Over the last few weeks, I’ve been designing and creating wire and bead jewelry. I finally felt like I had an idea of what I was doing and liked what I was making. Earlier this week, I opened my Etsy store! You can visit at: Black Cardigan Designs. So far, I just have a few items for sale. I’ll be slowly building inventory over the next week or two. If you see something you like, or would like something but maybe with different colors, e-mail me at BlackCardiganDesigns@gmail.com. I’ll work on something for you!
I also set up shop on madeitmyself.com as BlackCardigan, which would have been the same name as on Etsy, but they have a limit on characters. Made It Myself is definitely a different site from Etsy, but it’s still handmade goods and maybe a different group of people checking it out. I figured I would give it a shot since it was free to list an item. I’m trying out the the things I would sell at craft shows to see if they get any attention online. It’s generally smaller pieces of jewelry. I’ll update with more of a review once I’ve been up and running for awhile. It was simple enough to get started on both sites.
I chose Black Cardigan Designs as my name because I am pretty much always wearing one. Even on a hot summer day, I’ll have a sweater with me “just in case.” My black cardigans are essentials for me, so I thought that would be a good way to view my jewelry as well.
That’s one of my designs in the photo above. It is actually the one that has had the most views. No buyers yet, but I’m optimistic. This is my big, exciting news for the moment. Hopefully more to come!
