To this day, your girlfriend designs are my favorite and I hold on to every little scrap I have. At a time when every time you read the headlines there's doom and gloom, a beautiful Sis Boom tablecloth would come in handy!

Mitzi, I'm always amazed at how much you know! LOL

Great job Mitzi! They are lovely and sure to be a big seller.. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

I agree about the work involved with being on two venues Dahlila. But then I think about restaurants in town that are in two locations. They choose those different locations to draw from different traffic and I'm beginning to think it's the same when selling on-line! Etsy reminds me of the California gold rush of 1849. There were a few miners that hit gold and made money but most lost their shirts. The people that made money were merchants that sold gold mining equipment {think supply sellers on Etsy}! Good to “see” you Dahlila and I do appreciate your input. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

Thanks so much for stopping in ladies. Your passion for cookie jars puts a BIG smile on my face. Cindi your mom has 500 cookies jars? Where in the world does she store them or is Mercedes your mom? LOL Sorry I couldn't resist. Thanks again ladies! Your blogs and collections are amazing... ~LuAnn

I checked out your blog Allie. Your work is pretty amazing and you are obviously very talented. Congrats on your graduation and I appreciate your comments. I think Big Cartel and Etsy are tapping in to different markets but I'm just not sure what they are. LOL For sure, it's a matter of what you have the balls for! ~LuAnn P.S. I couldn't find your store on Etsy, if you come back, would you leave a link please...

Wow Natalie, I so appreciate your insight. Great point about being on the other side of the trap door! I've been reluctant to park Back Home Again on 2 different sites but I really think it may be the way to go. Great analogy comparing Etsy = craft show to big cartel = brick and mortar. I've also seen people compare Etsy to having a booth at an antique mall and big cartel to having your own boutique store. I think I'm over needing Etsy for the community aspect. That just seems to suck up my time (which I have so little of) and my blog keeps me connected to my customers... Anyway, there's always lots to think about. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I really do appreciate it! ~LuAnn

From what I understand Barbara, you generate your own traffic at Big Cartel. I am so buried at Etsy that I have to generate my own traffic anyway and do. With Big Cartel your traffic stays in your store vs. hitting the BIG orange Etsy button {trap door}. In terms of size, Big Cartel has a limit of 100 items which keeps all the shops small. I'm seriously considering putting my handmade on Big Cartel and leaving tutorials {coming to your location soon} and vintage on Etsy!

I didn't realize you're in Big Ten country Mitzi. Being born and raised in Indiana, I love the Big Ten and am so happy Izzo is staying at MSU. He's such a great coach and a great guy. I can't wait for basketball season to start!

Hey ladies, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I've closed down Back Home Again on Etsy and am concentrating on my blog. Even my blog traffic slows down a bit over the summer. Have fun dusting off your isles and enjoy the summer sun. Some of us will be shoveling snow before you know it! LOL