Purple Papaya News » Meta

Bad News: Shop Closing

Sara — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:22:33 +0000

I’m very sorry to say that I will be closing my jewelry shop by the end of August.

As you know, it’s extremely important to me that all orders be shipped within two business days. Work, school, wedding planning, and staying healthy plus an incredibly busy travel schedule leave me unable to meet that commitment. Before any orders slip through the cracks, I’m stopping while ahead.

Please order anything you’ve been waiting on, and due to travel, orders may take up to 4 business days to be filled.

It’s been WONDERFUL sharing my work with you all. I’m so sorry to say goodbye, but I’ll still be around, since spreadsheets will continue to be available and I’m still involved with Unofficial Etsy News.

Please convo me if you have any questions!

I’m Back, With Some News

Sara — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:17:04 +0000

Finally, my speed issues are fixed, so I feel comfortable posting more. It seems upgrading to a new version of WordPress solved my problems.

Things have been busy! 20% of my Etsy store sold out in one order, plus I finished another wedding and a large custom order as well. I’ll post pictures of the wedding jewelry after the date.

Some of you have been wondering about when to bring up the subject of holiday/Christmas custom orders. The answer is asap! I appreciate the notice as far in advance as possible, because we all know how hectic November and December are. The mail is slow, I’ve got exams, normal order flow is increased, and of course I need plenty of time to eat cookies and drink egg nog.

Also, if you’ve been eyeing something in the store, now is the time to grab it! I’m letting a number of listings expire, and once many designs sell out, I will not be making another. The shift to custom orders makes this necessary, plus there are a few items that I’m sorely tempted to keep for myself.

Glad to be back,
Sara

Tags: etsy, christmas, custom, orders, jewelry, shopping, accessories, fashion, design, wordpress

Flickr Hint

Sara — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:00:53 +0000

Focus on Custom

Sara — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:38:28 +0000

Hey everyone–don’t worry, I’m still here and still making jewelry. For the last few months, I’ve been focusing more on surviving school and custom work. Can’t wait to share what’s going on, but I’m going to wait for a bit to show off the custom things.

I can say that school and my new internship in wealth management have been going great. I’m going to soon start studying for my Series 7 over the summer, before I start another year of school (finally, my last for a while).

Etsy-wise, I founded, designed, and maintain etsynews.com. This site is the “Unofficial Etsy News,” which contains frequently updated bits of news about Etsy. We (the fantastic editorial team and myself) search the Etsy blogs, forums, and any relevant external sites for the things that buyers and sellers need to know. So, check us out there.

That’s it for now! Thanks for reading.

Speedy Again

Sara — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:55:41 +0000

Finally, the speed issues with this blog are fixed! I am not sure I understand what was wrong exactly, but the Dreamhost support people were patient, stuck with me, and fixed “it.” Thanks Brad!

Now that the house is back in order, I’ll begin with the weekly posts again. I may take a few days to get caught up since I just returned from Ohio, and it’s midterms season again.

Tags: dreamhost, speed

Out of town, again!

Sara — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:22:16 +0000

This time I’m heading off to a finance conference, so wish me luck! I’ll be back on Saturday, but the only delay you may experience (given my within two business days shipping policy) is Wednesday orders will ship one business day late. Spreadsheet emails will be sent daily if all is well with the hotel’s internet access.

More news later!

Slowness

Sara — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:02:08 +0000

I’m sorry for the delays. I am aware of how insanely slow this blog is loading, and I am trying to figure out why. Blog pages are taking 30-50 seconds to load, which is so much slower than static (non-blog) pages. They eventually will load though–if you can bear the time lost.

In the mean time, thanks a million for waiting!

300 Sales

Sara — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:02:28 +0000

Another milestone! The lucky item was my Seller Spreadsheets, and thanks to the lovely faerwear for buying them!

Vacation Mini

Sara — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:42:10 +0000

Due to Spring Break, I’ll be out of town until March 18th, and all new orders will ship on the 20th.

However, I’m happy to respond to emails. If I haven’t gotten to yours yet, that would be because I was most unfortunately separated from my computer for a few days.

Regular blog updates should occur as well.

Thanks for your patience!

Tags: etsy, vacation

I love it when Java does all the work!

Sara — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:32:05 +0000

Check the sidebar (at the bottom) for a few items from my shop.

Update 3/10: Wow, my implementation of Etsy Mini made the Etsy blog! Fantastic! See for yourself here. I’d include a picture, but doing a screenshot of a screenshot is a mind boggling idea, and I can’t wrap my head around it.