UPWARDS AND ONWARDS

Hello world! Welcome to Browncoat Crafting 2.0! For those of you who remember my original website- wee bit of an upgrade, eh? Finally! I am so happy to be able to introduce you to the new look for the site!

A few months ago, I got an email from Etsy regarding the deposit of funds from a pattern I sold on their platform. Mind you, it's a $0.99 pattern, so it doesn't fit the definition of "big ticket item", but I found the fact that I received $0.26 to be rather insulting. It was the principle of the thing, and it really put into a stark perspective for me just how much they have been hiking up their fees lately.  At that moment, I decided I was going to do something else, but I wasn't entirely sure what.  The natural-feeling option was to just move everything to my website, but not being well versed in the website building world, I wasn't entirely sure that was the best idea. I ran through a list of other options, and kept coming back to "just do it on your website". And so the total overhaul began.

I had no idea, when I started, how daunting of a task this was going to be.  I had an idea of what I wanted, and no real idea of how to get there.  Then I discovered Weebly, and everything just sort of fell into place!  I picked the design, started adding the different pages, set up the shop, and then it was time to start uploading pictures of the items.  And it was at that moment that I realized I had another problem.  My photos were not up to snuff for the kind of website I wanted.  

With this knowledge, the hunt for a decent (but cheap) photo editor began.  A run to Joann's was made for backdrop fabric, and the never-ending photo shoot began.  To date, it is still not finished!  I have been working on uploading new photos for items as I get them finished, but I have also decided to not stress on it too badly.  I originally wanted to have everything done before I published the website and officially opened the store, but then I realized that I am not sure when I am going to have time to finish taking new photos of everything, so I may as well just publish what I have, and add to it as I complete things.  So here we are!  A quick peek in the shop will show you how much progress I've made/am making!

A quick note on pattern sales- I am in the process of getting a Ravely account set up for pattern sales, as the current sale platform I have here on BC doesn't support digital downloads.  I am not sure just yet how we're going to set up the link to there, but in the meantime, if you want to purchase a Pokeball pattern for $0.99, just send me a message and we'll get you all squared away!  As far as new patterns go, I have a TON of stuff that I'm currently working on, and as patterns get finished, I will be posting the free versions here, on this blog.  I know it will probably not go quite how I envision it, but my goal for 2023 is to publish 1-2 new patterns per month, so be sure to check back often to see what's in the yarn lab!