Hello 2017

Hello, I hope you all have a great start in 2017. Last year was a lot of great fun and achievements, if I may say so. As family we traveled and explored quite a lot too. 

Umngot River/Dawki Border

And as crafter, I crossed 2 things from my bucket list i.e I decided to branch out from Etsy and started my own webstore and I released my first Pattern.

In December, my friend Prabha Mathew of  Quiltaholics conducted a workshop on my Family Passport Wallet in The Square Inch studio (by Tina Katwal) in Chennai. 

It was a great fun and success. They sent me these pictures and they made my day!! I wish I could be there in person ^^ 

So, if you're in Chennai or visiting Chennai, get in touch with The Square Inch (TSI). They have many fun classes going on. 

Meanwhile, my year starts with my next pattern is being tested right now and hopefully by next week (which is hubby's birthday) I will be able to release it! I'm so excited and nervous. This time, the pattern will use colourful diagrams. 

It's fast & easy pattern! So watch this space for the release!

Until then,

Happy Sewing

Fabulous fabrics

I've been busy revamping my shops. Running online shops is not as easy as one two three anymore. Most people are selling online, so we have to get more creative in presenting our products. Thousand of competitors are emerging everyday. And VISUAL presentation is VERY important. So during this break time I pull out my stocks and starts re-taking pictures and editing and update the shop. And believe me, it's tiring LOL it's so worth it!!

 

I started one morning, I decided to pull out my stocks from the cupboard and start sorting out by the sets. Cutting, folding and ironing was the next step. Stacked them neatly for photo shoot.

Winter sun was not so bright, the good thing is I can take photos until 1 pm in the afternoon. I set up my "photo booth" and start styling and start clicking. In between I took photos with my phone and posted them in Instagram. It took me almost 2 weeks to get most of the stock photographed.

I'm still editing few of them, but  most of the fabrics are updated in my website. Speaking about website, now I know why many handmade business coach always said about starting your own website or webstore? because it's SO MUCH FREEDOM, not to mention that you get to keep most of the the $$$, unless someone is paying thru paypal then you have to pay the paypal fees. 

I have added currency converter too so it's easier for shoppers from outside India to purchase. 

I've been working on the website  from scratch since October. It still need a lot of improvement. 

I am using Ecwid  which I find quite easy for me with limited knowledge. I found using Ecwid starter site is quite beneficial to me. 

So, please take a little time to visit my store at CHEZVIES and let me know what do you think about it. I'd love some feedbacks ;)

Thanks a lot for stopping by

 until then...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!