Building a Biz: The very first sale!

It's a big day for Lather Creations - I've sold my first piece!  A nice lady named Amy came by tonight and picked up the sweet blue bedside table to take home.

I was so excited when she contacted me that I mocked up some product tags right quick to set the right impression!  My awesome designer B will be doing my Lather Creations logo and business cards/tags but I had been holding off while I registered for the business name.  So this is what I came up with in a pinch!

That first sale was exactly what I was needed to give me that boost of confidence to keep going.  I adverstised and sold the piece through Kijiji, the most popular free online classifieds here in Winnipeg.  I really struggled with the decision to sell on Kijiji, because I loved the idea of Etsy and being a part of it and that being more my target market.  But I also knew I wasn't ready to take on international shipping plus additional fees.  So I'm glad it seems to be working out so far!  Now I've got a couple of other items (the red stool and the green bedside table) listed and I'm really feeling like it's just a matter of the right buyer coming along.

Tomorrow I'll have my new blog button available for you - so I hope you will grab it for your own blog!  And I've been fooling around with a few other things, check out my new custom signature down below...pretty fancy eh??

Happy Monday to you all and thanks for letting me share the good news!