Photographic Cards

I took these photos in 2015 on a trip to Japan. It's an incredible country and I hope to return one day. Over the years, I have sold a number of my photographic cards. I just love the top image of a dew drop on the leaf of an ornamental kale plant. The bottom image is of peach blossoms. My photographic cards currently sell for $2.50 each, plus postage. Packs of 8 are available for $27.50 (including registered post). Please get in touch and I'll email you the current link for purchasing them.

I'll be exploring the possibility of selling my handmade items elsewhere this year. The markets in Leura have become very slow as a result of a drop in tourism to the area. People are also preferring to buy mass-produced items at chain stores at unprecedented rates. The decline in arts and crafts is difficult to witness. I may need to prioritise my online store even though selling online can be challenging and time-consuming. - Mel

Gradually Growing

Well, after a couple of years of hard work, my little hobby business is finally seeing some growth :) I am really pleased with how my online store is going. Despite the fees, charges and time it takes to list items online, I have been finding it really rewarding. Customer interactions via email, although arduous at times (!), have been very positive and I am pleased with the feedback being received for my handmade items.

My market stall has been going quite well but, as described previously, it is only a small market with limited space, and other stall holders have been fast-tracked ahead of me due to being 'friends of friends'. I am still attending the market on a regular basis, but not as regularly as I have been for the past 2½ years.

Post Updated: Sunday, 23rd September, 2012

I have been neglecting this blog shockingly! My online store just keeps growing, and it is getting to the point where it is difficult to keep up. I am now enlisting a little bit of help for certain orders, but am not sure if I can sustain too much more growth! (due to the fact that nearly everything in my store is made from scratch).

I had a laugh one day when one of my first customers said she "felt sorry for my poor little fingers". Now I see what she was getting at! I get a lot of orders for hand cut items, as I've always been a bit of a scissors freak, but the frequency of these orders is now getting a bit a out-of-hand! (pun intended).

There's also some excellent news on the markets front :) I now have a regular spot I can call my own! Can you believe it? After 2½ years of regular attendance, I have a spot I know will be there when I turn up each week! My stall has been going quite well, but I haven't been able to make as much stock as I used to due to the demands of my online store. Some days, I'm actually quite glad and relieved to not receive many online orders! It's in those rare moments that I work on making some stock for markets, such as handmade cards, which is still my greatest love ♥︎ - Mel