If your shop is quiet - take the time to branch out. Learn a new skill, come up with a new design, think up new products.
A) It is tremendous fun, B) more skills are always a plus, C) you might attract customers that you didn't "catch" before.
I have mentioned before that eventually, DIY kits and greeting cards will enter my store. Everything is here and prepared, but... I am still swamped with custom orders, and I got a new toy. :)
I broke the bank on a new sewing/ embroidery machine, a Singer Futura CE 150. It is gorgeous. Please note that I have never really worked on a machine... I basically only sew by hand. Embroidery machine? Have only ever seen the end result and been impressed.
So not only do I spend 800 Euros on a new machine, purely based on forum reviews, I also don't waste time embroidering bought patterns but immediately start stitching my own designs, made in Embird. And I am loving it!
Plan for tomorrow: photo session. I gotta add all those critters that haven't been listed yet, plus addition glass stuff, plus possibly some first embroidered keychains and stuff.
