I’ve been spending some time getting to know Etsy. It’s not easy to know Etsy. It’s awfully big! One of the things I’ve been doing is visiting other shops and “heart”-ing all my favorites. Well, today I discovered that I had been “heart”-ed by someone new to me. That was a lovely surprise! But even lovelier was clicking over to her shop, The Singing Bird, where the cuteness slayed me! Becky is a very talented lady. I’m so excited because I commissioned a piece from her. Soon I will have my very own needle-felted Bluebird of Happiness.

This sweet bird, Wee Miss Sunshine, is only two inches tall! So darling!

After introducing myself and asking for a bluebird, I asked Becky if she had any Etsy tips for me. She gave me some great help and she directed me to this blog where Christina is doing “30 Days to a Better Shop”. Perfect! I’m a little late joining, but I plan on catching up. I thought you all might enjoy this process too, so I’ll be blogging my progress and maybe you will join in if you have a shop. What a fun way to learn together!

So, Day One (which was 10 days ago!) our assignment was to define our goals for our shops. Here is the exact assignment:

Today’s assignment is to set goals both monthly and long term for your shop and business. I know… easy, right? Ha! Not! Okay, let’s try this…