Crafting a Vinyl Rolled Bag Handle: A Step-by-Step Guide Without Rope or Tubing

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  Are you tired of the same old bag handles? Do you want to add a unique touch to your bag? Look no further! In this step-by-step guide, we'll show you how to craft a vinyl rolled bag handle without using rope or tubing. This DIY project is easy to follow and allows you to customize your bag handles to match your style.  Why Vinyl? Vinyl is a versatile material that is easy to work with and comes in a variety of colors and patterns. It is durable, water-resistant, and can be easily cleaned. Plus, it's a great way to add a pop of color or texture to your bag.  Step 1: Gather Your Materials Before you get started, make sure you have all the necessary materials. You'll need: - Vinyl fabric (you can find this at your local fabric store) - Scissors - Ruler - Marker - Pins - Sewing machine or needle and thread Step 2: Cut the Vinyl Start by cutting the vinyl fabric into a strip that is 4 inches wide and 36 inches long. You can adjust the length depending on how long you want your
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How To Set Up Your Etsy Shop For Success In 6 Steps


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Success!

The Etsy.com website was created for crafters and makers to sell their handmade products online.
This marketplace offers a customer base that is looking to purchased handmade items specifically.

Today's post entails the steps you and I can take to set up our Etsy shops.


I will share with you everything I learnt about how to prepare to get my shop up and running.

Here is how to set up an Etsy shop for success. 
Let's go!


Step #1
Choose a Shop name, banner, icon & image of yourself (use Canva to choose brand colours and font)

Shop Name

Firstly, we will need to brainstorm at least two variations of our potential shop name.

  In the event that one of the chosen names were not available, we would have a backup and we could also add shop or boutique to the end if necessary. 

 It is recommended that the domain name/s of your shop is purchased to make sure that no one else can use the chosen shop name/s.

 Websites such as Godaddy, Namecheap, Hostgator etc. offers domain names at affordable prices.

Banner, Icon/logo and Profile image.

I would recommend that you get familiar with the Canva that is the tool I used to create all my graphics.

 There are other free graphic design resources such as Picmonkey and VistaCreate.com the choice is yours.
I prefer Canva 😉

 If you have the cash to spare, you can have all your graphics made for you by a graphic designer on the Esty marketplace.

Use the Canva colour palette generator to choose your brand colours.
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Colour Palette Generator

Upload an image with the colours that you want and the colour palette generator will show you each colour and its corresponding number so you can add them to all your graphics.
 So easy right?

After choosing, brand colours and fonts use them to create your banner and logo. 
The dimensions are provided by Canva.

Step #2
I created an inventory of about 10 products.
At least three or four different colours and styles.

If you just want to test a product before jumping in head first, then I suggest you make just one item and wait and see how it goes before you invest further.

Step #3
Check local postal service to find out the shipping cost. Then decide on a retail price for the product/s.
Use Etsy profit calculator. to calculate Etsy fees and profit margin.
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Esty Fee and Profit Calculator

Step #4

Take clean and clear product pictures from different angles,
take pics on white background.

I use a foam board because it is cheap and can be found at your local stationery store.
Use editing tools to clean up your images E.g.

I used Snapseed a free app that is available in the Google play store.

Step #5
Optimize your product titles, descriptions and tags with sales converting keywords.

Step #6
how to start an esty shop
PIN this for future reference
Use social media to direct potential customers to your shop ( Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram etc.)
I use Pinterest to promote my products.

Long pins 600x1500px again I used Canva to make all social media graphics.

 Follow these six quick and easy steps and your Etsy shop will be open and making sales in no time.

 I hope you found this information useful in setting up your handmade shop on Etsy.com.

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