Etsy Journey

The Unicorn Cavalry

June 25. 9:48 PM: What did I do on the last day of vacation? Finished my pink bralette in cotton and started one in lavender. Took pictures of Cupid's Aura (pink bralette), posted Neptune's Mermaid lingerie set, and shared these with multiple Facebook groups. The Instagram algorim has changed and affected my views. I was getting over a hundred, and now it can be as little as in the twenties. My sales goal is to sell something every week. I am also working on my blog - posting every Tuesday and Thursday. Deep down i think what is affecting my business is my name. I must give myself a new name, to identify my crochet brand and start using tags for my pieces. I also will get hemp materials for my work due to the fact that my market wants it. They are asking for handmade clothes made out of organic threads and organic dyes. I also added the Pink and Blue Armor sets. I will add white and lavender this week in a batch called "The Unicorn Cavalry Collection." A theme came up these past two months and it was to relax and trust the path that I was on. There were going to be some major changes, there were things that I needed to start doing in order to release my full potential. Perhaps it had something to do with the moon in Cancer.

Look at the cute hanger my husband made for Cupid's Aura.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/525137752/cupids-aura-baby-pink-bralette-yoga-crop?ref=listing-shop-header-0

5/26/2017 5:18 PM: I am JEALOUS. Jealousy feels like a persistant tugging in the center of your chest where your heart is, imagine holding your breath until you can't and then hold your breath 10 seconds longer. Slightly unbearable, Jealousy is my worst trait. Beside my ditz -iness, sits Jealousy. 

In my previous chapter I may have mentioned how I got my hopes up for a collaboration with Tiffany, but I had to make myself see that this was a business. She was going to choose the option that made her money. After I showed her the picture of The Sleepy Jane Show collaboration with Sinew Moon, called The House of Jane, she posted on her Instagram a collab with a fashion designer and their new business, Meta tron House of Fashion. It was then I releaized how one-sided our conversations always had been, and that she had only been exubrant when I was buying her things. I felt jaded, and I realized I didn't want to by handmade BECAUSE it was personal.

I also cannot stop thinking about her comment when I tried it on. "It looks better than I thought!" She commented.

What was that supposed to mean?

I could be looking at this all wrong. Perhaps this is why I don't have friends. I shouldn't be taking this so seriously. It's kind of funny, I really do throw myself at people. No one has purchased anything in over a week and I've updated several of my SEO listings. The only thing I can think is to keep pushing my ready to ship items. Eventually, I need to get my name out there.

There lies another issue.

I needed a new name. I was stuck with a bad name.