August Update

It's been a busy spring and summer! I "vacationed", spending weeks visiting family in other states. I went on an Alaskan Cruise, and traveled by train from Seattle to Sacramento, to Chicago, to Washington and then down the coast to Orlando. I lost a dog, built a web site, worked on a business email project, rebuilt this website completely, made and delivered two quilts, and am working on several others.

Disney-themed Pocket Bag

A Queen-sized quilt using a familiar pattern

Quilt started, one that waits

Early in the year, I was advised that simply purchasing fabric that represents licensed content did not mean that I could use that fabric in another product that I was selling. While this made sense to me from the viewpoint of the original owner of the content, it didn't make sense to me from a consumer standpoint, as I personally made no agreement with the content owner in how I would use the the fabric I purchased. 

I recently learned that the Supreme Court appears to agree with the consumer view. While there will be more lawsuits, I am sure, to really define this decision in full, I think it means I can go back to selling my products! I have resurrected my etsy site, and will be getting more of the products I have made out there to be sold. 

If Your Not Earning, Maybe You're Learning...

Two weeks have now passed since I placed my first Google Ad. I used their suggested Key Words, because they made a lot of sense, and added some of my own. At one week, I trimmed the Key Words up, keeping the words that appeared to resonate the most in searches.

Because I have such a limited inventory, I kept the buy small. I generated 92 clicks to this site, which as you have noticed is NOT an e-commerce site, but no one clicked through and purchased a bag. So, now I must change up the buy, add a bit more to it, and send them to my Etsy shop, to see if that makes a difference.

It's the kind of bag that everyone needs at least one of, this one was gifted!

During the same time, I wrote to a local Farmer's Market, and heard back that they don't have space for me right now, but they will keep my application on file... I am currently writing to other local farmers markets, to see if they have space.