Er....make that I THOUGHT I saw Chivalry. . .

Okay, lame update to my gushy post about finally seeing Chivalry in person. I stopped by today to pay it a visit, and there's now a sign by it stating that the painting is on loan to a museum in Moscow until June.

So. . .I saw a print.

Granted, it's a beautiful print. A print I'd love to have hanging in my house. I mean c'mon MOA, what are you gonna do with it when you get the real one back? Stick it in some closet? I'd give it a good home, promise. . . =)

Anyway, there's the sad truth. But I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing the real one when it arrives back in June. The kind folks at the reception desk that I pestered about it assure me that it's fantastic, and enormous, and will be well worth the wait. Sigh!

Etsy Packaging

Etsy shop owners have an entirely different approach to selling things online in a lot of ways. Take packaging--I've bought some things off of eBay that came in some pretty interesting slapped-together boxes! With Etsy, it seems as though the packaging is as important as the product. People are buying handmade items, so they expect that same care to go into the product's presentation.

So here's an idea I've been toying with for some time--bags for dancers to store their silk veils in. I have to admit that I am terrible about just throwing mine in my dance bag when I'm done with it--and there it snags on all of the jingly things that dancers like to carry! So I'm experimenting with including a little drawstring bag with each veil I sell. A little something extra to protect their investment! Here's my prototype, with an embroidered label with my store web address on it. I'll see how they go over with my customers!