Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Revisions & Additions

Well, I have had my Etsy shop for a little over a month.  I have even had a few sales.  Nevertheless, I spent some time looking over the photos of the items I have listed...and I decided that I could do a better job of displaying my jewelry.  So, I am spending time taking new photos and then replacing old photos with better new photos.

For the ones that I have completed, the listings look greatly improved  -  at least to me.  For example, I have a necklace with Lapis, but the blue did not show up very well in the original photos.  Now, the blue in the pictures is quite vivid.  Here is a demonstration of the difference for this particular necklace.
Before:

 After:


It's a work in progress, but I hope my shop will be better when I finish.

Along with trying to improve my shop, I find I have a slight propensity toward jumping from one project to another.  This week that included pulling out some vintage and craft items that will eventually make it into my Etsy Shop.  So far, I have posted these two items -
First is this Angel that I made from an old hymnal, published in 1955.

Second is this set of ceramic fruit wall hangings that I came across.  They are in pristine condition, circa 1970s and a product of HOMCO Home Interiors.



One last important piece of business -
For my blog followers, I now have a special coupon for 15% OFF on purchases in my Etsy Shop through the end of July. The Coupon Code is BLOGJUNJUL11. Just enter the coupon code when you check out.   Shop at RomanticThought.etsy.com !

Thanks for stopping by!  ...and have a GREAT DAY!
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This Week's Awesome Treasury

18 comments:

  1. Your shop is looking up...love your selections.

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  2. You do everything well! Love the little doll.

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  3. I enjoyed your post, your new photos are wonderful! I just opened a new shop & decided to redo my (only 8 so far) photos. I found this tutorial on how to make my own photo light box http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent It works great, you might be interested.

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  4. I did the same thing with my photos! You will learn so much as you go along! Best of luck. I am now following your blog:)

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  5. Photos are a HUGE part of selling on etsy and you are well on your way! Good luck!

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  6. Pictures are sooo important. I'm changing mine all the time. We learn more every day, don't we.

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  7. It took me a while to figure out the picture thing - and I still feel like I am far from perfect! Your new ones look fantastic!

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  8. My shop doesn't require me to take pictures and I'm so happy about that :) It's hard work and so important!

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  9. Welcome to the Team ... very nice blog post!

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  10. Wow! The difference in the pictures is amazing! Great job!

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  11. Great new photos! I took a long time perfecting my photos in the beginning. It's definitely worth the time and effort! Good luck.:)

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  12. Great post and new pics. Keep on improving.

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  13. Photos are so important. I also took new pictures of almost all my items... Good job on yours! :)

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  14. WOW! The angel is pretty darn cool! Great job.

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  15. What a difference in the photos! Nice job! I need to re-do many of my photos too - it does make a huge difference.

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  16. The lighting in your new photos look great! It's much lovelier when you can see the colors clearly :)

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  17. wishing you many sales this summer!

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  18. Great job on the new photos! Keep up the good work. Photos are always a work in progress for me too. =)
    ~Kim

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