Wednesday, December 17, 2008

artistic accountability: etsy store!!!

i think i'm going to start an etsy shop. i've been plotting and planning for almost a month now, and thought i'd make it official and hold myself accountable to some sort of timeframe by writing about it here.

i've always loved making mixed-media cards for friends and figure that this will be the perfect creative outlet to fill my free time, with the potential to make a little money (to add to the $27 i have to last me the next week until payday), and learn a thing or two about running a small business (in preparation for the bar/ restaurant/ coffee shop/ boutique i will one day own. i can dream, right?).

i don't want to unveil my first card sets quite yet, so i'll leave you with photos of the thank-you notes i sent for my graduation presents:



i hope to launch my store by the end of january, check back here for updates and a url!

5 comments:

nicole gelb said...

ugh! stop being so cool! f!

can i help with the cofeeshop/boutique/brothel?

thanks.

ps. i bought new boots today. ciao!

Tim said...

I like the use of the sewing machine.

k.d. said...

positively giddy! ahhh! i swear my excitement is uncontrollable. and to answer your question: yes, you CAN dream, you MUST, sometimes it may seem like it's all we've got, but that is a lot (a dream that is). i leave you with a cheese-ball quote:

don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.
- robert louis stevenson

if you ask me, you have some mighty nice seeds in those mixed media cards

Angelo said...

caitlin, i only just discovered your incredibly lovely comment from some months back. thanks for the support.

Jax said...

Did you put your stuff up?!?! I was actually drooling over vintage dresses on Etsy all morning at work. I think you'd do really well if you opened a store!! :)