"Handpicked Item"

On Wednesday afternoon, one of my eco-friendly plarn bags was selected as a "handpicked item" and featured on the front page of Etsy for a few hours! They searched by the term "eco-friendly" and deemed my large size plarn bag worthy!

It was very, very exciting for me to see one of my own creations featured on the front page, even if it was only for a few hours. During that time I got nearly 300 hits on the bag! While I have yet to sell an item through Etsy, the extra attention on Wednesday put my shop in many new people's mind and so I'm optimistic that I have a sale soon.

Bags Are Posted!

I have officially posted my eco-friendly, repurposed plarn bags to my Etsy site! Check them out at truepennie.etsy.com.

If you see anything that you like, but would like it in a slightly different size, with a button, toggle, or pocket, please just let me know and I'm happy to custom make one for you at the same price. (Prices are determined by final size of the bag, excluding the handles.)

This weekend I'll be working on creating a lot more plarn, and hopefully I'll have enough of a colored bag to begin to work in colors other than Trader Joe's.

Keep an eye out for more bags!

The Results

Tessa and Ali: our first craft fair!

So while our first craft fair wasn't stellar, it was still okay. The biggest problem was just that the fair was really slow, so there simply wasn't the volume of people needed to make a ton of sales.

That being said, we did still make a few sales (four in total, bringing in $48), and that seemed to be about on par with what the other vendors at the fair were doing. While we wish that we had sold more, at least we sold something, and two items even went to people we didn't know! (Thanks so much to our friends who came out and bought items too! Ali and I really appreciate your support.)

The good news is that everyone said how great and professional our display was, and we got a lot of positive feedback on all the products. We also have a lot of the administrative work done, as well as having a decent amount of inventory now. The items will very soon be posted to Etsy, so hopefully that will start to take off.

The table

Eco-friendly bags

Pretty flowers

In the meantime Chris and I need to re-shoot the bags, as the original photos weren't fantastic, and Ali and I are going to continue plugging away at making flowers and bags.

Thanks!

First Craft Fair!!

Come and see the debut showing of Truepennie's crafts!

Spring Craft Fair
Saturday, May 2
9:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal

750 Main Street

Waltham, MA 02451

http://www.christchurchwaltham.org/

Ali and I are so excited. We will have an assortment of beautiful organza flowers. They can be worn in your hair, on a jacket or even pinned to a bag. They make the perfect Mother's Day gift, or spring and summer time accessory for yourself!

We will also have for sale crocheted headbands and eco-friendly purses made of repurposed plastic grocery bags.

Hope to see you there!