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Ebay / Etsy / Amazon Handmade

I started selling on Ebay on January 31,2002. The first thing I made was an embroidered patriotic star denim jacket. I wish I still had a picture of that! I decided that if it sold, I would list two more things. it sold right away! I started I was sewing two things for every one thing that I sold. Everything was handmade by me.

Snowsuits were my top seller that year.




Soon, I had an e-bay store. I was busy for many years.

I started slowing down when I had to start saying "18 doll clothes" instead of using the brand of the doll that I was selling for. I believe that hurt my business because when people would search by brand name, they would not find me. The difficult thing was other people selling handmade clothes were still using the brand name (and still do) while I had my listings pulled.

This year, things slowed down so much that I was paying more for fees then I was selling. It is sad to say but I finally decided to shut down my store.

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ETSY
10 years later, June, 2012, I started selling on Etsy.  Someone told my mom about it and I had never heard of it but decided to give Etsy a try.  The first thing I sold was this tractor outfit. 

At that time, I didn't know about editing my photo's like I do today. In the summer I will sell shorts outfit but I would say that my best seller on Etsy had been my flannel pajamas.
My most recent sale on Etsy was this.

AMAZON

October / November of 2017, I started selling on Amazon Handmade. The first thing I sold was a tie dye cotton knit skirt. I mostly sell clothes that are made to fit the Cabbage Patch Dolls. I now sew for the 12", 14", 16" and preemie. I sell a large variety of Cabbage Patch outfits from diapers, diaper covers, shorts outfits, pants outfits, pjs, snowsuits, nightgowns.....




As of today, May 17,2019, I will be putting all my energy into selling on Ebay and Amazon Handmade.

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Five stars (44)
Doll Clothes- Bitty Baby, 18", Cabbage Patch Kids in Illinois
Fabric! Nature! I love creating unique designs. Looking at fabric and dreaming about all the possibilities that one print could transform into makes me keep sewing every day.
– Lynnette


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Handmade Doll Clothes- Cabbage Patch, Bitty Baby, 18"
 Elk Grove Village, Illinois 2459 Sales On Etsy since 2012
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