want to make things that people like and enjoy using, and that I enjoy making too, so I want to make a few more cushions, when I can get the inserts that I used before. I’m going to make some old style totes, which will be slightly cheaper than the ones I’m currently making.<\/p>\n

I love making things, but I do want it to be more than that, I want to be able to make some money from it as well, but I guess making bags, and other textile items that will be hard, especially all year round.
\nSo I guess what I’m getting at it over the next few months you may well see some things on here which are experiments, experiments of trying to turn stuff I love making into stuff I can sell : )<\/p>\n

As you can see I have made another set of coasters : ) Pink and a bit girly, but lovely, if we had a more girly house I would be tempted to keep them for me!<\/p>\n

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