gorgeous glass

In my morning quest to build my Etsy empire, I decided a good place to start was to find inspiration. As I am quite new to Etsy, I'm still learning the language of it all. What can I sell? How do I market my shop and items? How do I market myself? Of course, through it all, I found myself hopelessly window shopping since I really should not be needlessly spending my almost non-existent money. Unfortunately, no amount of rationalization could erase the guilt of pushing that "add to cart" button, so I opted for the "add item to favorites" button instead. It's like the difference between the a shot of cold water and a shot of vodka, one is nourishing but not quite as thrilling as the other, leaving you with a spinning sense of anticipation.

As I strolled through the shops, however I found a gem within the blogs. It was a great how-to article by artist, Yevgenia, who loves to paint gift items for her family and came across this technique of painting on glass when drawing for new gift ideas for her father. I love how creative and sentimental her motives are especially since I am a strong believer that gifts of value come from the heart. Whether you are artistic or not, everybody has the ability to create something meaningful, be it art, crafts, poetry, or even moments. A gift should not just be the hottest gadget or items in high fashion magazines, but something that relates to the receiver and the giver.

Since many of my friends' birthdays are coming what better way to practice this new-found artistic technique. I will create a set of 3 shot glasses for each of my friends' birthdays. I'll need to start sketching personalized designs now so I can buy the paint colours I'll need. It's the perfect excuse to learn a beautiful new art form and I couldn't be more excited. Yay.