However, you may also be familiar with this as well if you've got an Etsy shop: the immediate euphoria of selling an item is quickly replaced with "holy shit, someone's now going to review my work. Someone who is not a friend or a family member. Eeeee!!"
When I first checked my email and saw "Etsy Order Confirmation" my first thought was, "Oh god have I been late night shopping again?! I don't remember buying anything..." And then I read the whole thing and realised it was a confirmation for an order that someone had placed through my shop! My shop!
I was so excited I ran upstairs and woke up the other half. "SORRY, KNOW YOU HAVE WORK IN THE MORNING BUT I HAVE HAD AN ORDER THROUGH!" I danced a little jig. I may have even fist pumped (I did). It was midnight and I should have really been going to bed having finished three other orders for friends (through Facebook) but I just couldn't. I had to get it started.
As I started the work I began to get nervous. Oh man. This is going to go out in the world. It's going to be a reflection on me as a person, crafter, businessperson. Holy crap. Oh man. Stop shaking, hands!
Even though I have been out there promoting myself and sharing my work on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, this feels different.
It's terrifying and exciting all at the same time. It's pushing me to be better and to create something really unique that people will like, will share and will want to come back for more. It's making me think how I want my items to look when they arrive - packaging is so important! Tissue paper, wrapping, bows, tags, etc. And it's also pushing my creativity, probably the thing I love the most.
Whenever I get a new idea or inspiration for a make, it's such a rush. There has been a lot of trial and error (and I'm sure there will be much more to come!) but I've found it really empowering so far. And I'm just at the beginning of this small biz journey.
So here's to the next order! And the next. And the next!
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