Unconventional Wisdom

Happy Monday all!

I thought I would take this opportunity to share a little bit of insight into the "Method behind my Madness".
I am not really sure if anyone would call what I do in my etsy shop wise, but some may say it is slightly unconventional.

Image from Black and WTF. This is what I imagine is going on in my crazy brain.

I am sure you all know by now that I am really into following the "rules".
O.K. you can stop laughing now.
I have read so many articles on "How to have more success in your etsy shop".
There are usually lists of guidelines to follow to achieve said success and I do try to... but there are two items in these checklists that I always fail on.

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  Is your shop easy to navigate? (i.e. are your sections clearly marked, so your customers can easily find what they are looking for)

Well...they are marked just maybe not in the most logical manor. When I first came up with the concept for The Unique Bird, I wanted to be able to show my vintage and repurposed vintage creations in little collections or vignettes. Hopefully giving people ideas on different ways to combine these pieces in a unique way in their homes.
Visit my shop and you will not find sections marked: Table top, Decorative Accessories, Purses and Accessories.
What you will find: just to name a few...

"Signs of Spring"

"Summer Siesta"

"All Dressed Up"

"In the KitschN"

Each section of my shop contains the individual items pictured in my staged groups.

I don't claim to be an interior decorator, I just love to layer pieces from different eras, combine different colors and textures to hopefully give you something a little bit different and interesting to look at.

While logically organized in my brain, I think that I need to give the conventional organization of the items in my shop a whirl.

Heavy sigh...

Clean-up in aisle four: "Decorative Accessories".

image from Tick Tock Toys.

I am still going to introduce my newly listed items as "collections", but will eventually move them to their newly assigned, properly named sections.

You will have to let me know your thoughts on this subject because I am torn. Do I stick to my guns or stop beating a dead horse?

Another etsy selling tip:

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   Does the name of your item use relevant keywords?

Um...I guess I would get an "F" on the execution of this suggestion for success. You could look at it two ways though. Some may say "F" stands for failure...but "F" could also stand for fantastic

or fool.

image from postcard listed on CardCow.

I don't think I am going to cave on this one though. I have way too much fun naming my listings. I always thought it would be fun to be the person that makes up the names of paint colors or nail polish colors, and this gives me the opportunity to do just that with all of my items.

You know...like this vintage Feed sack quilt is called: "Hit The Sack"

or

This little pair of carved wooden owls is titled "Hoots There"

Yep. I am full of it.

Cheese that is.

Just in case you wanted a little glimpse into the method behind my madness.