The Lampshade Lady Blog

Judy's Etsy Site is Almost There

Thanks soooooooooo much to my son Duncan for helping me figure out my Etsy banner this am. Thank you, thank you. As well as the photo shop lesson! I have learned so much this year on my favorite laptop, but oh there is sooooo much more to learn. I get so frustrated, my neck get tighter and tighter and then I usually figure it out. Oh, us almost 50 somethings..... if we had only learned earlier all the computer tech. Also thanks to Matt Solon for painting this watercolor of me so many years ago. I remember complaining terribly as you arrived at my shop on my birthday so many Januaries ago.

My site is almost up, now I have to figure out what to put up and how to do it. Do I sell lamps and shades together or just shades....???? Lampshades are not an easy sell; there is always the size issue as well as how it fits onto the lamp issue. And the color issue and the fabric issue. Maybe I'll try a few of each to get started. I was thinking if I sold the whole thing, then many of those issues would not be a problem. Then, do I put up my favorite stuff or inexpensive stuff???
I'm going to put my best foot forward and put my favorites up. My motto is always if customers love it, see it is unique they'll buy it. Heck, where can you find interesting, beautiful lampshades. Not too many places. There are lots on Etsy, A pretty big variety of all shapes and sizes.

Sunday's Stroll with Ziggy on Pawlet Mountain Road

Miss Ziggy and I had a delightful Sunday stroll up the big hill from my shop. It has been much too long to get back on the "hill". It's the perfect walk 40 minutes up and a nice down. I had been so long since I had done my walk that a big new house had sprung up, what a surprise. How could this big house have appeared out of nowhere. opps, the months of book work had kept me off my walk. Isn't Ziggy cute. Those freckles.
Nice dirt road, so easy on the feet. Here is the start of the hill. We call this stick season. A good time to get out and hike around. Today was nice and warm with lots of sun. A slow Sunday.
This is my favorite view from my walk. A better camera could have gotten this better, I've always wanted a painting of this view from a little higher up the road.
The view of Haystack Mountain. Our town hike. Maybe Ziggy and I will do that before hunting season. opps, starts tomorrow....my least favorite time of year. It's the biggest holiday for some of the guys in this town.
Another picture of the village from the hill. We've had a great week of warm weather. And of course Obama. Now I finally feel proud to be an American. Yay and thank goodness. We all celebrated. My shop is 2 doors down from the town hall where voting takes place. Everyone asks to put up their political signs and how can I say no.......