Monday, December 12, 2022

I DID IT! I OPENED AN ETSY SHOP! COURTYARD CREATIONS

I finally did it!

COURTYARD CREATIONS

I have been sewing and creating

Sweet Darlings

for the shop.

I added a few 

Gingerbread Girls

for the Christmas Season.





                              I tried to open my old shop

(Cottage on the Cove)

and it would not let me transfer

my new bank info.

It was a mess and I spent 3 weeks

trying to get it right and contacted

Etsy 8 times with no response.

So, the only option was to 

close the old shop out and 

start a new one.

The bad part is-I lost all my followers.

If you have time could you do me a favor

and just go 

LIKE the shop?

That will give me a following again.

No purchase necessary...nor expected!

Here is the link-

Click HERE

At this point I just have a few things

listed.

After the Holidays, I have a lot

of vintage stuff to list

plus yards and yards of

decorator fabrics.

It is time.

Time to pass things along for

someone else to love.

Bear with me for the next

few days.

I have Christmas pictures of the 

condo to share!

Maybe this old chick is 

getting her act together

after all!


Oh-yeah--and today is

MY BIRTHDAY!!!!

your photo name

48 comments:

Donna said...

Morning Diana! I went over and followed you! Love all the dolls...My Sloane will soon be needing one.
And that Barbie! My mom bought my sister the first Barbies back in the 1950"s... wish I had it now!
hughugs

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Today is your birthday? Well Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Diana, Happy Birthday to you. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I love your sweet darlings and will go check out your Etsy shop! Good for you! I hope it is a huge success!!! They sure are cute!!

Vee said...

You've been very busy! The dolls have been cheering you on. Yes, I will help with your following. And one last thing, Happy Birthday 🎉

Lisa said...

OMG these dolls are adorable!!!! I closed my Etsy shop last year because their rates were going up and I didn’t want to raise my prices. I was rarely getting sells because I didn’t pay the extra fee so I do not think a lot of people saw my things, so I gave up.
I have thought about starting over but not sure I want to invest the time.
Your items are definitely gonna be hot. They are absolutely charming. I wish you the best.
I will be following!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Lisa

Brenda said...

Happy birthday

Lynne said...

Happy Birth Day Diana!
I hope you enjoy a fun
fantastic happy beautiful
awesome birthday story day.
It is yours . . . ENJOY!
🎶🎉🌲🎂🌲🎉🎶

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Penny Carlson said...

How wonderful! Best of luck in your new venture. xoxo

Penny Carlson said...

And Happy Birthday to you!

HIBISCUS HOUSE said...

I love every creation! So proud of you! Good deal! I'm going now to see these pretties!
You've inspired me to put something in my shop that is sitting vacant!
xoxo Dolly

Tom said...

...good luck to you with your Etsy shop and happy 29th birthday.

Wild Oak Designs said...

Cute things in your Etsy shop....have fun!
I had an Etsy shop for about 6 years....when it stopped being fun...I closed it.....
Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year!
Nancy

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Happy Birthday beautiful lady! And how talented you are too! The dolls are adorable and the gingerbread dolls are precious. I love them all. How excited to get the shop up and running. I hope you have a fun birthday week! Lots of birthday hugs coming your way today, Diane

Linda @ Life and Linda said...

Happy Birthday Diana, I hope you have a fabulous day. I am so glad you opened your Etsy shop. The dolls are darling. You sure are talented. I definitely will follow. I wish you great success with this new shop. Merry Christmas my sweet friend. Xoxo

Liz@ HomeandGardeningWithLiz said...

Happy Birthday Diana! I’ve heard Etsy can be difficult to work with, best of luck!

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...

Happy Birthday and congrats on your new shop! I love the dolls, they are so cute! Best wishes on your new endeavors!

Junkchiccottage said...

Happy Birthday sweet friend. OMG all of these dolls are just adorable. I had to get one for Charlotte. It was hard to pick just one. Good luck I know you will sell all of these. Have a beautiful day today. Celebrate the beautiful you today. Do something fun for yourself. Happy Happy Birthday. Love you lots. Kris

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I tried to reopen mine but never could. Your creations are so precious. Good luck and Merry Christmas! Judy Clark

Kim said...

Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday and Congratulations!! I followed, love your dolls. You are quite the crafty girl. Can't wait to see your place all dressed up for Christmas...and decorator fabric, huh? That's my weakness! Hope you're doing something fun today!! xo

Chatty Crone said...

Happy birthday to you and many more. Good luck with your new shop!

Lorrie said...

Happiest of birthdays to you, Diana! Congratulations on opening your Etsy shop - you have some beautiful creations there.

Bill said...

The dolls are very cute and you're a year wiser! Happy Birthday to you, you know how the old tune goes. :)

Debby said...

Good for you! I wish you good success! Happy Birthday

Rose L said...

Happy birthday, Diana! And congratulations on your shop. I am doing ok. Got an appointment with kidney specialist in March 2023 but my pcp dr is trying to find one to see me sooner.

Shari Burke said...

A happy, happy birthday to you!

Your sweet girls are adorable! Best of luck with the shop!

Ginny Hartzler said...

Happy Birthday! What are your plans? Maybe you will post photos. Did you actually MAKE these items, or have them and wanted to pass them on? They are adorable. Good luck with your new site; I am headed there now to like it.

HappyK said...

Happy Birthday.
Good luck with your Esty Shop.
I'll hop on over and take a look.

Musings of a Vintage Junkie said...

Happy Birthday sweet friend! I know you will be surrounded by love today.
LOVE your new Etsy shop! You are so talented. I was just thinking of you today and I didn't even know it was your birthday. You came to mind because I am making your fabulous French Onion Soup (which takes all day!). We all love it here and I am looking forward to it for dinner. I will be visiting your shop again to see what new things you have. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Love, AnnMarie

Mevely317 said...

How fun!
My first great granddaughter's due next year, so of course, I'm drawn to these delightful dolls!

Happy Birthday to you ... and my favorite son. What a great day!

Melanie said...

Happy birthday, Diana! And congrats on opening (or, re-opening) your etsy shop. I clicked on your link and followed you. I hope that's what you meant by "like".

Jeanie said...

Congratulations, Diana! I know it will be a success!

Terri D said...

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And as soon as I post this comment, I will go visit your shop!! Love & hugs and I wish you many blessings in the year ahead!! (Sorry I am late getting to your posts.)

Jan said...

Happy Birthday! Your dolls are so cute!

Bless said...

Happy birthday! Those dolls are cute! Wish you well with the new shop!

Polly said...

Oh Diana,I'm sorry I missed your birthday, I hope it was a good one. Your gingerbread girls are gorgeous :-)

Carla from The River said...

Happy Birthday my dear 12/12 birthday friend.
I will hop over to your shop. :-) I love the gingerbread girls.
Love, Carla


Debbie Nolan said...

First Happy Birthday a day late. Hope it was wonderful. Second I love your beautiful creations. I hopped over to Etsy and am following you. Take care and have a great day. Hugs!

Marilyn @ MountainTopSpice said...

Happy Birthday Diana! I hope you had an absolutely incredible day! And congratulations on the Etsy shop, your dolls are so adorable! You are so creative and talented! I wish you many blessings in this new adventure!

Theresa said...

Happy Birthday a day late🎂. Congratulations on the new shop👏🏻 Enjoy your evening. Hugs!

Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoes said...

These are adorable, Diana! Congrats on your new shop. Wishing you much success! I did "like" it. AND - Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great day!

BeachGypsy said...

Congratulations on your Etsy!!-- your dolls are adorable!! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Pam said...

Yay for you and those Gingerbread are adorable. You have been busy.

The Happy Whisk said...

Happy Happy Birthday and what a wonderful way to celebrate by opening your own shoppe! Big congrats!

Judy at GoldCountryCottage said...

Diana, I somehow missed this post and am going over to check out your shop. Your dolls are darling and vintage stuff sounds so interesting. Happy belated Birthday and have a wonderful Christmas..xxoJudy

Janie Junebug said...

Congratulations! I'm so glad I checked blog posts from earlier this week. I will be in your shop in a moment.

Love,
Janie

Sally said...

Happy Birthday, young lady!! (a little late)

Good for you with the Etsy shop.

I'm on my way there.

xoxo

kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen said...

Good for you, Diana!! Your dolls are darling and yes I will like your shop!! ❤️

kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen said...

Happy Belated Birthday wishes, too 😘