Dawanda and A Little Mercerie

So ages ago i wrote a post on ETSY vs DAWANDA and I have to say that Etsy won hands down. Though I think the enormity of etsy is sometimes its down fall it is most definitely also a big plus.

I found dawanda to be a little clunky not as easy to navigate and not as easy to promote my items, I felt like I just had to sit back and twiddle my thumb  and hope someone would come to me.

Any way this is not a post about etsy v dawanda rather a post on what am I doing to try and expand my own online presence.

I have recently within the last 12 month started to move away from selling jewelry but rather sell to those that make jewelry. I now sell supplies and vintage items on etsy at www.allthatglittersbeads.etsy.com 

For all you Europeans out there I also sell beading supplies and vintage fabrics at www.allthatglitters.dawanda.com

And for those Francophones I sell beading supplies and vintage fabric at www.alittlemercerie.com/boutique/samanthatenn

Now for those of you living States side and everywhere else in the world these two sites are certainly worth a look too as shipping can be very reasonable and you might find some really funky European items that you wouldn't necessarily  find in your home country.

So why not broaden your horizons and have a look at these two sites you never know they might surprise you

Bead Love, support for supplies

'Bead Love' by allthatglittersbeads

I wanted to give some love to some fellow bead suppliers, Etsy without beads would be like the desert without sand.

6mm Purple Beads 6m... CharmingWren $3.25	6mm Round Textured ... SharkysWaters $2.50	Purple Beads 10 Ame... LythaStudios $2.55	Purple Beads - Arge... bigtranchsuppl... $3.00
1 16 inch Strand HE... MnMsCRYSTALILL... $8.99	Vintage Purple Bead... AutumnWindsJew... $2.00	Purple Jade Round B... gemsbeadsandfi... $8.99	Royal Purple Resin ... gypsyspiritstu... $1.95
10pcs Deep Purple A... doubleangeldes... $2.00	14mm Basketball Wiv... PurseSlore $5.00	10 PCS Purple 9x6 m... bkavcak $1.00	Triple Rose Cabocho... ArtfulMarket $3.00
25 Czech Glass - Cu... beadmecca $3.50	1/2 strand of facet... NYSupplies $22.00	57 mm purple handma... Beadcomber $12.00	LARGE - Royal Purpl... dragonbead $4.75

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

I have recently opened a 2nd shop on ETSY selling beads and so I wanted to extend some love to my fellow suppliers.

Table displays at craft fayres

Happy new year to everyone first of all, I hope last year was a good one and I hope this one will be even better!

I am sure that many of you like me are crafty addicts and partake in the odd craft fayre or market from time to time. As much as I adore making the things I make I find selling them rather more difficult. I find it confrontational and awkward.

I would like to take this opportunity to ask for some advice on table display as this is one of the things that stresses me out at these events.

I always feel like my individual items look awesome on their own but put all together the table looks a bit like a jumble sale.

I don't usually have this many different types of product it's usually just jewelry and felted brooches but I wanted to try and de stock a bit at this one.

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I always feel like my table looks very amateur and I covet that of my friend though she has one main product and it is much easier on the eye.

Any help would be very gratefully received. Don't be shy I am a big girl...lol