Thursday, April 3, 2014

Goodbye etsy - hello BigCartel!


Yep.  Slowly moving my work off etsy and onto a cleaner, more modern site.

I'll admit that I finally got tired of seeing the same things on the landing page day after day, week after week, year after year, in spite of all of the complaints and ideas proposed to make etsy more sleek.  What began as a site for handmade and unique has finally turned into a site where everything is welcome to the point where anything handmade can mean truly artisan work created from start to finish by a single artist to cheap charms hung on a cheap chain.  Don't get me started on the dishes from the garage sale next door.  I just can't compete.  Worse, I can't be found.

So I find BigCartel.  Sleek, modern, easy to use.  Gone are the teens and tweens and any mention of Hello Kitty.  If these people were craft and art show people, I would be proud to have my tent parked next to theirs.

Not sure my rant is over but do take a look and cruise through the BigCartel site - even my own shop site, if you have a few minutes to spare.  Tell me what you think.  I think it's a good fit.


2 comments:

Cinnamon Jewellery said...

I know what you mean about Etsy.
Love the look of your new site, it's very clean and modern looking. Wishing you lots of luck with it!

Two Dog Pond said...

Amazing! This is a major improvement over etsy. Again, you are an inspiration and leading us in the right direction. Perhaps you are the Moses of Making.