Taking another step: Opening Cotton Smoothie Shop on Etsy

A few of my 6x9 originals listed on Etsy

Good day all! I'm finally in Seattle and trying to settle down. So yay to that! Anyways, I had been procrastinating for God knows how long about opening my shop on Etsy. I am happy to report that I have listed a few items today. Okay, where's the applause? Just kidding. I am proud of taking this step. It's so typical of me to hide in the shadows and see what happens. I'm not doing any of that anymore. Time for me to be a big girl.

Wait! I forgot to tell you about the shop. Well, for those who have been reading the blog for a while know that I had a t-shirt business called Cotton Smoothie. I realized that I'm growing out of the t-shirt biz and so I really want to focus on art creations. However, I loved the name Cotton Smoothie so much that I decided to bring it along with me on this venture. So t-shirts out, unless you just have to have one. Then I can do a special order for you. Cotton Smoothie resumes at its new home on Etsy here.

Stop Pressing 'Pause'

I wouldn't say I'm stuck on creating but I am on pause from moving forward. My aim is to make art a full time business but I can honestly say that I'm sucking at the part-time position. This week I've been trying to prepare myself for opening an Etsy shop. Each day I think I have done more at browsing other shops than focusing on my on. My excuse this week has been on photography. I've read so much on styling and photographing items for Etsy and blogs that I've dug myself into a deeper whole. In order for me to get customers, I feel like my shots have to be just right, but I guess I have lost some creativity in this area. Therefore, I'm not making moves to list items yet until I am satisfied with my photos. I need to get over this insecurity because I'm just starting it out. Nothing has to be just right. The process is to improve over time. So I guess in righting this I realized that there is a definite need to get unstuck and release the pause button. And I'm just making up reasons to hold myself back. Wow!