Hi Emma, thanks for that. You have been very kind and helpful. X
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Hi everyone itās so nice to see it busy on here!
I am hobbling around today trying to get some new bits finished off.
I was sorting some bits out in the bathroom yesterday, poly filling etc and as I climbed out of the bath caught my ankle on the corner of the glass shower screen, itās now black and swollen!
Happy days !
Itās a necklace from me todayā¦
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Good morning all.
My item for today
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Sharon @TheOldButton that post is incredibly helpful with some amazing tips for new sellers and not quite so new ones like me. It will be a shame if it gets lost in this thread. Is there anyway you can copy it or create a new thread so more people have a chance to see it?
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A relist from me, to restock one of my embroidery kits
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Thanks for that Sharon, you have been incredibly helpful. X
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Morning everyone, we have the wet stuff here in Devon too, my garden will be very happy 
Roz @OrchardFelts fellow restless leg sufferer here too. I went to see the new Mission Impossible Film with family the other day not realising it would be a 3 hour sit. Spent most of the time doing a Kenny Everett impression! I find my legs are worse in the evening as I start to get tired and also if I am hot.
Enjoy your trip to London Mel @aquilacrafts
Ouch Donna @underneaththeeaves that sounds painful hope it soon heals xx
Itās a paperwork day for me today, Iāve put it off for long enoughā¦ I do still do have Albus my furry friend staying with us though to keep me company
Little clay birdie magnet from me today
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Sharon do you find it easier to have a separate shop for supplies or not.
I am worried I will confuse myself with a separate shop.
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Will do a new thread later today Emma x
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Good Morning All
We are off to Pitlochry tomorrow. We are going to the theatre to see a play about Nan Shepherd, the Scottish novelist. Weāve booked a hotel and Rover will have a sleepover at the Guide Dog Centre. I havenāt been to the theatre in years. I hope I can cope with the āexcitementā 
I am pretty sure Iāll be able to 
everything on my phone as Iām travelling. Hereās my listing for today,
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Faved to hereā¦
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Ouch! That sounds painful, Donna @underneaththeeaves . I hope it doesnāt cause you too much trouble.
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TBH Caroline, I am starting to regret it a little bit. Not because itās more work, but because of fees on listings, and a limited audience.
The positives - Having a separate supplies shop is great in keeping things organised. I was getting overwhelmed with a messy shop that didnāt sit nicely together. Things are much easier now, and I enjoy listing and rearranging the categories and items. The shop/s feel good again.
Neutral - itās not really that much more work. I had to set up extra email account and profile on here, and itās a bit more admin/finance reconciliation, but because the names are similar I can stick with 1 brand for promotion.
Minor issue - I find myself focusing on the supplies shop mostly, meaning I am less motivated to make things. Luckily, itās my quiet season for my āsewnā gifts but it will be an issue closer to Xmas.
I also have to be careful that I use the right shop name when promoting or branding. For example, my stamp has āsewn byā The Old Button. Iāve had to stick a bit of tape over those words to get labels for the supplies shop 
The negatives - when I set up the new shop, I chose Plus as I thought I would be listing loads. However, although I am getting some sales on Folksy Iām doing better on eB-y. Outside of the existing sellers, Folksy isnāt the first place people look to for craft supplies, so Iām wanting to put my new stuff on eB-y (and itās free). But as I went for the annual Plus account 
I feel Iām wasting my money if I donāt list here first/as well. That is added work.
I then stopped the Plus account on the main account as I didnāt want to pay it twice. That is restricting me from listing or relisting as much as I would like, as I resent paying lots of per item fees when I have a Plus account on the other shop. I suspect Iāll have to buy a few months of Plus as the Xmas season approaches. In the meantime, Iām shifting my crafting kits over to the supplies shop where I can list for free.
In hindsight, as I am only running the supplies shop to clear my destash while I think about what I want to do in the future, I think I could have achieved my objectives by temporarily hiding a lot of my āsewnā items to create a more streamlined shop.
Or I should have gone for monthly Plus, and alternated between them. As well as minimising listing fees, I could then have focused on 1 shop for a month at a time.
Hope this helps.
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Iāve had an email from Folksy saying that a few of my items have been included in the Folksy Farm Shop gift guide, which sounded positive. Iām blowed if I can find that one. Iāve looked through all the gift guides and couldnāt find a farm shop! Has anyone else discovered it?
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Thanks Emma I am hoping it goes down soon as need to get on with new makes and photo taking !
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Hi Corinne @WonkyTowersCrafts I received an email the other day with the farm shop collection in it and there was a link to it, so it must be somewhere. Hope that helps a little x
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Corinne @WonkyTowersCrafts
Found itā¦
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Your farm themed items are looking fab in the gift guide Corinne. Iām fancying one of your bread bags - started making larger loaves and find they are too big to wrap in a tea towel .
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