I'm so glad to have kept ajoeynamedroo open. I love the products, and so do our wonderful loyal customers!
I thought that I wanted to quit the business because everything in my life was changing. The shop turns out to be one element of stability. I love that I can give people the products that make them feel great about themselves. Each and everything that I ship from ajoeynamedroo really is made with love, like it says on the label (although now it's made with love in Asheville). A huge thank you to all of the amazingly loyal customers, and those of you who are giving the products a try for the first time.
To celebrate the continuation of ajoeynamedroo use the coupon code BACKINBLACK1 for 10% off at check out.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ajoeynamedroo
Also check out my shop with accessories (jewelry, scarves, headbands...) use code SPRINGYRSTEP for 10% off.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/RooTwo
My thoughts on crafting, selling on etsy and lots more
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Spring Sale
I haven't talked about the ajoeynamedroo bath & body shop in a while, but I am hard at work bringing my stock back up to snuff. Yesterday, I made a batch of Floral Bouquet just in time for spring. I've decided to put it on sale to celebrate the approaching warm weather!
Usually floral scents are not my favorite, but since this one is all natural, it doesn't have any of the cloying top notes that have turned me off of florals in the past.
The Floral Bouquet scent really does have a full bouquet. It starts with a base of the nutty, sweet scent of cocoa butter. To that I add just a hint of woodsy cedar essential oil.
For the florals I add the richness of jasmine essential oil, romantics of rosewater, and the delicately intoxicating scent of ylang ylang essential oil.
To top it off with a bit of citrus, I add lemon essential oil.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/97537680/floral-bouquet-lotion-4-oz-spring-sale
Usually floral scents are not my favorite, but since this one is all natural, it doesn't have any of the cloying top notes that have turned me off of florals in the past.
The Floral Bouquet scent really does have a full bouquet. It starts with a base of the nutty, sweet scent of cocoa butter. To that I add just a hint of woodsy cedar essential oil.
For the florals I add the richness of jasmine essential oil, romantics of rosewater, and the delicately intoxicating scent of ylang ylang essential oil.
To top it off with a bit of citrus, I add lemon essential oil.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/97537680/floral-bouquet-lotion-4-oz-spring-sale
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Shop Spring Cleaning
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have decided to list ALL of my craft endeavors in my RooTwo etsy site. I want my shop to look like a little boutique, so in that vein, I wanted to arrange my shop window!
I decided to organize the shop into what I think of as mini treasuries. Each row has its own color theme. I started with cute pastels for spring, and green for St. Patrick's Day. I'm planning on rearranging frequently with the seasons, and my changing moods.
With the shop freshly organized, I guess it's time to delve into my actual as opposed to virtual space!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Jack of all Trades
For years I have been trying to define my "story" in my etsy shop by limiting myself to one style or idea. Every few weeks I have this grand idea: "this is the one!" I go into full production mode for a few weeks because I know that this is the idea that will actually garner sales. After a while I get frustrated with the lack of interest, and half-heartedly make and don't finish a few more.
My latest 2 "this is it" moments:
There have been many, many more over the years. This means that I have loads of handmade accessories hanging out at my house in boxes. I very rarely want to wear my own stuff, I guess it has something to do with having the wider world in mind while I'm making it.
Recently I read that listing around 50 items makes views jump. I knew that making and listing that much new stuff would be pretty difficult. I looked around, and browsed my inactive listings. There was some great stuff in there. Some pictures needed to be improved, but taking a picture is a hell of a lot easier than making a whole new item.
So, here's my declaration. I have decided that I don't care about consistency. Consistency is boring, and creating should be anything but boring. I think that my own voice is strong enough to make my shop just that; a shop. Shouldn't a shop, like a boutique, have many different types of accessories? If I walked into a shop that had only one type of design repeated over and over and over again with the only variety in color, I would walk right back out the door! I don't see why my etsy shop should be any different.
My latest 2 "this is it" moments:
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| "Friendship Bracelet" Necklaces |
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| Turban Style Headbands |
There have been many, many more over the years. This means that I have loads of handmade accessories hanging out at my house in boxes. I very rarely want to wear my own stuff, I guess it has something to do with having the wider world in mind while I'm making it.
Recently I read that listing around 50 items makes views jump. I knew that making and listing that much new stuff would be pretty difficult. I looked around, and browsed my inactive listings. There was some great stuff in there. Some pictures needed to be improved, but taking a picture is a hell of a lot easier than making a whole new item.
So, here's my declaration. I have decided that I don't care about consistency. Consistency is boring, and creating should be anything but boring. I think that my own voice is strong enough to make my shop just that; a shop. Shouldn't a shop, like a boutique, have many different types of accessories? If I walked into a shop that had only one type of design repeated over and over and over again with the only variety in color, I would walk right back out the door! I don't see why my etsy shop should be any different.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Many Faces of Me
I've been in a relationship since I was 18 years old. So, I have never been alone as an adult. I think during the six years that I have been with Mitchell, I have started to ignore my appearance more and more. In a way I think that is one of the benefits of being in a committed long term relationship. You can learn not to obsess about your own faults.
Since we broke up, I have been wondering about my own face. Now that I don't have consistency, I have realized that I really don't know what I look like. It's hard to have any perspective on my appearance, or even the appearance of people closest to me. Their essence becomes plastered all over their face, and it's impossible to separate the two things back out. It makes me think of this lovely quote from Doctor Who:
"Then there's other people, when you meet them you think, "Not bad. They're okay." And then you get to know them and... and their face just sort of becomes them. Like their personality's written all over it. And they just turn into something so beautiful."
I know that this time in my life is an opportunity to get to know myself. I'm starting with my face. For the first time, I'm marketing my products on myself, and you can actually see my face. I've been
surprised at the way they turned out.
I've been able to get a certain about of objectiveness out of them, since I've started to see the photos as products. Every time I see them, I try to think about what my face is saying. Weird how hard it is to interpret your own face. So, the many faces of me!
I hope it doesn't seem vain that I have plastered my blog with pictures of myself. It's really just for me. So I guess it's just self-centered!
Since we broke up, I have been wondering about my own face. Now that I don't have consistency, I have realized that I really don't know what I look like. It's hard to have any perspective on my appearance, or even the appearance of people closest to me. Their essence becomes plastered all over their face, and it's impossible to separate the two things back out. It makes me think of this lovely quote from Doctor Who:
"Then there's other people, when you meet them you think, "Not bad. They're okay." And then you get to know them and... and their face just sort of becomes them. Like their personality's written all over it. And they just turn into something so beautiful."
I know that this time in my life is an opportunity to get to know myself. I'm starting with my face. For the first time, I'm marketing my products on myself, and you can actually see my face. I've been
surprised at the way they turned out.
I've been able to get a certain about of objectiveness out of them, since I've started to see the photos as products. Every time I see them, I try to think about what my face is saying. Weird how hard it is to interpret your own face. So, the many faces of me!
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| Not sure why you're taking a picture, but here's a smile. |
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| I know something you don't know! |
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| I am hiding behind my hair |
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| You are being very silly, but I am going to choose to tolerate you |
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| Happy! |
All of the headbands are for sale here http://www.etsy.com/shop/RooTwo
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