Ho-Hum... Etsy ride is over but other stuff is brewing!

So the etsy ride is officially over... :( Edward and other items have stalled out and no one else has checked in on them... All this and just in time for my Google Analytics account to kick in. So I can actually watch the sad little 2 or 3 people look at Craft Loco and then take off. *sigh*

I'm just bummed bc I'm coming off the high of watching my shop be visited like 675 times. Oh, I'll be back for more Etsy Main Showcase. Storque Showcase was better than expected too but stil didn't pack the same punch... Alas, 50 views is 50 views. And as stated earlier I have other ideas about how I can handle Edward. (And get more exposure to Craft Loco) I will not give up hope!

In the meantime I have other fun and crafty goodness flowing... The first is I have decided to take part in Undercover Kindness' 'A Week of Kindness', with today being the last day. Not that I won't continue until I set all my cute little cards free. It's been a lot of fun and I've even gotten Lil involved. She enjoys the sneakiness of leaving notes for people to find later. Although the secret part needs some work... Many times in a store I would hear in a loud whisper, "Mom... What about over here?!". Loads of fun!

That's me with a fun card I got off the Undercover Kindness site. I think I'm going to be preachy and make it my Facebook Profile Pic since it's such a good message... Also one I could stand to exercise more often!

Coming up next... Twilight Game Night on Friday evening! Of course I have managed to make this little party a crafting and event planning extravaganza! Should be fun combining my two loves though. :)

He's Baaaaccccckkkk!

So it's Day 2 of the great Etsy Showcase experiment. As of this moment '30 Days of Edward Cullen' ha been viewed 638 times! Best money I ever spent to get more views. Again no sales for Eddie but I did manage to pick up another cheapie sale of some tiny envelopes. Honestly, it's still thrilling that someone liked my work enough to spend money, even if she didn't buy my pet project. Plus it's another rating point which I think only looks more impressive to people stopping by the shop.

Clearly the real view maker has been the Main Showcase. Worth every penny especially bc AdWords has cost as much ($15.00) to date but has only generated like 40 views. I will anxiously be waiting in line on March 3 to purchase another Main Showcase spot.

Today, as you can see from the above image, Edward is on the Storque Showcase. Not even close to getting the views as the Main Showcase but it's still nice to see him out there.

Here's another shot of him on the actual Storque Blog page. I really do love this site! It's fantastic for ideas, getting out there and feeling like you are part of a community of similar thinkers. It's all good. :)

I Am Worse Than A Proud Parent...

Yep... It's pretty bad... I am worse than a proud parent sending their kid off to the first day of school. It would go something like "Awwww... Doesn't he look cute with all his friends?!" In case you hadn't figured it out he's the dark, handsome one in the crowd.

And of course I wouldn't be a good parent if I didn't have a detailed close-up... His little brother the wristlet looks pretty good too! Last I checked, he was up to 555 views and I picked up another heart... Wee! It's almost like a drug this checking in!

Big Day For Edward!

So it's been a big day for '30 Days of Edward Cullen'... My pet project for various reasons. Today I tried out the Main Showcase on Etsy. As of last night he had 127 views and 4 hearts (mostly friends of mine which I have trouble counting accept others could be lead there through the faves). As of right now at 8:30 pm with 3.5 hours left before he goes off, I have 518 views and 8 hearts!! No sales, but lots of folks have viewed. I am DETERMINED to sell this to someone so I have some other ideas that I can implement if I don't wake up to a sale for my guy... It's such a cool idea too... hmmmm... Maybe persistence will pay off.

Tomorrow he's off to the Storque Showcase and it will be interesting to see if I pick up as many views. Until then!