Since my first sale on Folksy! Wow! Doesn’t seem like that long ago!
Folksy taught me so much in the early days and particularly the wisdom of @HilaryP shaped the way I run my shops/blog/take photos/interact on social media etc etc! Thanks Hilary!
I have made lovely friends - online friends that exchange Christmas gifts and cards (does that happen anywhere else?!)
What will the next 7 years bring I wonder? …7 years ago I was taking a break from being an Air Traffic Controller, making and selling was a little hobby, a stop gap whilst my daughter was a baby and now it is my full time job!
So thank you Folksy for the laughs, the tears and some sales along the way!
Well done Susan! That’s great! I agree with you about the nice community on here. People are really helpful and supportive. I have had loads of questions and people have gone out of their way to hel.
Congratulations. My first sale was a Frog Ring 5/9/2009 so I’ve just beaten you
Customer paid by Echeque and I was so excited by my first sale I sent it straight out before cheque cleared as a measure of my good faith. I did get paid.
You made a lovely wedding guest book for me (for my daughters wedding) all those years ago!
It’s so nice to see you are doing so well, congratulations!
Happy anniversary Dottie and to all the others who’ve been on Folksy for 7 years. My first sale on Folksy was 7 years ago in June and I’ve loved every minute of it. I wonder if anyone has been on Folksy longer than you Joy? When did Folksy first start - I can’t remember? x
I was first on Folksy when it was in “Beta” selling my jewellery and kiln fused dichroic earrings and cufflinks, then there was a big thing about only being allowed to sell completely handmade items and not items that included mass produced components so I closed shop because the “findings” were mass produced and I didn’t have the materials to make my own ear wires or cufflink bases or metal bails for my glass.
I remember being one of the first sellers on Misi as well, I got a cotton bag!
It was a shame to leave Folksy as I had a few sales too, but I also remember the forums were very nasty with constant bickering and bitchiness!
So glad things have changed now and it’s is a lovely and happy forum!
Happy Folksy Anniversary, Susan! I made my first sale about seven and a half years ago. My best years were 2012-13. @debbselliman, I remember all that palaver when a lot of people left. I supported Folksy’s aims to a certain extent (it still annoys me when someone hangs a mass-produced charm on a mass produced chain and calls it handmade), but the rules seemed very inconsistent and still are. I make cufflinks and could certainly not manage to make the link itself!
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Here’s to the next 7 (at least!) xxx