Now On Etsy

It has been a slow process, but I am finally up and running with my Etsy shop and am enjoying the sales coming my way because of Etsy.

The shop set up wasn't the problem, which I found easy and fun. The problem was finding the right set up and having enough merchandise before I opened my shop up to the search engines and put it on Facebook.

Shipping was also an issue because it is very expensive to ship and you either add it to the price, which I don't like to do, or you make it over the amount to cover any purchase. It wasn't until today that I discovered the tool that allows me to set the shipping profile for each item individually. What a huge help. If you check out my site now you will find 3 separate shipping prices depending on the item and special parameters. I can offer my customers much more in the way of realistic shipping without added cost or a mark-up on the item. Some of my items for sale even have Free Shipping for the holiday!

The other main improvement I have seen with the Etsy site that I am enjoying, is the ability to rearrange my items with a click and drag feature that is new.
I was very impressed the first time I used it change the look of my shop and I have since used it to highlight items that might otherwise be overlooked.

Lastly, the wonderful ability to show my blog viewers a Mini Etsy shop is my new favorite feature. I will try to add it to this blog so you can check it out while you read this, but I also will be learning how to add it to the side of the blog for easy access no matter what the blog is about. As always, I treasure your feedback about the blog. Please let me know what you think, add your experiences and just start a conversation.

Etsy Shop now open.

"Snow Crystal"
An award winning champion!

View my new offerings at http://www.etsy.com/shop/lianao?order=custom.

I have begun offering fiber to spinners from my local alpaca ranches that supply me with unwashed, uncarded or uncombed, dirty fleeces fresh off their livestock to my studio. I then skirt, wash, comb and re comb until the batt is free from almost all vegetation and short fibers. This is what I offer to my customers at a low price, along with the photo of the alpaca it was collected from.

You can get updates from twitter at http://twitter.com/LIANAOB. Then shop at my Etsy shop to buy your own spinning fibers lovingly prepared for a heavenly spinning experience.

This fiber spins up so softly and produces a strong yet fluffy yarn that is perfect for baby blankets, shawls and scarves that you wish to be light and fluffy but warm. The advantage of alpaca is that few people that have trouble with alpaca the way they will with wool, which tends to be itchy. You will not have trouble with the alpaca because these fibers lay smooth and do not itch the way wool does.

I have Cream, Black, Lt. Brown, Med. Brown and Rich, Deep Brown Alpaca colors available.
They are all from my local alpaca ranches and there is both the Huacaya and Suri alpaca fibers available. In the photos above, the one on the left is the cream Huacaya alpaca combed with a small ball of finished single to show what can be done with this wonderful fiber.

For those projects that require wool, I also have Jacob Fleece available in the raw or processed.