Etsy Updates and Plans

Etsy has been going very well! Anthony and I are getting lots of sales and making a good amount of money on the side to buy things that we want or need. We have been backed up for the last two weeks with sales but after tonight we will be all caught up again seeing as they really slowed down this week. I am glad for the extra time I will have to clean and spend time with Bear but I really hope things pick up again soon as I really want some extra money to buy stuff to start my new hobby :]

Our new schedule is working great! We are sticking to is pretty well, all though I did work a lot on Saturday and a little on Sunday too, but that was because I wanted to get caught up on backed orders. I am glad I did too. I have still have pics of two new products that are in my camera that I have yet to list. (I also have lots of pics of Bear in there too!) I need to empty my SD card and edit them all very soon as my SD card is now full (my SD card is tiny and only holds about 150 pics). I hope to get that done tomorrow night.

I soon plan to start working on my Christmas line! I do not know how extensive this will be, but I will at least have 5 items. Maybe I will just keep it at 5 this year seeing as my funds are sort of low. I do have the turkeys for Thanksgiving so that will be all I will be doing with that. Next year I will have a much larger holiday selection.

I am also super exited about our soap shop! We plan to launch on the 1 year anniversary of our crayon shop - May 23rd, 2014 I plan to start working on the soap stuff in late February of next year. It took us about 4 months to set up for our crayon shop launch, so I am hoping I can get it all done in time to launch on the scheduled date.

I am also debating adding scented play dough to my crayon shop and launching a candle shop too. If I do launch a candle shop all candles will be pre-made. I will not be making them to order. This would just be a small side project that I would mess around with when I ran out of stuff to do with the other two shops. If it ever does happen, it is a long way down the road and lots and lots of researching away too! I have never really made candles so I would have to practice a lot before I would feel confident with selling them. And in this world practicing means spending lots of money on supplies, because lots get wasted during the trial and error process. So this would be a project for a time when we have lots of extra money hanging around.

I believe that's it everything that is going on with Etsy and all my plans too! :] Stay tuned for new pics of Bear coming Friday (more than likely).

Ta-Ta!

Black Friday Deals I Would Die to Get

While my sister and I were lounging around the house, we decided to look at all the Black Friday deals they are going to have going on. And oh how that was a BAD idea! There are so many great deals that I would just kill to have. And I need so many things for my apartment! Unfortunately,  I can't buy anything on Black Friday because I have to save my money up for rent while I am out of work on maternity leave. But hey!, I can still dream :]

Here is a list of the stuff that I would definitively be buying if I didn't have to save up all my money.

All these deals are going to be at Wal-Mart because that is like my all time favorite place (aside from Publix of course). :]

1. Emerson 50" LCD HDTV - $298
Currently I have a tiny little tube TV that is so ghetto that I can't even play games that have instructions pop on the bottom of the screen, because they are literally unreadable. I am actually working on convincing Anthony to let us buy just this one thing ;p I don't think he will go for it though lol.

2. Skylanders Giants Characters - $9.98
Anthony and I are into these little Skylanders, I do say they are quite addictive, once you start collecting them you just want them all! Now that the new Skylanders Giants game came out we have A LOT of catching up to do with our collection! These are normally around $14.00 a piece.

3. Wii U-Draw - $10.00
I have just always wanted one of these things, they just look way too cool. I believe they are normally about $26.

4. Xbox LIVE 3 month subscription card - $11.98
I have not had my Live account subscribed for quite some time, this is a great deal, I would definitely pick up a few of these if I had the money.

5. Video games for Xbox, Wii, and 3Ds - $10-25
There are LOTS of games that I have been dying to get and now (when I cant spend any money) they all go on sale. FIGURES! lol The add is too small to see what the particular games are but there are tons that I want so I am sure that at least a few of them are on sale.

6. The new Furby - $45.00
Ever since I seen that this came out, I got super exited ( I know, I know I'm too old for a Furby lol). One day I will get one. I believe these are normally selling for around $55.00

7. V-Tech Bouncing Colors Turtle - $15
This is just way too cute! I would LOVE to buy one for Bear and for $15, that's a steal!

8. Crock Pot 6-Quart Slow Cooker - $9.44
I see so many recipes that I want to try and then when I read the directions I realize that I can't make them because they require a Crock Pot. It would be awesome to be able to buy one of these!

9. Mr. Coffee Programmable 12-Cup Coffee Maker- $9.44
I actually do not own a coffee maker! With Anthony moving in soon, I'm sure this would definitely be something I would buy.

10. Eureka Maximum Upright Vacuum - $36
My current vacuum... well its a stick vacuum that my dad gave me that's like 5 years old and won't even pick up crumbs! I desperately need a new vacuum.

Oh if only if only!