Cinnamon Jewellery

Yes, I do infact have an Etsy shop. Something that I have to remind myself of occasionally. I opened it in September and had a couple of sales. Then I discovered Folksy . And we all know what that means! I've now become totally obssessed with my Folksy shop, the forums, making jewellery for my (you've guessed it) Folksy shop, reading other Folksy sellers' blogs, doing Folksy picks, promoting my Folksy shop, doing interviews with Folksy sellers.............anything and everything  to do with the "F" word. The time has come I feel that I have to return to the land of Etsy and MAKE AN EFFORT! I must admit I didn't have a blog when I started on Etsy and I wasn't on Facebook either so couldn't promote it that way. To be honest I didn't really promote it at all apart from in the Design Gallery on Lima Beads , where I got most of my sales (well, 4 out of a huge 5 sales!). Lima Beads is a great site by the way and you can post photos of your j...

Thanks to a posting on the Folksy Forum from Woody of Wood Jewellery  I've just discovered I can see where visitors to my Folksy shop  live! Click on the Map Overlay report and a world map appears highlighting the countries your visitors are from. Click on each country and you get a more detailed report listing the state/town! Where?! Most of my shop visitors have been from the UK and USA, with the majority in the UK from London and the South East, although there is a cluster from the North West which is nice as I used to live in Lancashire before defecting to the South 23 years ago! The majority of US visits are from Ohio and California, with Akron in Ohio scoring the most visits. I wonder why? Other countries I've received visits from include Australia, India, Poland, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Estonia, Greece, Turkey, France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. It's nice to know Folksy is reaching so far afield! Key...

Serena Cowdy, owner of Folksy shop  The Copper Swallow , came up with a suggestion a couple of weeks ago on the Folksy Forum ~ Why not have a series of interviews about Folksy sellers to feature on our blogs? I thought it was a brilliant idea! What better way to find out a bit more about the person behind the shop: what motivates them to create and why they chose their particular field ............. to which side of the fence they're on when it comes to Marmite!! My first interview is with Serena, the brains behind The Copper Swallow! Based in London, Serena is never happier than when she's pottering around with her camera ............... When did you start selling on Folksy? I only set up shop on Folksy at the beginning of November, but I did quite a bit of research (and lurked around the Folksy forums a lot!) before that. The name of your Folksy shop is quite unusual ~ how did you come up with it? Wildlife is one of my ...

Here's some of my latest designs in my Folksy shop this week Baubles ~ Faceted Ruby Quartz on Sterling Silver wirewrapped headpins, suspended from Spiral earwires Peace ~ Peace Jade teardrops wirewrapped in Sterling Silver & suspended on Spiral earwires Pearly Dewdrops ~ Freeform Sterling Silver swirls with wirewrap detail & "orchid" Freshwater Pearls Sasha ~ Faceted Smoky Quartz teardrops with a wrap of Sterling Silver