Connexion
Updated: June 24 2024
Hello, Lovelies!
It's been a while since I posted to my blog, so I thought I'd share an update about how everything is going! As a general update, my art sales in May were great and were the best they've been since last October, which is just amazing! Thanks so much to everyone who ordered and liked all of the new earrings and sticker books I added to the shop last month <3
Also, funny enough, I feel like I was about ready to give up on posting to Instagram too, but thankfully one of my reels (the one where I revealed my cockatiel pixel art) did super well and has been consistently bringing in new traffic to my page for the last couple of months, which is super cool to see!
Upcoming Events
Over the last little while, and especially over the last couple of weeks, I've been hard at work preparing for my first ever in-person markets and conventions, where I'll be tabling and selling my art!
My first market is approaching this Sunday, June 16th (Father's Day) at Kuya's Collectibles Show in St. Catherines! Tickets are $5 at the door (12 and under free) and I hope to see some of you there!
Here is some more info for upcoming events I'll be attending this year:
For more info on these events, please see the following:
Kuya's Collectibles Show
https://www.kuyascollectibles.com/
Pinch Patio Market
https://www.instagram.com/shopatpinch/
Art Crawl
https://tourismhamilton.com/guide-to-hamiltons-art-crawl/
Pretty Heroes
https://www.prettyheroes.com/
VaughanCon
https://www.vaughancon.com/
Pop-Up Paper Fair
https://www.instagram.com/tos1stpo/
NostalgiaCon
https://www.northerngamingevents.ca/nostalgiacon/toronto
Toronto Game Expo
https://www.torontogameexpo.ca
Temporary Shop Closures
Due to the upcoming events I will be attending, and to ensure that my inventory stays up to date, I will have to temporarily close this shop (and my Etsy) while I am attending these events.
I will be closing the shop temporarily from Saturday, June 15 to Monday, June 17th for Kuya's Collectibles Show, and will update you all on any upcoming closures for future events as well.
New and Upcoming Products
In May, I introduced some new products in my shop, including acrylic earrings and reusable sticker books! The earrings especially were a huge hit which I'm so happy to see!
I also recently added a new bookmark to the shop, the Vintage Rose Bookmark:
I love the vintage rose pattern so much, and plan to add a few new items to my shop in the near future with it! Mainly, I'd love to add a lanyard with this pattern, and am considering opening up pre-orders or a kickstarter for mousepads/desk mats with this pattern. If this is something you would be interested in, please let me know in the comments or via my socials!
I'll also received my order of a few new earring designs, as well as a silver options for all current earrings! These will arrive in the shop sometime next week after I reopen!
Some other products that may arrive over the next couple of months to look forward to are: lanyards, more stickers/keychains/pins, greeting cards, and prints! I'm already working on some prints to sell at in-person markets (some of them will be market exclusives too and will be unable to purchase online!), so I'm very excited to have those ready for you soon! I also have an order of stickers and my cafe sticker sheet set to arrive within the next week or two, so be on the lookout for that update in the near future as well!
That's it for June's updates so far! I'm super excited to starting selling my art in person and get the true market experience :)
I'm also always looking for customer feedback on the shop, so if you have any thoughts on everything so far, from products, prices, etc. I'd love to hear! I may set up a survey in the future too to get a better sense of how everything is going too.
Thanks for your support as always, and hope you have a happy June!
Stay awesome,
Kerrie